Councillors have unanimously voted to reject a Black Lives Matter-inspired bid to relocate a 116-year-old statue of a Victoria Cross-winning war hero. The monument of General Sir Redvers Buller has been in place outside Exeter College for more than 100 years, but its future was in doubt after the city council announced a review in response … Read more
How good is YOUR general knowledge? Quiz on topics including history and literature is so tricky its creator says it’s ‘impossible’ to get 100% This general knowledge was created for the US-based online platform Playbuzz Its creator claims it is impossible to get all ten questions right without help Do you think you have what … Read more
Will Ferrell is sick and tired of Norway beating the United States in selling electric cars, and he’s doing something about it in General Motors’ Super Bowl ad. The 53-year-old actor is showcased front and center of GM’s ad, promoting their new electric vehicle (EV) initiative. After learning that Norway sells more EV’s that the … Read more
An Army general tipped to assume command of Britain’s Armed Forces has revealed how his battlefield experiences in Iraq left him suicidal and drinking alone at two o’clock in the morning. General Sir Patrick Sanders, 54, who could become the next Chief of the Defence Staff, made the shocking admission in a bid to persuade … Read more
General Motors to stop producing gasoline and diesel cars by 2035 and only sell electric vehicles GM is pulling the plug on its diesel and gas vehicle production by 2035 In a Thursday announcement, the firm said it will then only sell electric vehicles Eliminating gas and diesel vehicles is to help it reach carbon … Read more
School staff are NOT more likely to die of Covid-19 than the general population, ONS survey reveals after 139 were killed by the disease in all of 2020 – and it found working-age men are nearly TWICE as likely to die as women Office of National Statistics (ONS) says 139 teachers aged between 20 and … Read more
Are YOU smarter than an eight-year-old? General knowledge quiz will test you on 15 topics taught to children at primary school US-based trivia website Playbuzz challenge your general knowledge with quiz Do you think you are as smart as an eight-year-old and get all answers correctly? The 15 questions cover biology, physics, the arts and … Read more
The chief of the National Guard says the 25,000 armed troops that are now protecting Washington DC are ‘trained and ready for anything’ and he isn’t concerned about the potential for insider threat after it emerged the FBI was vetting Guardsman. General Daniel Hokanson said the vetting of his troops ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration was … Read more
A London council has been hit by a backlash after renaming a road that honoured the Hero of Lucknow Sir Major General Henry Havelock after the founder of Sikhism. A section of Havelock Road – named after the military leader who has a statue in Trafalgar Square – was officially rebranded as Guru Nanak Road … Read more
A Kim Jong Promot-UN!: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is elected ‘general secretary’ of Workers’ Party – the same title held by his father and grandfather, up from mere ‘Chairman’ before Kim Jong Un was given a new title, ‘general secretary’ of the Workers’ Party Appointment is largely symbolic, apparently aimed at bolstering his … Read more