Asda heralds some Christmas cheer as families start stocking up for smaller gatherings By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:00 GMT, 17 November 2020 | Updated: 23:25 GMT, 17 November 2020 Asda,said sales of frozen turkey crowns – which typically serve three or four people – are up 230 per cent on last … Read more
Christopher Stevens, The Daily Mail No one can accuse The Crown of being too subtle. As the regal Netflix drama returns, tight-lipped close-ups of Lord Louis Mountbatten are intercut with newsreel of soldiers and rioters on Belfast streets. A Republican terrorist rants in voiceover about shedding British blood, as Mountbatten (Charles Dance) joins the Queen … Read more
Businesses are boarding up across New York City as special police units gear up to tackle looters and rioters and foreign countries are warning the few travelers who are not banned from entering the country to avoid it for fear of civil unrest after the election. Dozens of retailers in Manhattan, including stores on Fifth … Read more
Moderna Inc says it expects to know if its experimental coronavirus vaccine is effective by next month. In an earnings call on Thursday, the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company says interim Phase III results are due in November. The company has completed enrollment of 30,000 volunteers for the final stage, with a more diverse group – including … Read more
Iceland’s most active volcano that grounded 900 passenger flights in 2011 looks like it’s getting ready to erupt again The volcano, called Grímsvötn, is almost entirely covered by thick ice Seismic measurements indicate magma is accumulating under the volcano Experts do not believe the eruption will be as large or disruptive as in 2011 By Joe Pinkstone … Read more
Facebook is preparing to take ‘exceptional’ measures to restrict the flow of content on its site if the US election descends into violence, its head of global affairs says. Nick Clegg, former Lib Dem leader and UK deputy prime minister, said the site is preparing a number of ‘break glass’ options to use in the … Read more
Is North Korea about to fire another missile? Satellite photos of shipyard show secretive state preparing to launch a rocket, say experts A US think tank said the satellite images are ‘suggestive, but not conclusive’ The images show several vessels within a secure boat basin off North Korea The think tank says one of the … Read more
There are fears of violence in Dover as rival far-right and pro-migrant groups are expected to assemble to demonstrate over migrant crossings. Protesters are set to gather in the town on Saturday amid a heavy police presence. Both pro- and anti-immigration activists have announced their intention to gather in the Kent port, despite a plea … Read more
Apple is getting ready to ship a whopping 75 million new iPhone 12 models this year, according to new estimates. The tech giant is expecting sales of the next-generation iPhone to reach as high as 80 million units in 2020 alone, Bloomberg says, citing ‘people familiar with the situation’. The initial figures are in line … Read more
It was reported earlier this month that The Batman could get back to filming from September, after production was halted in March amid the coronavirus pandemic. And it seems that the things are finally getting underway as the Batmobile was seen being put through its paces at a disused airfield on Thursday. Crew were seen … Read more