The UK government is pledging to end smoking by 2030 as part of a range of measures to tackle the causes of preventable illnesses. Promoting physical activity, developing guidelines on sleep and targeting those at risk of diabetes are also set out as priorities in the green paper. The purpose of this paper is to…
FaceApp and the #faceappchallenge have taken over social media feeds once again, and people using the app are worrying about what their pictures are being used for. First released in 2017, the smartphone app uses a filter to digitally age an image of your face by 40 years or so, adding wrinkles, eye bags and…
At some point, you will have seen on Facebook that your friend is going to a weird event. I’ve seen many weird ones myself, like “take your Henry Hoover for a picnic in the park” for example. But someone has taken it to the next level, and thought that it would be funny to create…
The Old Bailey has heard that the ex-partner of a heavily pregnant woman stabbed to death in her own home has accepted responsibility for her killing. Aaron McKenzie, 25, is charged with the murder of Kelly Mary Fauvrelle, 26, who was eight months pregnant. He is also accused of the manslaughter of her baby, Riley,…
Alan Turing will feature on the new design of the Bank of England’s £50 note. He is celebrated for his code-cracking work that proved vital to the Allies in World War Two.The £50 note will be the last of the Bank of England collection to switch from paper to polymer when it enters circulation by…
Bitpoint, a licensed cryptocurrency exchange based in Japan, has been hacked for $32 million in cryptocurrency. According to a CoinDesk Japan report on Friday, Bitpoint stopped all withdrawal, deposit and trading services on Friday morning until further notice, after it noticed irregular withdrawal from its hot wallet on Thursday. It is not yet clear at…