A smattering of reports from the UK and elsewhere have found AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine triggers an unusual blood clotting disorder. It must be emphasised that the complication is an extremely rare occurrence – around eight people develop this condition for every million doses of
While the average household uses three recipes given from family members on a regular basis – with 76 percent having received pearls of wisdom from older generations, too. Wise words such as ‘clean as you go’, ‘taste as you’re cooking’ and ‘never
Billie Eilish has spoken about the prevalence of sexual exploitation of minors in an interview, saying “it’s everywhere”. Speaking about her new single, Your Power, which addresses an abusive relationship between a minor and an older person, the 19-year-old singer said all her
A German “jab to freedom” bill that would from this weekend lift social-distancing rules, testing requirements and curfews for people who have been fully vaccinated, is drawing criticism for discriminating against young people still months from getting their first dose. The legislation,
Pandora has become the first big jeweller to turn its back on mined diamonds, with the switch to lab-grown stones billed as making its jewellery more affordable. On Tuesday the mass-market brand, best known for its charm bracelets, launched Pandora Brilliance, which it
In the three weeks since hair salons have reopened, Brixton Cowie says he has cut dozens of mullets. “Except none of my customers are coming in directly asking for a mullet. They don’t use that word, but they say they want it a bit
India is now identifying more than 1 million coronavirus cases every three days, with many times more thought to be going unregistered in a vast country where public health surveillance is often poor. Daily deaths exceeded 2,800 on Sunday, but these too are
The family of Andrew Brown Jr, a Black man killed by police in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, last week, were bracing themselves for a viewing of body-camera footage on Monday morning that could cast light on whether their loved one was shot in
Apple is bringing a bucketload of new features to iPhone and iPad owners this week. iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 were confirmed to roll out to iPhone and iPad owners respectively sometime this week during Apple’s hour-long announcement on April 20, which
Arsenal could be approaching a shock takeover involving Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek and three former Gunners. According to The Telegraph, Ek is teaming up with Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Patrick Vieira in a bid to buy Arsenal from Stan Kroenke in the fallout from the club’s involvement in the collapsed Super
Iraq’s interior ministry has said 82 people died and 110 were injured in a catastrophic fire that broke out in the intensive care unit of a Baghdad hospital tending to severely ill coronavirus patients. Negligence on the part of hospital authorities has
Queen Elizabeth II has one of the most impressive jewellery collections in the world with a huge range of necklaces, earrings, brooches and tiaras. While the monarch has so many times to choose from, she tends to stick to one specific necklace.
