Leslie West, Mississippi Queen guitarist from the band Mountain, dies at 75

Leslie West, the singer and guitarist for the rock band Mountain died on Tuesday at the age of 75, according to his brother, Larry West Weinstein.  The cause of death was cardiac arrest, according to reports from Rolling Stone and The New York Times.  West’s brother alerted fans to the musician’s declining health in a … Read more

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is causing allergic reactions at a rate that is ‘superior’ than other shots

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is causing allergic reactions at a rate that is ‘superior to what one could expect from’ other shots, says the chief scientific adviser for Operation Warp Speed Dr. Moncef Slaoui said that the last time he was updated on allergic reactions was on Tuesday, when there were six cases ‘That frequency, as … Read more

Love Island’s Jack Fincham mocked for heavily editing his nose on Instagram

Jack Fincham unintentionally made himself the target of a tirade of mockery on Thursday, when he shared a snapshot of himself relaxing shirtless in a hot tub. The Love Island star, 29, took to Instagram to share the snap as he wished his followers a happy Christmas Eve – but it didn’t take long before … Read more

SpaceX releases stunning HD video of its Starship SN8 launch

Elon Musk‘s company SpaceX has released HD video footage of its explosive Starship SN8 launch from earlier this month.  The dramatic two-minute clip shows the uncrewed rocket taking off from the firm’s Boca Chica, Texas testing facility at 5:45pm ET (10:45pm GMT) on December 9. It’s seen performing an aerobatic landing flip manoeuvre and a … Read more

Lea Michele calls becoming a mom ‘the greatest blessing in the world’ as she kisses her son Ever

Lea Michele calls becoming a mother ‘the greatest blessing in the world’ in sweet Christmas snap with her son Ever and hubby Zandy Reich By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 16:28 GMT, 24 December 2020 | Updated: 16:28 GMT, 24 December 2020 Lea Michele and her husband Zandy Reich received the greatest gift of all over … Read more

Boris Johnson hails ‘Canada-style’ Brexit trade deal with the EU

What happens next?  After a Brexit deal text was finalised, the next step is ratification by both sides – and there is not much time before the end of the transition period on January 1.  Christmas Day  Brussels will short-cut its own processes, with the EU Council of member states expected to grant ‘provisional’ implementation … Read more

Christmas Eve lockdown comes into force in Italy

Police took to the roads and streets around Italy on Christmas Eve to enforce tough new Covid rules that come close to the full lockdown imposed earlier this year.  People have been banned from travelling between regions to reunite with their families with fines of up to £3,000 for breaches, which police came out to … Read more

David Cameron welcomes ‘vital’ Brexit trade deal as he congratulates UK negotiating team

Former Prime Minister David Cameron today congratulated the UK’s negotiating team after Boris Johnson declared that a Brexit deal has been done with the European Union.  Mr Cameron, 54, who resigned as Prime Minister in 2016 after Britain voted to leave in the referendum which he ordered, broke his silence on Twitter after the good … Read more

Festive brainteaser challenges you to find the brown bear hidden somewhere among a crowd of reindeer

A new festive brainteaser has been created just in time for Christmas, with players challenged to locate the brown bear hiding in a herd of reindeer. The jam-packed graphic, created by Hungarian cartoonist Gergely Dudás from Dudolf.com, will leave even the most eagle-eyed of puzzlers scratching their heads. Somewhere in this picture, a bear is … Read more

Brexit: Nigel Farage declares victory as Boris Johnson seals UK deal

‘The war is over!’ Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage declares victory as Boris Johnson seals historic trade deal with the EU Nigel Farage announced history had been made as Johnson sealed a Brexit deal The leader of the Brexit Party said today was the day ‘people beat the politicians’ He said Johnson was also set to … Read more