It is never easy to predict what society and technology will look like in the coming decades, but one futurist used the imaginations of children to come up with ideas. Futurist Brian David Johnson spoke to kids aged 8-13 as part of a study into their vision of life in …...Read More
'Sentient' homes and 'intelligent' food could feature in the lives of our children 30 years from now
Three men are gunned down in shooting in north London with one victim left fighting for life
Three men have been gunned down in north London leaving one victim fighting for his life. The Metropolitan Police said it was called to Griffin Road in Tottenham, Haringey, at 12.41am after shots were fired. Officers found the three men suffering gunshot injuries and launched an investigation. No arrests have …...Read More
NHS Test and Trace is failing to reach even HALF of people at risk of having Covid-19 in some areas
NHS Test and Trace is still failing to track down up to half of Covid-19 patients' contacts in areas most at risk of local lockdowns, it emerged last night. In Luton, which has the fifth highest infection rate in England, just 47 per cent of potentially-infected people were contacted by …...Read More
Inside Eurostar's £245 Business Premier class in the coronavirus era
Advertisement Croissants, yoghurts, full English breakfasts, gooseberry compotes with crème fraiche, Champagne, beef cheek in red wine, cod roulade… the menu for first-class Eurostar passengers – overseen by superchef Raymond Blanc - is amazing. Well, normally amazing. Right now in first class – or 'business premier' in the Eurostar-vernacular - …...Read More
Historians blast BBC for 'unbalanced' News At Ten report on Churchill
Historians have criticised the BBC for an 'unbalanced' News At Ten report claiming Churchill was responsible for the 'mass killing' of up to three million people in the 1943 Bengal Famine. A section broadcast on Tuesday examined how modern Indians view the wartime prime minster as part of a series …...Read More
Large lizard sees off noisy dog with a SLAP of its powerful tail
Most lizards scurry away when confronted by other animals in the wild. But this water monitor in Thailand showed it was no yellow-belly when it slapped a dog across the face with its tail. Footage shows a large water monitor fight off two dogs by swinging its tail and hitting …...Read More
Giving into to Temptations! Clever cat breaks into a carton of treats in under 60 seconds
This is the clever moment a cat breaks into a carton of chicken-flavored treats in less than 60 seconds. The smart cat stands on her hind legs and scratches at the lid in the footage filmed in Lewiston, Maine. The carton of Temptations treats topples on to its side after …...Read More
Viktoria Brandt who ditched the rat race to become a tradwife who gets up at 5am each day to clean
A nursing assistant who ditched the rat race after suffering with burnout has reinvented herself as a 'tradwife' who gets up at 5am each day to start her chores - and swears she has never been happier. Viktoria Brandt, 43, from Sweden, changed careers from sales, to massage therapy, to …...Read More
Minister who pocketed £48,000 in Russian-linked donations insists they were from 'British citizens'
A senior Cabinet minister dismissed fears over Russian-linked donations worth tens of thousands of pounds made to top Tory MPs today, insisting they came from 'British citizens'. Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis, who received payments of £48,000 from two donors with links to the country, said that they were all …...Read More
Artist who specialises in tattooing the roof of people's MOUTHS shows off his unique artwork
Advertisement A Belgian artist who specialises in tattooing the roof of people's mouths has shown off his unique artwork. Indy Voet, who works at The Purple Sun tattoo parlour in Brussels, is well known for doing permanent tattoos in unconventional places - including on people's fingers and behind their ears. …...Read More
