Police forces begin using ‘next generation’ speed guns on UK roads

Motorists beware, police forces around the country are trialling new handheld speed guns that will make it far easier for them to catch and fine road users who exceed limits. A number of UK constabularies – including Northumbria Police and Warwickshire Police – in recent months have announced they are beginning to use the latest version … Read more

Eddie Van Halen hailed ‘The Mozart of our generation’ during Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honor

Eddie Van Halen hailed ‘the Mozart of our generation’ as he is honored at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a month after his death By Sarah Abraham For Dailymail.com Published: 21:52 GMT, 8 November 2020 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 8 November 2020 The late Eddie Van Halen was honored on Saturday at the … Read more

Insta-mortgages are an instant hit with new lender Generation Home

Aspiring homeowners struggling to raise a large enough deposit to qualify for a mortgage might find they now have an alternative option – available through Instagram.  Generation Home is a brand new mortgage lender, launching earlier this month and marketing its home loans to Britons through social media.     While all other UK mortgage lenders require … Read more

How the ‘slackest generation’ became our Second World War heroes

HISTORY  GUIDANCE FROM THE GREATEST by Gavin Mortimer (£14.99 Constable, 208pp)   When asked for his advice on living a long and happy life, Captain Sir Tom Moore says: ‘I think you’ve got to be optimistic; to think that things will get better.’ As the centenarian hoiked his walking frame 100 times around his garden (eventually … Read more

Coronavirus UK: SAGE warns young people may become ‘lost generation’

Young people and children are at risk of becoming a ‘lost generation’ because of the UK Government’s Covid-19 response, members of SAGE warned today. Generation Z – those aged seven to 24 – have largely avoided any direct consequences of coronavirus to their health.  But the disruption to education, huge national debt and climbing unemployment … Read more

One out of two homeowners aged under 35 bankrolled by older generation

More than half of homebuyers under-35 have been bankrolled by family – and a fiftth got more than £30,000 Some 56 per cent of under-35s who own a property had financial help  Two thirds of them couldn’t have bought their home without this support  They received £19k on average, and absent it would have delayed buying … Read more

Halsey graces cover of Time magazine as a ‘next generation leader’

Megastar Halsey is a platinum selling artist who can now add ‘generation leader’ to her list of accolades.  On Friday, TIME magazine announced that the 26-year-old hitmaker was one of their ‘2020 Next Generation Leaders’ as she graced the cover of the prestigious magazine.  Branded a ‘fearless artist and advocate,’ Halsey took to social media … Read more

Leading headteacher says young people are most resilient generation since World War Two 

Stop being mean to our hardy snowflakes! Leading headteacher hails ‘resilience’ of young people in the face of coronavirus and says they are most resilient generation since World War Two Sally-Anne Huang is High Master of St Paul’s School in south-west London Made comments in speech to Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference  Can’t think of group … Read more

Leading headteacher says young people are most resilient generation since World War Two 

Stop being mean to our hardy snowflakes! Leading headteacher hails ‘resilience’ of young people in the face of coronavirus and says they are most resilient generation since World War Two Sally-Anne Huang is High Master of St Paul’s School in south-west London Made comments in speech to Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference  Can’t think of group … Read more

Apple unveils its iPad range, including Air and 8th Generation

Apple has unveiled its iPad Air and alongside a new Apple Watch, the Series 6, and the iPad 8th Generation at its virtual ‘Time Flies’ event.  Apple CEO Tim Cook also announced at the end of talk that iOS 14 will be launching tomorrow.  The all new iPad Air has thin bezels, a 12MP rear camera, a … Read more