Half of UK homes can now get ‘ultrafast’ broadband – but 155,000 still can’t get a decent connection

More than 50,000 homes are still stuck with mediocre broadband and 4G despite a sharp national increase in access to faster connections, according to Ofcom. The regulator believes some 53,000 premises are neither able to receive a decent fixed broadband service nor good 4G coverage indoors from any operator. Focusing on broadband alone, it said … Read more

Dwayne The Rock Johnson shares Xmas snap as a ‘pebble’ plus funny video of his Jumanji surprise

Move over Baby Yoda… we now have Baby Rock! Dwayne Johnson shares throwback Christmas photo… before teasing a Jumanji surprise By Bobbie Whiteman For Dailymail.com Published: 17:55 GMT, 20 December 2019 | Updated: 17:55 GMT, 20 December 2019 He may be 6ft5ins and weigh a well-muscled 260lbs now but when Dwayne The Rock Johnson was … Read more

Misbehaviour FIRST LOOK: Keira Knightley stars as a feminist against the beauty pageant system

The first trailer for Keira Knightley‘s new film Misbehaviour was released on Friday. In the drama, the actress, 34, stars as a feminist Sally Alexander trying to disrupt the 1970 Miss World pageant in London alongside members of the Women’s Liberation Movement. Opening with an advert for the competition in question, Keira and her family … Read more

Dining out and buying lots of sweets and alcohol gives a higher carbon footprints than MEAT eating

Families that often dine out and consume large quantities of sweets and alcohol are likely to have a higher carbon footprint than meat eaters, a study claims.  Researchers came to this conclusion after studying the food habits and carbon footprints of around 60,000 households across Japan. They found that meat consumption typically only accounts for … Read more

Apple has secret plan to develop satellites that beam data down from space, report says

Apple is developing a ‘secret plan’ to build and put its own satellites into space and bypass traditional carriers to beam data directly to its own customers’ devices Apple may be looking to launch internet-enabled satellites in the near future Bloomberg reports that the company could have the technology in five years  Satellites may provide data … Read more

Six last-minute Amazon Prime eligible Christmas gift ideas for him

If you’re worried you’ve left your Christmas shopping too late, don’t panic as Amazon has a ton of deals to help tick everyone off your list. Until Sunday December 22, Amazon is offering last minute shoppers the opportunity to discover great gift ideas for less in their Last Minute Christmas Deals event. Better yet, if … Read more

US approves first Ebola vaccine amid West African outbreak of the deadly disease

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a vaccine against Ebola, a first for the US agency, officials announced Thursday.  No cases of the deadly bleeding and fever disease have been reported in the US since 2014, despite the uphill battle against the outbreak radiating outward from Democratic Republic of the Congo that’s been ongoing … Read more