Pakistan, Kenya, Bangladesh and the Philippines have been added to England’s coronavirus red list. The move, which will take effect from 4am on Friday, 9 April, is in response to concerns about new variants of COVID-19, like those first detected in South Africa and Brazil. It means international visitors who have departed from or transited
Admin
A man counts 100 renminbi notes with the Chinese flag in the background. Sheldon Cooper | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — Interest in China’s digital yuan project could in part be driven by the surging price of bitcoin, China’s central bank said Thursday, even as the cryptocurrency is effectively banned
Glastonbury Festival will receive a £900,000 grant as part of the government’s £400 million Culture Recovery Fund. The festival was forced to cancel two events due to the pandemic and has announced a global livestream this year, on the first weekend music venues can reopen. Its co-organisers Michael and Emily Eavis said they were “extremely grateful
EXCLUSIVE: On Saturday, the frequencies of Fox Sports, Discovery, the BBC, ITV, and many other broadcasters will be tuned to the Empty Quarter in the Saudi Arabian desert. It’s a landscape that could be mistaken for Tatooine in the Star Wars universe, but come the weekend, it will be home to the most extreme motorsport
On Thursday, the Set Decorators Society of America announced the winners of the inaugural SDSA Awards, which recognizes excellence in the art of set decoration for film. Topping the winners list was David Fincher’s black-and-white Old Hollywood drama, Mank. The Netflix pic scored wins for Best Picture and Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Period Feature
News Topaz Jones Reveals Album Release Date, Shares New Song “D.I.A.L.”: Listen Don’t Go Tellin’ Your Momma, the album and short film, arrive on April 23 By Allison Hussey April 2, 2021 Facebook Twitter Topaz Jones, photo by Jason Filmore Sondock Facebook Twitter Topaz Jones has shared additional details for the release of his forthcoming
“Lesbian necromancers in space” is a hell of a way to advertise a book, and Tamsyn Muir followed through on that promise. One of the difficult things about this series is that readers tend to finish the first two books and a) obviously immediately want the not-yet-released third volume and b) want a similar series.
Zoe Smith, 25, is a professional weightlifter from London. She won bronze at her first ever international competition at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, then was chosen to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics in her home city. But as for most female athletes, Zoe’s path to success has been marred by challenges,
‘SNL’ alum Maya Rudolph returns to Studio 8H with an iconic Beyoncé impression. The former cast member had some other great moments during the night including a sweet shoutout to her children, another spot-on impression of Vice President Harris, and a reunion with a few other ‘SNL’ alums. Cast member Bowen Yang also took a
Monday, March 22, was Stephen Sondheim’s birthday, his 91st, and it came and went without one of the star-packed concert extravaganzas that marked previous milestones in the composer’s life, musical celebrations that were staged at Carnegie Hall or Lincoln Center and are still racking up views on YouTube. Even last year, as Covid-19 was in
In this article FB QS U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about his $2 trillion infrastructure plan during an event to tout the plan at Carpenters Pittsburgh Training Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 31, 2021. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The CEOs of three companies in the electric vehicle and semiconductor industries reacted Thursday to President Joe
More than 70 MPs – including more than 40 Conservatives – have sent a warning shot to Boris Johnson by forming a major cross-party campaign against the use of vaccine passports within the UK. The prime minister has said there will “definitely” be a role for vaccine passports for Britons heading abroad, with it reported
Apple’s new California Flats solar farm Courtesy of Apple Apple will use Tesla‘s Megapack at its new battery-based renewable energy storage facility, the smartphone-maker confirmed to CNBC on Thursday. Apple announced Wednesday it’s building a battery-based solar energy storage facility in California. The company said the facility will be capable of storing 240 megawatt-hours of energy,
Author Michael Rosen has said his long COVID symptoms have included “sandy skin” and sharing his experiences on social media has helped him cope. The children’s writer, 74, described his illness to Sky News after latest figures showed that 1.1 million people in the UK have reported suffering a range of COVID-19 symptoms for more
Emmy-winning broadcaster Joe Krebs has been named this year’s recipient of SAG-AFTRA’s President’s Award, which honors meritorious service to the union’s members and to the American labor movement. Krebs served as the president of AFTRA’s Washington-Baltimore Local from 1997-2009 and was instrumental in the merger of SAG and AFTRA, co-authoring the new union’s constitution and
Skydance Media has named Luis Fernández, a 20-year veteran of Walt Disney, as the studio’s first head of consumer products to lead its retail, merchandise and licensee partnerships. Fernández will be responsible for driving the creative strategy, design and franchise development for the upcoming slate of live-action feature films and television and the growing portfolio
News St. Vincent Shares New Song “The Melting of the Sun”: Listen The second single from Daddy’s Home was co-produced with Jack Antonoff By Madison Bloom April 1, 2021 Facebook Twitter St. Vincent (Photo by Zackery Michael). Facebook Twitter St. Vincent has shared the second single from her forthcoming album Daddy’s Home. “The Melting of
Today’s Featured Deals In case you missed yesterday’s most popular deals Previous Daily Deals The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict for $2.99 Conviction by Denise Mina for $2.99 The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben for $1.99 The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers for $1.99 The Power by Naomi
On Monday 29th March, the trial finally commenced for former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin, the man the world saw kneel on George Floyd’s neck outside a Chicago store for over 9 minutes, new police bodycam footage has revealed. For half of these minutes Floyd lay unresponsive in the street dying in front of shocked bystanders,
Rebel Wilson opened up on ‘Good Morning America’ about facing a new challenge now that she’s reached her 165-pound weight goal. The 41-year-old actress details the process of weight loss from nutrition to exercise, and shares what’s next on her health journey. Exclusives from #ETonline : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQwITQ__CeH2Y_7g2xeiNDa0vQsROQQgv