The death of 25-year-old Chris Bruney, an electrical engineer with a good career and his whole life ahead of him, will seem inexplicable to many people. How could this intelligent and hard-working man, with a loving and supportive family, become so hopelessly in debt through gambling that he felt he had no option but to … Read more
E-cigarettes have the potential to benefit some people, by helping them quit smoking. But scientists still have a lot to learn about whether e-cigarettes are truly effective for quitting smoking and what the long-term risks are. Nicotine is already known to be highly addictive and harm adolescent brain development, which continues into the early to … Read more
Emily Maitlis’s last-minute Newsnight replacement studiously ignored coverage of the presenter being reprimanded over her Dominic Cummings monologue as she reviewed today’s papers. The BBC admitted Maitlis had breached the broadcaster’s impartiality rules when she asserted Boris Johnson’s chief aide had ‘broken the rules’ regarding lockdown in her introduction to the programme on Tuesday. The … Read more
Cousins of T. Rex that roamed the planet 150 million years ago may have resorted to CANNIBALISM when food was scarce Researchers analysed 2,368 fossil bone fragments from a Colorado, US, quarry Of the remains, 684 had bite marks from dinosaurs like meat-eating Allosaurus While most were on plant-eating reptiles, 17 per cent were on other meat … Read more
Kyle and Jackie O producer Jaimee ‘Mayo’ Hassos EXPLODES and bursts into tears as she gets pranked during an Only Lying segment By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:43 BST, 28 May 2020 | Updated: 02:09 BST, 28 May 2020 You have to be brave to work on The Kyle and Jackie O … Read more
Paratrooper in charge of the Army’s elite rapid reaction force is suspended for ‘hosting a drinking session with 15 senior officers during lockdown’ Col Andrew Jackson faces a Royal Military Probe for allegedly flouting lockdown 51-year-old Para is accused of hosting a 15-officer party at Merville Barracks Army spokesman called incident ‘serious breach of of social … Read more
Hay Festival booms online as fans from more than 60 nations around the world tune in to events after it was axed amid coronavirus crisis The Hay Festival of literature was cancelled for the first time due to coronavirus The 33-year-old annual event normally takes place in Hay-on-Wye in Wales The festival did appear in a … Read more
Twitter users stretch words such as ‘yes’, ‘dude’ and ‘hey’ to modify their meaning, according to researchers who analysed 100 billion tweets. The US linguist experts say stretched words that convey a different meaning than the original are common feature of social media, but are rare in formal writing. For instance, ‘suuuuure’ can imply sarcasm, ‘duuuuude’ … Read more
Kyle Sandilands went to war with News Corp on Wednesday after a columnist called for him to be sacked from KIIS FM for making ‘dangerous’ statements about his mental health issues on air. Now, Kyle’s manager, Bruno Bouchet, has defended his client and longtime friend, describing the News.com.au article as ‘damaging’ and ‘disingenuous’. ‘What [the … Read more
Former Chancellor Sajid Javid has joined the Tory outcry over Dominic Cummings after Boris Johnson ruled out an inquiry into the scandal and pleaded with the country to ‘move on’. In a letter to constituents, Mr Javid said that he did not believe Mr Cummings’ 260-mile trip from London to Durham was ‘necessary or justified’. … Read more