‘Clock’ predicts when Sun will ‘wake up’ and cause solar storms

New ‘sun clock’ predicts when Earth’s star will wake from its slumber, helping experts prepare for extreme space weather events that knock out power grids and satellites The sun is currently sleeping, but experts say an awakening is imminent  When it wakes, it will increase solar activity and create extreme space weather  Scientists have now designed … Read more

Janelle Monáe wants white people to ‘wake up’ amid BLM movement

Janelle Monáe wants white people to ‘wake up’ amid the black lives matter movement as she covers Variety Power of Women issue By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 16:51 BST, 9 June 2020 | Updated: 17:07 BST, 9 June 2020 Janelle Monáe wants white people to ‘wake up’ and ‘stand up’ amid the black lives matter movement.  … Read more

Beyonce’s mom Tina Lawson thanks everyone who demonstrated in wake of police killing of George Floyd

Tina Lawson took to Instagram with kind words to everyone who made their voice heard in the nine days since the death of an unarmed black man named George Floyd in an exchange with police in Minneapolis. The 66-year-old mother of Beyonce and Solange Knowles cited a number of different ways people spread resources and … Read more

Wake up Britain! If we don’t rouse from lockdown torpor soon, we face an economic collapse

Even now, when the lockdown is beginning to ease, it is an eerie experience to walk down your local High Street. Most shops are still shuttered. The restaurants are dark, the pubs abandoned. The dusty pavements stretch out in front of you, silent and empty, weeds poking through the cracks. Sometimes I feel as if I’ve … Read more

Mayors of riot-torn cities plead for end to violent demonstrations in wake of George Floyd killing

The black Democrat mayors for Washington, DC, and Atlanta, Georgia, have both pleaded for an end to violent demonstrations as the shocking extent of the damage to cities across America is laid bare. Mayors pleaded on Sunday that protesters don’t ‘destroy our cities’ as rioters took to the streets in cities across America in the … Read more

Mayors of riot-torn cities plead for end to violent demonstrations in wake of George Floyd killing

The black Democrat mayors for Washington, DC, and Atlanta, Georgia, have both pleaded for an end to violent demonstrations as the shocking extent of the damage to cities across America is laid bare. Mayors pleaded on Sunday that protesters don’t ‘destroy our cities’ as rioters took to the streets in cities across America in the … Read more

Trump will sign executive order on ‘social media’ in wake of Twitter fact-checking his tweets

President Trump will sign some sort of ‘social media’-focused executive order on Thursday, White House officials said, amid a rift with Twitter over the company fact-checking his tweets.  Reporters traveling on board Air Force One Wednesday were told by press secretary Kayleigh McEnany that an executive order was coming as soon as Wednesday night, but … Read more

Inflation: How a basket of goods has altered in wake of lockdown

Pints of Guinness, cinema popcorn, haircuts and airport parking were all stripped out of Britain’s latest inflation basket as statisticians tried to calculate price changes in the middle of the coronavirus lockdown. In the first inflation reading since the country went into lockdown on 23 March, the Office for National Statistics said the prices of … Read more

Mothers and daughters: ‘I wanted to celebrate my life by going to my own wake’ 

When Lin Dalton decided to stop her treatment for incurable cancer, she knew she wanted to make the most of every moment she has left. So with her daughter Laura, she brought family and friends together for an evening of fun and farewells  Lin’s graduation in 2015 – she gained a first-lass honours degree in … Read more

Uber will require all drivers to wear face masks in the wake of the coronavirus crisis

Uber will require all drivers and riders to wear face masks in the wake of the coronavirus crisis and is developing technology to ensure they are obeying the rules Uber reportedly approved the feature last week to ensure masks are worn  It will force both drivers and passengers to verify they are covering their mouths It is expected … Read more