A wealthy Silicon Valley angel investor is facing backlash over his privilege after he tried to create a ‘microschool’ in his backyard and looked for a teacher on Twitter offering a salary that will ‘beat whatever they are getting paid’. Jason Calacanis, who lives is the Bay Area and invests in start-ups like Uber and Robinhood, … Read more
Paul Mescal works up a sweat as he starts his day with a jog after Normal People star wins Best Actor nomination at the Primetime Emmys By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 14:10 BST, 30 July 2020 | Updated: 14:31 BST, 30 July 2020 He’ll be transported from London to Los Angeles, albeit via Zoom, … Read more
Friend of the killers of PC Andrew Harper starts bid for compensation from the police – after he was wrongly accused of the murder Jed Foster, 21, has begun legal action against Thames Valley Police He is claiming unlawful arrest, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution Mr Foster spent a month in custody after being charged … Read more
Britain’s National Grid has started constructing its ‘Viking Link’ – an interconnector system that will allow the exchange of electricity between Denmark and the UK. The undersea cable will stretch 475 miles between Lincolnshire in England and South Jutland in Denmark, allowing clean energy to be shared between the nations. The 1.4 gigawatt high-voltage electricity interconnector will … Read more
Bad news for Scooby Doo. British pet-owners are falling out of love with the Great Dane that the famous mystery hunting canine is based on, the Kennel Club found. In fact, British people are more likely to take in a smaller dog than a larger breed, with the the popularity of Great Danes dropping to … Read more
Dulux starts rationing paint after ‘exceptional demand’ from DIYers wanting to improve their homes during lockdown Dulux has been forced to cap the amount of tester pots it sells online each day Regular pots of paints can no longer be purchased online after surge in demand Customers are being turned away online due to ‘overwhelming … Read more
Human trial for coronavirus vaccine starts in Queensland on 120 volunteers – and if successful it could be rolled out within months Vaccine has been created by University of Queensland scientists and CSL Some 120 volunteers in Herston, Brisbane will have the vaccine injected If successful, the vaccine could be rolled out to population in early … Read more
NASA has started work on a spaceship that will be sent to explore a metal-rich asteroid called Psyche that could be worth more than $10,000 quadrillion. There are so many precious metals buried within the asteroid that it could make every single person on Earth a billionaire if it were to be returned to the planet. … Read more
Tinder starts rolling out video chat feature called Face to Face that lets users go on virtual first dates Tinder is rolling out video chats to users in 13 markets Select users will be able to use a feature called Face to Face If available, both parties can choose agree to a video chat through … Read more
Is Britain bouncing back? Construction industry starts growing again at fastest rate for two years after suffering worst plunge EVER during coronavirus lockdown Construction industry returned to growth last month according to key index PMI measure came in at 55.3 with anything above 50 meaning sector expanding Uptick follows the lowest rating in history in … Read more