Woman, 82, would rather go to PRISON than pay TV licence fee

A pensioner has slammed the BBC's decision to scrap the licence fee waiver for over 75s, saying that she would rather go to prison than pay the corporation £157 a year. Ivy Siegfried. 82, from Inverclyde in Scotland, told This Morning host Rochelle Humes and Dermot O'Leary that she would …...Read More

Britain records 13 more coronavirus deaths in the preliminary toll

Advertisement Britain today announced 13 more coronavirus deaths in the preliminary toll — taking the official number of victims past 46,000. Department of Health chiefs have yet to confirm the final daily figure, which is often much higher because it takes into account lab-confirmed fatalities in all settings. The early …...Read More

NITIE Logistics Eves series on Supply Chain Resilience

The COVID 19 has caused unprecedented havoc in the world and disrupted lives, livelihood, business, enterprise, and economy. The disruption to the supply chain and the inadequate response of the industry has been the cause of concern across the globe. National Institute of Industrial Engineering is proud to present Prof. …...Read More

In 1920, Native Women Sought the Vote. Here’s What They Seek Now.

As the centennial of the 19th Amendment approaches, it is worth taking up Bonnin’s call to remember Native women and their full range of political experiences. With this in mind, Prof. Cathleen D. Cahill, a historian who has written about Native suffragists, joined Prof. Sarah Deer, a scholar of Native …...Read More

Covid-19 Tests Are in Short Supply. Should You Still Get One?

The virus has been difficult to control in large part because many infected people without symptoms have unknowingly spread it, he said. More testing will help identify these hidden cases, Dr. Rondello said. But Candace L. Upton, a professor of philosophy at the University of Denver, said people should not …...Read More

Earned his stripes! Zebra makes lucky escape from a crocodile's jaws while crossing a river in Kenya

Dramatic footage shows the moment a zebra managed to wriggle free from the jaws of a crocodile while crossing a river in southern Kenya. As a herd of zebra cross the Mara River, near the Masai Mara National Reserve, one is caught in the jaws of the reptile. The herd …...Read More

Oscar Wilde's witty answers to questionnaire set to go for £60,000 at auction

Oscar Wilde's witty answers to a questionnaire while still a student at Oxford are set to go under the hammer for £60,000. The writer claimed his aim in life was 'success: fame or even notoriety' among many other witticisms in Robert Saxon's Mental Photographs - an album for confessions of …...Read More

Ex-England star Alex Scott reveals she turned to alcohol to help deal with sickening online abuse

Ex-England international Alex Scott has divulged how abuse on social media made her turn to alcohol since her retirement from football. Scott is now a respected pundit on both the BBC and Sky Sports and has appeared on Strictly Come Dancing following an esteemed playing career for both Arsenal and …...Read More

FTSE falls after Boris Johnson halts further easing of lockdown

The London stock market fell today after Boris Johnson postponed a further easing of the coronavirus lockdown in England. The FTSE 100 index of Britain's leading firms was trading down by 14 points or 0.2 per cent at 5,976 by this afternoon, having initially been up at 6,043 this morning. …...Read More

Boris Johnson extends face covering law and vows 'greater police presence'

Boris Johnson today extended the mandatory use of masks and pledged a 'greater police presence' after it emerged officers fined just 13 people for not wearing face coverings on public transport last month. The Prime Minister demanded masks be worn in galleries, cinemas and places of worship, as well as …...Read More