Rupert Grint becomes the fastest star to reach one million Instagram followers

Rupert Grint has become the fastest star to reach one million followers on Instagram, after joining the platform last week. The actor, 32, reached the milestone in four hours and one minute, beating the previous record holder Sir David Attenborough, 94, who signed up in September. Rupert revealed he’d finally joined Instagram last week as … Read more

Rupert Grint becomes the fastest star to reach 1 million Instagram followers

Rupert Grint has become the fastest star to reach 1 million followers on Instagram, after joining the platform last week. The actor, 32, reached the milestone in four hours and one minute, beating the previous record holder Sir David Attenborough, 94, who signed up in September. Rupert revealed he’d finally joined Instagram last week as … Read more

Paddy McGuinness smashes World Record for the fastest speed reached in an ice cream van on Top Gear

EXCLUSIVE: Paddy McGuinness smashes the Guinness World Record for the fastest speed reached in an ice cream van on Top Gear By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 21:01 GMT, 1 November 2020 | Updated: 21:01 GMT, 1 November 2020 Paddy McGuinness has smashed the Guinness World Record for how fast someone can drive in an ice … Read more

China’s booming economy sees its fastest growth so far this year

China’s economy is seeing its fastest growth this year as Chinese firms grab market share from rivals struggling during the pandemic.   After wrestling the world’s first outbreak to the ground in January and February, China has kept Covid-19 cases to a minimum and won praise from the WHO for its handling of the pandemic.  Since … Read more

Speed limit: Scientists calculate fastest possible velocity of sound is 22 miles per second

Scientists calculate fastest possible speed of sound is 22 miles per second — but it is only possible under conditions found in Jupiter’s metallic hydrogen core Sound waves are travelling disturbances that move energy through mediums The denser the transport medium is, the faster the wave can pass through it Researchers set out to calculate … Read more

Coronavirus cases now rising fastest among wealthy people in England

Rates of Covid-19 are rising fastest among the wealthiest people in England and are now twice as high as they are among the poorest people, a statistical report revealed today. Poorer areas have appeared to face the worst of the outbreak for months, with inner city areas in London and Birmingham badly affected in the first … Read more

Can YOU beat Who Wants to Be A Millionaire’s ‘fastest winner’?

Can YOU beat Who Wants to Be A Millionaire’s ‘fastest winner’ – who took just 20 minutes to answer these 15 fiendish questions By Henry Martin For Mailonline Published: 21:36 BST, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 21:44 BST, 11 September 2020 1 (£100) Q:In the UK, the abbreviation NHS stands for National ‘what’ Service? Humanity … Read more

Josie Gibson screams as she uses world’s fastest zip-wire

‘I can’t believe I’m alive’: Josie Gibson screams in terror as she is sent down the world’s fastest zip-wire in hilarious This Morning segment By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 15:22 BST, 28 August 2020 | Updated: 15:42 BST, 28 August 2020 Josie Gibson was left in screaming in terror on Friday’s This Morning in … Read more

Britain’s retail jobs bloodbath saw workers axed at the fastest pace since 2009

Britain’s retailers have cut jobs at the fastest rate since the financial crisis in 2009 and could see yet more job losses in the coming months, a report has revealed. A survey by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) found the employment balance, which measures the number of retailers laying off and hiring staff over … Read more

‘World’s fastest civil aircraft’ to be powered by Rolls-Royce propulsion system

Aviation giant Rolls-Royce has thrown its significant expertise behind a project hoping to build the world’s fastest civil aircraft.  Boom Supersonic is building a plane called Overture which, when completed, may be capable of flying at more than twice the speed of sound, with a range of 5,180 miles. It could take passengers from London to … Read more