The government must increase its energy bills discount by at least 150% or risk pushing millions of households into financial distress. That is the warning from consumer group Which? ahead of Friday’s announcement of the energy price cap for the three months from October. In May, the government said that it would give every household
Former President Donald Trump, the de-facto leader of the Republican Party, today called for the ouster of his party’s most powerful elected official: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky). “Mitch McConnell is not an Opposition Leader, he is a pawn for the Democrats to get whatever they want,” Trump wrote in a statement. “He is
Threat actors have begun to use the Tox peer-to-peer instant messaging service as a command-and-control method, marking a shift from its earlier role as a contact method for ransomware negotiations. The findings from Uptycs, which analyzed an Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) artifact (“72client“) that functions as a bot and can run scripts on the
Country legends, George Jones and Randy Travis, went WAY back. With two of the most unique voices in country music’s history, it’s easy to understand why the two were drawn to each other, and as it turns out they shared a great deal of respect for one another’s artistry. In 1991, George and Randy appeared
A whirlwind of wedding day festivities magnifies the flaws of a marriage that may not be so meant-to-be in Mallory Johnson‘s brand new music video for “Married.” The burgeoning country star’s playful anthem asks why a day of glamour and fun must also mean giving up the freedom of being on your own. Sometimes the
UPDATE 8:37 AM PT — Sly’s rep, Michelle Bega, tells TMZ Sylvester says the following … “I love my family. We are amicably and privately addressing these personal issues.” Sylvester Stallone and his wife are calling it quits, she’s filed for divorce after 25 years of marriage … and is accusing the actor of moving
Vivo reportedly has another X80 series in the works which will launch in September. A new report suggests that this smartphone will not be an upgraded variant of the already-released Vivo X80 and Vivo X80 Pro. This smartphone will reportedly be the rumoured Vivo X80 Pro+. The handset has been tipped to pack a Qualcomm
App-based lender Atom bank says its four-day working week trial has been a resounding success. The bank, which is based in the northeast of England, said the trial had been “overwhelmingly positive” for employees, improving productivity and job satisfaction. Recruiting and retaining staff was easier, and there was no negative impact on customer service ratings,
Eastern Kentucky schools and libraries are still reeling from the effects of flash flooding that started on July 26. The flooding has not only killed 37 people, it’s also put already socioeconomically vulnerable areas at greater risk. The Letcher County school district superintendent shared one particularly devastating video of a school’s library that shows books
Electric Slide The measure, which the state will vote to enact on Thursday, is a small step for electric vehicles in America, and a giant leap in the global movement to take on the climate crisis California is expected to vote on Thursday to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035. “The climate
Twitter and Facebook were among the social networks to suspend a series of pro-U.S. accounts that targeted Asian and Middle Eastern users, an action believed to be the first time the social media companies have blocked accounts for promoting pro-Western interests. The joint study by Graphika and the Stanford Internet Observatory found that, over the
The San Pedro skate community is stoked to see its beloved Channel Street Skatepark rise from the concrete ashes. Two decades after local community members built a skateboarding mecca piece-by-piece — and eight years after it closed — skaters, and other San Pedro residents and officials celebrated its reopening as a legal skatepark with a
R Kelly offered $1m for the return of a videotape allegedly featuring an underage girl, a former merchandising agent has claimed at the singer’s latest trial. Kelly, who is serving a 30-year prison sentence after being convicted in New York in 2021 on charges of using his fame to sexually abuse fans, is now appearing
Freezing energy bills will not help people who need the most support with the cost of living crisis, according to a government minister. The boss of Scottish Power revealed on Tuesday that he had asked the government to back a £100bn loan scheme to allow energy companies to freeze bills for two years. Keith Anderson
A revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical Sweeney Todd starring Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford could land on Broadway this Spring, with the team behind Hamilton – producer Jeffrey Seller and director Thomas Kail – attached, according to a published report. The production – reported exclusively today by Philip Boroff’s Broadway Journal site – would
WordPress sites are being hacked to display fraudulent Cloudflare DDoS protection pages that lead to the delivery of malware such as NetSupport RAT and Raccoon Stealer. “A recent surge in JavaScript injections targeting WordPress sites has resulted in fake DDoS prevent prompts which lead victims to download remote access trojan malware,” Sucuri’s Ben Martin said
Zach Bryan really has a way of giving us everything he’s got in the tank. From the full 34 tracks on American Heartbreak that imply no song was left behind, to his ability to drop endless releases at the desired speeds of his listeners—this man is truly something. Not to mention his ability to connect
Legendary H.S. football coach Gary Gaines — who was portrayed in the iconic “Friday Night Lights” book and film — has died after battling Alzheimer’s, his family announced Monday. He was 73. “Following a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease, it is with great sadness that the family of Coach Gary Gaines announces his peaceful passing
Redmi Note 11SE is set to launch in India on Friday and will be sold via Flipkart. The Xiaomi subsidiary has revealed the complete specifications of this upcoming device. Notably, it bears no resemblance to the Dimensity 700 SoC-powered Note 11SE that was launched in China earlier this year in May. The smartphone arriving in
Britain imported no fuels from Russia in June for the first time on record following the imposition of sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine, official data shows. The figure published by the Office for National Statistics comes after the UK moved to sever all reliance on Moscow for its energy needs in the face of