Death threats issued to Sale Sharks’ South African rugby stars over failure to take the knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement Sale Sharks’ players have received death threats for not taking a knee South African contingent have been caught in the middle of a political crossfire Fellow players have taken to social … Read more
This morning, like thousands of other parents, I am gnawing on my nails waiting to discover the outcome of crucial A-level exams that my 18-year-old son didn’t get to sit. Students like my son, who has a place at university which is dependent on getting the right grades, must place his fate in the hands … Read more
AI experts release eerie deepfake video of President Richard Nixon announcing the failure of the 1969 moon landing and death of the Apollo 11 astronauts MIT created the deepfake video to show the dangers the technology creates Speech prepared for Nixon was read by an actor and morphed onto old footage AI technology adapted the … Read more
Some 518,000 people would commute to the Square Mile on a normal day before the coronavirus devastated Britain’s economy – and potentially altered the nation’s working habits for good. The streets of the City of London are still deserted a week after Boris Johnson’s call for workers to return to their offices – with ten of … Read more
Verizon has joined the growing list of US companies boycotting Facebook over its failure to crack down on hate speech, after one of its ads was reportedly posted next to a video ‘drawing on hateful and antisemitic rhetoric’ on the platform. The telecomms firm announced Thursday it will pull ads from Facebook until the social … Read more
Jada Pinkett-Smith, 48, isn’t afraid of having tough conversations with her husband Will Smith, 51, when cameras are rolling for the sake of her digital talk show. In a teaser clip for an upcoming episode of Red Table Talk, Will revealed that his 1995 divorce from his first wife was the ‘worst thing in [his] … Read more
Snooker star Willie Thorne, 66, dies in hospital in Spain with his family at his bedside after suffering ‘septic shock’ following respiratory failure as he was treated for leukaemia Thorne, 66, was taken to hospital last week with dangerously low blood pressure The former snooker star had announced in March that he was battling leukaemia … Read more
Snooker legend Willie Thorne, 66, is placed in an induced coma in Spain following respiratory failure as battles infections after having treatment for leukaemia Willie Thorne had been taken to hospital with a dangerously low blood pressure The 66-year-old snooker legend announced he was battling leukaemia in March Now his carer has confirmed the former … Read more
A drug designed to stop blood clots could be a life-saving treatment for Covid-19, according to scientists who are now trialling it in the UK. The British Heart Foundation has begun a study to test the effects of a medication called TRV027. It has already worked for heart failure by keeping a healthy balance between … Read more
Boris Johnson is facing a Tory backlash for failing to downgrade the two-metre social distancing rule, amid warnings it is causing ‘economic devastation’. The PM is coming under growing pressure to relax the instruction, which is hampering the return of schools and crippling swathes of he economy. Senior Conservatives are increasingly furious, with some branding … Read more