High smartphone use linked with impulsiveness and instant rewards

Smartphone users who spend a lot of time gaming or browsing social media apps have less self-control and are more impulsive, study finds Experts prevent evidence that smartphone use is associated with impulsiveness In trials people with high phone use were more likely to opt for an instant reward This may be a sign of being … Read more

German crime clan linked to Dresden art heist

The German crime family linked to last year’s spectacular art heist in Dresden is one of Berlin’s most notorious clans with a long record of gang violence and infamous crimes to its name.   The Remmo family, regarded as one of the most dangerous players in the so-called ‘Arab mafia’ in Berlin, is in the spotlight … Read more

Hailey Bieber says husband Justin Bieber WASN’T dating Selena Gomez when they linked up

Their whirlwind relationship hit overdrive when he proposed in July 2018 – just months after being seen out and about with ex Selena Gomez. But Hailey Bieber has laid to rest rumors that her now-husband Justin Bieber overlapped relationships between herself and the Spring Breakers actress, during an appearance on Ashley Graham’s Pretty Big Deal … Read more

Exercising once a week is linked to a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s

Exercising once a week could lower your risk of developing Alzheimer’s – even if you already have memory and thinking problems People with a condition known as mild cognitive impairment were examined They are 10 times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s than the general public Those who engage in exercise had an 18 per cent … Read more

Vaccine PR firm ‘linked to Dominic Cummings’ father-in-law’

A PR firm handed a £670,000 contract by the head of the Government’s Vaccine Taskforce is linked to Dominic Cummings’ father-in-law, it was claimed today.  Vaccine tsar Kate Bingham has faced a storm of criticism over a decision to bill the taxpayer hundreds of thousands of pounds for a team of eight boutique PR consultants. … Read more

Boohoo director says none of the firm’s suppliers are linked to Uighur Muslim labour camp region

A director at Boohoo has said the clothing brand was ‘shocked,’ by reports of Uighur Muslims being forced to work in Chinese labour camps but claimed none of the firm’s suppliers have links to the Xinjiang region as he faced a grilling from MPs. Andrew Reaney, group director of responsible sourcing, faced a committee of … Read more

Police release CCTV of ‘extremely dangerous’ fugitive linked to three murders

A triple murder suspect has this morning been arrested in a Staffordshire village following a six day manhunt. Officers on patrol discovered Anthony Russell in a red Ford C-Max – stolen in a car-jacking in Leamington Spa on Wednesday afternoon – in a country lane in Rolleston-on-Dove at around 4am. He has been arrested on … Read more

South African pop star linked to killing of football captain

Investigators probing the killing of South Africa’s football captain Senzo Meyiwa in 2014 are seeking phone records from his singing star girlfriend amid claims she was involved in hiring ‘hitmen’, it has emerged.  Five men have been charged with Meyiwa’s murder six years almost exactly after he was gunned down at the home of his … Read more

Panic buying linked to how animals hoard food in times of danger 

Scrabbling desperately for items in the supermarket, dubbed ‘panic buying’, is linked to how animals hoard food during times of danger, a new study claims. Researchers at Middlesex University have authored a paper on the comparisons between creatures in the wild and humans at the supermarkets – both of which they refer to as ‘foragers’.  … Read more

Trump’s $1.1BILLION debt mountain: How the President owes huge sums linked to his real estate

Donald Trump’s $1.1 billion mountain of debt is wrapped up in skyscrapers and golf courses, with $900 million of it due within the next four years while coronavirus hammers the real estate market, the Financial Times has revealed. The president has an estimated net worth of $2.5 billion but the economy has plunged off a … Read more