“Sometimes my wife and I just stop in here to gaze at the art,” my cousin told me as he met me at the 21 C Museum Hotel in downtown Cincinnati a few weeks ago. That was indeed what I found the couple doing as they waited for me to come down from my suite […]

In a world where TV viewers switch from a TV screen to a mobile one in an instant, every second counts. VideoAmp, one of a group of measurement companies that has worked with TV networks to devise measuring technologies that can serve as an alternative to Nielsen’s, is releasing a new product that will give […]

CHOCOLATE lovers can get their hands on a personalised tin of Quality Streets this Christmas. The choc-filled tubs have long been a festive favourite and shoppers have the chance, once again, to get their hands on a personalised 1kg tin. The Quality Street website is giving people the chance to chose which sweets they want […]

A woman moved 9,000 miles to be with her tribesman lover, and the 30-year-age-gap doesn't bother them. Deborah Babu, 60, said she's been having the time of her life since she met Maasai tribesman Saitoty Babu, 30. The mother-of-two wasn't looking for love when she met Saitoty, as she was travelling in Tanzania with her […]

TENS of thousands of teens in the UK are missing out on £2,100 of free cash. Child Trust Funds (CTF) are long-term savings accounts that were set up for every child born between September 1, 2002, and January 2, 2011. All of these children automatically received a £250 voucher and lower income families got £500. […]

VIRUSES have the ability to mutate into different more deadly and more infectious versions of themselves. And Covid is no exception. The latest version of the virus, a subvariant of Omicron called BA.2.75.2, is raising alarm bells among health professionals. So far, the strain has been reported in 47, including the UK and US. Subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are […]

Surging demand for labour has deepened the shortage of skilled workers across 286 occupations ranging from chemical engineers to abattoir workers, in a new finding that will intensify calls for more investment in skills policy when federal and state ministers meet on Friday. The list of skills shortages has increased to 31 per cent of […]

The general rule for how much you should spend on an engagement ring tends to be the equivalent of three months’ pay. So if you’re on a salary of £25k that would equate to around £4,800 for a ring, which is an awful lot of money. Our motto here is pay whatever you feel comfortable […]

“Avatar” producer Jon Landau, Charles Rivkin, chairman of the Motion Picture Association, and the MPA’s Asia regional chief Belinda Liu, were on hand Wednesday in South Korea to tread the red carpet at the Busan International Film Festival. It has been a struggle for Asian film festivals and rights markets to return to normal as […]

William the coach? The Prince of Wales shares his football tips as he meets young soccer fans at St George’s Park in Burton-upon-Trent The 40-year-old President of the FA headed to Burton upon Trent today to meet young footballers as St George’s Park celebrates its 10th anniversary as the official home of English football Prince […]