Boris Johnson has warned “a smaller Christmas is going to be a safer Christmas” as he urged people to see festive bubbles of three households as “maximums” and not “targets to aim for”. The prime minister confirmed that Christmas COVID rules would not be changing in law, but he admitted that the “overall situation” is
Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019. Erin Scott | Reuters Facebook ran ads and published a new website Wednesday decrying Apple over a privacy change that it claims will “[threaten] the personalized ads that millions of small businesses rely on to
Stockpiling has resulted in supply chain delays for 45% of manufacturing firms, according to a closely-watched survey of activity. The IHS Markit/CIPS flash composite Purchasing Managers’ Index for the services and manufacturing sectors suggested a return to growth early this month after coronavirus lockdowns dragged on the economy in November. But the report said manufacturing’s
An audacious cross-border kidnap plan carried out in Istanbul and involving a “honeytrap” is further straining relations between Turkey, Iran and Europe. Sky News has been given exclusive access to Turkish counter terrorism files which show how Iranian opposition activist Habib Chaab was lured into the trap and smuggled back into Iran. Dissident Mr Chaab
A mysterious dark storm on Neptune has been spotted abruptly reversing its direction by astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, something they say has never been observed before. The storm, which is wider than the Atlantic Ocean, has been raging in the gas giant’s northern hemisphere since at least 2018, and was slowly drifting towards
Ytram is gearing up for a new single, “Alive” with Citadelle, due out tomorrow on STMPD RCRDS. So far, Ytram has dropped nothing but absolute heat. Martin Garrix‘s much-hyped side project debuted earlier this year with its first official release, “Make You Mine” with Bleu Clair featuring RA, followed up by “Fire” with Elderbrook. Back
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Play video content Exclusive @adamlevine / Instagram Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo are celebrating a partnership with Ferrari that raised 6-figures for Save the Children, and raised Adam’s heart rate with a thrilling test-drive. The Maroon 5 frontman recently took a spin in Ferrari’s new coupe, the Roma, and posted a series of videos showing
Chinese ground crews are standing by for the return of a lunar probe bringing back the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than 45 years. The Chang’e probe is expected to land in the Siziwang district of the vast Inner Mongolia region late Wednesday or early Thursday. It fired
Boris Johnson is resisting demands to “cancel Christmas”, claiming it is too late to change plans to allow families to meet up during a five-day relaxation of COVID rules. He will face MPs in the Commons and later address Tory backbenchers and declare his opposition to dropping plans for three households to meet up from
Peter Endig | AFP | Getty Images Amazon is encouraging front-line employees in California to get weekly Covid-19 tests, as the state rolls out new emergency workplace protections for the coronavirus. “In accordance with Cal/OSHA’s new Covid-19 emergency regulations, we encourage all Amazon employees to get tested for Covid-19 at least once a week starting
Climate activists have lost a long-running legal battle to stop a third runway at Heathrow. The Supreme Court has overturned a previous Court of Appeal ruling in a case brought by Friends of the Earth and others against Heathrow Airport. The court was asked to consider if the government’s failure to take into account the
The ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has donated more than £3bn ($4bn) to frontline charities helping in the pandemic in four months, she has revealed. In a blog post Mackenzie Scott, who was previously known as Mackenzie Bezos, said she was inspired by the philanthropic efforts of others during the coronavirus pandemic. In July,
Up to two feet (60cm) of snow is expected to fall along the east coast of the US on Wednesday, with officials warning it could be the biggest winter storm for years. As many as 50 million people could be affected by the snowfall, which is expected to stretch from North Carolina up through New
Seattle blues singer Anita White, who performs under the name Lady A, has released a new song that appears to be a response to her ongoing legal battle with the band Lady A (formerly Lady Antebellum). It’s called “My Name Is All I Got,” which begins with the line, “They tried to take my name.”
Searchlight’s Venice Film Festival Golden Lion winner Nomadland starring Frances McDormand, is opening on Feb. 19, 2021 limited. The movie was previously set to open on Dec. 4. Also Disney took the 20th Century Studios drag queen teenage musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie off its Feb. 26, 2021 release date and has designated the feature to being unset for