December 31, 2019
Justin Bieber is to star in a new documentary series.
The YouTube programme will give fans a look into the past few years of the singer’s life, from his marriage to Hailey Baldwin to his struggles.
Viewers will also get a look at the making of the pop star’s first new album in more than four years.
The singer announced the news on Instagram, sharing a poster and trailer for Justin Bieber: Seasons.
The weekly docuseries will debut on January 27 on Youtube.
December 31, 2019
The Met Office has provisionally recorded a new maximum temperature of 18.7C (65.66F) for December in the UK.
Forecasters took the measurement at Achfary in the Highlands on Saturday, which would be the hottest day of the month on record in Britain if validated.
December 31, 2019
Donald Trump has said he will sign the first phase of a trade deal with China at the White House next month.
The US president said he will open talks with Chinese officials on other sticking points in the US-China trade relationship.
Beijing and Washington have been at odds with both sides raising import taxes on hundreds of billions of dollar’s worth of exports, unnerving markets and stifling global economic growth.
He tweeted from his Florida home: “I will be signing our very large and comprehensive Phase One Trade Deal with China on January 15. The ceremony will take place at the White House.”
He said high-level Chinese government officials will attend the signing.
December 31, 2019
A London mother was stabbed three times in an unprovoked attack in the south of the British capital. The victim was walking with her child in a pushchair in South London when the knife and stabbed her and ran off.
Police have said that the 36-year-old mother doesn’t have life-threatening injuries and that the child was not hurt.
Police said the woman's injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. The child was not hurt.
December 31, 2019
Prince William and Catherine Middleton have announced a competition which will see the winner given a prize for coming up with innovative solutions for the global climate crisis.
The Duke and Duchess will select five winners for the Earthshot Prize every year between 2021 and 2030.
Earlier in December the Queen revealed that she found 2019 to be quote bumpy after a number of controversies linked to her family went public.
December 31, 2019
Apple has been accused of cracking down on jailbreaking after they pushed ahead with a lawsuit against the tech firm Corellium.
Corellium say their software replicates Apple’s i-OS in order to help find flaws in the system. Apple claim that it is copyright infringement.
iPhone users often jailbreak their phones in order to gain more control over the systems settings and use the software in ways blocked by apple.
Apple say that the firm Correlium encourages its users to find bugs in the system and sell them on the open market.
December 31, 2019
The smart speaker firm Sonos have come under fire for encouraging its users to Brick their speakers and throw them away when there may be nothing wrong with them.
Sonos offers customers a discount on newer products if they put their devices into a recycle mode – permentantly deactivating the speaker.
The firm used for Google Assistant and amazon alexa claimed that they were getting the devices ready for recycling but some users have hit out saying that it would be far better to give or sell the device on than to scrap it altogether.
Sonos said they are simply encouraging the responsible disposal the devices.
December 31, 2019
A man in London has been arrested after attacking a Picasso painting worth around 26 million dollars at the Tate Modern Art Gallery.
The 1944 painting titled – bust of a woman has been taken off display while the damage is assessed – it was reportedly ripped in the attack.
According to gallery, the picture shows Picasso's lover Dora Maar and was painted in Paris in during the final months of the Nazi occupation.
The 20 year old has said he will deny all charges – he has a pretrial hearing at the end of Janaury.
December 31, 2019
Former prime minister John Major considered renaming Heathrow Airport after one of his predecessors, Sir Winston Churchill, newly released government records reveal.
Mr Major, who was knighted in 2005, thought the proposal of making one of the world’s busiest airports a memorial to the Second World War premier was “intriguing”.
But the airport’s name was not changed and it is still called after the Middlesex hamlet which was demolished for its construction in 1944.
December 31, 2019
Thousands of angry Iraqi Shia militia supporters have attacked the US Embassy compound in Baghdad. They smashed a main door, chanting anti American slogans. and setting fire to a reception area, prompting tear gas and gunfire to disperse them.
Tuesday’s incident took place after mourners and supporters held funerals for the militia fighters killed in a Baghdad neighbourhood, after which they marched to the heavily fortified Green Zone and the sprawling US Embassy.
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said Sunday’s strikes sent the message that the US will not tolerate actions by Iran that jeopardise American lives.
