The Block 2020 finale: Harry and Tash go from tears to triumph and net $650,000 at auction

The Block 2020 finale: Harry and Tash go from tears to triumph after netting a massive $650,000 at auction – after being forced to go last by winners Jimmy and Tam By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:28 GMT, 22 November 2020 | Updated: 12:28 GMT, 22 November 2020 The Block’s father-daughter duo … Read more

ANDREW PIERCE: Claudia Webbe casts her net wide with second role

Elected MP for Leicester East, Claudia Webbe, a hard-Left Corbynite, is staying close to her former leader in more ways than one. Figures from the MPs’ Register of Interests show she is working 15 hours a month as a councillor in Islington — where Corbyn is an MP and which is 100 miles from Leicester … Read more

Boris Johnson scraps target to lower net migration to tens of thousands

Boris Johnson scraps target to lower net migration to tens of thousands – as £35,800 salary cap for skilled UK migrants is slashed to £25,600 Prime Minister has ditched the target put forward by Theresa May’s government Under plan, cap needed for skilled migrants to settle in UK lowered to £25,600  Report earlier found net … Read more

Shop closures in UK ‘reach record high after net decline of 6,000 stores in first half of year’

Some 211,381 job losses have been announced by major British employers since the start of the coronavirus lockdown in March as follows:   October 17 – Edinburgh Woollen Mill – 600  October 16 – Pret A Manger – 400 October 14 – Gourmet Burger Kitchen – 362 October 7 – Greene King – 800  October 6 – … Read more

Tap into the global boom in fighting cyber crime – and net 86% returns

With Covid-19 forcing millions of people to work from home, cyber security – defending computer systems, networks, programs, devices and data from malicious cyber-attacks – has become a priority for workers and businesses alike. Even before coronavirus, there was already a massive growth in the number of people working online and the pandemic has speeded … Read more

How this part-time teacher fell through the government’s coronavirus income support net

A part-time primary school teacher and entrepreneur from Essex has shared how the spirit of her local community and getting on Instagram helped get her business back on track. Heather Syrett, 28 and from Leigh-on-Sea, runs Leigh Calligraphy which specialises in calligraphy design and workshops. Her passion for the craft started in 2017, when she wanted … Read more

YouTube kills crowdsource caption feature that was ‘safety net’ for deaf viewers

YouTube has been criticized by members of the deaf community for deactivating a feature that allowed channels to crowdsource captions and subtitles. The ‘Community Contributions’ feature was deactivated September 28, one day after the end of International Week of the Deaf. The Google-owned platform said it was pulling the plug because the feature is ‘rarely … Read more

Donald Trump’s net worth sinks $600 million to $2.5 billion on new Forbes rich list

President Donald Trump‘s net worth is down $600 million from last September and he’s fallen 64 spots lower on the Forbes 400, the magazine reported Tuesday.  The president is now worth $2.5 billion and is No. 339 on the list.  Trump’s sector, commercial real estate and hotels, has been aversely impacted by the coronavirus crisis, with … Read more

Underwater ‘bubble net’ between Cuba and Mexico could stop deadly hurricanes

Scientists are cooking up a madcap scheme to eradicate hurricanes using underwater bubbles.  The plan involves creating a ‘bubble net’ from a pipeline of compressed air strung between two ships or buoys and submerged 300 feet below the ocean surface. In theory, the bubbles would take cold water up to the surface, replacing the warm … Read more

Elon Musk’s net worth over $100bn as Tesla stock soars 400%

Elon Musk’s net worth passes $100 billion as Tesla stock soars 400% this year – but he’s still only worth half of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s net worth surpassed $100 billion on Tuesday Company’s stock has risen more than 400% so far in 2020 Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos remains the world’s … Read more