Author: Henry

Doritos is asking fans to show off their ‘red, white and bold’ patriotism with a cheesy new challenge celebrating the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. The snack brand’s ‘build the bold’ contest is challenging Americans to recreate some of the nation’s most iconic landmarks using as many Doritos as they can, with a jaw-dropping $250,000 prize awaiting the most creative crunch-loving contestant. Participants can choose from 14 iconic American landmarks, ranging from the towering natural wonders of Niagara Falls and the Grand Canyon, to architectural marvels like the Lincoln Memorial and the US Capitol Building. Other choices span America’s breathtaking national…

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said it targeted an American air base in the region, after fresh US strikes on southern Iran overnight. Kuwait, which hosts a US base, said it had intercepted “hostile missile and drone threats”, but did not confirm the target. The Iranian missile launch came after the US shot down Iranian drones over the Strait of Hormuz and struck a military site in Bandar Abbas, a strategic port city in southern Iran. It is the second time in three days that the US has attacked targets in Iran – saying they were conducted in…

Inside the firm, staff describe rock‑bottom morale, intrusive AI tracking and deep scepticism that the Meta layoffs are really over. Meta’s latest round of layoffs hit staff across the world on Wednesday, with around 8,000 employees told they were losing their jobs in a restructuring that Mark Zuckerberg has tied directly to the company’s huge artificial intelligence spending. In an email sent to roughly 78,000 inboxes, the chief executive promised there would be no further company‑wide Meta layoffs this year and, in a rare admission, accepted that leadership had handled the run‑up badly. Meta Layoffs And Quiet Job Reassignments The scale…

Flustered and frightened, Britney Spears picked up the phone while police questioned her on the side of the road during her arrest for DUI. But instead of dialing the number for a family member or her longtime friend and manager, the pop star turned to a man perhaps the public is not yet familiar with. ‘Thomas?’ Spears could be heard saying to the individual, per the dashcam video from March 4, obtained by the Daily Mail. Quietly speaking into her cell phone, she then mumbled to the person that the Los Angeles cops were accusing her of consuming alcohol, which she denied. A source has told…

New Jersey Democratic congressional hopeful Adam Hamawy is facing outrage over his past work tied to the terror group Al-Qaeda.  Hamawy’s past relationship with Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, a late mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing known as the ‘blind sheikh,’ has been thrust into the limelight after a recent report from Jewish Insider. Hamawy served as the sheikh’s translator during a press conference in which the terrorist mastermind denied involvement with the 1993 World Trade Center attack. He also translated for the sheikh during his 1995 trial, and even served as a defense witness during proceedings. Abdel-Rahman was ultimately convicted of…

Kitchen tin foil, or aluminium foil, could help during these conditions, say experts. Scorching sunshine has been heating much of Britain this weekend, and the Met Office is now predicting temperatures could reach as high as 34C on bank holiday Monday. The sweltering conditions have already met heatwave criteria across numerous parts of the country, with the mercury steadily climbing throughout the week before reaching its peak on today and Tuesday, meteorologists say. Meanwhile, the UKHSA (the UK Health Security Agency) has issued yellow heat health alerts, encouraging people to take steps to stay cool. This means many of us…

Donald Trump’s plans to redraw state voting lines have stalled out in South Carolina. The South Carolina State Senate adjourned Tuesday without taking up a measure that would redraw the state’s congressional districts. A Republican-backed plan moving through the legislature aims to tilt all seven districts to the right. Out of all the state’s seven congressional districts, just one is Democratic. The new maps would effectively ensure that all seven would be GOP held. But at least a dozen Republicans voted to adjourn through June 10, one day after the state’s upcoming primary elections. They argued it was too late to change the districts given…

The UK record for the hottest May day has been broken for a second day in a row, as parts of London surpassed 35C on Tuesday. Kew Gardens in south-west London recorded a provisional temperature of 35.1C, beating Monday’s 34.8C record-high in the same place. Wales also broke May records for a consecutive day, as provisional temperatures reached 32.3C at Cardiff’s Bute Park, surpassing Monday’s 32.2C at Hawarden Airport in Flintshire. It comes as police are warning people to take care in open water after five young people and one man drowned in separate incidents in the past few days.…

A body has been found in a search for a 12-year-old boy who went missing while swimming in a river. The boy was with friends when he got into difficulty in the River Ribble, Ribchester, Lancashire, at about 14:00 BST on Tuesday. Police and fire crews with underwater units launched a major search of the area until a body was recovered from the water at about 19:50 BST. Formal identification has not yet taken place, but Lancashire Police said: “We believe it to be the body of the missing boy.” The force said the death was not believed to be…

A dramatic scene unfolded in Croydon this evening after a black SUV caught fire on Whitehorse Road, sending plumes of thick grey smoke high into the air and forcing emergency services into action. The blaze broke out near the junction with Windmill Road, just a short distance from the local Lidl supermarket and the Legacy Youth Zone. Witnesses described seeing flames erupt from underneath the vehicle before the fire quickly took hold. London Fire Brigade crews were dispatched to the scene, with firefighters in protective gear seen working to bring the fire under control. Hazard tape was put up around…