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Here’s why Brits are panic buying gasoline

BURY ST EDMUNDS, SUFFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM – 2021/09/25: People filling their cars up at BP petrol station during the fuel crisis in Bury St...

Science

Swiss Researchers Develop Wooden Flooring That Generates Electricity When You Walk on It

Wood is a bad conductor of electricity. But scientists in Switzerland have found a way to generate electricity using wood and it is said...

Images show Sarah Everard with her killer moments before he abducted her, court hears

A police officer used COVID lockdown regulations to falsely arrest Sarah Everard before he kidnapped, raped and strangled her and then burned her body,...

Science

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Data Suggests Increased Wind Speed in Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has given new insights into Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. Researchers have noticed that the speed of the winds in the...

Sports

Postseason: Who is in, who can clinch next and must-watch games

12:30 PM ET October is right around the corner. Wondering which teams will be playing in the 2021 MLB playoffs? Well, we’re about to...

Treat all missing cases equally, urges father of woman killed on road trip

The family of a missing woman found dead in a US national park have urged the media and public to give the same attention...

World

Five times the speed of sound: North Korea claims successful test of hypersonic nuclear-capable missile

North Korea has claimed it has developed a new hypersonic missile following a test flight on Tuesday. If true it would represent a significant...

Environment

U.S. DOE Signs Up 125+ Local Governments to Fast-Track Solar Permits

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it has achieved its summer goal of signing up at least 125 communities...

Technology

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says U.S. government should avoid regulating crypto

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday said the U.S. government should steer clear of trying to regulate the crypto market. “It is not possible...

Court set to rule on ending Britney Spears’ father’s control of her life

A judge is expected to decide today whether Jamie Spears should be removed from his controversial role running his superstar daughter Britney’s life. The...

Business

Amazon announces Astro home robot that will guard the house and help with caregiving

Amazon has created a home robot designed to guard the house as well as help with caregiving. Named Astro, the device works with Amazon’s...

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Sun Joe’s $101 cordless blower/vacuum/mulcher makes leaf cleanup easy, more in New Green Deals

Now that we’re well into fall, it’s time to prepare to pick up leaves as they begin to clutter our yards. Well, Sun Joe...

Environment

Brent oil jumps to nearly 3-year high above $80 before turning negative

Oil derrick pumps operate at the Inglewood Oil Field in Culver City, California, on Sunday, July 11, 2021. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty...

Technology

Amazon just revealed its first home robot. Here’s what it’s like to use it

In this article AMZN Amazon Astro home robot Todd Haselton | CNBC Amazon announced its long-rumored $999 Astro home robot on Tuesday. I had...

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Royals sparkle at 007 premiere as Daniel Craig ‘greatly relieved’ new Bond film is finally being shown

Senior royals joined actor Daniel Craig and tennis star Emma Raducanu on the red carpet for James Bond’s long-awaited latest outing. Craig told Sky...

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Daniel Craig says he is ‘greatly relieved’ to be able to show new Bond film in cinemas

Post-pandemic Bond premiere looks rather different, says arts and entertainment correspondent Jayson Mansaray Things looked a little different at the biggest premiere London has...

Boris Johnson suggests no plans to prioritise key workers at the fuel pumps

Boris Johnson has suggested key workers such as medics and carers will not get priority to refuel at petrol stations as the situation was...

Politics

Starmer wants to move Labour to the centre, but can’t bring himself to say it

It’s 18 months since Sir Keir Starmer took over as Labour leader with a not-so-subtle slogan that the party was “under new leadership”. But...

Politics

‘You can’t lose four elections and not change’, insists Starmer – but refuses to say if he’s moving Labour from left

Sir Keir Starmer has repeatedly refused to say if he is moving Labour away from the left to the centre of British politics, but...

World

WHO accuses its own staff members of sex abuse during agency’s Ebola response

Twenty-one World Health Organisation (WHO) staff members were allegedly involved in sexual abuse during the agency’s response to the Ebola crisis in central Africa,...