Bruce Springsteen has made UK chart history, becoming the first solo artist to have a number one album in five consecutive decades. Letter To You, the singer’s 12th chart-topper, outsold the rest of the top five combined to take this week’s highest chart position, ahead of new releases from Gorillaz and Blossoms. It makes Springsteen,
Month: October 2020
The number of black Americans eligible to vote has spiked to 30 million and more than a third of them live in the key battleground states. The enthusiasm this time is in stark contrast to 2016 when many black Americans stayed home. There was a decline in turnout for the first time in 20 years
A further 24,405 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the UK and another 274 have died, according to the latest government data. It comes after 23,065 people tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and another 280 deaths were recorded. It brings the total number of deaths recorded within 28 days of a positive test
A strong earthquake of magnitude 7 has hit holiday hotspots in Turkey and Greece, destroying a number of buildings and leading to a tsunami warning. The epicentre of the tremor was in the Aegean Sea some 11 miles (17 km) off the coast of Turkey’s Izmir province, at a depth of 10 miles (16km). It
Sky History has axed its new woodworking show The Chop after producers said a contestant’s tattoos “could be connected to far-right ideologies”. The reality show – which was in the style of The Great British Bake Off – was on the hunt for “Britain’s top woodworker”, and featured 10 contestants taking on challenges in Epping
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has told Sky News he was “disappointed” in his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn’s response to a damning antisemitism report – but has insisted there is “no reason for a civil war” in the party. Mr Corbyn was suspended from Labour on Thursday – a move he condemned as “political intervention” –
British Airways owner IAG says demand for air travel is unlikely to fully recover before 2023. International Airlines Group, which also owns Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling, said its total operating loss in the three months to the end of September was €1.9bn (£1.7bn) including exceptional items such as fuel hedging and restructuring costs. For
In the tightly contested state of Florida, emotions are running high. Outside a Joe Biden rally in Tampa, small but vocal groups of Democrats and Republicans are facing off. “Why are you so dumb?” a Biden supporter shouts out of his car window, with an equally furious Trump fan yelling back. Image: Outside a Joe
Large groups of young people in fancy dress drank alcohol and chanted near police vehicles on the streets of Nottingham last night – hours before the toughest coronavirus restrictions were imposed on the city. The gatherings came despite police warning that they would have “no hesitation” in fining those who deliberately flout the rules. Nottingham
Europe has become the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic again after a sharp spike in deaths and hospital admissions, the World Health Organisation has warned. The region accounted for nearly half of the 2.8 million new COVID-19 cases reported worldwide last week, WHO said. Virus-related fatalities are also up 35% on the previous week, European
Cybercriminals could soon paralyse the US healthcare system with a ransomware attack, which has already hit five hospitals and four other facilities, the FBI has warned. In an alert on Wednesday, the FBI said it had credible evidence of an “increased and imminent cybercrime threat” to healthcare providers nationwide. They warned the fraudsters behind the
The Eat Out to Help Out scheme caused a “significant” rise in new coronavirus infections, a new study suggests. According to the University of Warwick, the sharp increase in COVID-19 infection clusters emerged a week after the scheme began. The government’s initiative was designed to boost the economy after the national lockdown, and allowed pubs
US tech stocks have enjoyed a strong rally on Wall Street in advance of earnings reports from some of the biggest names in the business. Just a day after share values endured a global shock over tightening coronavirus restrictions, investors eagerly awaited updates on the progress made by the big earners of 2020 – Facebook,
Days after being involved in a minor road accident which left his car dented and scratched and a Deliveroo cyclist with an injured arm, Sir Keir Starmer is on collision course with the Labour left. But while his car can be repaired and the cyclist’s arm will hopefully heal speedily, the Labour leader is now
An asteroid made of iron and nickel first discovered in 1852 could have been a protoplanet, according to scientists. The Hubble Space Telescope was used to study the asteroid, named 16 Psyche, during two points in its rotation. Dr Tracy Becker, a scientist from the Southwest Research Institute, said: “We’ve seen meteorites that are mostly
Twenty years ago, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett created a visionary concept: the virtual band. As all of us have learnt a fair bit about living virtually this year, the conception of the Gorillaz – a band made up of a musician, a cartoonist and four cartoon members – now seems particularly prescient. Albarn tells
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