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Meet SuperM, the K-Pop Supergroup That Skyrocketed to the Top of the Billboard Charts
A palette of hair colors — aquamarine, silver, shades of gold — popped against monochrome clothing as the seven members of SuperM filed into a backstage room at Madison Square Garden. In a matter of minutes, the group from South Korea would take the stage for the first time at one of the biggest venues…
‘My sister died after taking a line of cocaine’
Image copyright Family handout Image caption When Stacey reached the hospital, she found her sister Lucy (pictured) unrecognisable Stacey Jordan still wonders whether she could have done more to save her sister. Lucy White was just 24 when she died in hospital in summer 2018 after a line of cocaine triggered a heart attack and…
Liz Earle ordered to pay £17k to sacked pregnant worker
Image copyright Helen Larkin Image caption Helen Larkin said the case had cast a “huge shadow” on her time with her new daughter A woman who was sacked by a beauty company when she was eight months pregnant has been awarded more than £17,000 by an employment tribunal.Helen Larkin, 38, from Portsmouth, said she was…
The 8 Video Games We Can’t Wait to Play in 2020
This year marks the start of a new decade, and the end of a generation of video games. Sony and Microsoft are set to launch new systems during the holidays, marking the beginning of a new phase in gaming. But that’s good news: Traditionally, the games launched at the end of a generation are among…
Do your colleagues know how much you earn?
Image copyright Getty Images Discussing pay at work can be a touchy subject.Whether it is the moment in a job interview when the topic of money is raised, or a request for an advance at the end of an expensive month, it is rarely a comfortable conversation.But for almost one in five workers, having a…
Mark Zuckerberg decides to ditch new year personal challenge
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Last year was a tough one for Facebook with huge fines and more hearings in Washington for Mr Zuckerberg Traditionally, at the beginning of each year Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg takes on a personal challenge.These have ranged from learning Mandarin, to visiting every state in the US, to last year’s…
Tech 2019: Our biggest technology stories
As 2019 splutters to a close, it’s time for our annual lookback at our most-read tech stories, and to ask: “What happened next?”.Facebook and its family of apps dominates this year’s list with four entries – it probably won’t be a surprise that none of them were particularly brand-enhancing. The Chinese viral video app TikTok…
Lewis Capaldi named the UK’s biggest-selling musician of 2019
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Scottish singer beat even Ed Sheeran in the end-of-year album chart Lewis Capaldi was the UK’s best-selling artist of 2019, as music consumption grew for the fifth year in a row.The Scottish star had both the top album and single of the year, with his ballad Someone You…
The Apprentice: Where are the previous contestants now?
Spoiler alert: The winner of the latest series of The Apprentice is referenced in this article. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Susie Ma and Lord Sugar pictured in 2012 Series 15 of The Apprentice culminated on Wednesday evening with Lord Sugar hiring Carina Lepore.The 30-year-old artisan bakery owner was crowned this year’s winner, after…
Election 2019: Who are the Scots who won’t vote?
Image copyright Getty Images About a third of the record four million people across Scotland who are registered to vote in next Thursday’s general election are not expected to do so.Many simply won’t get round to voting this time, while others have never voted.But with disillusionment with politics and politicians said to be on the…