Election concerns persist despite Louis DeJoy’s move to halt postal changes.

Louis DeJoy’s move to halt changes that were viewed as a threat to mail-in voting did little to quell the outcry over his leadership as postmaster general, with lawmakers calling on Wednesday for his removal and one top Democrat demanding more answers about the secretive process that led to a …...Read More

Google Maps updates with a 'more vibrant' appearance

Google has rolled out a worldwide update of its popular maps app to give terrain a 'more vibrant', detailed and colourful appearance. The visual makeover adds greater detail and makes natural features easier to see, such as beaches, deserts, lakes or snow caps on the peaks of mountaintops. The updates …...Read More

Oxford college is blasted for charging international students £700 for two-week Covid quarantine

The Oxford University college at the centre of the Cecil Rhodes statue row has been blasted for charging international students £700 for their two-week Covid-19 quarantine. Undergraduates from abroad will be required to self-isolate when they arrive at Oriel College - where they will be delivered three meals a day …...Read More

Are these really the best car snacks and can you be fined for eating at the wheel?

Motorists have had their say on what are the ultimate road trip snacks - though some of the highest rated are certainly questionable choices to eat in a car. After surveying motorists, Uswitch created a pyramid table of the nation's favourite grub to eat on journeys, with Werther's Original, Wine …...Read More

The ultimate working from home property

Advertisement A Grade-II listed Cotswolds estate complete with an impressive boardroom, office buildings and dedicated meeting rooms has emerged on the market for £6.5million. Tormarton Court is set on beautiful 10-acre grounds on the edge of a farming village near Badminton in the Cotswolds, where billionaire entrepreneur James Dyson and …...Read More

Iran tests new surface-to-surface missile with a 900-mile range

Iran displayed a surface-to-surface ballistic missile on Thursday with a range of 870 miles and a new cruise missile, ignoring U.S. demands that Tehran halt its missile programme. 'The surface-to-surface missile, called martyr Qassem Soleimani, has a range of 1,400 km and the cruise missile, called martyr Abu Mahdi, has …...Read More

Keep calm, stay busy and eat an orange a day: The tips of Britain's oldest Covid-19 survivor

Britain's oldest coronavirus survivor has revealed that her secrets to staying healthy are eating an orange a day and 'counting your blessings'. Angela Hutor, who turned 107 last week, has lived through both World Wars and the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918. She caught Covid-19 in April and almost died. …...Read More

How COVID-19 loss of taste and smell is different from a common cold

We are eight months into the pandemic and by now it has been established that loss of smell and/or taste remains one of the most common symptoms of the novel coronavirus. Infact, apart from fever, dry cough and exhaustion, smell and taste loss has become the hallmark of this novel …...Read More

British art dealer and his partner are shot dead at their home in Malta

A British art dealer and his financier partner have been found shot dead at their home in Malta. Ivor Maciejowski, a Briton of Polish descent, was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds on the top floor of his home in the resort town of Sliema on Tuesday night. Christian Pandolfino, …...Read More

ALL A-Level students will get a place at their first choice university if they have the grades

All A-Level students will get a place at their first choice university if they have the grades, and the caps on medical degrees will now be scrapped, ministers have announced today. Thousands of students have this week been scrambling to get places at their first choice university after after Education …...Read More