The government will 'renationalise' Britain's railways using emergency coronavirus measures, it has been revealed. The move would see the end of the current franchise system, which was set up by John Major. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has claimed the pandemic has provided the government the chance to build a 'different …...Read More

Victoria will test 100,000 residents in Melbourne's coronavirus hotspots over the next ten days in a desperate attempt to control a second spike in infections. Premier Daniel Andrews announced 33 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday and declared there would be 'a suburban testing blitz' for the outbreak in suburban Melbourne …...Read More

George Clarke's Amazing Spaces Rating: Scandalous! The Tabloid that Changed America Rating: The enduring appeal of George Clarke's Amazing Spaces (C4) is that he talks about buildings in a no-nonsense, blokey way. So when, last night, the architect mentioned that a project wouldn't just transform a space but 'lives as …...Read More

The menopause could make women more prone to Alzheimer’s disease than men, research suggests. Middle-aged women were found to have more early signs of the dementia than men during brain scans – possibly because the menopause reduces their oestrogen level. Researchers compared the women and men in four key areas …...Read More

Holland Park could be renamed after the statute of a slave-owning politician who fought to abolish the trade was vandalised with red paint. The affluent neighbourhood in west London was named after the first Earl of Holland Henry Rich, whose family profited from the slave trade. But the moniker, which …...Read More

An inquisitive feline has become an unlikely viral star after a video of the cute cat sparked an online frenzy, racking up a staggering 156 million views - while leaving social media users baffled over its popularity. The video, which was posted on TikTok by account British Promise Cats last …...Read More

It was my turn to set the questions for a lockdown Zoom quiz. I didn’t want to ask questions that reminded me of exams, such as, ‘What is the capital of Chile?’ (1) Instead, I was after questions that were more fun and free-floating. Luckily, I had to hand The …...Read More

A white woman was filmed angrily confronting two black police officers at a protest in Washington D.C. Tuesday, telling them that 'they are part of the problem'. The video of the protester, filmed by Henry Rodgers, a senior congressional correspondent for The Daily Caller, went viral after she went on …...Read More

An Australian woman has shared the bizarre cleaning hack she used to transform her shower screens in a matter of minutes. Gozde, from Melbourne, applied the $3 Jif Cream Cleaner onto the shower glass then, instead of using a sponge or magic eraser, she placed a plastic bag over her …...Read More

Long-standing camera brand Olympus is set to sell off that part of the company after 84 years, citing a downturn in the digital market for its decision. The company has recorded losses for three consecutive years and felt that the introduction of smartphones had further shrunk the market for standalone …...Read More