Play video content Ellen / NBC We’re getting some behind-the-scenes from President Biden‘s Inauguration courtesy of Amanda Gorman … who got some scoop on what was going down between the Obamas. The poet laureate — who went viral on Inauguration Day for her rousing piece, ‘The Hill We Climb’ — dished to Ellen DeGeneres about
Getty Images The Amazon Echo has some new home security features that are now going live. Among other things, your Amazon Echo can make it sound like a dog is barking inside your house if your security cameras sense movement when you’re not home. The feature is part of Alexa Guard Plus, a subscription service
Boris Johnson has told the country he is “deeply sorry for every life that has been lost” as the UK surpassed 100,000 coronavirus-related deaths. A further 1,631 people were reported to have died within 28 days of testing positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking the total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic
The future of the high street stationery chain Paperchase will be salvaged this week in a rescue deal led by a lender connected to Permira, the private equity giant. Sky News has learnt that Paperchase will be sold through a pre-pack administration on Wednesday to Permira Debt Managers, which has provided funding to the business
Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte has resigned, according to the country’s president. Mr Conte survived two confidence votes in parliament last week, but then lost his absolute majority in the Senate after centrist ally and former PM Matteo Renzi defected. This has made it much more difficult for the premier to pass legislation or make
Dave East has elevated hustle to a religion. Since 2010 he’s dropped something like 16 mixtapes and albums, most recently 2020’s Karma 3. The veteran MC shows no signs of slowing down, opening 2021 with the new song “Mercedes Talk”. The track was produced by AraabMuzik. His beat eschews internal movement, building tension out of the
Donald Trump has begun his new venture following his stint in the White House – opening an office that will handle his duties as a former president. Mr Trump has opened the ‘Office of the Former President’ in Florida, which will handle his duties in his official capacity as an ex-commander-in-chief, as well as aiming
With the fate of festival season once again in question due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Ubbi Dubbi moves forward with its new camping experience. Ubbi Dubbi 2021 is set to take place at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis over April 23 – 25. Festival organizers reportedly plan to operate at 50% capacity with masks required —
Steve Proehl | Corbis Unreleased | Getty Images Apple promoted its hardware chief, Dan Riccio, to a new role “focusing on a new project.” He will report to CEO Tim Cook, Apple announced on Monday. Riccio was previously the company’s senior vice president for hardware engineering, signing off on the physical aspects and electrical engineering
Travel industry sources have told Sky News they expect mandatory hotel quarantine to be introduced imminently, as the government tries to suppress new variants of coronavirus. They anticipate an announcement could come as soon as Tuesday, but even those close to discussions remain unclear how broad the restrictions will be. Sources believe differing views among
The UK’s unemployment rate has hit 5% for the first time in over four years, according to official figures which suggest over 200,000 people lost their jobs in the three months to November. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) also said 828,000 fewer people were on company payrolls through December compared to the pre-COVID-19 crisis
The UK is to offer its genomics expertise to help other countries identify new COVID variants, Health Secretary Matt Hancock will announce. The launch of the New Variant Assessment Platform will see other countries offered UK laboratory capacity and advice to analyse new strains of coronavirus. It will be led by Public Health England working
Trey Songz got arrested at the Chiefs game after cops say he refused to wear a mask, but photos show him wearing one in the crowd and posing with security. Trey just posted a bunch of pics from the AFC Championship, and one shows him wearing a black face covering at Arrowhead Stadium, standing next
Joe Biden has suggested the US could soon be vaccinating an average of 1.5 million Americans a day – but warned the country’s growing COVID death toll could still top 600,000. The US has offered one million doses per day over the last week, but the new president insisted: “I think we may be able
The American Library Association (ALA) announced the winners of the 2021 Youth Media Awards, including the Newbery Medal, Caldecott Medal, Printz Award, and Coretta Scott King Awards, via a virtual broadcast this morning. Here is a full listing of the winners and honorees. The most mentioned authors on the list are Christina Soontornvat, who is
How does Scott Disick, Kourtney Kardashian’s occasionally flirty, single ex and the father of her three children, feel about Kardashian being truly taken off the market by Travis Barker? E! got an extensive update from a source about Disick’s thoughts on the situation just hours after news broke on multiple outlets that yes, Kardashian and