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Unless we are nuclear physicists or Sir Stephen Fry, we tend to go through life thinking people have roughly the same amount of knowledge as us, so finding out that people are not aware of what we consider pretty basic facts can be slightly alarming. Over on the AskReddit page, user JustBeingElara has been pondering […]
Time to return – briefly – to the world of Twitter, where it turned out the very worst people can sometimes be a spark for the very best of things. It all began when ‘Alpha male’ type Richard Cooper – some kind of life coach dude, by the looks of it – took time out […]
Donald Trump got a chance to show off the White House’s relentlessly gold makeover to one of the people he was perhaps keen to impress the most – Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. The American president looked ecstatic to have him there, well he did until an ABC News reporter burst his bubble by […]
28 years after playing in the World Cup in France, Scotland have finally made it through to another one, and they did it in style. After twice taking the lead, then losing it, the Scots were at 2-2 against Denmark at 90 minutes, but with a minimum of six minutes of added time to play, […]
To the White House now, where Donald Trump’s been doing what Donald Trump likes best – sucking up to foreign dictators. In this instance it was Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman who joined the American president in what can only be described as a ‘love-in’, with lots of laughter, mutual backslapping and holding of […]
In a bold reimagining of diplomatic etiquette, President Donald Trump has advised journalists to show “basic manners” by refraining from bringing up any murders his distinguished guests may or may not have ordered, approved, supervised, subcontracted, or accidentally stumbled into on a quiet Tuesday afternoon.
There was a time, in the not-too-distant past, that when a loved one died then that was pretty much that. Unless you’re the kind of person to consult a ouija board or attend a Spiritualist Church, then communication with the deceased would have pretty much stopped for good. And that’s probably how it should be, […]
Scotland have qualified for next year’s World Cup finals after revealing that they only score worldies now.
If you’re a user of Twitter, ChatGPT, Spotify, Facebook or any site that uses Cloudfare’s services, you’ll be aware that somebody or something threw a spanner in the works on Tuesday, taking down all their sites for large chunks of late morning and afternoon. Cloudflare is aware of, and investigating an issue which potentially impacts […]
Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have passed a bill demanding the release of all the material held by the US Government, which relates to the late paedophile and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. After months of trying to dodge that outcome, Donald Trump is suddenly allegedly on board with the whole thing, although […]