Lizzie Kelly (23) becomes the first woman to ride in the Cheltenham Gold Cup for 33 years since Linda Sheedy partnered 500-1 chance Foxbury in 1984. She also became the first female rider to win a Grade One over jumps in Britain when Tea for Two claimed the Kauto Star Novices’ Chase at Kempton last…
Mount Etna in Sicily, one of Europe’s tallest and the most active volcanoes in the world erupted spewing lava up in the sky in the early hours of Thursday 16th March 2017, after eight tourists suffered minor injuries. Lava flow mixed with steam had caused a huge explosion, pelting boiling rocks and steam. Mount Etna,…
Samsung and Apple are getting ready to launch their latest product Galaxy S8 and iPhone 8 also known as iPhone ‘Edition’) being 10th Anniversary of iPhone. Samsung Galaxy S8 will aim to capture a much higher demand than its predecessor Galaxy S7 after their flagship smartphone Galaxy Note7 was withdrawn from the market due to faulty…
A unit of Bitcoin the digital currency has exceeded the value of an ounce of gold for the first time. Bitcoin closed at $1,268 on Thursday while an ounce of gold stood at $1,233. The current high is due to the surging demand in China, where authorities warn it is used to channel money out…
Nintendo’s newest console, Switch, launched today March 3rd 2017, pitched as a home console you can take on the go, its battery life has become a big talking point, as Nintendo confirmed the battery will last upto 6 hours. Nintendo is pitching for $106bn games market of which $42bn is mobile game market. Gamers…
“In Memoriam” Montage PricewaterhouseCoopers, the accounting firm responsible for the tabulation of the Oscar ballots and the envelopes announcing the winners, release a statement after the shocking mistake resulted in La La Land wrongly being announced as best picture. “We sincerely apologise to “Moonlight, “La La Land”, Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway and Oscar viewers for…
NASA finds new solar system called Trappist-1 and three earth-sized planets orbiting a nearby star 39light years away from Earth, that may support alien life. Astronomers at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration have detected seven earth-sized planets. Thomas Zurbuchen, an Associate administrator of Nasa’s Science Mission Directorate, told a press conference in Washington “this…
The BRIT 2017 Sponsored by Master Card held at London’s O2 Arena, hosted by Emma Willis and Dermot O’Leary after Michael Buble was forced to pull out. Emeli Sandé wins Best British Female Solo Artist beating Ellie Goulding, Lianne La Havas, Anohni and NAO. The 1975 win Best British Group who beat Bastille, Biffy Clyro,…
German Fighter aircrafts Typhoons with a top speed of 1320mph and a powerful 27mm Mauser cannon on board, were scrambled on Thursday 16th February 2017, as London bound Jet Airways plane, 9w 118, was crossing over Cologne, after it lost radio contact. As a precaution the Typhoons continued to escort plane until landing at Heathrow.…
The Barren Island volcano, located 87 miles (140km) north-east of Port Blair is erupting again after being dormant for over 150 years. The volcano, in the Andaman and Nicobar Island, was spewing ash. Goa-based National Institute of OIceanography said “ the only live volcano in the Andaman and Nicobar island is erupting again. A team…