Mayors of riot-torn cities plead for end to violent demonstrations in wake of George Floyd killing

The black Democrat mayors for Washington, DC, and Atlanta, Georgia, have both pleaded for an end to violent demonstrations as the shocking extent of the damage to cities across America is laid bare. Mayors pleaded on Sunday that protesters don’t ‘destroy our cities’ as rioters took to the streets in cities across America in the … Read more

Trump will sign executive order on ‘social media’ in wake of Twitter fact-checking his tweets

President Trump will sign some sort of ‘social media’-focused executive order on Thursday, White House officials said, amid a rift with Twitter after the company started fact-checking his tweets.  Reporters traveling on board Air Force One Wednesday were told by press secretary Kayleigh McEnany that an executive order was coming as soon as Wednesday night, … Read more

‘So proud:’ Vanessa Bryant shows daughter Capri taking her first steps … in wake of Kobe’s death

‘So proud:’ Vanessa Bryant shows daughter Capri taking her first steps four months after Kobe and Gianna’s tragic deaths By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 06:10 BST, 25 May 2020 | Updated: 07:01 BST, 25 May 2020 Kobe and Vanessa Bryant’s daughter Capri took her first steps Sunday. The 11-month old tot, in a … Read more

Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson admits she would wake up at 6:30am to check Twitter for negative comments

Jesy Nelson has admitted that she used to wake up at 6:30am to check Twitter for negative comments and cancelled shows as she couldn’t ‘bear people looking at her’. The Little Mix star, 28, bravely spoke about her trolling ordeal in her 2019 BBC documentary Jesy Nelson: Odd One Out, which has since won multiple awards. Jesy … Read more

Inflation: How a basket of goods has altered in wake of lockdown

Pints of Guinness, cinema popcorn, haircuts and airport parking were all stripped out of Britain’s latest inflation basket as statisticians tried to calculate price changes in the middle of the coronavirus lockdown. In the first inflation reading since the country went into lockdown on 23 March, the Office for National Statistics said the prices of … Read more

Mothers and daughters: ‘I wanted to celebrate my life by going to my own wake’ 

When Lin Dalton decided to stop her treatment for incurable cancer, she knew she wanted to make the most of every moment she has left. So with her daughter Laura, she brought family and friends together for an evening of fun and farewells  Lin’s graduation in 2015 – she gained a first-lass honours degree in … Read more

Uber will require all drivers to wear face masks in the wake of the coronavirus crisis

Uber will require all drivers and riders to wear face masks in the wake of the coronavirus crisis and is developing technology to ensure they are obeying the rules Uber reportedly approved the feature last week to ensure masks are worn  It will force both drivers and passengers to verify they are covering their mouths It is expected … Read more

Culture Minister Oliver Dowden blasts BBC director-general over bias in wake of Panorama programme

Culture Minister Oliver Dowden blasts BBC director-general over bias in the wake of Panorama programme on the Government’s handling of Covid-19 Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has written to BBC director-general Tony Hall Urged him to ‘uphold highest standards in relation to integrity and impartiality’ Comes after Panorama programme critical of Government’s Covid-19 strategy The medical professionals interviewed … Read more

Study shows one in three Britons working from home are no longer setting an alarm to wake up 

Leading Optometrist, Dhruvin Patel is a specialist in the impact of blue light on eye health – that is light produced by phone and computer screens.  Blue Light can make it harder to fall asleep and have an impact on the health of eyes Researchers say exposure to blue light could increase the risk of … Read more

The great oil price crash: Brent crude benchmark hits 21-year low in wake of drastic US slump 

The great oil price crash: Brent crude benchmark hits 21-year low in wake of drastic US slump By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 23:11 BST, 21 April 2020 | Updated: 23:15 BST, 21 April 2020 The oil price in London crashed to a 21-year low just hours after US crude tumbled into negative … Read more