Trump election live updates: Nancy Pelosi points finger at Joe Biden for loss as counting for House continues
Bomb threats target election offices in Maryland and Californiapublished at 11:37 Greenwich Mean Time 11:37 GMT Several election offices in Maryland and California received bomb threats on Friday, according to state authorities. Police confirmed later that the threats were baseless, and no explosives were found. Jared DeMarinis, Maryland State Administrator of Elections, said that some […]
Efforts to cut sugar out of food way off target
Getty Images Efforts to cut a fifth of the sugar out of our food by next year are way off target, figures from Public Health England show. Between 2015 and 2018 the average sugar content of shop-bought food fell by just 2.9% and the amount of sugar we actually eat has gone up. This is […]
Biden pushes $1.9tn bill without Republican support
Biden pledges to “act fast” on stimulus US President Joe Biden is forging ahead with plans to ram through a $1.9tn (£1.4tn) relief bill without Republican support after disappointing jobs data. Despite an Obama-era economist’s warnings the stimulus package may be too big, Mr Biden vowed to “act fast”. The new president’s fellow Democrats run […]
Should furloughed workers offer their skills for free?
Stella Norris Stella Norris sympathises with the plight of freelancers Many furloughed workers, with time on their hands, are offering up their skills for free, but some freelancers are taking issue with the trend. “I was sick of making banana bread!” jokes Stella Norris. The 31-year-old normally works as a digital marketing manager for a […]
Alyssa Healy: Australia’s World Cup winner ‘back to reality after doing a good job’
It is two weeks since opener Alyssa Healy batted herself into the record books with a jaw-dropping century to help Australia win the ICC Women’s World Cup final against England in New Zealand. Now she is back home in Sydney and talking to the BBC Stumped podcast after pressure washing her back yard. “Back to […]
‘Gentle virtual reality’ games for dementia patients
Hayley Coyle/BBC Age UK Sheffield said it has seen service users’ social interaction improve A form of interactive light therapy for dementia patients has helped them to keep enjoying “the joys of life”. Age UK uses the Happiness Programme at sessions in Sheffield to run games that improve mobility and engagement. The charity takes a […]
Stowe Gardens D-Day servicemen silhouettes breaks visitor records
A memorial artwork of 1,475 silhouettes representing servicemen killed during the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944 has broken visitor records at a National Trust property. For Your Tomorrow has been installed at Stowe Gardens, Buckinghamshire, since 1 October and it ends on Armistice Day on Monday. The National Trust said its busiest day ever […]
The valuable car part gone in 60 seconds
Getty Images Catalytic converters, used in most modern cars, are easy to steal Nikki from London has had the catalytic converter stolen from her car three times. “The second time it happened there were 11 or 12 vehicles locally that were also targeted overnight,” she told the BBC’s World Business Report. “The perpetrators can be […]
Playboy goes from private to public in new venture
Getty Images Playboy Enterprises is going to list again on the stock market, nine years after it was taken private. The late Hugh Hefner empire is merging with another firm, Mountain Crest, in a deal that values Playboy at $381m (£296m) and includes $142m of debt. Playboy has transformed its business model and stopped printing […]
Women’s Premiership: Winning mentality can help us make it four in a row – Blues captain McGuinness
Last season’s league runners-up Glentoran Women have appointed former Irish League men’s striker Diarmuid O’Carroll, who won the league with Cliftonville and Crusaders, as manager during the close season. The east Belfast club have recently re-signed Northern Ireland goalkeeper Emma Higgins, who has previously had spells with Leeds United and Doncaster Rovers Belles as well […]