The US Congress has approved a $1.9trn (£1.3trn) COVID-19 relief bill. The House of Representatives gave final congressional approval to the sweeping package by 220-211 votes, seven weeks after Joe Biden entered the White House and four days after the Senate passed the bill without a single Republican vote. Republican politicians opposed the package as
Celebrating excellence, originality, and accessibility in writing by women in English from across the world, the Women’s Prize for Fiction has announced its 2021 longlist. The longlist encompasses a wide range of genres, themes, and settings—from London to Hong Kong, Barbados to Brooklyn, among others—and features both established authors like Yaa Gyasi and Ali Smith and newcomers
Glastonbury remembers Bill Harkin, the legend who designed and built the iconic Pyramid Stage. He passed away today, at age 83. In 1971, the stage concept came to Harkin in a dream. According to BBC, it was built of scaffolding and plastic sheeting and proudly held its ground at Glastonbury for a decade, becoming an
Russia and China unveiled plans Tuesday for a joint lunar space station, as Moscow seeks to recapture the glory of its space pioneering days of Soviet times, and Beijing gears up its own extraterrestrial ambitions. Though Moscow was once at the forefront of space travel – it sent the first man into space – its
Netflix, Apple TV and Prime Video. egadolfo With more people in their living rooms streaming shows and movies during the Covid pandemic, the connected TV space has seen astronomical growth. And Google wants to lean into that growth with YouTube. YouTube’s chief product officer, Neal Mohan, will update advertisers on what the platform has seen
Boris Johnson has been urged to explain how he could afford to give a 40% pay hike to his ex-aide Dominic Cummings and also spend millions on a new TV studio – but only give nurses a 1% salary increase. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer accused the prime minister of overseeing a real-terms pay cut
Just Eat Takeaway has reported a deeper annual loss despite a surge in revenue, driven by high demand for food deliveries during the coronavirus pandemic. The company reported a bottom line loss of €151m (£129.5m) for 2020 compared to €115m (£98.5m) over the previous 12 months. It said the figure reflected its investments including growing
As much of the world desperately seeks COVID vaccines, there is evidence in France that millions of people are reluctant to have a jab. The most recent polls suggest around half of the adult population may refuse a vaccination – leading health professionals to worry about public safety long term. Vaccine scepticism is high in
Exclusive Jamie Spears and his legal team say Reps. Matt Gaetz and Jim Jordan have it all wrong when it comes to Britney Spears‘ conservatorship — telling us it only works to protect Britney — and saying anything otherwise is flat out wrong. Jamie’s attorney, Vivian Thoreen, says since the beginning, the conservatorship has been
A former Suits co-star of the Duchess of Sussex has led the reaction to Piers Morgan’s departure from Good Morning Britain. Patrick J Adams used Twitter to hit back at Morgan’s criticism of Meghan, saying there were “plenty of bridges for him to find work under”. Image: Patrick J Adams did not hold back on
Courtesy of Chanel / Inez & Vinoodh We’ll be the first to admit there are things we don’t miss about fashion week: the rigid, never-ending itinerary; midnight deadlines; frantically searching for a bathroom between shows; the guilt associated with being tired, annoyed and overworked while being part of such a beautiful industry. But one thing
The Brooklyn-based psychedelic rock band Crumb—the quartet of Lila Ramani, Bri Aronow, Jesse Brotter, and Jonathan Gilad—have returned with a new song. “Trophy” arrives with a new music video directed by Haoyan of America and featuring animations by Truba Animation. Watch it below. The new song and video are the first taste of new music
As NASA’s rover Perseverance explores the surface of Mars, scientists hunting for signs of ancient life on the distant planet are using data gathered on a mission much closer to home at a lake in southwest Turkey. NASA says the minerals and rock deposits at Salda are the nearest match on earth to those around
Bad Business on Roblox Bad Business Ethan Gawronski was about 10 years old when he discovered Roblox. He dove into its games, mostly to socialize with other kids. Now, at age 20, Gawronski has his own Roblox game that he works on full time with his girlfriend, Elle Deppe. The couple, who met on the
The boss of Test and Trace has defended the £37bn pound service, dismissing a critical report by MPs as “old news”. In a rare interview, Dido Harding said England’s Test and Trace service was an “an essential component in the fight against COVID” and promised it would be carrying on for some time to come.
Tesla has led a bounce-back for US tech stocks as its shares surged by as much as 20% partly thanks to figures showing higher sales in China. The electric car company, led by Elon Musk, was also boosted by an analyst upgrade and a wider upturn in investor sentiment which saw the tech-heavy Nasdaq index