More than a dozen Tory rebels flexed their muscles on new coronavirus rules, but failed to defeat the government over its “rule of six”. Fourteen Conservative backbenchers were joined by five DUP MPs in trying to curb the restrictions on social gatherings. They were easily outnumbered, but Labour and 62 Conservatives abstained, meaning the total
October 6th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan Community solar power and community choice aggregation are two of the hot trends in the US solar energy industry. Now, more residents of New York are getting access to the community solar power and community choice aggregation. Six Rockland County municipalities are offering residents and small businesses cheaper clean,
Apple will host its next iPhone event on Oct. 13. Apple Apple announced a new product launch event on Oct. 13 where it’s expected to reveal the next model of the iPhone. The event starts at 10 a.m. Pacific / 1 p.m. ET and will be streamed online due to the ongoing spread of coronavirus.
Donald Trump has “had a restful first night at home” and has reported no symptoms of COVID-19 today, his White House doctor has said. Dr Sean Conley said in a statement the president’s “vital signs and physical exam remain stable. “Overall he continues to do extremely well,” Dr Conley said, adding that his oxygen saturation
Kevin Bacon’s interconnectedness is a thing of urban myth, but contrarily he chose his latest movie based on its isolation and intense focus on just a few characters. The 62-year-old actor both stars in and executive produces You Should Have Left, but the inspiration for the film actually came from his wife, actress Kyra Sedgwick,
Financial products based on the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are to be banned from sale to retail consumers by the City watchdog. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said consumers were at risk of “sudden and unexpected losses” from the investments and that the ban would save them about £53m a year. It said
“It’s been a long old journey and it’s an interesting one because throughout all of my experience, I’ve been trying to search for something which was always there.” With her eighth solo album just released, Melanie C, the woman who will always be known as Sporty Spice, is reflecting on overcoming the struggles she has
Liam Gallagher has hit out at government “dopes” over support for the music industry during the pandemic – as hundreds of artists gave a protest performance near parliament to highlight the issue. Gallagher made the comments in a series of tweets, saying the UK “would be beyond w*** if it wasn’t for the arts and
6:45 AM ET NFL NationESPN While the NFL Power Rankings are a weekly thing, it’s never too early to jump ahead and look toward the playoffs. With roughly a quarter of the season in the books, that’s what we’re doing. This week, we determined each team’s postseason chances, according to the ESPN Football Power Index
The UK reported 14,542 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday – an increase of almost 2,000 compared with yesterday. It comes after several days of confusion as 16,000 cases in England were missed by the NHS Test and Trace scheme. Downing Street said that as of 9.30am this morning, 63% of the positive cases had been
Britain’s Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel of Germany and U.S. scientist Andrea Ghez won the 2020 Nobel Prize for Physics for their discoveries about one of the most exotic phenomena in the universe, the black hole, the award-giving body said on Tuesday. Penrose, professor at the University of Oxford, won half the prize for his work
Boris Johnson has dismissed claims coronavirus has “robbed me of my mojo” as he set out promises on social care, green energy and housing in his Conservative Party conference speech. The prime minister, speaking via a video stream to his party’s members, launched a strident defence of the private sector as he vowed to “build
The developers of a potential COVID-19 antibody treatment have moved trials to a third phase, hailing “rapid achievement” with no safety concerns to date. The world’s largest vaccines player, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), and Vir Biotechnology said their trial programme was also to be expanded across new sites in North America, South America and Europe. The pair
In case you thought you’d seen all the Super73-style electric bikes and mopeds out there, think again. Electric bicycle manufacturer SONDORS has just unveiled its own line of new electric mopeds known as the SONDORS MadMods. The announcement, which follows on the heels of a slew of other new SONDORS e-bikes, was made quietly this
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has defended encouraging people back to pubs and restaurants over the summer, prior to the government being forced to take fresh action to limit the spread of coronavirus. Mr Sunak’s “Eat Out To Help Out” scheme handed Britons discounted meals during August, as ministers attempted to restart the economy after the UK’s
Jaguar Land Rover says it has restored a two-shift production pattern at its UK plants following a welcome lift to global sales. The carmaker, which has cut thousands of jobs since late last year amid a slowdown in demand exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis, credited cranking up its factories on the gradual clearance of excess