Price cuts to lure shoppers helped supermarkets rake in record revenues ahead of Christmas, according to industry data. Kantar Wordpanel, which tracks sales and prices among chains, said £13.7bn passed through tills or via websites over the four weeks to 24 December. It took average household grocery spending to an all-time high of £477 across
It’s a new reading year, which means it’s time to start building our TBRs with all the fantastic new books out in 2024! Goodreads has put together a list of the most-anticipated fantasy, science fiction, and horror new releases. These are the titles that have been added to users’ Want to Read shelves the most
Shares in EchoStar were flat Tuesday morning on the first day of trading since the closing of the wireless firm’s merger with Dish Network. The all-stock deal, announced last summer, officially closed on Sunday. Dish had been its own separate entity since being spun off by EchoStar in 2008. The reunion offers Charlie Ergen a
A man was shot to death this morning in Palmdale, authorities said. The shooting occurred about 6:25 a.m. in the 38700 block of 2nd Street East, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. According to sources at the scene, the shooting occurred at a New Year’s Eve
A couple from New Jersey rang in the new year in a special way as they welcomed twins – but the babies won’t share the same birth date nor the same birth year. Ezra was born first at 11.48pm on New Year’s Eve then his brother Ezekial was delivered 40 minutes later at 12.28am on
Downing Street has insisted that the prime minister has achieved his target of clearing the legacy backlog of asylum claims, despite the government’s own data showing that 4,537 remain. Rishi Sunak pledged in December 2022 that he would “abolish” the legacy backlog of asylum claims made before 28 June of that year, with the Home
Jan 02, 2024The Hacker NewsBrowser Security / Threat Protection Security stakeholders have come to realize that the prominent role the browser has in the modern corporate environment requires a re-evaluation of how it is managed and protected. While not long-ago web-borne risks were still addressed by a patchwork of endpoint, network, and cloud solutions, it
I was not expecting this to be the setlist’s opening track, but I am here for it. Tyler Childers closed the year with two sold-out nights at Lexington, Kentucky’s historic Rupp Arena. While I envy those who were able to be at the show, I am thankful for the concertgoers who uploaded video footage so
Forest Whitaker‘s ex-wife, Keisha Nash Whitaker, died from alcoholic liver disease … TMZ has learned. We obtained Keisha’s certificate of death — issued by L.A. County — and the document says Keisha suffered from the disease for years before it ultimately killed her. The certificate also says acute renal failure — a symptom of anorexia
As the world waits for the unsealing of hundreds of court filings related to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a new lawsuit has surfaced in Los Angeles accusing Epstein associate Jean-Luc Brunel of holding a woman hostage at a Canadian estate for sex abuse by multiple men. The new accuser, suing under the pseudonym Jessica
Poco M6 Pro 4G is expected to launch globally soon. The phone will join the Poco M6 Pro 5G model, which was introduced in India in May 2023, with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 SoC and a 5,000mAh battery with 18W wired charging support. Details about the Poco M6 Pro 4G have surfaced online recently including
Two of the world’s largest container ship operators have extended diversions from the Red Sea following an attack on a vessel at the weekend that has been blamed for a renewed oil price volatility. Maersk had suspended, on Sunday, sailings near or via the Suez Canal after one of its giant carriers, the Maersk Hangzou,
As of today, the traditionally protective Walt Disney Co will have to deal with an onslaught of Mickey Mouse parodies, mockeries and likely rather explicit variations as the iconic character slips into the public domain. Sorta. In the sober light of 2024, Steamboat Willie, the 1928 short that effectively launched the empire that Walt built,
A baby boy named Javier was the first baby born in 2024 at Memorial Care Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital in Long Beach. He arrived two weeks early. Parents Lucerito Quevedo and Javier Gomez welcomed their baby boy at 1:38 a.m. Monday, Jan. 1 at the Cherese Mari Laulhere Birth Center. Little Javier weighed 6
Hollywood actor Jeremy Renner said he had “so many things to live for” as he detailed his recovery one year after his near-fatal snowploughing accident. The Avengers actor, 52, broke more than 30 bones and had multiple operations after he was accidentally run over by his six-tonne snowplough while trying to help his nephew on
The government is claiming victory in clearing the backlog of asylum claims – but that has been described as “misleading” as thousands are still waiting for a final decision. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged in December 2022 that he would “abolish” the legacy backlog of asylum claims made before 28 June of that year, with
Jan 01, 2024NewsroomEncryption / Network Security Security researchers from Ruhr University Bochum have discovered a vulnerability in the Secure Shell (SSH) cryptographic network protocol that could allow an attacker to downgrade the connection’s security by breaking the integrity of the secure channel. Called Terrapin (CVE-2023-48795, CVSS score: 5.9), the exploit has been described as the
It ain’t a Waffle House, it’s a Waffle Home… Waffle House is a wonderful little establishment that one must experience first-hand to really understand. On its face, it just looks like any ol’ sh*thole diner that serves up waffles and hashbrowns to highly intoxicated, and dare I say belligerent, crowds of people at two in
Irish actress Brenda Fricker was 47 years old when she was cast to play the unhoused pigeon lady who lives in New York City’s Central Park and protects Kevin with her flock of pigeons — in the holiday classic film “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” back in 1992. Brenda shared the big screen
New year, new music from Playboi Carti. On Jan. 1, the rap star released “Backr00ms,” his newest collaboration with rap colleague Travis Scott. In their decidedly lo-fi video, Carti and Scott take turns rapping in a garage near an SUV tank, with scenes of Carti showering a dancer with money inside a drab office space