The board of British pharmaceutical firm Vectura has backed a takeover offer from tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI), despite lobbying from health groups. PMI, the company behind Marlboro cigarettes, had offered 165p per share – or around £1.1bn – for the Wiltshire-based firm, which makes inhaled medicines and devices to treat respiratory illnesses such
Jordan Davis‘ collaboration with Luke Bryan on ”Buy Dirt” makes for a perfectly-country, down-home-comfortable music video, too. The video, much like the songs advises, keeps it simple and focuses on the important things in life: family, the guys (Davis and Bryan) and a guitar. It opens with a black-and-white shot of Davis standing in a field with just
Friday night dance parties, with free dance instruction, return for five Fridays beginning Aug. 13 at the Jerry Moss Plaza at the Music Center in Los Angeles. (Photo courtesy of The Music Center) Here is a sampling of things to do in-person and online in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area, Aug. 12-19.
Hollywood power couple Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have mocked the fallout following the revelation of their family’s somewhat relaxed approach to bathing. Kutcher and Kunis recently told the Armchair Expert podcast that while they wash their vitals every day, they don’t shower or bathe as often – a policy which includes their children Wyatt,
Nicola Sturgeon has called on Boris Johnson to “reassess” the licence for an oil field near Shetland given the “severity of the climate emergency we now face”. Opponents of plans for fossil fuel extraction from the Cambo oil field say it risks sending mixed messages ahead of the UK hosting the COP26 climate summit in
New York City’s film and television industry generated $64 billion in direct economic output in 2019, $12.2 billion in wages and 100,000 jobs, and production – led by TV – is ramping back to pre-pandemic levels, according to film commissioner Anne del Castillo and an extensive new study commissioned by her office and released today.
Attackers are using many types of attacks to compromise business-critical data. These can include zero-day attacks, supply chain attacks, and others. However, one of the most common ways that hackers get into your environment is by compromising passwords. The password spraying attack is a special kind of password attack that can prove effective in compromising
There’s a scene in the second season of the Sopranos where Tony returns home from Vesuvio with a garment bag. He walks into his kitchen and sees his wife Carmela writing checks at the kitchen table, face affixed in a grimace, which melts away when Tony reveals what’s in the bag: a sumptuous, floor-length fur
What do you get when you bring a bunch of country artists to a Metallica cover album party? Believe it or not, you get some damn good covers. We’ve heard Jason Isbell’s rendition of “Sad But True,” and Jon Pardi’s cover of “Wherever I May Roam,” and while Isbell masterfully reimagined his into a swampy blues
This Holiday season, movie fans everywhere are going to get the chance to be home alone once again. After a couple of ultra-successful big screen features (and several home video sequels), the Home Alone franchise is getting the reboot treatment. The new film, Home Sweet Home Alone, is finally arriving this fall, debuting exclusively on
Samsung Galaxy A03s, an upcoming smartphone from the South Korean giant, has reportedly been spotted on Google Play Console. The listing tips key specifications of the phone and even has an image attached, hinting at the phone’s design. The Samsung Galaxy A03s has been spotted on Geekbench in the past. It is likely to be
DC’s Stargirl returned for its second season on Tuesday and some of the final moments of the episode brought a new character to Blue Valley. A young woman identifying herself as the daughter of Green Lantern Alan Scott arrived at the Whitmore/Dugan home to claim the power battery that Courtney has had since Season 1
Warning: spoilers for Ghosts Series 3. The Ghosts Christmas special contains a scene so utterly lovely that BBC One should show it every weeknight straight after the News at Ten. We could all watch it, have a little cry, then clean our teeth and go to bed, ready to wake up the next morning as better, happier
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck aren’t shying away from their love here in La La Land — as if their big date night on Saturday wasn’t enough … here’s more evidence from the day after. Check out these photos TMZ obtained of Bennifer holding hands for a romantic stroll on the beach late Sunday afternoon
If you read in English, chances are that there are a few countries that take up the vast majority of your reading. Only 2–4% of books published in English are translated, and even books published in English in countries other than the U.S. and UK often don’t get picked up and publicized in the same way that
The UK economy grew by 4.8% in the second quarter of the year, according to official figures charting the fightback from the last lockdowns imposed on households and businesses to tackle the coronavirus crisis. The data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) had been expected to show a hit in the final month as
Betty Reed‘s new single “Happy” sounds upbeat and empowering — and it is, but with a twist. The singer-songwriter penned the song about living with depression, as a reminder that those emotions and moments will not last forever. “One of the things I’ve learned (thanks to my wonderful therapist) is that it’s important to convince yourself
Los Angeles County public health officials reported 3,498 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,335,332 as of Wednesday, Aug. 11. The total number of cases represents 13.3% of Los Angeles County’s population. Officials reported 28 new deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total 24,833 deaths since tracking began.
US President Joe Biden has said he does not regret his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan, as officials say three more provincial capitals have fallen to the Taliban. Nine out of the country’s 34 provinces are now in the insurgents’ hands as US troops continue their withdrawal. The fall of the capitals of Badakhshan and
Half a million teenagers are going to receive their GCSE results later today. Grades are going to be based on teacher assessments, and a report has warned that some parents may call for the exams to be scrapped permanently if more top grades are awarded. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has congratulated “hard-working” students ahead of