A pair of Eric Morecambe’s trademark glasses have fetched £20,000 at an auction. Memorabilia and personal items from the comic’s former home in Hertfordshire, went up for sale following the death of his widow Joan in March 2024. His glasses were synonymous with his comedic persona and a pair in imitation tortoiseshell by company Metzler
In this article META AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears at the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, Sept. 25, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg slammed rival tech giant Apple for lackluster innovation efforts and “random rules” in a lengthy
A police officer has been killed after being hit by a lorry while helping motorists who had been involved in a separate collision. PC Rosie Prior died was killed on the A19 at Bagby in North Yorkshire on Saturday morning. Another driver, Ryan Welford, 41, from Knaresborough, was also killed when the HGV struck him
Details are starting to emerge of the victims of the Los Angeles fires – and at least two died trying to protect the homes where they raised families for decades. The number of people killed by the wildfires has increased from 11 to 13, according to officials. The Eaton fire has killed eight people and
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has called on Sir Keir Starmer to sack Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq over allegations she lived in properties linked to allies of her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, the deposed prime minister of Bangladesh. It comes after the current Bangladeshi leader, Muhammad Yunus, said London properties used by Ms Siddiq should be
TV presenter Katie Piper has revealed her decision to get an artificial eye, 16 years after an acid attack that left her with life-changing injuries and partial blindness. The Loose Women panellist, 41, is an advocate for those with burns and disfigurement injuries. She shared a video of her being fitted with the prosthetic on
Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy has met Israel’s prime minister in an effort to secure a ceasefire deal in Gaza before the president-elect takes office on 20 January. Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed details of the meeting with Steve Witkoff on Saturday, adding that the head of the Israeli Mossad intelligence agency has been deployed to
In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss the official unveiling of the new Tesla Model Y, Mazda 6e, Aptera solar car production-intent, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder,
Scientists have discovered a unique link between ferroelectric domain walls and superconductivity in two-dimensional van der Waals materials. This breakthrough, credited to research by Gaurav Chaudhary from the University of Cambridge and Ivar Martin from Argonne National Laboratory, sheds light on how specific structural features in these materials enable strong electron interactions. The findings are
Jan 10, 2025, 11:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The first 12-team College Football Playoff is down to the final two contenders: Notre Dame and Ohio State. The seventh-seed Fighting Irish and eighth-seed Buckeyes will meet Jan. 20 at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T. Whichever team wins will end
The launch of Blue Origin’s highly anticipated New Glenn rocket has been delayed due to adverse weather conditions. Initially planned for Friday, January 10, the liftoff was rescheduled to Sunday, January 12, at 1:00 a.m. EST (0600 GMT). This decision was taken because rough seas in the Atlantic Ocean could jeopardise the landing of the
Ryan S. Clark, ESPN NHL reporterJan 10, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions In the span of a week, South Florida has learned that Jimmy Butler no longer wants to play for the Miami Heat and that Tyreek Hill also wants out from the
Jupiter’s atmospheric composition has been called into question through observations made using an old technique by an amateur astronomer, Steve Hill. The findings have indicated that the planet’s iconic swirling clouds may not be composed of ammonia ice, as previously assumed. This revelation stems from data collected with commercial telescopes and spectral filters, presenting new
ESPN News Services Jan 10, 2025, 05:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has banned two fans who interfered with Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts during a World Series game at Yankee Stadium from attending any games at big league ballparks. The league sent a letter to Austin Capobianco
In this article META Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement this week that Meta would pivot its moderation policies to allow more “free expression” was widely viewed as the company’s latest effort to appease President-elect Donald Trump. More than any of its Silicon Valley peers,
Rachel Reeves’s trip to China – the first by a British chancellor since 2019 – was always going to be controversial. In recent years Conservative governments have been keeping Beijing at arm’s length – amid concern about espionage, the situation in Hong Kong, and the treatment of the Uyghurs. David Cameron‘s so-called “Golden Era” of
The proportion of 25 to 34-year-olds living with their parents has risen by more than a third in just under two decades, according to new analysis. Last year, the share of the age group living at home was almost a fifth (18%), up from 13% in 2006, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said in
The London Stock Exchange is preparing to do battle for one of Europe’s biggest initial public offerings for years as Verisure, the domestic security systems provider, kicks off plans for a flotation valuing it at more than €20bn (£16.7bn). Sky News has learnt that Verisure’s owner, the private equity firm Hellman & Friedman (H&F), is
Sam Moore, who sang Soul Man and other 1960s hits in the legendary Sam & Dave duo, has died aged 89. Moore, who influenced musicians including Michael Jackson, Al Green and Bruce Springsteen, died on Friday in Coral Gables, Florida, due to complications while recovering from surgery, his publicist Jeremy Westby said. No additional details
Image: WindEurope Wind energy powered 20% of all electricity consumed in Europe (19% in the EU) in 2024, and the EU has set a goal to grow this share to 34% by 2030 and more than 50% by 2050. To stay on track, the EU needs to install 30 GW of new wind farms annually,
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