More than half of UK households have cut down on their energy usage as a result of the cost of living crisis, new data suggests. A survey carried out by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that 52% of Britons are using less gas and electricity in a bid to cut down costs. The
Goodreads has revealed the most popular and best reviewed new books of the year so far. To compile the midyear list, the Goodreads’ editorial team analyzed the TBRs of more than 140 million members. The rankings were determined not only by which books were added to wish lists the most, but also by which books
Harvey Weinstein appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom Friday and received an Oct. 10 trial date for his serial rape case. The case is expected to last eight weeks. The disgraced movie mogul agreed to the date and then hung his head, staring at his glasses folded in his hands shackled in his lap. It
The South Coast Air Quality Management District designated Sterigenics in Vernon as a “potentially high risk” facility this week and will require the company to immediately reduce carcinogenic emissions from its medical device sterilization work. At the same time, California’s workforce safety regulator, Cal/OSHA, has launched its own investigation into the company over concerns for
Newlywed Britney Spears has said her hope for her big day was to marry partner Sam Asghari in a “small and beautiful moment with family and friends”. The couple tied the knot at her home in Los Angeles on Thursday, with Spears wearing an off-the-shoulder dress with a slit designed by Donatella Versace, according to
A deportation flight taking the first asylum seekers to Rwanda next week can go ahead, the High Court has ruled. They will be the first migrants to be sent there to have their asylum claims processed since the government announced the controversial policy in April. A judge refused to grant an injunction sought by campaigners
EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed award-winning writer, director and producer Andre Gaines (After Jackie), as well as his production company Cinemation Studios, for worldwide representation in all areas. The agency will now look to help expand his business across film, television, podcasts and gaming, also working with him on several hosted programs based on popular brands. Most
A new research undertaken by a group of academics from the University of California San Diego has revealed for the first time that Bluetooth signals can be fingerprinted to track smartphones (and therefore, individuals). The identification, at its core, hinges on imperfections in the Bluetooth chipset hardware introduced during the manufacturing process, resulting in a
Augustus Gloop is quaking. On Thursday, two people were hospitalized after they fell into a tank of chocolate at a Mars Wrigley’s M&M factory in Pennsylvania in an incident reminiscent of the memorable fall of the “great big greedy nincompoop” in Roald Dahl’s book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Officials in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania told
Music is a negotiation when you’re driving somewhere with your kids. And by “negotiation,” I mean you’re playing whatever the hell they want over and over and over again while slowly losing your mind. When a kid latches onto a tune, it infects your car speakers, and you can’t shake it until that six-hour road
Oh to Be That Free, the fourth album from country singer-songwriter Michaela Anne, begins with an admission of selfishness: “It feels good to not think of anybody else / Not even you,” Anne sings on “I’m Only Human,” the album’s plainspoken opener. The rest of the album finds Anne struggling to balance her own desires with the needs
Play video content BACKGRID Jack Harlow is turning into quite the method actor — the rapper was spotted working his ass off on the basketball court on the set of the “White Men Can’t Jump” reboot. Of course, Jack is no stranger to hoop … but his Billy Hoyle character is a former college baller,
Poco is reportedly launching a new smartphone this year and it is said to be a rebranded version of the Redmi Note 10S. The Chinese brand is also expected to launch a Pro variant of the smartphone as well. The details of the rumoured smartphone were reportedly spotted in Mi Code. The handset was also
Lenders to Matalan, one of Britain’s biggest budget retailers, are preparing for crunch talks about the chain’s future financing against a backdrop of soaring inflation and deepening economic gloom. Sky News has learnt that Matalan’s senior bondholders are lining up Perella Weinberg Partners to advise them on their options with a £350m repayment due to
Rayla Campbell, a candidate running for Secretary of State in Massachusetts, is building her campaign for the position through social media posts targeting queer books and Pride-themed displays at libraries throughout the state. Campbell is a conservative Black woman endorsed by the state’s GOP. Taking to social media, Campbell is dedicating herself to visiting public
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. “If our world’s going to survive, what matters is what we do now,” warns Laura Dern’s character Dr. Ellie Sattler in Jurassic World Dominion, the newest and seemingly final chapter in the Jurassic
Aaron Lomeli, right, fans Maya Gonzalez before the start of the Pierce College Commencement Ceremony at Rocky Young Park on the Woodland Hills campus, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was the first in-person commencement since June 2019. The college also welcomed graduating students from 2021 along with approximately 650 graduates
An investigation into the US Capitol riots has heard that close allies of former president Donald Trump – and even his daughter – rejected his false claims of election fraud, with one calling it “bulls**t”. On the first of six days of public hearings before a House of Representatives select committee, a never-seen-before 12-minute graphic
Boris Johnson is not a good role model for children, according to a top government adviser who is known as Britain’s strictest headmistress. Katharine Birbalsingh, chair of the social mobility commission, told Sky News’s Beth Rigby Interviews that from his personal life to his messy hairstyle, the three-times married prime minister causes her to “raise
President Joe Biden will headline two fundraisers on Friday as he winds down his swing through Los Angeles, raising money for the Democratic National Committee at the events that are expected to draw a significant number of Hollywood donors. The president first will attend an event at the Brentwood home of Andrew Hauptman, co-founder of