Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have already started recruiting for President-elect Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency on X — but jobseekers apparently need to cough up a subscription to the social media platform to apply. Trump tapped Musk and Ramaswamy earlier this week to head up the newly created department — already dubbed DOGE — to … Read more
Most people won’t be serving this traditional dish at Christmas this year (Picture: Getty Images) Turkey with all the trimmings, mulled wine, mince pies, and eggnog are just a few of the traditional food and drink items we might enjoy as Christmas approaches. You might notice there’s one classic item missing from that list, and … Read more
The humanised Dalek from Doctor Who is how we feel octopuses will look in a millenia or two (Picture: Getty/BBC) Every day we’re reminded of the things that’ll kill the human race off. Climate change, a vengeful AI, nuclear attacks, asteroids or, in about 6 billion years, the Sun becoming a red giant and gobbling … Read more
Jordan McCourt-Knight (right) and Harley Hall have been jailed for series of drugs offences Two drug dealers have been jailed after one of them left a bag full of ketamine on a train – then reported it missing. Jordan McCourt-Knight, 30, and Harley Hall, 28, of Hope were members of a drugs ring that operated … Read more
Malcolm Chenery wrote half his will on the inside of this fish fillets box (Picture: Champion News) A man’s £180,000 fortune will go to a charity rather than his relatives after a will written on the back of cardboard food packaging was found to be valid. Shortly before taking his own life in 2021, Malcolm … Read more
Israel’s team greets their supporters at the end of the UEFA Nations League match with France (Picture: AFP) It is unnerving to think that only an hour before the France vs Israel football match in Paris I was in the midst of a protest against it – unsuspecting all the chaos that the UEFA game … Read more
It’s the first time amber has ever been found on the Antarctic continent (Picture: Alfred Wegener Institute) A first-of-its kind find discovery in Antarctica could be the strongest evidence yet that lush rainforests once thrived near the South Pole. German geologists have discovered amber – fossilised tree resin – in samples of mud recovered from … Read more
Luke Mitchell at the Coach & Horses, which sells beer and cider with rather controversial names(Picture: Tom Maddick/SWNS) A pub has its own ‘dictator’ beer range with names like Kim Jong Ale and Putin’s Porter. The Coach & Horses in Billinghay, Lincolnshire is run by Catherine Mitchell, 37, while her husband Luke, 36, heads up … Read more
The Crown corporation released a statement confirming that customers will experience delays as a result of the strike. A row of mailboxes are shown outside Canada Post of the sorting plant in northeast Calgary on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024.Photo by Brent Calver /Postmedia Canada Post workers are on strike after failing to reach a negotiated … Read more
This new Christmas film topped the Netflix charts this week (Picture: Sophie Giraud/Netflix) Now the weather is getting colder, many of us have retreated indoors to settle into our cosy clothes for lengthy Netflixbinge-watches. And to celebrate the festive season approaching, there are plenty of new titles to choose from as well as long-standing classics … Read more