Temperatures soar to 77F today before a scorching 87F week-long heatwave arrives tomorrow

The UK is set to bask in temperatures peaking at 87F as a plume of heat makes its way to the country once more from the start of next week. Following a dreary start to the month, the country will see a north-south divide as western Scotland continues to be drenched by torrential downpours while … Read more

Temperatures soar to 77F today before a scorching 87F week-long heatwave arrives tomorrow

The UK is set to bask in temperatures peaking at 87F as a plume of heat makes its way to the country once more from the start of next week. Following a dreary start to the month, the country will see a north-south divide as western Scotland continues to be drenched by torrential downpours while … Read more

Britain’s Got Talent Ofcom complaints soar AGAIN to 15,500 as Alesha Dixon hits back at critics

Britain’s Got Talent Ofcom complaints have soared again to 15,500 as dance troupe Diversity’s Black Lives Matter performance continues to divide viewers.  The new figures come after judge Alesha Dixon, 41, threw her support behind the group and told critics to ‘kiss my black a**’ on Thursday night. Diversity’s routine, which narrated the killing of unarmed black man George Floyd … Read more

Britain’s Got Talent Ofcom complaints soar AGAIN to 15,500 as Alesha Dixon hits back at critics

Britain’s Got Talent Ofcom complaints have soared again to 15,500 as dance troupe Diversity’s Black Lives Matter performance continues to divide viewers.  The new figures come after judge Alesha Dixon, 41, threw her support behind the group and told critics to ‘kiss my black a**’ on Thursday night. Diversity’s routine, which narrated the killing of unarmed black man George Floyd … Read more

Zoom adds two-factor authentication after subscriptions soar following lockdowns

Video conferencing app Zoom has added two-factor authentication (2FA) as a new layer of security following its soar in popularity during the current pandemic. The log-in standard requires users to provide an additional piece of information, such as a pin code sent via text message, as well as a password.   Zoom said the optional feature … Read more

Zoom adds two-factor authentication after subscriptions soar following lockdowns

Video conferencing app Zoom has added two-factor authentication (2FA) as a new layer of security following its soar in popularity during the current pandemic. The log-in standard requires users to provide an additional piece of information, such as a pin code sent via text message, as well as a password.   Zoom said the addition of … Read more

Working from home could see energy bills soar by £107 per household this winter

Energy bills could soar by up to 18 per cent, equivalent to £107, for home workers this winter, new research has revealed. Employees no longer working from the office could see their personal energy bills rocket to a total of £1.9billion nationwide, due to the increased use of heating and lighting, according to data from … Read more

Masks become compulsory in Paris as French coronavirus cases soar

Face masks will become compulsory throughout Paris after the city emerged as a hotbed of coronavirus contagion that has sent cases in France soaring.  Prime Minister Jean Castex said that masks – which were already compulsory on public transport and in enclosed spaces – will now be mandatory in all public places across the city, … Read more

Google searches for the phrase ‘panic attack’ soar to record levels due to coronavirus

Google searches for ‘panic attack’ and other anxiety-related queries soared 17 per cent to a record high at the start of the coronavirus crisis, study shows Researchers studied Google searches dating from 2004 through to the present  Start of the Covid pandemic coincided with spike in searchers for panic attacks    Researchers are calling for more … Read more

US tech giants soar by $2.5trillion in 2020

America’s technology giants have added nearly $2.5 trillion to their market values this year – an astonishing rally worth almost as much as the entire UK economy. Despite the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis, Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google parent Alphabet, Microsoft and Tesla have surged higher as their businesses continue to boom. They … Read more