Top 10 Most Unconventional Beliefs Revealed
Brits’ most popularly held paranormal beliefs include ghosts, aliens and UFOs, according to research. A study of 2,000 adults found those living in the East of England are most likely to believe in UFOs, while Londoners believe most in witches. The Northern Irish were most hopeful for a Bigfoot sighting and those on the…
10 Ways to Get your Finances Fit for the New Year
The start of the new year is a chance, for many people, to make some changes in their life. For some, this may be to change their diet or to take up a new hobby, but it can also be a great time to take a look at your finances. Together with Holly Andrews, Managing…
ShinyShiny snippets: VW ID.7 EV comes to CES in Las Vegas
The roll-out of Volkswagen's ID family of models continues with this, the VW ID.7 electric saloon, which has been shown off at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The German firm has pulled the covers off its Tesla Model 3 rival and confirmed the ID.7 name, but has stopped short of revealing the vehicle's full design; we'll…
ShinyShiny snippets: Tesla delivered record number of EVs in 2022
Electric car maker Tesla says it delivered a record 1.3m vehicles last year, 40% more than in 2021. It comes after the company delivered more than 405,000 vehicles in the last three months of 2022. However, that figure missed Wall Street forecasts of around 430,000 deliveries for the period. This year the motor industry is…
Top 25 DIY jobs that Brits aren’t confident about
Millions of Brits couldn't confidently turn off their water, fix a fuse – or even change a light bulb. That's according to a study of 2,000 adults which also found that only 46 per cent are comfortable hanging a picture and just 17 per cent could stop a dripping toilet. Only 11 per cent would…
7 Tips for Unwanted Christmas Gifts
A recent survey by consumer group Which? found that a quarter (24%) of people said they had received an unwanted or unsuitable gift last Christmas. Whether you're looking to be more sustainable or want to save some extra cash, we've got together with Which? to gather ideas for how to tactfully get rid of, or,…
3 Things to Find if You Loved The Walking Dead
On 20 November 2022, the final episode of the massive zombie-infested series that began in 2010 met its fitting conclusion. The Walking Dead ran for a massive 177 episodes, acting as the spark to commence the zombie craze across entertainment and helped to change the scene for prestige television shows with the assistance of its…
ShinyShiny snippets: Sales of AR and VR headsets tumble, data shows
Worldwide shipments of virtual and augmented reality headsets dropped 12% to 9.6 million this year according to data from CCS Insight - a problem for Meta and other tech companies that are invested in the digital worlds' potential. VR headset sales in the U.S. also slumped 2% from a year earlier to $1.1 billion as of…
How Bingo Has Made a Comeback
There's a tendency to have a very particular image in your mind when you think of bingo, hammered in there by endless sitcoms and media. There's always a sense that the only people playing it are over 80, and the atmosphere in a bingo hall is about as thrilling as doing the daily wash. The…
ShinyShiny snippets: Tesla in California crash was in full self-driving mode
The driver of a 2021 Tesla Model S told California authorities the vehicle was in “full self-driving mode” when the technology malfunctioned, causing an eight-vehicle crash on the San Francisco Bay bridge last month. The crash on Thanksgiving Day resulted in two juveniles being transported to hospital and led to lengthy delays on the bridge. The…
