Cecil Rhodes WON’T fall: Bosses of Oxford’s Oriel College REJECT calls to tear him down

Cecil Rhodes WON’T fall: Bosses of Oxford’s Oriel College REJECT calls to tear down statue of British colonialist due to ‘financial challenges’ after BLM-inspired inquiry said it should be removed Oriel College’s decision comes after a long-running campaign to remove statue An independent inquiry to examine Rhodes’ legacy was set up in June amid BLM … Read more

Olivia Rodrigo doesn’t want to fall into the ‘classic Disney pop girl archetype’

Olivia Rodrigo doesn’t want to fall into the ‘classic Disney pop girl archetype’ after success of Drivers License By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com Published: 17:11 BST, 19 May 2021 | Updated: 17:45 BST, 19 May 2021 Olivia Rodrigo is making sure to keep her music career ‘separate’ from her life as a Disney star. The … Read more

Covid UK: Daily deaths fall 65% in a week as infection rate remains flat

Britain today recorded 65 per cent fewer coronavirus deaths than last week as seven more victims were recorded and another 2,412 positive tests were announced, down 2.5 per cent on last Tuesday.  The latest data shows more than 36.8million Britons have now received at least one dose of the Covid vaccine, and 20.5million have had … Read more

Covid deaths fall by more than a third in a week in England and Wales, official data shows

Covid deaths fall by more than a third in a week in England and Wales, official data shows with virus now behind one in 60 fatalities Office for National Statistics data show 129 Covid deaths in week ending May 7  Total deaths in England were 20.2 per cent lower than the five-year average UK has … Read more

Spotify shares fall as Apple and Amazon give subscribers free access to ‘lossless music’ services 

Spotify stocks fell nearly three per cent Monday as Apple and Amazon both announced they’re offering millions of perfect quality songs to subscribers at no additional charge.  The two music streaming platforms will not make users pay more for ‘lossless songs’ that have exactly the same sound quality as when they were recorded in the studio.  … Read more

Spotify shares fall as Apple and Amazon give subscribers free access to ‘lossless music’ services 

Spotify stock took a tumble Monday as Apple and Amazon both announced they’re offering millions of lossless songs to subscribers at no additional charge.  Lossless audio maintains CD-quality sound in small files sizes, allowing listeners to hear songs ‘the way the artists created them in the studio,’ Apple said. Apple Music will add some 20 million lossless … Read more

UK’s daily Covid infections fall 16% in a week to 1,979 and deaths stay steady

UK’s daily Covid infections fall 16% in a week to 1,979 and deaths stay steady as another five victims are recorded Department of Health statistics showed 1,979 infections were registered in the last 24 hours, up eight per cent There were also five Covid deaths which was one more than at the same time last … Read more

University tuition fees could fall from £9,250 to £7,500 a year

University tuition fees could fall from £9,250 to £7,500 a year but arts and humanities courses may disappear Tuition fees could be cut from £9,250 to a maximum of £7,500 in science drive Science degrees to be topped up by extra Government funding sparking fears  Some universities have already planned to stop teaching history and … Read more