New figures from the Office for National Statistics have revealed the take-up of first dose COVID jabs among over-50s in England. Due to the progress of the coronavirus vaccination programme, it can be assumed that a substantial proportion of over-50s had been offered a jab up to 12 April – the period to which the
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NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space 60 years ago on May 5. The space research organisation honoured Shepard and his mission with a special page on its website. The year 1961 was extremely crucial as the United States and the Soviet Union — the two dominant superpowers at the
Gavin Newsom, center, smiles next to his wife Jennifer Newsom, left, and Senator Kamala Harris, during a rally in Burbank, California, last May. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images For all the talk of a California exodus, the largest U.S. state is in the midst of an economic resurgence. When Covid-19 shut down
An open letter signed by hundreds of members of the entertainment industry has called for a change in culture, in the wake of allegations made against Noel Clarke. Some 20 women made claims of bullying and sexual harassment against the actor, writer and director in an investigation first published in the Guardian newspaper. Clarke later
In its first NewFronts presentation, NBCUniversal laid out its multi-platform ad strategy and revealed new initiatives like an ad unit on Peacock that lets brands reach a broad audience at a certain time regardless of what they are watching. The company also detailed new dynamic ad insertion and contextual ad offerings during the virtual event,
Netflix’s original movie Thunder Force, the comedy starring Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer, debuted at No. 1 on Nielsen’s U.S. streaming ratings chart for the week of April 5. Almost 1 billion minutes were streamed of the pic, pacing it well ahead of No. 2-ranked The Falcon and the Winter Soldier from Disney+, which dropped
News Childish Gambino Sued by Rapper Who Alleges “This Is America” Copyright Infringement Florida rapper Kidd Wes says the Grammy-winning single has “substantial similarities” to his 2016 track “Made in America” By Matthew Strauss May 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino, October 2019 (Emma McIntyre/BAFTA LA/Getty Images for BAFTA LA) Facebook Twitter
Calling all diverse women writers! LitUp—a writer’s fellowship from Reese’s Book Club—is accepting fee-free applications from unpublished, underrepresented women writers. Reese’s Book Club, along with We Need Diverse Books, have created this fellowship to aid diverse emerging writers so “more diverse stories are seen, heard, and read by all.” LitUp has partnered with Hello Sunshine
The search for summer wedding guest dresses is *officially* ON, with weddings starting back up again (TY, vaccinations!) and postponed invitations flooding through our letterbox. If your coffee table is slowly becoming overwhelmed with save-the-dates for the nuptials of your loved ones, it’s likely you’re after a cute AF wedding guest dress to feel your
While Los Angeles County will wait until tomorrow to loosen business restrictions in accordance with its move into the least-restrictive Yellow tier of the state’s economic-reopening blueprint, Pasadena and Long Beach enacted eased guidelines today, including the reopening of indoor bars. Weekly statistics released by the state Tuesday showed L.A. county’s rate of daily new
A Covid-19 coronavirus patient breathes with the help of oxygen provided by a Gurdwara, a place of worship for Sikhs, under a tent installed along the roadside in Ghaziabad on May 6, 2021. Prakash Singh | AFP | Getty Images India once again reported a record number of cases and fatalities on Thursday as it
The polls open at 7am today for the biggest set of elections outside a general election in almost 50 years. Voters will cast their ballots despite the many COVID-19 restrictions still in place, with 48 million people given the chance to have their say. In Scotland and Wales, the electorate will decide on their national
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin will send its first crew to space on July 20 and is offering one of the seats to the winner of an online auction, the company said Wednesday. The trip will last a total of ten minutes, four of which passengers will spend above the Karman line that marks the recognised
In this article FB Facebook co-founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill April 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. Yasin Ozturk | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images In 1803, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall was faced with an impossible
Madonna and Levi’s have paid tribute to “kind” and “sweet” model and singer Nick Kamen, “the man who made the 501 even more iconic”. Kamen, who was best known for stripping off in a launderette to wash his jeans in the famous 1980s Levi’s advert, also had a music career and was considered a protege
UPDATE, 8 PM PT: Caitlyn Jenner’s choice of Sean Hannity to make her national debut as a gubernatorial candidate was a bit incongruous to the state itself. After all, California is bluer than it was than in 2003, the year of the last recall, when that year’s best known celebrity candidate, Arnold Schwarzenegger, announced on The
EXCLUSIVE: Leonine and Lionsgate have closed a lucrative three-picture all-rights movie deal for Germany and Austria. The pre-buy deal includes Borderlands, Eli Roth’s star-studded adaptation of the popular video game; White Bird: A Wonder Story, the companion film to 2017 box office hit Wonder; and action-comedy The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent. The deal comes
News Jeff Parker Covers War’s “Slippin’ into Darkness”: Listen The cover appears on Situation Chicago 2, a new compilation that benefits the Chicago Independent Venue League’s SAVE Emergency Relief Fund By Noah Yoo May 5, 2021 Facebook Twitter Jeff Parker, April 2019 (Graham Denholm/Getty Images for Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz) Facebook Twitter Situation Chicago
There were two book series I’d dash down the aisles of Waldenbooks for as a young reader: The Baby-Sitters Club and Goosebumps. Like so many young readers, the Goosebumps series appealed to me as someone who loved scary stories, and R.L. Stine was tapping into something that made me crave more. I never quite got
Outdoor rugs are my current obsession: the latest in an embarrassingly long line of garden furniture purchases ahead of a summer packed full of outdoor socialising. Like everyone else, I’m *so* excited to be reunited with my loved ones, and have been stocking up on sun loungers, hanging egg chairs, outdoor parasols, BBQs and pizza