Number 10 has stressed that Christmas parties should not be cancelled and there are no rules limiting their size after conflicting comments from ministers and officials in recent days. The discovery of the Omicron variant of coronavirus has prompted speculation about how Britons should be approaching festive celebrations this year. As scientists work to assess
Almost exactly four years after the first airing of the DC’s Legends of Tomorrow episode “Beebo, the God of War,” the little blue furball at the center of that episode’s drama got his very own holiday special last night. “Beebo, the God of War” centered on the idea that a time-tossed talking plush toy had found
Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, on Thursday announced an expansion of its Facebook Protect security program to include human rights defenders, activists, journalists, and government officials who are more likely to be targeted by bad actors across its social media platforms. “These people are at the center of critical communities for public debate,”
On the morning of Nov. 30, Robin Redding’s son Treshan, a senior at Oxford High School in Michigan, asked if he could stay home from school that day. Usually, Treshan goes to school with his cousins, but that morning, they weren’t answering their phones. “He felt that was kind of weird,” Redding says. “He felt
Phew, we’ve made it to the end, folks! Another year is about to go into the books, and I know it’s been another rough one, so please enjoy some new book releases to unwind! December is light on book releases as publishing takes a bit of a hiatus during the holiday season, but what we
The EU has fined banks, including Barclays, NatWest and HSBC, a total of €344m (£293m) for roles in an alleged foreign exchange spot trading cartel on a chatroom named “Sterling Lads”. The European Commission said the UK-based banks agreed to settle the case, alongside UBS which avoided a penalty because it had blown the whistle
Alan Jackson, the man’s still got it. Even though Jackson is 63-years-old, the man has had the kind of year that would put men half his age to shame. From the release of his 16th studio album Where Have You Gone, to his duet with his daughter “Racing The Dark,” and even playing a benefit concert
The following contains STAR TREK: DISCOVERY spoilers Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Episode 3 Star Trek: Discovery tries to serve multiple masters in Season 4 episode “Choose to Live” and the end results are predictably muddled. Perhaps it was always going to be difficult to balance Michael’s mission to track down a rogue Qowat Milat -who killed
OnePlus RT price in India has been tipped by a new report. The phone is said to launch an 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant, as well as a 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant. OnePlus RT is said to be the rebranded version of the OnePlus 9RT that was launched in China in October.
Jen Shah wants the judge in her upcoming fraud trial to dismiss the criminal case against her, saying it’s all because of what federal agents chatted about to Hulu cameras. According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ … “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star says the streaming service interviewed two specials agents
Alec Baldwin told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that he “didn’t pull the trigger” during the fatal Rust shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October. “I would never point a gun at anyone and pull he trigger. Never,” the actor said in a clip from his first sit-down interview since the incident. Alec Baldwin Unscripted airs on
Universal Parks & Resorts made a number of big announcements today, among them that Karen Irwin, President of Universal Studios Hollywood, will become President of Universal Orlando Resort. That property’s current president, Bill Davis, is retiring after 15 years at his post. Irwin began her career with Universal in Orlando. Most recently, she led the
Los Angeles County public health officials reported 1,473 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,528,586, as of Wednesday, Dec. 1. The total number of cases represents 15% of Los Angeles County’s population. Officials reported 18 more deaths linked to the coronavirus since, for a total of 27,184 deaths since
The US Supreme Court has signalled a willingness to curtail abortion rights in the US and possibly overturn the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling that legalised terminations. The Supreme Court justices indicated they will uphold a restrictive Republican-backed Mississippi law that would outlaw the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The court, which has a
A number of social gatherings were held in Downing Street in the run-up to Christmas last year while indoor mixing was banned in London under COVID restrictions, Sky News understands. Following reports that a large party was held in late December, it has also emerged that Number 10 staff gathered after work and drank alcohol
Three different state-sponsored threat actors aligned with China, India, and Russia have been observed adopting a new method called RTF (aka Rich Text Format) template injection as part of their phishing campaigns to deliver malware to targeted systems. “RTF template injection is a novel technique that is ideal for malicious phishing attachments because it is
UPDATE (12/1): The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) announced on Wednesday it will suspend all WTA tournaments in China, including Hong Kong, CNN reports. “In good conscience, I don’t see how I can ask our athletes to compete there when Peng Shuai is not allowed to communicate freely and has seemingly been pressured to contradict her
Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Anna Ash has announced her next album Sleeper and shared two new singles, “Favorite Part” and “Popularity.” The new releases build off of the rootsy, delicate Americana sound that Ash updated with more complex soundscapes on her most recent EP Fire Season, which she released in March. Her intimate, intricate songwriting has conjured literary comparisons, with her
Reginald VelJohnson is best known for playing Al Powell in Die Hard and Carl Winslow in Family Matters, but many also know him as David Sutton from Turner & Hooch. Earlier this year, VelJohnson reprised his role from the classic ’80s movie in the Disney+ reboot of the same name that starred Josh Peck as
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