People are being encouraged to look up to the stars on Thursday morning to catch the Lyrid meteor shower. Up to 18 meteors an hour are expected to light up the skies in one of the most significant showers of the year. Astronomers say it is best to watch the celestial display during the early
Month: April 2021
The BRIT Awards will have an audience of 4,000 people at its O2 Arena ceremony next month, making it the first major indoor, and in-person, live music event in more than a year. The awards will be part of the government’s pilot scheme, which means attendees will not need to socially distance or wear face
Indonesia’s navy is searching for a submarine with 53 people on board which has gone missing in waters north of the island of Bali. The vessel was conducting a torpedo drill on Wednesday but failed to relay the results as expected, a navy spokesman said. A search is under way for the German-made submarine, KRI
Pop mega-star Cher has called on Britney Spears’ father to stand down from his role as his daughter’s conservator. Jamie Spears has been in control of Britney‘s finances since 2008, after she appeared to be publicly struggling with her mental health. Conservatorships are often put in place for those who are old or ill, and
House prices rose at their fastest annual pace in more than six years in February, the month before the chancellor extended the stamp duty holiday for buyers in England and Northern Ireland. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported growth of 8.6% over the 12 months. The figures showed it was the highest rate since
The chairman of one of the founding clubs of the breakaway European Super League has said the project can no longer go ahead. Andrea Agnelli, chairman of Juventus, said that the league was no longer viable following the withdrawal of the six English clubs involved on Tuesday evening. Shortly after Agnelli’s statement, another club has
Apple launched a series of new products at an event broadcast from California on 20 April, including AirTags. The AirTag product will rival the original Tile Tracker, which launched following a successful crowdfunding campaign in 2014. The Apple product, which will cost £29, is a small round disk that can be attached to anything and
Sir James Dyson has said it is “absurd to suggest” his company was doing anything other than trying to follow the rules, after it was reported that the prime minister personally promised him he would “fix” an issue over the tax status of his employees. The BBC reported that it had seen a series of
US President Joe Biden has welcomed the conviction of Derek Chauvin and said it can be a “moment of significant change” after the white former police officer was found guilty of murdering 46-year-old black man George Floyd. A jury unanimously convicted 45-year-old Chauvin of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after 10-and-a-half hours of
The former children’s commissioner for England has launched legal proceedings on behalf of 3.5 million children under 13 against TikTok. Anne Longfield has alleged that the social media platform has illegally collected personal data from millions of children since May 2018 – when General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was introduced. The lawsuit is seeking compensation
Grammy-winning songwriter Jim Steinman has died at the age of 73, his brother has confirmed. Bill Steinman said his brother died at his home in Connecticut on Monday from kidney failure, having been ill for a long time. “I miss him a great deal already,” he told Associated Press. Steinman wrote Meat Loaf’s best-selling Bat
The government has abandoned plans to hold White House-style televised briefings – despite spending £2.6m on a new studio. Boris Johnson’s press secretary, Allegra Stratton, who had been expected to front the new media briefings, will now become spokeswoman for the COP26 climate change summit. Ms Stratton said: “I am delighted to be starting this
All English clubs have now pulled out of the European Super League. Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed they will follow Manchester City and Chelsea in withdrawing from the planned tournament. United said: “We will not be participating in the European Super League”. Chelsea, faced with an angry protest from their fans,
The 12 clubs that initially agreed to form a breakaway European super league are already among the richest and most prestigious in the world. A number of them have come under the control of foreign owners in recent years and some are saddled with huge debt piles – while the coronavirus pandemic has had a
The European Medicines Agency says it has found a possible link between the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine and very rare cases of unusual blood clots. European regulators say that unusual blood clots with low blood platelets should now be listed as “very rare” side effects of the vaccine. But they stressed that the “overall
Three men have gone on trial accused of deliberately altering police statements after the Hillsborough disaster to “mask the failings” of South Yorkshire Police. A total of 96 Liverpool fans died as a result of the crush at Hillsborough stadium in Sheffield on 15 April 1989 as their club played an FA Cup semi-final against
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