It’s a trendy app providing educational videos on subjects ranging from the female orgasm to the idea that reality might be a computer ‘simulation’. But now it has emerged that one of its directors was new BBC boss Tim Davie. His involvement with the Uptime app – an ‘unpaid’ role but one that entitled him […]
Rishi Sunak is considering raising fuel duty by as much as 5p to pay the nation’s coronavirus bill, a Treasury source has claimed. The Chancellor is looking at axing a ten year freeze on the tax in his autumn Budget, which would see fuel prices rise by 2p immediately in line with inflation. But a […]
A 62-year-old man has been accused of funding the production of child porn in the Philippines after his squalid den was raided in Adelaide. A haul of child porn was allegedly found inside the home when the Australian Federal Police raided it on July 16. Police seized a laptop, USB, several DVDs and CDs, a […]
Victoria has recorded just 70 new coronavirus cases overnight, the lowest daily total in two months – as a man who knew he had COVID-19 was intercepted trying to enter Queensland on a flight from Melbourne. An additional five deaths from the respiratory illness have also been reported in Victoria – the fewest in the state […]
Boris Johnson took part in training on sexual harassment and bullying last week, No 10 has confirmed. The Prime Minister listened to the two-hour online course along with other MPs and peers on Thursday. One participant told Sky News: ‘I was quite surprised to see the Prime Minister taking part, given everything he has to […]
Ladies, you can put away the perfume and seductive lingerie. For the only signal a man needs to tell if a woman is in the mood for a passionate encounter is to pay attention to their natural smells, a study shows. Scientists found males are able to detect subtle changes in the armpit aroma of […]
As auctioneer Oliver Barker took to his rostrum for the first major live art sale in London since lockdown, the excitement was electric despite the absence of real live bidders. At the Sotheby’s Rembrandt To Richter evening event at the end of July, Barker was presiding over a livestreamed, socially distant sale of 65 works […]