7 Tips for Unwanted Christmas Gifts
A recent survey by consumer group Which? found that a quarter (24%) of people said they had received an unwanted or unsuitable gift last Christmas. Whether you're looking to be more sustainable or want to save some extra cash, we've got together with Which? to gather ideas for how to tactfully get rid of, or,…
3 Things to Find if You Loved The Walking Dead
On 20 November 2022, the final episode of the massive zombie-infested series that began in 2010 met its fitting conclusion. The Walking Dead ran for a massive 177 episodes, acting as the spark to commence the zombie craze across entertainment and helped to change the scene for prestige television shows with the assistance of its…
ShinyShiny snippets: Sales of AR and VR headsets tumble, data shows
Worldwide shipments of virtual and augmented reality headsets dropped 12% to 9.6 million this year according to data from CCS Insight - a problem for Meta and other tech companies that are invested in the digital worlds' potential. VR headset sales in the U.S. also slumped 2% from a year earlier to $1.1 billion as of…
How Bingo Has Made a Comeback
There's a tendency to have a very particular image in your mind when you think of bingo, hammered in there by endless sitcoms and media. There's always a sense that the only people playing it are over 80, and the atmosphere in a bingo hall is about as thrilling as doing the daily wash. The…
ShinyShiny snippets: Tesla in California crash was in full self-driving mode
The driver of a 2021 Tesla Model S told California authorities the vehicle was in “full self-driving mode” when the technology malfunctioned, causing an eight-vehicle crash on the San Francisco Bay bridge last month. The crash on Thanksgiving Day resulted in two juveniles being transported to hospital and led to lengthy delays on the bridge. The…
Top 5 Winter Weather Driving Tips
With December and January being impacted by train strikes, it can be assumed that many will opt to drive long-distance this winter. And with weather warnings across the UK, together with the experts at Bill Plant Driving School we share five tips all motorists should be aware of for staying safe on the roads this…
ShinyShiny snippets: Sharing Netflix password details may be illegal, government suggests
Users of online streaming platforms such as Netflix could be breaking the law by sharing their account with other households, a government agency has said. The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) said password sharing may amount to “secondary copyright infringement”. In guidance published this week, the IPO said: “Pasting internet images into your social media without permission, or accessing…
Did the 2022 World Cup in Qatar show us that fit teams can beat technically superior ones?
The 2022 World Cup is now over, but it has, unquestionably, delivered some of the most astonishing results ever recorded during football’s greatest showpiece. With the dust now settled in the Middle East, inquisitions will now begin as to why this was the case and whether this trend could potentially spread into the domestic leagues around the…
Top 15 Most Popular UK Christmas Light Hotspots
View this post on Instagram A post shared by rianna 🧸 (@riannaaa.r) Premier Inn has revealed a new Christmas Lights index, which analysed Instagram and Google search data to unveil the UK’s best Christmas light hotspots London takes…
ShinyShiny snippets: UK’s first space mission ready for lift off
Image: Virgin Orbit The first space mission on British soil is due for lift-off in the coming weeks after the regulator granted licences. Virgin Orbit has been awarded licences to operate the UK's first space launch. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson's company demonstrated it has "taken…
