John Caudwell, the billionaire founder of Phones4u, is talking to me from the back of a chauffeur-driven Mercedes people carrier as he travels back from skiing in Switzerland to Monaco. It’s an unlikely place to hold a telephone interview in a pandemic – particularly for a vociferous Brexiteer who says he would much rather be … Read more
A headteacher has become an internet hit after she penned a heartfelt letter telling parents they would ‘get through this together’ during the third lockdown. Sarah White, 40, was so moved by a conversation with a parent who had had a ‘really tough’ time during lockdown she decided to write the letter to say that … Read more
Anne Hathaway reflected on the overwhelming amount of internet hate she endured after she portrayed the French prostitute Fantine in 2012’s Les Misérables. While promoting the musical film, the 38-year-old star rubbed fans the wrong way as she discussed having to chop off her hair, shedding an ‘unhealthy’ 25 pounds for the role and ‘kind of’ losing her … Read more
Google parent company Alphabet has shut down its internet balloon business, Loon, which worked to beam internet to remote parts of the world. The ambitious division, which was founded in 2011, aimed to provide a less expensive alternative to cell towers, saving money for developing countries. The tennis court-sized balloons carried solar-powered networking gear high … Read more
He shot to stardom as Ronald Weasley in the iconic Harry Potter franchise. But Rupert Grint credited his daughter, Wednesday, for breaking the internet on Sunday after he became the fastest Instagram user to gain one million followers with a picture holding his tiny tot. The actor, 32, welcomed his first child with girlfriend Georgia … Read more
An internet obsessive who amassed a stash of lethal weapons including a crossbow and machete has today been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Gabrielle Friel was found with a high-powered crossbow, 15 bolts, a 12 inch machete and a ballistic vest and had made repeated internet searches over firearms. The 22-year-old was sentenced today … Read more
An internet obsessive who amassed a stash of lethal weapons including a crossbow and machete has today been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Gabrielle Friel was found with a high-powered crossbow, 15 bolts, a 12 inch machete and a ballistic vest and had made repeated internet searches over firearms. The 22-year-old was sentenced today … Read more
The UK had to adjust to a more digital or ‘virtual’ way of life in 2020, and as we go in to 2021 many of us will still be working from home for the foreseeable future. For those who hoped they might go back into office sooner rather than later, now is the time to … Read more
Australian soap Neighbours tops internet search results in UK – after fans raged when the show was taken off the air in Britain over Christmas By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:59 GMT, 2 January 2021 | Updated: 09:59 GMT, 2 January 2021 It may be an iconic Australian soap opera, but Neighbours … Read more
African internet scammers target lonely locked-down Brits as romance fraud hits record 7,000 cases in 2020 and detectives call on ministers to crack down on Facebook Graeme Biggar, head of National Crime Agency’s National Economic Crime Centre, said agency is combating surge in fraud during Covid-19 pandemic He warned social media companies like Facebook would … Read more