America braces for Black Friday: Retailers pin their hopes on shopping bonanza

The Black Friday bonanza has begun across the United States with shoppers lining up across parts of the country as retailers pin their hopes on a spending surge after months of slumping sales and businesses toppling into bankruptcy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  Despite being warned by the CDC that in-person shopping would drive up the … Read more

Property giants pin hopes on Covid vaccine to ease the pressure

Property giants pin hopes on Covid vaccine as commercial landlord Land Securities unveils £1bn write-down By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:15 GMT, 10 November 2020 | Updated: 22:15 GMT, 10 November 2020 Property bosses are pinning their hopes on a Covid-19 vaccine to ease pressure on the industry after Britain’s biggest commercial … Read more

Government buys 1 million pin prick Covid-19 tests which ‘don’t work’

One million finger-prick blood tests bought by the Government to diagnose Covid-19 within 20 minutes are ‘not yet proven to work’, safety watchdog warns The Government has purchased one million pin prick Covid tests for home use The tests were supposed to provide a diagnosis at home without special tools Scientists said the Department of … Read more

Cinemas are deserted as owners pin hopes on Christopher Nolan blockbuster Tenet to revive industry

All eyes are on Britain’s deserted cinemas as they prepare for the first release of a Hollywood film since March, with the industry expecting its worst year at box office in three decades amid the coronavirus pandemic.  Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi film Tenet – starring David John Washington and Robert Pattinson – will hit the big … Read more

Cinemas are deserted as owners pin hopes on Christopher Nolan blockbuster Tenet to revive industry

All eyes are on Britain’s deserted cinemas as they prepare for the first release of a Hollywood film since March, with the industry expecting its worst year at box office in three decades amid the coronavirus pandemic.  Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi film Tenet – starring David John Washington and Robert Pattinson – will hit the big … Read more

Ancient ‘hell ants’ had deadly scythe-like mandibles that they used to pin prey

Ancient ‘hell ants’ had deadly scythe-like mandibles that they used in a vertical motion to pin prey against their horn-like appendages, a fossil has revealed. The 99 million-year old insect stunningly preserved in amber from Myanmar was trapped just as it embraced its final victim — an ancient relative of the cockroach. Alongside revealing just how … Read more

Instagram allows all users to pin comments at top of posts in effort to moderate abusive replies

Instagram now allows all users to pin comments at top of posts in an effort to help moderate abusive replies and promote positive ones Instagram is rolling out its reply pinning feature to users everywhere It allows users to pin three comments to the top of their comment threads The company hopes it will boost … Read more

Dani Venn is eliminated over runny eggs while wearing MasterChef’s only immunity pin

‘It’s going straight on eBay!’ Dani Venn is eliminated over runny eggs while wearing MasterChef’s only immunity pin which he says she’ll now have to sell – and fans are ‘gutted’ for her By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:24 BST, 3 May 2020 | Updated: 14:37 BST, 3 May 2020 Dani Venn … Read more