There’s a generation in Scotland that’s only known its government run by the SNP. That won’t change this week as everything points to Nicola Sturgeon winning a majority. Barring a huge political upset, Scotland’s under-20s will get the result they’ve had all their lives. Mairi Matheson and Lloyd Cameron are among them – two teenagers
David Ross, the billionaire co-founder of The Carphone Warehouse and prominent Conservative Party donor, is to step down as chairman of the Royal Opera House (ROH) just months into a four-year tenure. Sky News has learnt that trustees of the globally renowned institution in London’s Covent Garden have begun preparing to find another long-term chairman
India has seen another record daily rise in coronavirus infections, as 18 people died in a fire on a COVID-19 hospital ward. A further 401,993 cases of coronavirus were reported in the country on Saturday, the first time the 400,000 mark has been surpassed. And 3,523 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, taking
It remains to be seen how Starro figures into James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, but one would imagine that the character’s not just being used for show. Gunn is likely to have big plans for the villain, and they probably won’t be good for Task Force X. The Suicide Squad hits theaters and HBO Max
South Dakota’s governor is suing the US Department of Interior in a bid to see fireworks shot over Mount Rushmore on Independence Day. Republican Kristi Noem successfully pushed last year for a return of the display after a 10-year hiatus. The event drew national attention when then-president Donald Trump joined Ms Noem on 3 July
Jamie’s sensitive side often gets him in trouble with his superiors. He tends to have more compassion for mentally ill individuals than the average cop, which sometimes looks to the higher-ups like refusal to play by the rules, spoken and unspoken. And, on Blue Bloods Season 11 Episode 13, that threatened to destroy his relationship
The neem tree growing outside my house is a shape-shifter. Every year, without fail, in the cool dry winter its leaves become tired and yellow-brown, and sometimes fall off completely. Just as the weather turns a bit warmer, heralding the summer, the neem miraculously becomes green again. Then the shy white flowers emerge, hiding in
In this article GOOGL MSFT AMZN AAPL FB Gwyn Photography | Digital Vision | Getty Images The tech industry is really two industries. There are the five giants, which operate at an almost unimaginable scale, and then there’s everybody else. Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft all reported March-quarter earnings this week, and some of
The drip feed of allegations has been relentless, and the questions seemingly never-ending. How did Boris Johnson fund his trendy make-over of the Downing Street flat? What messages did he exchange with businessman James Dyson? Just how many times did David Cameron text Rishi Sunak? But perhaps the biggest question of all – just how
House prices rose at their biggest monthly rate since 2004 in April after Rishi Sunak extended a holiday on stamp duty, according to new figures from lender Nationwide. Prices climbed by 2.1% compared to March while they were up by 7.1% compared to the same period last year, the report said. The chancellor introduced a
The first funerals have been taking place for victims of a stampede disaster at a crowded religious festival in northern Israel. At least 45 people were crushed to death during the Lag B’Omer event on the slopes of Mount Meron, where annual commemorations include all-night prayers, singing and dancing. Devastated families have been identifying their
Chris Clanton — known for his recurring role on HBO’s iconic hit, “The Wire” — was shot in Baltimore … TMZ has learned. A spokesperson for the Baltimore Police Dept. tells TMZ … cops are investigating a shooting that occurred Thursday around 7 PM, and a 35-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the ear.
Disneyland has reopened for the first time in over a year – as it was revealed more than 100 million Americans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Disney fans who visited cheered and screamed as the Southern California theme park opened its gates for the first time in 13 months, when it was forced to
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April 30, 2021 | 3:34pm ET Nigerian superstar Burna Boy is back with his first solo song of 2021, “Kilometre”. Via Okay Africa, BB unveiled the single during an appearance on Zane Lowe’s Apple Music 1, at which time he also teased a new album in 2021. “I’m definitely planning to drop my next album this
Scientists say they have been able to resolve a long-standing controversy about an extinct horned crocodile that lived among humans in Madagascar, an island country in the Indian Ocean, saying this particular crocodile, Voay Robustus, was closely related to the modern-day “true” crocodiles but on a separate branch of the crocodile family tree. Based on