Virgin Media beats Sky’s Black Friday with free broadband offer
Virgin Media has launched its 2024 Black Friday deals three weeks before the November 29 date, and there are some huge savings to be had for TV and broadband fans. It comes the same day as rival provider Sky launches its offers. Virgin Media’s free broadband offer stands out – offering a £0 price on […]
New council housing in England may be removed from right to buy scheme | Social housing
Ministers may stop new council houses in England from being sold under the right to buy scheme, Angela Rayner has indicated. The deputy prime minister said the government would introduce restrictions on new social housing “so we aren’t losing that stock”. Since it was launched by Margaret Thatcher in 1980, the right to buy scheme […]
F1 LIVE: Lewis Hamilton Mercedes meeting explained as axed driver agrees with Brit | F1 | Sport
Martin Brundle has revealed that he is ‘terrified’ of misidentifying celebrities during his legendary grid walks for Sky Sports F1, also noting that as much as half of the famous attendees meant to be at the track each race ‘don’t show up’. Brundle has developed a reputation for his grid walks, which first took place […]
‘The most beautiful animated film ever made’ is now streaming for free | Films | Entertainment
One of the best animated films of all time has just been made available at no extra cost to Netflix subscribers. No, it’s not a Disney classic – it was actually released 10 years ago and hails from Ireland rather than Hollywood. Produced by the lesser-known studio Cartoon Saloon, they’ve been behind cult favourites like […]
From Beyoncé to brat summer, celeb endorsements and viral moments didn’t matter much in this U.S. election
Following the U.S. election, Slate writer Scaachi Koul says some of the buzzier pop culture moments of the U.S. election campaign — like singer Charli XCX’s post describing Kamala Harris as “brat” — didn’t seem to impact the results. “Overwhelmingly, the cultural moments we thought mattered didn’t,” she said while speaking with CBC’s Commotion. “I thought it was cute when […]
Horoscopes today – Russell Grant’s star sign forecast for November 7
Aries A confrontation will force you to delve into your feelings and the truth may be hard to swallow. You might have to face the reality that your intentions have not been as altruistic as you lend yourself to believe and it is possible you’ve been deceiving yourself for some time. Taurus A heightened awareness […]
BT trims sales forecast and says it has cut another 2,000 jobs | BT
The telecoms company BT has cut its annual sales outlook and revealed another 2,000 jobs have gone under a long-term plan to cut costs. It reported a 10% drop in pre-tax profits to £967m for the six months to 30 September as revenues fell 3% to £10.1bn amid a “competitive retail environment”. The group now […]
England squad announcement LIVE: Man Utd and Liverpool stars in frame amid injury crisis | Football | Sport
Alan Shearer has backed Newcastle United left-back Lewis Hall to receive his first senior England call-up today after an encouraging start to the season. The 20-year-old, who has earned five caps for the Under-21s, was named Player of the Match in Saturday’s win against Arsenal. And Shearer believes he is worthy of an opportunity amid […]
Republicans take back control of U.S. Senate, Democrats cling to House hopes
Republicans have seized control of the U.S. Senate after flipping multiple Democrat-held seats while seeing their own incumbents successfully fend off challenges. The unexpected battleground of Nebraska pushed Republicans over the top late Tuesday, when incumbent Sen. Deb Fischer brushed back a surprisingly strong challenge from independent newcomer Dan Osborn. Democrats watched their efforts to […]
Google issues ‘severe’ Android alert and urgent advice that you must not ignore
If you have an Android smartphone in your pocket then you must check that it’s updated with the most recent software as soon as possible. That’s the latest ‘severe’ alert from Google who says a number of bugs have been spotted that could put devices at risk of attack from cyber crooks. A total of […]