A minister has defended allowing UEFA officials and VIP fans to attend games in the latter stages of Euro 2020 at Wembley Stadium. John Whittingdale told Sky News there will be “some people coming in” for the semi-finals and final of the tournament, but they will be under “strict restrictions as to what else they
Leaseholders “trapped” in homes they struggle to sell are among thousands set to benefit after Aviva and Persimmon agreed to changes following an investigation by the competition regulator. Hundreds living in homes whose freeholds are owned by Aviva will be affected after it said it would remove contract terms which allow ground rents to double
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily has announced its closure after police froze £1.65m in assets linked to the newspaper. Police cited more than 30 articles published by the paper as evidence of an alleged conspiracy to impose foreign sanctions on Hong Kong and China and arrested five editors and executives. In a statement, the paper’s
More than 150 workers at a Houston hospital system have resigned or been fired after refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Houston Methodist told its employees in April that they had to get vaccinated by 7 June, the first major US healthcare system to make the jabs compulsory. Some 178 people refused and were suspended
Like one of its titular immortal characters, the Highlander franchise has lived many lives over the last several decades. It’s been a film series, a TV series, even an animated series. However, we haven’t heard much from the Highlander franchise since the ill-fated Highlander: The Source, the second feature film based on the TV series,
The Flash dealt out another filler episode, much to our dismay but was it better than The Flash Season 7 Episode 13? Unfortunately, The Flash Season 7 Episode 14 was no more successful than its predecessor. Ultraviolet returned, and Allegra was convinced that she could redeem her cousin thanks to Barry’s influence. However, all that
Plastic waste — that includes carry bags, soft drink or water bottles, more — may soon be converted into vanilla flavouring using genetically engineered bacteria. According to new research by scientists at the University of Edinburgh, there’s a way to turn plastic waste into vanillin — the main flavour component of vanilla beans — using
A customer uses a bitcoin automated teller machine (ATM) in a kiosk Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. Angel Garcia | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bitcoin’s brief drop below the symbolic price threshold of $30,000 on Tuesday has reignited talk of a crypto winter. It doesn’t help that other cryptocurrencies like dogecoin, XRP, and
The UK’s decision to leave the EU five years ago will allow the country to “seize” its true potential when recovering from the pandemic, Boris Johnson has said. Marking half a decade to the day that UK voted to leave the bloc in a knife-edge referendum result, the Prime Minister said Brexit will act as
The glazed doughnut maker Krispy Kreme could be worth up to $4bn when it lists on the Nasdaq stock exchange later this year, according to a regulatory filing. The company, which operates more than 1,000 stores around the world, is aiming to raise up to $640m via the initial public offering (IPO). It will trade
A request to illuminate the Allianz Arena in rainbow colours for Germany’s final Euro 2020 group stage match against Hungary has been turned down by UEFA. Munich mayor Dieter Reiter had said he wanted to light up the city’s stadium in the colours on Wednesday in protest against a new law in Hungary. The legislation
On the second floor of the Aquarius Casino Resort, two of Nevada’s quirkier attractions are on offer. Turn left and you can pledge until death do you part in the wedding chapel, turn right and you are deep in wonders of the annual UFO Mega Conference. For 30 years, researchers and enthusiasts have gathered to
After wearing leggings the majority of this past year, you might think you have enough pairs to last for the rest of your life. But, no leggings collection is complete without the most infamous leggings of the decade. You may already know what I’m talking about and have already seen them on TikTok or Instagram
Play video content NBC “Friends” star James Michael Tyler — who famously played Gunther — says keeping silent about his stage 4 cancer diagnosis during the reunion show was the right thing to do for the show’s fans and his costars. James explains he chose to join the HBO Max special by Zoom, instead of
Since at least 2007,[i] America has been under hidden attack by cyber criminals in Russia. And the attackers have a crucial ally—Vladimir Putin. Many of the attacks on us we never hear of. For example, there have been 40 cyber-attacks on food companies in the last year alone.[ii] These attacks threaten our national security, something that became obvious Sunday, May
It’s Tuesday, which means it’s time for a new batch of book releases! Here are a few of the books out today you should add to your TBR. This is a very small percentage of the new releases this week, though, so stick around until the end for some more Book Riot resources for keeping