Psychologist goes viral on TikTok after sharing mind-blowing Thatcher Effect

A clinical psychologist has gone viral after introducing TikTok users to the interesting phenomena known as the 'Thatcher Effect'. The Thatcher Effect is named after the former British prime minister whose image was first used for the trick when it was created in 1980 by Professor of Psychology Peter Thompson …...Read More

Tycoon buys RBS building 18 years after being turned down for a start-up loan

A business tycoon has brought his rags-to-riches career full circle by buying the bank which denied him a loan two decades ago for being too inexperienced. Adam Deering, 39, was 'penniless' when refused a £10,000 sum by the sceptical manager of his local RBS branch in Urmston, Greater Manchester, in …...Read More

Stephen Miller, a top Trump aide, tests positive for the virus.

On Tuesday evening, senior administration officials confirmed that Stephen Miller, Mr. Trump’s top speechwriter and a policy adviser, had tested positive for the coronavirus, joining a growing list of Mr. Trump’s close aides who have the virus. “Over the last five days I have been working remotely and self-isolating, testing …...Read More

Viscount's son in court on hate crime charge 'after calling Anti-Semitism activist "Jewish scum"

Piers Portman, 49, allegedly abused CEO of Campaign Against Anti-Semitism Viscount Portman's son has appeared in court on a hate crime charge 'after calling an anti- been accused of a hate crime 'for branding an Anti-Semitism activist "Jewish scum" when they met at the court case of a blogger who …...Read More

Hurricane Delta Intensifies to Category 3

Delta intensified into a Category 3 hurricane on Tuesday and was expected to become an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm by the time it reaches Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm, which is the ninth named hurricane of the season, was about 320 miles east-southeast of Cozumel, …...Read More

Michelle Obama expresses empathy for White House staff ‘touched by this virus’ and urges Americans to vote.

The former first lady Michelle Obama, one of the Democratic Party’s most respected figures, delivered what the Biden campaign called her “closing argument” for Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s candidacy on Tuesday, speaking in deeply personal terms to Americans disillusioned by politics about the need to vote. In a 24-minute video, …...Read More

Oscar Grant’s Killing Will Be Investigated Again, D.A. Says

The district attorney in Alameda County, Calif., said on Monday that she would reopen an investigation into the 2009 killing of Oscar Grant III, an event that spurred mass protests in Oakland and more than a decade of calls for justice after he was fatally shot in the back by …...Read More

Health worker reports Stansted and Ryanair to police after staff let passengers board without mask

A public health worker has reported Stansted and Ryanair to the police after mask-free security staff let passengers board without covering up. Rebecca McDonald, 36, claimed ground personnel from the airline were allowing people without a face covering on the flight at the terminal in London. After raising the issue, …...Read More

John Terry loses planning battle to build poolside party bar and garage at £4.35m Surrey mansion

Former England captain John Terry has lost his planning battle with neighbours to build a huge garage and poolside party bar. The ex-Chelsea defender, 39, wanted to revamp the garage at his plush £4.35million Surrey mansion, so it can house his flash motors such as a Ferrari 275 GTB and …...Read More

Shamed Italian kart driver Luca Corberi QUITS after throwing bumper at rival

Disgraced Italian kart driver Luca Corberi has today announced he has officially quit motorsport, in the wake of his savage outburst in which he threw a bumper into the path of a rival racing at high speed. The 23-year-old Corberi had completely lost his mind after being eliminated from a …...Read More