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James Blunt film promises to explore being called the ‘most hated man in pop’
There will also be appearance from his wife Sofia Wellesley and Ed Sheeran during James Blunt’s One Brit Wonder.Continue Reading
Cash-strapped Britons turn away from online shopping
Online retail sales have contracted at the sharpest pace on record this month, dragged lower by people cutting back on their spending because of higher interest rates and an uncertain economic outlook. Monthly internet sales dropped to a weighted balance of -78 per cent in the year to October, theContinue Reading
England make new allegation as Steve Borthwick wades into Rugby World Cup saga
Ben Youngs has insisted that he is making the right decision by retiring from international rugby as he prepares to make his final England appearance tonight. “There’s not a part of me that thinks ‘what if’, I’m absolutely making the right call,” said Youngs. “It just feels right. I feelContinue Reading
How to solve our mental health crisis
Advert for a universal basic income (UBI) scheme in New York, May 2016. Such schemes could offer significant benefits for recipients' mental health. Generation Grundeinkommen via Wikimedia, CC BY-SA When BBC journalist Rory Carson sought online consultations for a potential mental health issue, three private clinics diagnosed him with attentionContinue Reading
Deepfakes in warfare: new concerns emerge from their use around the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Visitors to a Ukrainian news website on the evening of February 18 2022, were greeted by a familiar sight, a video of their president giving a speech. While the resemblance was there, the face seemed slightly out of sync with the head of the Ukrainian president. In the video, VolodymyrContinue Reading
Hans Zimmer and Raye release ‘Mother Nature’ from David Attenborough’s Planet Earth III
Hans Zimmer’s song with singer Raye for David Attenborough’s long-awaited nature series Planet Earth III has been released. Narrated by Attenborough following the success of 2006’s Planet Earth and 2016’s Planet Earth II, Planet Earth III returned to the BBC on Sunday (22 October). The trailer for the show, whichContinue Reading
England make new allegation as Steve Borthwick wades into Rugby World Cup saga
Ben Youngs has insisted that he is making the right decision by retiring from international rugby as he prepares to make his final England appearance tonight. “There’s not a part of me that thinks ‘what if’, I’m absolutely making the right call,” said Youngs. “It just feels right. I feelContinue Reading
Digital bank Monzo in talks to sell new £300m stake
Monzo is in talks about a £300m-plus fundraising that would underpin its status as the most highly valued digital bank in Britain. It is understood that Monzo, which was founded in 2015 and now boasts 8.5m customers, is in detailed talks with a pack of blue-chip investment funds about aContinue Reading
Amazon profits nearly triple as company reports $143.1bn in revenue
Profits almost tripled at Amazon in the latest quarter as consumers continued to spend heavily despite the sharp rise in interest rates. The world’s largest retailer forecast that sales would continue to rise at a robust pace for the rest of the year. Growth had been knocked by surging pricesContinue Reading
Liverpool have ‘Rio Ferdinand Rolls Royce’ as Quansah can save Klopp millions
Most of Klopp’s targets would need to be on par or even improve the options he has at the moment, and that is likely to blow a massive hole in his transfer budget. Benfica’s Antonio Silva, for one, is rated at around £60million by his club, while his national team-mateContinue Reading