Facebook to introduce Harry Potter-style moving profile photos
Facebook users around the world can now add a literally all-singing and dancing extra layer of personalisation to their profile with the social network’s introduction of moving profile pictures.With...
View ArticleFilm review: Military-grade thrills and moral dilemmas
Matt Adcock reviews Eye in the Sky (15), starring Alan Rickman and Helen MirrenHey, terrorists – we’re watching you.You can’t see it but as well as the satellites tracking you, cruising overhead is...
View ArticleMuller and Sainsbury’s recall children’s yogurts due to contamination with...
Two different kinds of yogurt have been recalled - one by a major supermarket, and the other by a well-known brand - due to them potentially being contaminated with pieces of plastic.Sainsbury’s has...
View ArticleHousehold brands shrink while prices go up
Many common household brands are shrinking in price, while costing the same - or in some cases, increasing in price, a new consumer study has reportedResearch by Which? has shown that McVities...
View ArticleCurtain comes down on another successful season for Thame United
The curtain came down on another successful season for Thame United this week. For the second year in a row, United secured a top six finish in the Hellenic League Premier Division, maintaining a high...
View ArticleRuthless Chinnor demolish sorry Launceston to go sixth
On Saturday, in-form Chinnor came up against a Launceston side who have yet to win a game this season and they predictably ran riot in a 75-3 thrashing to notch a seventh win in eight. Incredibly, that...
View ArticleBudget supermarket recalls mixed vegetables due to undeclared allergens
Lidl is recalling packs of ‘Green Grocer’s brand of Mexican, Gourmet and Oriental Mixed Vegetables 750g because they contain milk, gluten, soya and celery which are not mentioned on the label in...
View ArticleGet ready to twist and shout at musical
Mix the Fab Four and the swinging Sixties and you get a celebration of one of UK’s most popular bands.Let It Be, a celebration of The Beatles, comes to Aylesbury’s Waterside Theatre from Monday May 2...
View ArticleAylesbury Choral Society presents Requiem
A Requiem that attracted high profile praise and criticism when it was first seen is to be performed next month (May). Aylesbury Choral Society will present Verdi’s Requiem at Thame Leisure Centre at...
View ArticleMany emergency responders suffer stress, depression and anxiety says study
Worrying data shows that a significant percentage of emergency services workers in the South East say experienced mental health problems. The mental health charity Mind conducted a survey of emergency...
View ArticlePotentially dangerous fuses recalled by Poundworld
Fuses being sold by discount store chain Poundworld have been recalled over fears of a potential safety issue.Trading Standards have urged customers to stop using the product immediately, and return...
View ArticleLeading vet organisations reassure owners that dog microchipping is safe
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) have moved to reassure dog owners that getting their pet microchipped is perfectly safe.Earlier this...
View ArticlePeople now more likely to get drunk at home than at pub
People are more likely to get drunk together at home than at a pub or club, according to new research. Half of all get-togethers with friends or family involve “increased” or “higher risk” boozing -...
View ArticleNumber of people buying groceries online surges
More people than ever before are shopping for food online with an extra £1.2 billion forecast to be spent doing the groceries via the internet this year. A new study reveals that supermarket shopping...
View ArticleDeadly infection risk from dirty washing machines
Almost one in five adults are putting themselves at risk of potentially deadly infections because they fail to clean - their washing machines. Research shows 44 per cent of the nation’s laundry...
View ArticleThree quarters of us admit to lying on social media
More than three quarters of tech-savvy Brits admit they lie about themselves on social media. In a survey of 2,000 people 82 per cent said they falsely represented themselves on social media such as...
View ArticleReview: Even Idris Elba can’t save this cheap and mediocre knock-off
Matt Adcock reviews Bastille Day, starring Idris ElbaMeet Sean Briar (Idris ‘Luther’ Elba) – a maverick CIA Agent described as “reckless and irresponsible” in his official assessment. When a bomb is...
View ArticleRe-live your misspent youth with SEGA’s official Mega Drive emulator!
SEGA is releasing its official Mega Drive emulator this week - allowing you to relive the 1990s with classic games such as Golden Axe, Streets of Rage 2 and Shinobi III:Return of the Ninja Master....
View ArticleInvestigation launched after researchers find faeces on ice in KFC drinks...
Fast food chain KFC has launched an investigation after a BBC researcher was served ice with bacteria from faeces on it.The discovery was made at the KFC branch in Birmingham by researchers from BBC...
View ArticleFive big names that disappeared from our high streets
Today there was difficult news for the British high street as it was revealed that British Home Stores has filed for administration, putting 164 shops and up to 11,000 jobs at risk.Sky News reported...
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