For the first time since the pandemic a million cars were sold in the first half of a year, according to industry data. But the numbers are still well below the 2019 pre-pandemic year sales and demand from individual private buyers has collapsed amid a cost of living crisis, figures from the Society of Motor
Month: July 2024
Shay Youngblood, playwright and novelist, has passed away in Peachtree City, GA at the age of 64. Her friend, Kelley Alexander, said the cause of death was ovarian cancer. Youngblood’s works, which include the short story collection The Big Mama Stories (1989), the novels Soul Kiss (1997) and Black Girl in Paris (2000), and her
Donald Trump has claimed Joe Biden is quitting the presidential race after his poor performance in last week’s debate and criticised vice president Kamala Harris as “so f*****g bad”. He made the comments in a clip on his Truth Social site that showed him speaking from a golf buggy. Mr Biden‘s showing against Trump was
Dua Lipa popped off both as a musician and a fashion icon at the Glastonbury Festival. We’ve seen the pop star rock memorable outfits, like the fully sheer pink number from the Barbie premiere, many times, and when she took the stage as a headliner at the festival, she wore multiple fun punk-rock ensembles that
Vanessa Hudgens is soarin’, flyin’ into motherhood. The High School Musical alum gave birth to her first baby with husband Cole Tucker, a source with knowledge tells E! News. The couple’s little one is no stranger to a Hollywood moment since Vanessa previously announced her pregnancy on the 2024 Oscars red carpet. Then clad in a black turtleneck gown
What are your bookstore rituals? For example, where do you go first in a store?I go first to the new in paperback section. I love the feel and heft of a paperback as well as its affordability and convenience. I also love reading staff recommendations, even for books that I’ve read before. It’s always fun
by Regina Avalos, June 27, 2024 (Courtesy of Hulu) The D’Amelio Show will not be returning for a fourth season. Hulu has cancelled the reality series after three seasons, per Deadline. The decision not to continue the series was reportedly backed by the family. The reality series follows members of the D’Amelio family — sisters
Suki Waterhouse and Robert Pattinson have been together for several years, keeping a low profile as they navigate their Hollywood careers. But recently Waterhouse offered a rare glimpse into their private relationship for a magazine piece. She fondly recalled the upcoming The Batman II star “cutely doing the shopping” while she was pregnant, a moment
A former chair of the Post Office has told the Horizon IT scandal inquiry that in-house lawyers advised him against sharing a report he commissioned on the accounting system. Tim Parker, who held the role for almost seven years from October 2015, said he regretted taking the advice the findings of the review by Jonathan
“It was such a fun, playful part of the show,” he added. “It was the perfect time for me to go up there and be a ham and have some fun not only with her, Kam and Jan but the crowd. Really try and get everyone excited for the rest of the show. It was
The chances of a newborn baby surviving in Gaza now are not good. On the malnutrition ward at The Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza, babies only days old and often premature, fight for their lives. Mothers are so malnourished themselves that they cannot breastfeed, and so babies are dying, literally starving to death, because
Joe Biden has told an ally he is weighing up whether to run against Donald Trump in November’s US election, the New York Times is reporting. Joe Biden said overnight on Tuesday he “nearly fell asleep” during last week’s first presidential debate during which commentators widely said he performed poorly. He put his performance down
Travis Kelce has revealed his surprise cameo at Taylor Swift’s London show was his idea. The 34-year-old American football star joined his girlfriend on stage for the first time at the Eras Tour concert at Wembley Stadium. Talking about the origin of the skit on his podcast New Heights, Kelce told his brother and co-host
UEFA has launched an investigation into Turkey’s Merih Demiral for allegedly making a political gesture as he celebrated his country’s Euro 2024 victory over Austria. The 26-year-old defender was the match-winner as he scored both of his side’s goals in a 2-1 win to secure his nation a place in the quarter-finals of the tournament
A Conservative minister has said Labour will get “the largest majority this country has ever seen” if recent polls are correct. Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride not only appeared to concede the election to Labour a day before voting begins but said they would gain a record number of seats. He told Sky News:
Whoever wins the next general election will face extremely tough choices on taxation and spending. As the independent Institute of Fiscal Studies has pointed out, both Labour and the Conservatives have ruled out changes to the big four revenue-raisers, income tax, national insurance, VAT and corporation tax. And, while both parties have made relatively modest