‘Summer freedom on hold’ and EU trade war threat
PA Media It says a delay to the further easing of Covid restrictions in England – expected to be confirmed on Monday – is happening because the government “doesn’t want to do anything that risks going backwards”. The paper asks where is the “freedom-loving, bulldog spirit” that Prime Minister Boris Johnson showed before he became […]
Across the Spider-Verse is ‘dazzling’ but still a ‘disappointment’
Sony (Credit: Sony) The sequel to the brilliant Into the Spider-Verse ‘feels frantically busy and wheel-spinningly slow at the same time’, writes Nicholas Barber. But the ‘cleverness and craftsmanship’ are still staggering. It feels as if a new Spider-Man film has come out every year for the past two decades, but 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the […]
Cornish hockey hoping for London 2012 Olympic boost
Hockey authorities in Cornwall are aiming to increase the numbers playing the sport in the county off the back of this summer’s Olympics. Barbara Reynolds, the England Hockey Board relationship manager for Cornwall, hopes any success in London will rub off locally. “We need to capture that increase from the general public in the sport,” […]
The simple Japanese method for a tidier and less wasteful fridge
Rachel Nuwer There are simple organisational methods for reducing fridge waste (Credit: Rachel Nuwer) To help people clear cluttered fridges and reduce food waste, researchers in Tokyo are testing simple organisational techniques – and all you need to get started is some tape and a few stickers. Have you ever opened your refrigerator and felt […]
South Korean star’s baby scandal sparks debate
A South Korean actor’s revelation that he fathered a child with a woman to whom he is not married has triggered a national debate over celebrity conduct and non-traditional family structures. Jung Woo-sung, a 51-year-old A-lister in South Korea’s film industry, confirmed via his agency on Sunday that he is the father of 35-year-old model […]
Why Russia’s Africa propaganda warrior was sent home from Chad
YouTube / Aurum Production Maxim Shugalei is played by actor Kirill Polukhin (pictured) in the Shugalei film series, funded by the late Yevgeny Prigozhin Dodging bullets, ducking explosions, safeguarding state secrets. Bombastic propaganda films present the shadowy Russian political operative Maxim Shugalei as a heroic figure – who will apparently stop at nothing in his […]
Alton Towers owner in plea to hold off on VAT rise
Getty Images The Staffordshire theme park’s owners, Merlin, employs about 10,000 people in the UK The owner of Alton Towers has called on the government to hold back on plans to hike tourism VAT in April, warning its Covid recovery had slowed. VAT on tourism, food and soft drinks is at 12.5% following Treasury support […]
Hockey chief shocked by narrow escape from Olympic cull
“Hockey is one of the core sports of the Olympic Games and has been for a very long time, and following the huge success of hockey at last summer’s Olympics in London it was a bit of a shock to hear that hockey was in the bottom five. “We only found out on Tuesday when […]
Oxford company unveils ‘pivotal’ quantum computing chip
Oxford Ionics Oxford Ionics says its chip is the first of its kind that could be mass-produced A chip that experts have said could be “pivotal” to creating effective quantum computers has been unveiled. Oxford Ionics has said its chip can be mass-produced and means the world’s first useful quantum computer could be built in […]
Future inter-island ferry schedule not healthy
A Guernsey arts organisation boss has labelled the island’s new ferry service to Jersey as not healthy. Russ Fossey, of Guernsey Arts, made the comment due to the planned future ferry schedule currently only offering one return leg journey per week on Wednesdays. He said: “All the travel really happens over the weekends; that’s the […]