Tess Holliday hits out over 'hatred' of 'fat people' after strawberry dress goes viral

Tess Holliday has insisted that 'society hates fat people' after the $490 strawberry dress she was criticized for wearing to the Grammys went viral months later because 'a bunch of skinny people wore it on TikTok.' The 35-year-old plus-sized model dazzled in the whimsical pink tulle frock by designer Lirika …...Read More

Coronavirus UK: Charity sector loses 25k jobs with 35k at risk

The charity sector has lost 25,000 jobs due to the coronavirus crisis with another 35,000 likely to follow as fundraising events are axed, charity shops shut and donations dry up. In a survey of 455 UK charities 19 per cent have already made redundancies with a further 23 per cent …...Read More

'Step bridge' spans gorge above Norway's Voringsfossen waterfall

Advertisement Visitors to one of the most dramatic waterfalls in Norway will soon be able to experience a brand new thrilling view of it, thanks to a staircase spanning the gorge it thunders through. Voringsfossen plunges 182 metres (nearly 600ft) from the Hardangervidda plateau to the Mabodalen valley. And up …...Read More

The Supreme Court will hear a suit seeking to overturn Obamacare a week after the election.

The Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it would hear arguments in the latest case seeking to invalidate the Affordable Care Act — one backed by President Trump — on Nov. 10, a week after the presidential election. Democrats have seized on Mr. Trump’s support of the case, brought in 2018 …...Read More

Perfect for dodging the jams! Engineer converts £30 fairground bumper car into 8mph road vehicle

A resourceful engineer has converted his £30 fairground bumper car into an 8mph road vehicle perfect for dodging traffic jams. Chris Acock bought the old fairground carriage on eBay for £30 before merging it with a mobility scooter to create the distinctive two seater. The 53-year-old and his partner Zarra …...Read More

Perfectionists and their high standards cause family issues

Being a perfectionist can be detrimental to your family life due to unreasonably high expectations of your partner and children, a study has found. Some people are fastidious in nature and need everything to be correctly aligned, but applying this to the household can be catastrophic. The research from Poland …...Read More

Say cheese! Mayans and modern-day people used the same facial expressions

They were alive thousands of years ago, in a time of frequent war, where people were still sacrificed to the gods. But, incredibly, Mayan civilisations may still have used the same facial expressions we have today. A study by researchers from California has found that modern-day people can still recognise …...Read More

Humans 'can instinctively tell if a snake is venomous'

Humans are biologically conditioned to distinguish venomous snakes from non-threatening species, a new study suggests. In experiments, volunteers were shown alternating photos of venomous and non-venomous snakes. Photos of venomous snakes elicited stronger fear responses, such as sweating and increased heart rate, than images of non-venomous ones. Even though the …...Read More

Tiny Robo-beetle is powered by liquid methanol-fuelled 'muscles'

A tiny robotic beetle that can crawl, climb slopes, carry different loads and has 'muscles' powered by a liquid methanol fuel has been developed by researchers. Roboticists from California developed the bug-sized 'RoBeetle' — which weighs in at less than 1/100th of an ounce — to explore new means of …...Read More

QAnon Groups Removed by Facebook

OAKLAND, Calif. — Facebook said on Wednesday that it had removed 790 QAnon groups from its site and was restricting another 1,950 groups, 440 pages and more than 10,000 Instagram accounts related to the right-wing conspiracy theory, in the social network’s most sweeping action against the fast-growing movement. Facebook’s takedown …...Read More