A photo circulating of two young California girls relying on Taco Bell’s free Wi-Fi to complete their homework assignments has concerned local residents and reignited worry about the ‘digital divide’ during the COVID-19 pandemic. In August, many schools across the country kicked off the year with virtual lessons that involved children having their first day of … Read more
New EU rule says cosmetics MUST be tested on animals despite the chemicals being used in hundreds of ‘cruelty free’ products supported by ambassadors such as Leona Lewis Eurocrats said chemicals in ‘cruelty-free’ cosmetics must be tested on animals Protesters say it destroys the EU-wide ban on animal experiments for cosmetics The two chemicals are … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK Fatherhood by Charlie Gilmour (Weidenfeld £15.99, 288 pp) Featherhood, it would be tempting to say, is where Helen Macdonald’s H Is For Hawk meets Gerald Durrell’s My Family And Other Animals. But Charlie Gilmour’s memoir is so original and ingeniously wrought, it stands on its own as a book to which … Read more
Africa is free of polio after years of trying to eradicate the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared. The landmark achievement comes after decades of campaigning and vaccination programmes across the continent. No cases of polio have been diagnosed in Africa in four years — the threshold to certify eradication of the crippling … Read more
London Dungeon offers free entry to anyone with the same name as a SERIAL KILLER – including Rose West or Harold Shipman London Dungeon has introduced a new rule to mark its reopening after Covid-19 Anyone who shares the same name as a British serial killer can enter for free Attraction claims to be honouring … Read more
London Dungeon offers free entry to anyone with the same name as a SERIAL KILLER – including Rose West or Harold Shipman London Dungeon has introduced a new rule to mark its reopening after Covid-19 Anyone who shares the same name as a British serial killer can enter for free Attraction claims to be honouring … Read more
Debt firm worker stole £380,000 from his employers to feed gambling addiction after bookmakers offered him free bets and hospitality at Cheltenham races Glyn Rothwell, 36, stole money from debt management firm Harrington Brooks He used unwitting colleagues to ‘approve’ payments which went to his account Inquiries revealed 343 fraudulent transactions occurred between 2015 and … Read more
A village in southern Italy that offered tourists free lodgings to boost the local economy has been inundated with 8000 holiday requests from across the world. At the end of June, the remote medieval hamlet of San Giovanni in Galdo, around 90 miles northeast of Naples, decided to offer travellers a free one-week stay in … Read more
Lance Bass is breaking his silence over longtime pal Britney Spears after fans became concerned for the star following some recent Instagram videos. The 41-year-old former boybander offered his opinion on the Free Britney movement and defended her family, who is in control of her conservatorship, on an episode of his podcast The Daily Popcast. … Read more
Google has been accused of waging a misinformation campaign by claiming that Australians will be denied free internet searches if it is forced to pay media companies for news. Anyone using the search engine is now confronted with a yellow exclamation mark with a link to a so-called ‘open letter to Australians’ from the company’s … Read more