The non-fungible token market has seen a major downturn as Bitcoin declined 4% over the past week to $94,000 and Ethereum retreated to $3,300. According to the latest data from CryptoSlam, the NFT market has seen a substantial correction: total sales volume plummeted 49.77% this past week to $152.7 million. Despite the sharp decline in trading…
Michael van Gerwen began his bid for a fourth PDC world title with a comfortable 3-0 victory against England’s James Hurrell. Van Gerwen, champion in 2014, 2017 and 2019, has struggled for form of late and not won a major televised tournament this year. But the Dutchman eased past Hurrell, who beat Jim Long on his…
Boxer Paul Bamba has died aged 35, his manager Ne-Yo has announced. Puerto Rican Bamba won the WBA Gold Cruiserweight title by defeating Mexican Rogelio Medina on 21 December. Singer Ne-Yo, who signed Bamba to his management company in November, confirmed the news in a joint-statement alongside Bamba’s family on Instagram. “It is with profound…
Olivia Hussey, who starred as a teenage Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film Romeo and Juliet, garnering her a Golden Globe, died peacefully at her home on Friday at age 73, her family has announced. “Olivia was a remarkable person whose warmth, wisdom, and pure kindness touched the lives of all who knew her,” her…
Millions of British households are warned they must take urgent action before New Year’s Day or risk overpaying their bills. The warning comes as energy bills are set to rise from £1,717 to £1,738 per year for a typical household using both electricity and gas. Energy customers on all major providers including British Gas, Octopus,…
Air travellers in the UK have faced further disruption as fog that has blanketed much of the country in recent days grounded flights and hampered landings and take-offs. Disruption grew through the day at London’s Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports, as well as at Manchester and Belfast, according to Flightradar24, which tracks plane movements in…
