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John Caudwell, the billionaire founder of Phones4u, is talking to me from the back of a chauffeur-driven Mercedes people carrier as he travels back from skiing in Switzerland to Monaco. It’s an unlikely place to hold a telephone interview in a pandemic – particularly for a vociferous Brexiteer who says he would much rather be … Read more
For the last 15 years, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have been embroiled in a bitter rivalry over everything from their space ventures to their positions as the richest men on the planet. Here’s a rundown of their main rivalries. WEALTH Bezos has long claimed the title of the world’s richest man over his biggest … Read more
‘My husband doesn’t do 99 per cent of this!’ Chore list designed for kids divides the internet – so would you make your kids do them? Australian mums have been divided over a list of age-appropriate chores for kids The list includes kids as young as two and goes until they are ’12 and over’ … Read more
A headteacher has become an internet hit after she penned a heartfelt letter telling parents they would ‘get through this together’ during the third lockdown. Sarah White, 40, was so moved by a conversation with a parent who had had a ‘really tough’ time during lockdown she decided to write the letter to say that … Read more
Anne Hathaway reflected on the overwhelming amount of internet hate she endured after she portrayed the French prostitute Fantine in 2012’s Les Misérables. While promoting the musical film, the 38-year-old star rubbed fans the wrong way as she discussed having to chop off her hair, shedding an ‘unhealthy’ 25 pounds for the role and ‘kind of’ losing her … Read more
What are the extra charges and paperwork and why were they introduced? Shipping goods either way across the UK-EU border now takes longer and is more expensive since the UK left the EU’s Customs Union and Single Market. Since January 1 a new customs regime has been in place that treats the UK as an … Read more
Google parent company Alphabet has shut down its internet balloon business, Loon, which worked to beam internet to remote parts of the world. The ambitious division, which was founded in 2011, aimed to provide a less expensive alternative to cell towers, saving money for developing countries. The tennis court-sized balloons carried solar-powered networking gear high … Read more
He shot to stardom as Ronald Weasley in the iconic Harry Potter franchise. But Rupert Grint credited his daughter, Wednesday, for breaking the internet on Sunday after he became the fastest Instagram user to gain one million followers with a picture holding his tiny tot. The actor, 32, welcomed his first child with girlfriend Georgia … Read more
An internet obsessive who amassed a stash of lethal weapons including a crossbow and machete has today been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Gabrielle Friel was found guilty by majority of having a crossbow, scope, crossbow arrows, a machete and a ballistic vest at various locations in Edinburgh between June 1 and August 16 … Read more
BT will provide free unlimited mobile data to families that have no internet access to help children access online learning tools during the latest coronavirus lockdown. The move follows calls from Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and others for technology firms to do more to support students suddenly home-learning due to coronavirus lockdown measures and school … Read more