The award for the world’s most-talked about entrepreneur goes to… October 11, 2021 Certain entrepreneurs are so innovative and forward-thinking, their ideas and creations have a monumental impact on the world. Turns out, South African Elon Musk is the most discussed entrepreneur in the world, as there were 340,957 online articles published about the Tesla tycoon from September 2020 to August of this year. In second position is [...]
Mystery of headless torso still unsolved 30 years on: London gangsters or East German smugglers? October 11, 2021 In a quiet Sussex cemetery surrounded by trees, a gravestone without a name lies as a small but poignant monument to a grisly murder that has gone unsolved for 30 years. Three decades have passed since a headless and handless torso was discovered in the small West Sussex village of Bolney, but police still do [...]
Breaking: ITV hit by outage, down across whole of London October 11, 2021 TV channel ITV appears to be largely down across the UK at the moment, with hundreds of viewers reporting technical issues. DownDetector indicates that the problem started about 30 mins ago and the problem seems to affect viewers across the entire country. The cause of the outage is not clear at this stage. Around 90 [...]
With the UK travel red list reduced, here is where you can go on holiday this winter October 11, 2021 With 47 countries taken off the travel red list at 4am this morning, including Thailand, South Africa and Mexico, it is now possible to travel relatively unhindered between the UK and several long-haul destinations. Basically, the Government reduced the number of countries it advises British nationals to avoid non-essential travel to, and the red list [...]
Making history: Queen inducted into hall of fame for British horse racing October 11, 2021 To honour the Queen’s “unwavering and lifelong dedication” to British flat racing, the monarch was inducted into the sport’s official hall of fame this afternoon. Sir Michael Stoute, who has trained more than 100 winners for the Queen, said she would be “thrilled” while John Warren, the monarch’s racing manager, said the recognition would be [...]
Watch as Sydney celebrates ‘Freedom Day’ after four months of lockdown October 11, 2021 Sydney’s cafes, gyms and restaurants welcomed back fully vaccinated customers on Monday after nearly four months of lockdown, as Australia aims to begin living with the coronavirus and gradually reopen with high rates of inoculation. Watch the full report.
Brits can expect more and cheaper fish from £21bn post-Brexit trade deal with Norway and Iceland October 11, 2021 The recently signed free trade agreement between the UK and Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein is likely to reduce fish processing costs which may lead to more and cheaper fish for British consumers. A report by the House of Lords European Affairs Committee said today the deal, which was signed in July, will mean cheaper fish [...]
Airbus airplane that flies higher than planes and lower than satellites completes 18-day flight October 11, 2021 A solar-powered airplane that should soon bring the internet to some of the most rural areas in the world has been tested by Airbus, the aerospace giant said this afternoon. Its Zephyr model, which resembles an unmanned glider but with two small propellers, could soon be spending around six months in the air at a [...]
Sugar is biggest vice for almost one in four Brits October 11, 2021 Nearly one in four Brits say sugar is their biggest vice, according to a new survey. Researchers also found more than a quarter (27 per cent) of those polled believe an addiction to sugary drinks has a detrimental effect on their health in the form of tooth decay, weight gain and dehydration. The survey also [...]
Aviva’s treasure trove: Insurance giant reveals quirkiest claims in its 325-year history October 11, 2021 A husband accidentally cooking his wife’s jewellery, a publican who hurt his leg while ejecting a drunken customer and an elephant squeezed into a van are among the most unusual claims that Aviva has ever dealt with. The insurance giant has trawled through its archives to unearth a “treasure trove” of claims dating back centuries, [...]
