Author: Sadie Hale
Staff Writer
Sadie has written for many UK publications and won the Clothes Show Live Young Journalist of the Year 2014. She loves travelling, live music and seeking out weird and wonderful events to go to. In her spare time she gets nostalgic about the '60s and explores (gets lost in) London on her bike.
Drinking fizzy drinks daily ages you as much as smoking
Downing a fizzy drink on a daily basis will age you as much as if you smoked with the same frequency, TreeHugger has reported. According to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health, drinking a sugar-sweetened 20-ounce / 567g bottle ages you as much as smoking, adding almost two years onto the life of human cells.…
“Photobomb”, “adorkable” among latest additions to Collins English Dictionary
The terms 'twerking', 'photobomb' and 'meme' are among the latest to be added to the print edition of the Collins English Dictionary, Huffington Post reports. They're just a couple of the whopping 50,000 new entries which have been added to the dictionary's 12th edition. Also making the cut are 'Bitcoin' and 'onesie'. More obscure entries include…
Hungary to tax internet usage, public says No way
Hungary is steeling itself to become the first country in the world to tax people for internet usage, Reuters has reported. In a draft tax bill submitted to parliament yesterday, provisions were outlined for internet providers to pay a hefty 150 forints (37 pence) per gigabyte of data traffic in tax. It would, however, allow companies to offset corporate…
Student’s jewellery turn your veins into energy source
If you're squeamish about veins, then look away now. Israeli graduate student Naomi Kizhner has designed some strange but highly functional jewellery which connects to your veins to make them produce electricity. As The Higher Learning reports, Kizhner has created three pieces (see main image) through a project, Energy Addicts, for her BA in Industrial Design at Hadassah…
Is this the best Halloween costume ever?
What happens when you attach LEDs to a toddler in a stick-man formation and film her running around? Here's what - a video that's been viewed more than 22 million times on YouTube, and a truly awesome business idea. As the Telegraph reports, what started out as a bit of fun has been turned into…
Oscar Pistorius, and 5 other shocking murder trials
This morning, it was announced that Oscar Pistorius will serve a five-year prison sentence for the death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine's Day 2013. He was also given a three-year suspended sentence for a firearms charge. The trial, which lasted for seven months, was widely televised, giving it added immediacy and allowing people…
‘Zombie-proof’ cabins created by British company
Do you fear a zombie apocalypse? Does the thought of being unprotected from this imminent threat leave you quaking in your boots? Well never fear, for this British company has got you covered with 'the world's first and only certified* Zombie Proof Log Cabin', and it can be yours for £69,995. 'Get yours before they get you!' the…
Haters gonna hate: how 5 celebrities deal with Twitter trolls
The House of Lords will debate this week whether the maximum sentence for online abusers should be raised from six months to two years. Following a string of high-profile cases, this news has been welcomed by many. But even us ordinary folk suffer from so-called 'trolling' sometimes - so what are the best ways of…
10 winter essentials for savvy cyclists
With autumn rain set in, winter just around the corner and the clocks set to plunge us into 4pm darkness in less than a week, all cyclists will know that the inevitable onslaught of slippery roads, freezing fingers and reduced visibility can pose a challenge to the daily commute. But never fear - you won't have…
U2’s “Songs of Innocence” may have sold just 16,000 copies
U2's latest album, Songs of Innocence, may have sold just 16,000 copies since its physical release. According to the Guardian, the album, which was given away free on iTunes throughout September, has entered the UK albums chart at number six following its physical release on October 13 - the lowest chart debut for the band in 33 years. Every…
