Funny Girls! The BBC reveals that 58 per cent of comedy shows on BBC3 this year will be ‘female-led’ BBC is ‘building on success of Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Daisy May Cooper’ Most BBC3 comedy shows are ‘either starring, written by or created by women’ There will be 58 per cent female representation for ‘long-form scripted … Read more
Funny Girls! The BBC reveals that 58 per cent of comedy shows on BBC3 this year will be ‘female-led’ BBC is ‘building on success of Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Daisy May Cooper’ Most BBC3 comedy shows are ‘either starring, written by or created by women’ There will be 58 per cent female representation for ‘long-form scripted … Read more
FTSE 100 powers through 7000 mark for first time in more than a year as optimism rises about a global economic recovery The last time the blue-chip index was above that milestone was in late February 2020 A month later it had fallen below the 5000 mark after weeks of panic selling The turnaround has … Read more
A stunning image of a rat fetus with glowing red eyes and iridescent tissue has been named winner of a prestigious science photograph prize. Scientist Werner Zuschratter captured the embryo on its 21st day of development using a microscope that shoots images through a tiny pinhole to highlight contrasts and increase clarity. Along with Zuschratter’s … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon’s aim of a four-day week in Scotland will cost the nation’s taxpayers £3billion a year, it was claimed today. The First Minister yesterday unveiled plans for a £10million pilot scheme if the SNP administration at Holyrood is re-elected in May, which will examine the feasibility of shortening the working week. It was among … Read more
This year may be very special for Samsung. The South Korean tech giant plans to release not just one but two foldable smartphones. Thhe Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Galaxy Z Flip 3 will be the South Korean tech giant’s foldable offerings this 2021. By next year, more foldable devices may even be introduced … Read more
Obesity ‘is WORSE than smoking’: Weight problems cause more deaths from heart conditions than puffing tobacco, study suggests Are about 31,000 avoidable deaths from heart disease due to obesity each year By comparison, there are around 21,000 deaths caused by smoking Two thirds of all adults in the UK are now overweight or obese By … Read more
Obesity ‘is WORSE than smoking’: Weight problems cause more deaths from heart conditions than puffing tobacco, study suggests Are about 31,000 avoidable deaths from heart disease due to obesity each year By comparison, there are around 21,000 deaths caused by smoking Two thirds of all adults in the UK are now overweight or obese By … Read more
Two sisters who launched a fashion brand as teenagers from their garden shed four years ago have revealed how they turned their start-up into a multi-million pound business. Alice, 25, and Maisie Jones, 22, from Hope, Flintshire, used £2,000 they had saved by selling vintage clothing online to start their label Sisters & Seekers in 2017. … Read more
Bernie Madoff dies in federal prison aged 82: Mastermind behind largest Ponzi scheme in US history passes away ‘from natural causes’ 12 years into 150-year sentence Madoff died at the Federal Correctional Facility in Butner, North Carolina He died of natural causes, according to prison sources, less than a year after asking for compassionate release because … Read more