A pedestrian in the Queens borough of New York City escaped a brush with death last week when a transformer blew up just beneath his feet. Footage from the scene shows Barry West, 57 walking down a sidewalk in St. Albans to pay a phone bill on Th…
Strictly Come Dancing Confirms One Major Difference For This Year’s Series
Strictly Come Dancing will not return to Blackpool this year, the show’s top boss has confirmed. The BBC show will return for a full-length series later this year, but will not be able to take its usual trip up north to the home of ballroom…
Boris Johnson Says August 16 ‘Nailed On’ For Ending Isolation Of Double-Jabbed Adults
Boris Johnson has declared that August 16 is a “nailed on” date for allowing all double-jabbed people in England to avoid home quarantine even if they come into contact with someone with the virus.Speaking to LBC, the prime minister also ga…
Joey Jordison, Slipknot Drummer And Founding Member, Has Died Aged 46
Joey Jordison, one of metal band Slipknot’s founding members, has died aged 46.The drummer established the group with percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray in 1995 and they went on to global and chart success.Their self-titled debut al…
These Were The Most Popular US Baby Names In 2020
Baby name trends are typically shared across the United States, but there are some interesting regional and state-specific tendencies. When the Social Security Administration released its list of most popular baby names of 2020, the agency a…
What’s Really Going On When You Say ‘No Worries If Not’
“No worries if not.” If those four little words are a regular part of your vocabulary, you’re not alone. “No worries if not” has crept into our work emails, WhatsApp chats and face-to-face conversations. We tend to e…
Here’s How Young People Really Feel About The Covid Vaccine
It might feel like that little blue vaccination card is the must-have accessory to show off on your Instagram Stories this summer, but there are still plenty who are without – particularly younger people.Just over 58% of 16-25-year-olds in Engla…
‘Too Early To Be Sure’: When Will We Know If Covid Has Peaked?
With most lockdown restrictions removed, some of us might be mentally over the pandemic, but we won’t know if the official peak of Covid-19 is over for a while.The number of positive cases in the UK has gone down as of late. For the first time s…
Electric car charging prices ‘must be fair’ say MPs
Consumers should not have to pay excessive prices to use public car charging, MPs say.
Tech giants’ profits soar as pandemic boom continues
Apple, Google parent company Alphabet and Microsoft report soaring quarterly profits.
Labour Would Give Employees Legal Right To Work From Home
A Labour government would give employees a legal right to work from home, deputy leader Angela Rayner has announced.Under a new package of reforms, all staff would also also be granted a “right to switch off” to avoid being contacted via ph…
DC Police Officer Smacks Table During Emotional Capitol Riot Testimony
Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone, one of the most vocally critical law enforcement officers who responded to the Capitol riot, gave some fiery testimony Tuesday morning during the first congressional hearing on the events of January 6.&…