The state of the special relationship between Britain and America under a Biden presidency has been the focus of intense speculation. Joe Biden and Boris Johnson are not political bedfellows. Mr Biden has referred to Mr Johnson as the physical and emotional clone of Donald Trump and is no fan of Brexit. But Saturday’s phone
It is still a “long, long, long way” before coronavirus cases are low enough for lockdown to be lifted, the health secretary has told Sky News. Matt Hancock said “early evidence” shows tough restrictions around the UK are starting to bring the number of new infections down, but he warned the NHS remains under “enormous”
Microsoft on Wednesday shared more specifics about the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) adopted by the attackers behind the SolarWinds hack to stay under the radar and avoid detection, as cybersecurity companies work towards getting a “clearer picture” of one of the most sophisticated attacks in recent history. Calling the threat actor “skillful and methodic
Signal appears to have started developing a range of new features that are already available on WhatsApp. The new changes have come into notice just days after the instant messaging app welcomed a rush of new users. Signal’s rise in popularity has come in the wake of a privacy policy update by WhatsApp that has
Online fashion retailer Boohoo Group is set to acquire troubled department store chain Debenhams. The cut-price deal will result in the closure of Debenhams’ remaining stores, according to a report in the Financial Times which has been confirmed by Sky News. The purchase price is expected to be about £50m, the newspaper said. Both companies
In the latest sign of the media industry’s rethink of the traditional pay-TV bundle, NBCUniversal says it will wind down the operations of its sports cable outlet NBCSN by the end of the year. Live telecasts on the network of sports events like NASCAR races and NHL hockey will migrate to USA Network and, to
Arnold Schwarzenegger = BIG Randy Travis guy. While stumbling around the interwebs and deep into the country music caverns of YouTube (like I do every day), I happen upon this old gem featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Randy Travis. Lo and behold, the Governator is a self-described “Randy Travis fanatic,” so much so, that all of
Illinois native Dakota Danielle adds a little rock to her country in her new song “Backroads.” Premiering exclusively on The Boot, the track is made for cranking up and cruising. “This song brings back the fun memories of cruising around on backroads,” Danielle tells The Boot. She co-wrote the blues-tinged song with Leah Crose and Katie
Marvel star Paul Bettany reveals his Avengers co-stars Chris Evans and Anthony Mackie held a squat-jumping competition to determine which actor has “America’s ass.” The quip, inspired by Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and Ant-Man’s (Paul Rudd) unsolicited commentary about the costumed backside of Captain America (Evans) in Avengers: Endgame, was hotly-debated by the Marvel
The guy who’s third in line to be Commander-in-Chief of this country is also well-equipped to hit the Bat-signal every now and again … because he’s got quite the movie resume. Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont — who was recently voted to become the new president pro tempore of the Senate, replacing Chuck Grassley —
NBA star Kevin Durant is taking Godzilla in the matchup between the King of Monsters and King Kong. Warner Bros. dropped the highly-anticipated trailer for Godzilla vs. Kong today and social media has been buzzing since that moment. It’s wild to think that Warner might have found the film that will boost it’s streaming fortunes
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In 2012, Matthew Teague found out that his wife, Nicole, was going to die. She’d been diagnosed with ovarian cancer; when the surgeon went in to remove tumors, however, he’d discovered that the disease had spread everywhere. Matthew was a journalist for The Atlantic. Nicole had been an actor when they were living in New
This article contains WANDAVISION Episode 3 spoilers, and potential spoilers for future episodes, the wider MCU, and Marvel Comics. I don’t think I’m overstepping when I say that WandaVision is a weird show. It’s intentionally cryptic and there’s a lot going on. It focuses on two characters who have been in several Marvel movies but never truly got the
Grieving has not been easy for the family of Sarah Chester and her 13-year-old daughter Payton, who were among nine passengers killed in last year’s Jan. 26 helicopter crash that also took the life of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. As the one-year anniversary of the day approaches, Sarah Chester’s brothers, Andy
Boris Johnson has spoken to the newly inaugurated US President Joe Biden in a Saturday evening phone call to Washington DC. After the call, the prime minister tweeted: “Great to speak to President Joe Biden this evening. “I look forward to deepening the longstanding alliance between our two countries as we drive a green and
Nicola Sturgeon has accused Boris Johnson of being “frightened of democracy” and said she will seek a “legal referendum” on Scottish independence. Scotland’s first minister claimed the prime minister “fears the verdict and the will of the Scottish people” over his refusal to agree to another independence vote. It comes after the Scottish National Party
SonicWall, a popular internet security provider of firewall and VPN products, on late Friday disclosed that it fell victim to a coordinated attack on its internal systems. The San Jose-based company said the attacks leveraged zero-day vulnerabilities in SonicWall secure remote access products such as NetExtender VPN client version 10.x and Secure Mobile Access (SMA)
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Lite could be in the works and come in Wi-Fi, LTE, and 5G variants, a new report suggests. The tablet will be part of the Galaxy Tab S7 series that includes Galaxy Tab S7 and the Galaxy Tab S7+. In a separate report, alleged CAD-based renders of the Samsung Galaxy Tab
The government is working to persuade Vauxhall’s parent company to commit to future production at its Ellesmere Port plant, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has said. Stellantis says it will decide the fate of the Cheshire plant, which employs around 1,000 people directly, “in the coming weeks”. Ellesmere Port currently makes the Astra, a model which