Trees for the Future (TREES), a non-profit organization, is reversing the trend of desertification in Africa. They empower smallholder farmers in several countries to fight soil degradation, biodiversity loss, and climate change. This success story recently earned them recognition as a UN World Restoration Flagship. From Barren Land to Abundance TREES’ impact is undeniable. They’ve restored vast swathes of land, with farmers like Paul Magna in Kenya now enjoying bountiful harvests of vegetables and fruits. […]

The night of glitz, glam, and golden statuettes is here! Whether you’re a die-hard cinephile or just enjoy the awards show spectacle, the Oscars are a cultural event not to be missed. But with so many broadcast options and streaming services, figuring out how to watch the ceremony can feel overwhelming. Fear not, film fans! This guide will break down everything you need to know to catch the 96th Academy Awards live. WHEN TO WATCH […]

Global Temperatures Reached Record Highs in February, Surpassing Climate Thresholds Record-breaking heat continues as February becomes the hottest month ever recorded. Data from Copernicus, the EU’s climate monitoring service, shows exceptionally high temperatures in both air and sea. These extremes highlight the growing concern about climate change. The average global surface air temperature in February was 1.77 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, making it the ninth consecutive month to break heat records. This comes after […]

Tuesday, March 5th, brought login troubles for Facebook and Instagram users globally. The outage lasted for over two hours before Meta, the owner of both platforms, resolved the issue. Cause of the Outage: While initial reports speculated about a cyberattack, Meta attributed the outage to a “technical issue.” They haven’t provided specific details about the problem. The Impact: The outage caused significant disruption for users worldwide, including those in India. Many were unable to log […]

Wealthy communities face devastation as relentless rain triggers landslides California’s dream homes perched on scenic cliffs are turning into nightmares as heavy downpours batter the state. Record rainfall has caused significant coastal erosion, threatening these multi-million dollar properties. So far this year, Southern California has seen nearly double its usual rainfall, with more on the horizon. Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in response to the storms, impacting millions of residents. Million Dollar […]

Facebook have announced that it will be removing its dedicated news tab, Facebook News, from the US and Australia in early April. This follows similar moves in the UK, France, and Germany last year. What does this mean for users? Why the change? Impact on News Organizations? Commitment to Reliable Information While news access remains on the platform, the company prioritizes short-form video content and maintains its dedication to fact-checking initiatives.

Eight tech companies, including Salesforce, IBM, Nvidia and Stable Diffusion have joined the White House’s voluntary Artificial Intelligence (AI) pledge, which aims to mitigate the risks of AI. The pledge includes commitments to develop technology to identify AI-generated images and share data about safety with the government and academics. The new participants in the pledge include IBM, data-mining company Palantir, and Stability, the maker of text-to-image generator Stable Diffusion. These companies join 15 other major […]

When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24th 2022, the thriving electronic dance scene changed forever. Overnight, producers, DJs, club owners, staff, promoters and curators became soldiers, refugees and volunteers. Such efforts swept through its venues, too. The country’s dance floors were suddenly repurposed into medical training facilities and ammunition factories, coordination headquarters and volunteer centers. Told through the personal stories of six individuals, this film presented by Resident Advisor explores how […]

Lake Windermere is dying. Excessively high nutrient levels are destroying England’s largest lake, untreated sewage discharges into the Windermere catchment. What’s happening in Windermere? High phosphorous levels The single largest input of phosphorous into Windermere is sewage discharges from United Utilities Wastewater Treatment Works. Toxic algal blooms High levels of phosphorus in the lake are leading to a rapid increase in potentially toxic algal blooms. Suffocating our wildlife Algal blooms suffocate our lake and are […]

The Lincoln Project five-part documentary series takes viewers inside the war rooms of the wildly successful Super PAC of former elite Republican strategists and consultants who joined forces for the sole purpose of saving democracy by bringing down Donald Trump. This series follows the members of GOP super PAC, The Lincoln Project, over the course of the election, to the storming of the capitol, and up to Biden’s inauguration as they strive to change the […]

Navalny, made in secret, details the harrowing ordeal of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader poisoned with novichok.   The 98-minute documentary from Canadian director Daniel Roher, details just how scared the Kremlin is of Navalny, arguably the biggest threat to Vladimir Putin’s power at home. The bulk of the film, produced by CNN Films and HBO Max, embedded with Navalny and his close team in their Black Forest hideout during the second half of […]

  In just 93 days, what started as peaceful student demonstrations became a violent revolution. Netflix original documentary Winter on Fire brings you the story of Ukraine’s fight for freedom from the frontlines of the 2014 uprising.     An award winning insight into the determination and resilience of the Ukrainian people and their continued fight for freedom. The film documents the turbulent history of Ukraine, and more specifically, their relations with Russia and its […]

This report explores two of the main reasons the number of Covid cases is soaring once again in the United States: vaccine hesitancy and refusal. Alexander Stockton, a producer on the New York Times Video team, explores two of the main reasons the number of Covid cases is soaring once again in the United States: vaccine hesitancy and refusal. “It’s hard to watch the pandemic drag on as Americans refuse the vaccine in the name […]

In the wake of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, fears are growing that Afghan women will suffer the sort of harsh treatment they encountered during the 1990s, when the Taliban imposed their hard-line interpretation of Sunni Islam on them, a form of oppression that helped make Afghanistan a pariah state at the time. This PBS report was produced in 2019. Afghan women share their hopes and memories that connect them to their country.     […]

  What if your country was swallowed by the sea? The Pacific Island nation of Kiribati (population: 100,000) is one of the most remote places on the planet, seemingly far-removed from the pressures of modern life. Yet it is one of the first countries that must confront the main existential dilemma of our time: imminent annihilation from sea-level rise. While Kiribati’s President Anote Tong races to find a way to protect his nation’s people and […]

Extinction Rebellion are supporting a soltuion to end to corruption and injustice in UK politics. There are many different models of ‘deliberative democracy’, but one thing they all share is putting people at the centre of decision making. Every form of deliberative democracy involves everyday citizens like you and me discussing an issue in order to come up with suggestions or solutions together. “In Extinction Rebellion we often use Peoples’ Assemblies to explore ideas or […]

Led By Donkeys started as an anonymous night-time guerrilla poster campaign by four friends determined to expose the lies, lunacy and hypocrisy of Brexit. What started as a nighttime guerilla poster campaign at the height of the Brexit crisis in the UK has evolved into an expansive movement against political hypocrisy, bigotry and the sinister rise of authoritarianism. British writer George Orwell, author of the literary classic1984, a critique of totalitarianism in the form of […]

How our brains explain our reactions to Trump’s racism and Boris’ anti-immigrant Brexit BS. Why Trump’s racist tweets trigger his supporters, and a girl with half a brain who holds the they key to uniting us over Trump and Brexit. Voiced by Stephen Fry. Respond to Stephen’s comment at changeaview.com: https://changeaview.com/post/9z1j75/elizabeth_warren_seems_to_have_more_brains_authenticity_and_credibility_than_the_other_candidates Join us and help fight misinformation in US and UK politics at https://patreon.com/pindex You’ll also find an infographic on how to improve your clarity […]

Upon realizing her generation won’t have a future unless the world’s politicians act now on climate change, then 15-year-old Greta Thunberg skipped school in August 2018 to protest outside the Swedish parliament. What started as a one person strike soon gained global momentum. In ‘Make The World Greta Again’, we follow Greta and the organizers of the school strikes for climate as they are cementing a worldwide movement ahead of their first global protest that […]

A Plastic Ocean is an adventure documentary shot on more than 20 locations over the past 4 years. Explorers Craig Leeson and Tanya Streeter and a team of international scientists reveal the causes and consequences of plastic pollution and share solutions.

Inspired by the recent launch of Our Planet on Netflix, we’ve put together a list of five must-see environmental films, which can help us all learn more about the dramatic changes now occurring around the world due to climate change. From timely environmental documentary series, Our Planet, presented by Sir David Attenborough, to the fictional story of Okja with it’s powerful message about meat, these inspiring films on Netflix are not to be missed. Our […]

Brexit Breakers – Song 2 (EU) The Brexit Breakers have joined forces to create this 1990’s BritPop Cover of Blur’s “song 2” showing their love of the EU and there want to stay and have a say in a People’s Vote. The video features prominent pro EU campaigners such as Young European of the year, EU Supergirl (Madeleina Kay), Femi Sorry, Joel Baccas and Jason J Hunter.

How a mythical EU dragon was conjured up and the striking truth behind it all. A trick of forced perspective put fear in the way of facts. Voiced by Stephen Fry. Immigrants contributed £20bn to the UK between 2000-2011, paying 64% more in taxes than they received in benefits.

While female directors were snubbed again at the Academy Awards 2019 for Best director (only five women have ever been nominated), the success of the female directors in other categories can be celebrated. When it came to Best documentary feature, Best documentary short and Best animated short film, women directors and filmmakers were taking home the Oscars and making Academy Award history. The award for for Best documentary feature went to Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi who […]

Are nationalists really just racists? Or are globalists simply corporate sellouts? There are dark truths, strange surprises and true threats lurking in the shadows. In Brexit part 3, we explore Trump’s nationalism, an alarming problem with the English identity, illusions about nationalists and globalists, and what it all means for Brexit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msuKNy51tpw Seven Members of Parliament from across the country have resigned their membership of the Labour Party and announced that they will sit as a new, Independent Group of MPs in the House of Commons. They represent different parts of the country, come from different backgrounds and are of different generations. But they are united in their belief “that British politics is broken and needs fundamental change”.

If you’re staying in on Valentine’s Day, why not cuddle up on the couch with your honey, bestie or blankie and watch a Rom Com? There are plenty of romantic comedies to choose from on movie streaming websites, so we’ve listed our Top 10 favourites to make it easier for you. From classics like Audrey Hepburn’s ‘Roman Holiday’, to the appropriately named ‘Valentine’s Day’, these Rom Coms will make you laugh, cry and sigh! 1. […]

Five animated feature films are now competing to take home the most prestigious award in film, the Oscar, with the winner revealed when the 91st Academy Awards air live on Sunday 24 February 24 on ABC. The nominees range from superhero box office hits with Incredibles 2 and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, to Wes Anderson’s rough stop-frame animation, Isle of Dogs, the Japanese anime fantasy, Mirai, and Disney’s Ralph Breaks the Internet. IndieWire.com says about […]

And the award for biggest Oscar nomination snub goes to… The Oscar nominations for 2019 were announced on Tuesday, and while there weren’t too many surprises, there were definitely some snubs that stand out! Were you as shocked about these as we were? While Best Picture, is a fairly predictable category, it was noticeable that First Man wasn’t included. It got a few nominations including visual effects and sound effects, however the Damien Chazelle-directed film was […]

The Brexit Breakers is a collective of Anti-Brexit campaigners have released an amazing protest song and video, which features the talented animation of Cadi Catlow. Look out for cheeky brexit references like “Whinings Tea” bags jumping of a cliff edge in a Full Brexit Breakfast /Wizard of Oz fantastic vision! The song was conceived by Joel Baccas and is a homage to the Nirvana classic single “Molly’s Lips”. Original Idea & Lyrics by Joel Baccas […]

Nasim Najafi Aghdam, the woman who the police say attacked the YouTube headquarters before killing herself, created and posted videos that show her to be a passionate animal rights activist and vegan. But they also reveal her anger toward the video internet giant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B046thU7i4U Ariana Grande performed her Dangerous Woman hit “Be Alright” at the March for Our Lives rally in Washington D.C. Saturday. Grande is a native of Boca Raton, Florida, a town adjacent to Parkland, Florida, the site of the tragic school shooting that served as the catalyst for the March for Our Lives protest. “This is for those brilliant students here today that are leading this march and for everybody participating today. Thank you so […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_-NKRVn7IQ This year, Samsung haven’t just updated the camera. They’ve completely rethought the entire camera experience for how you communicate today. Introducing the new Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ The Camera. Reimagined. [The camera that works like your eye : Dual Aperture] For the first time, the Galaxy S9 and S9+ present Dual Aperture that adjusts between f/1.5-f/2.4 to adapt to any lighting situation. Its multi-image processing drastically reduces noise, while enhancing image quality and […]

Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School had a message for lawmakers after the February 14 shooting in which 17 people died. Young survivors of Wednesday’s school shooting in Florida have taken part in an emotionally charged rally demanding tighter gun controls.Protesters in Fort Lauderdale chanted “shame on you”, referring to US lawmakers and President Donald Trump. It was the deadliest US school shooting since 2012 and has re-ignited long-running debates about tougher firearm restrictions. […]

YouTube and its community are having a rough 2018. After vlogger Logan Paul posted a viral video of a recent suicide victim, widespread backlash forced the company to reconsider its policies. YouTube tightened its rules around which channels can be monetized in response and promised stricter punishments for creators whose actions harm the overall community. In a video released today, YouTuber and online personality Casey Neistat sat down with YouTube chief business officer Robert Kyncl […]

The Bootleggers have made fun pop video for their song ‘Never had it so good’ a political mashup video that’s going viral in the UK, as activists who want to remain in the European Union are stepping up efforts for a second referendum. “Bootleggers are musicians, producers and singers. We are all about making good music and we like to make a statement. We’re artists with something to say, love making all styles of music, […]

From Kendrick Lamar’s opening performance to Kesha’s show-stopping moment, here are the highlights from the 2018 Grammys. The 60th annual Grammy Awards, hosted by James Corden on Sunday, was huge for Bruno Mars. He won three out of the four major categories for “24K Magic” and “That’s How I Like It,” and took home six Grammys in all. Kendrick Lamar followed as the night’s second biggest winner, claiming five Grammys. Full list of Grammy winners: […]

Rising water levels in Paris’ River Seine have put the city on flood alert. Art treasures in the famous Louvre museum are being moved to safety because of the threat of floods. The rising water is the result of weeks of heavy rain in France. Forecasters say dryer weather is on the way. People in Paris hope it will be just in time to prevent Paris’ historic centre from turning into a swamp.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQERftlJWz4 During Opening Monologue Kristen Bell did not hold back when she took the stage as the first-ever host of the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday night. “There has never been a host for this awards show,” Bell said. “First time. First person. First lady. I honestly never thought I would grow up to be the first lady, but you know what, I kind of like it.”

Here’s what you can expect from a government shutdown. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be unable to report for work on Monday, as the US Senate struggles to end a government shutdown. Some will not be paid until the stalemate is resolved. A rare Sunday session of the Senate yielded no agreement between Democrats and Republicans, with immigration one of the main sticking points. Essential services will still run but famous sites such […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN5HV79_8B8 Oprah Winfrey accepted her Cecil B. DeMille Award on Sunday night at the Golden Globes with a message to the young girls watching: “A new day is on the horizon.” CNN: “The media mogul’s message came during a Golden Globes ceremony notable for being the first major award show since Hollywood first began addressing rampant sexual harassment against women in the entertainment industry and beyond. This year’s ceremony was one of the most political yet and […]

“We think of our homes as places of warmth, familiarity and love… there is a timeless simplicity to the pull of home.” In case you missed it…watch Her Majesty The Queen’s Christmas Broadcast 2017, where she says “Merry Christmas” to all.

Join Devotte, a gorilla caregiver, for a fun tickle session with baby Lulingu. Lulingu was saved by the Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education Center (GRACE) in Africa, the world’s only sanctuary for Grauer’s gorillas, a Critically Endangered ape that only lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Poaching has brought gorillas to the brink of extinction but GRACE is giving them hope. Stay tuned for this story coming soon.

A YouTuber’s attempt to show that speedy delivery services can be used to satisfy more than our own appetite for food or merchandise has touched a viral nerve on the video platform, rising to a top spot on the Trending list in just one day. The video, published by user Rob Bliss on Tuesday, is called “How to Hijack Amazon Prime Now for Good” and as of Wednesday had more than 650,000 views. Bliss talks […]

The latest – and many ecstatic fans are saying the best – dispatch from a galaxy far, far away has opened with a poignant tribute to its lost princess Carrie Fisher, who died last year soon after finishing filming her final appearance as Leia. Speaking in LA, Rian Johnson, the writer and director of the film, said: “Let’s all have a blast tonight for Carrie.” He was introducing the world premiere of the latest outing […]

Jay-Z, who, along with his fabulous wife, Beyoncé, usually tends to hold things very close to the chest, recently opened up about his infidelity, his relationship with Kanye West, and the thoughts that went into the making of his deeply personal album, 4:44. Jigga sat down for a 35-minute interview with New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet. He was at times reflective, as he drew parallels between himself and fallen hero and football star O.J. Simpson. He […]

Prince Harry and Ms Meghan Markle, are to marry in the spring! He said the “stars were aligned” when they fell in love and he proposed over roast chicken! Appearing for photos outside Kensington Palace earlier, Prince Harry said he was “thrilled”. The couple secretly got engaged earlier this month, The Queen and Prince Philip are “delighted for the couple”. Ms Markle is an American actress and humanitarian campaigner.

And the winner of the 2017 Miss World pageant is…Miss India Manushi Chhillar. Stephanie Hill, Miss England, was the first runner up and Miss Mexico Alma Andrea Meza Carmona was second runner up in the 67th Miss World contest. It is estimated 126 women from all around the globe took part in the pageant which occurred in the Sanya, China. But only one lucky lady could walk away with the crown, which eventually went to […]

Donald Trump and the Japanese prime minister, Shinzō Abe, feed fish on the second day of the US president’s five-nation tour of Asia. Standing beside a pond brimming with colourful koi in the Akasaka palace in Tokyo, the two men upended their wooden containers and dumped the entire contents of fish food into the pond Fishy business: Trump and Abe dump fish food into precious koi pond, leading some to think thias was just a […]

Meet the new iPhone X. If anyone knows all about the new iPhone X it’s iJustine one of the biggest geeks out there, making tech videos on YouTube. Appearing on alll the top social networks and sometimes on your television on various shows, and spends 100% of her free time playing videos games. Call of Duty, is her favorite.

The stunningly inventive new novel from the world’s most popular thriller writer Dan Brown has a pumped video promo video trailer. Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend a major announcement—the unveiling of a discovery that “will change the face of science forever.” The evening’s host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old billionaire and futurist whose dazzling high-tech inventions and audacious predictions have made him […]

In an NBC News exclusive, TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie sat down with Selena Gomez and her best friend, Francia Raisa, to talk about the kidney transplant that Gomez says saved her life after she was diagnosed with lupus five years ago. “My kidneys were just done,” Gomez says in the emotional interview.

Eminem is back! And he’s in classic bar-for-bar form blasting at Donald Trump from his Detroit home. The cyphers went crazy too. Marshall Mathers III is not known for taking a backseat when it comes to feuds, hitting out at everyone from his ex-wife Kim to Christina Aguilera in his songs. But in his latest verse at the BET Hip Hop Awards, Eminem unleashed a wave of fury at President Donald Trump – and it’s […]

A man interrupts the prime minster’s closing speech at the Conservative party conference to hand her a fake P45. The mock letter lists the reason for termination of employment as ‘neither strong nor stable’. Theresa May stumbles over a word and then stops her speech. There is silence for a few seconds while the man is removed. Prankster Simon Brodkin hands Theresa May P45 in the middle of her speech, saying ‘Boris asked me to […]

After a day of tensions in Catalonia where police were deployed in a failed attempt to thwart an independence vote, the head of the Catalan regional government, Carles Puigdemont, speaks out against the violence with a pointed address: ‘On this day of hope and suffering, Catalonia’s citizens have earned the right to have an independent state in the form of a republic … We have earned the right to be listened to, respected and recognised’. […]

After the tragedy in Jimmy’s hometown of Las Vegas, he sends love to everyone affected, talks about the major gun violence problem we have in this country, calls out the senators who are in the pocket of the NRA, and asks for common sense and action from our elected officials to ensure that something like this doesn’t happen again.

The future King arrived for his first day of ‘big school’ on Thursday morning, accompanied by his dad Prince William. Prince George is officially a pupil at Thomas’s Battersea. Sadly, his mother the Duchess of Cambridge was forced to stay at home at Kensington Palace as she battles severe morning sickness; William and Kate, 35, announced that they are expecting their third child on Monday.

Olympic medalist, Tom Daley, has shared the first official video from his wedding to screenwriter Dustin Lance Black on his YouTube channel, taking to his Instagram to announce news of the clip. “Our honeymoon feels like the perfect time to finally share our magical day,” he wrote. “We know our wedding was only possible thanks to the brave work of countless people for generations before us, so in that tradition, we will donate any revenue […]

As professional arborists, brothers-in-law Tom Otto and Shaun Sears are quite adept at climbing trees. The cats that they rescue are not. And with a plethora of trees—and cats—around Seattle, they decided to put their off hours to good use and return scared, stuck kitties to their worried owners. Working completely off donations, these two cat lovers are helping keep Seattle’s free-climbing felines grounded.

Chris Pratt and Anna Faris are separating After 8 years of marriage, which they announced via social media on Sunday night. tmz.com say, “Chris Pratt and Anna Faris are going their separate ways not because of some third party in their marriage, not because one of them did something unforgivable … they split because they each have very different views of what a family should be. “Our sources say Anna wants a family that is pretty […]

A schoolboy’s same-sex crush has gone viral after tugging on the heartstrings of people all over the world. The film, ‘In a Heartbeat’, is a four-minute-long passion project from Esteban Bravo and Beth David, two computer animation students at the Ringling College of Art and Design. A trailer first went out after a Kickstarter page by Bravo and David surged past its $3,000 funding goal, and raised more than $14,000 in total. It follows a […]

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk rolled out the first 30 of the company’s electric cars with a more affordable price tag: $35,000. NBC business correspondent Jo Ling Kent reports for TODAY that Musk plans to produce 500,000 more vehicles next year. “It starts off with design,” said Tesla founder Elon Musk as he presented the brand-new Tesla Model 3 at the Tesla Model 3 Handovers event. The event itself was partially powered by a Model […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIcj1_OJePs Blac Chyna was granted a temporary restraining order barring Rob Kardashian from coming near her or posting about her online. The reality star appeared in court Monday morning with her attorneys as she sought to stop what she alleges is cyber-bullying by Kardashian. Kardashian posted personal information last week about his relationship with Chyna on his Instagram account, including sexually explicit images of his former fiancée whom he accused of cheating on him and […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3xu2ZHM8Xo Was Donald Trump snubbed by the wife of the Polish President? Later in an extended video of the encounter during which President Donald Trump reaches out his arm to the first lady of Poland, shows Agata Kornhauser-Duda eventually shaking the president’s hand, after initially passing him by in favor of greeting first lady Melania Trump. The mildly awkward and humorously relatable exchange was just that, and no apparent swipe at the U.S. president!

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla began laughing uncontrollably during a performance by a pair of throat singers during their visit to Iqaluit, Nunavut on 29th June 2017. “The British media weren’t impressed when Prince Charles and his wife Camilla had trouble controlling their laughter during a traditional throat singing ceremony in Iqaluit on Thursday. “Prince Charles and wife Camilla (were) giggling like naughty schoolchildren,” said U.K. tabloid The Sun, regarding the couple’s conduct as […]

Adventurer and animal expert Coyote Peterson and his crew are super excited to catch a wild GIANT SALAMANDER on video! On the Brave Wilderness Channel see a wild world of adventure and amazing up close animal encounters.    

Even before Johnny Depp said it, the actor seemed to know that his comment would ignite controversy. “This is going to be in the press, and it will be horrible…” he said, speaking to a crowd on Thursday. “When was the last time an actor assassinated a President?”  The actor was at the Glastonbury Festival in the UK when he made his remarks, which were recorded. The Secret Service is aware of the comments Depp […]

Former Top Gear presenter, Richard Hammond, climbed out of this vehicle moments before it burst into flames following a fall down a hill in St Gallen, Switzerland on 10 June 2017. The accident occurred in the town of St Gallen in north-east Switzerland during a shoot for his Amazon show The Grand Tour. The 47-year-old managed to escape the wreckage of a Rimac Concept One supercar worth £2m that had plummeted down the steep Hemberg […]

Tom Cruise is in stitches when he sees #TomCruiseClinging Memes for the first time! In this BBC Radio 1 interview he also reveals the new Top Gun 2 pat-a-cake, scenes from The Mummy, and remembers some of his best movie moments.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5npZDJzRolQ At the One Love Manchester benefit concert yesterday, organised by Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber gave a heart felt speech after his performance, and said, “God is good in the midst of the darkness”. The benefit concert held in the wake of the Manchester attack turned into a night of unity, healing and joy for 50,000 music fans. The all-star show was held to remember the victims of the suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande […]

https://youtu.be/w9yak899MUs?t=30s Ariana Grande, the US singer whose Manchester Arena concert was targeted during last week’s terrorist attack, plays a televised concert today to honor the victims. The all-star benefit gig sees some of the biggest names in music assemble alongside the 23-year-old pop star to help raise funds for those who were injured and the relatives of those who died in the attack. In a statement last week, Grande vowed to return to Manchester, saying: “We won’t […]

Zac Efron (Brody) frequently shows his deep affection for stunning ‘Baywatch’ co-star Alexandra Daddario (Summer) during interviews, and everyone wants to know if they are together in real life! Watch the official trailer for Baywatch, starring Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Priyanka Chopra, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh Hadera and Jon Bass. Baywatch was released in theatres May 25, 2017!

Brad Pitt finally spills the beans on life since his divorce with Angelina Jolie and how he is six months sober. CBS Miami report on Brad’s interview and photo shoot for GQ Style magazine, including how he admits he is therapy after his “self-inflicted” family turmoil.

An out-of-control ferry slammed into a breakwater at Las Palmas in the Canary Islands on Friday, and over a dozen people were injured. The accident was captured on video which went viral over the weekend, picking up nearly 1 million views on YouTube alone! Spanish authorities say 13 people sustained injuries when the Volcán de Tamasite lost control and collided head on with the concrete pier. The owner of the ferry, Naviera Armas, has blamed […]

Train moving faster than usual plus fresh snow from Blizzard Stella resulted in a more spectacular arrival than expected in Rhinecliff, N.Y. (nobody was seriously hurt in the making of this video)

After Emma Watson posed in a see-through top for the cover of this month’s Vanity Fair magazine, she was accused by some of being anti-feminist. In this interview about her new movie, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Emma responds and explains that, “Feminism is about giving women choice.” She hits back at critics who claimed her recent photoshoot for Vanity Fair betrayed her feminist ideals. In one image from the shoot, photographed by Tim Walker, […]

Timmy Morrison was delivered by emergency C-section, weighing in at 3 pounds, 9 ounces. Doctors put him under anesthesia within a week and into surgery within a month. Some of the contents of his stomach sometimes made their way to his lungs. Workers in the intensive care unit frequently needed to resuscitate him. He arrived seven weeks premature — but, in a way, just at the right time. Six months before Timmy was born, President […]

Moment where crew/cast of ‘La La Land’ realizes a mistake had been made and ‘Moonlight’ actually won Best Picture at The Academy Awards. In a historic Oscar upset that saw Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty reading out the wrong winner. Shock and chaos spread through the Dolby Theatre when producers of La La Land were stopped in the middle of their acceptance speeches to be informed that Moonlight was the correct winner

The famous Richard Branson challenged President Barack Obama to a kitesurf vs foilboard learning contest – here’s what happened! “Before returning to Washington, the former president dove into an aquatic and athletic challenge with his friend, Virgin Group founder and billionaire Richard Branson, while vacationing on the British Virgin Islands with former first lady Michelle Obama. Now that Obama is free from many Secret Service-imposed restrictions that did not allow him to partake in activities […]

One of the biggest surprises at the 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards was the cast of Netflix’s Stranger Things winning Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series over the casts of shows like The Crown and Game of Thrones. But perhaps the biggest surprise was the acceptance speech that followed and the now viral reaction of star Winona Ryder who was perhaps as stunned and impressed as the audience by a huge political […]

Star Wars breaking news: The official title for Star Wars Episode VIII revealed!   Star Wars: The Last Jedi written and directed by Rian Johnson. It will be the second installment in the Star Wars sequel trilogy following Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). The film is produced by Lucasfilm (Executive producer J.J. Abrams) and stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher  (Her final film role after her death of cardiac arrest on December 27, 2016) Fisher had completed her work […]

How much can a koala bear? Not too much when it comes to the intense heat of an Australian summer, it seems. One particularly overheated koala has been filmed battling the weather by drinking straight from a hose, its little hand adorably wrapped around it. The video was first uploaded by Courtney Jade Harvey from Woodside, South Australia, who noticed the koala descending from a tree on her property. After she offered it some hose, […]

President Barack Obama delivered his farewell address Tuesday from Chicago, where he launched his political career eight years ago. NewsHour’s Judy Woodruff is joined by syndicated columnist Mark Shields, Chairman of the American Conservative Union Matt Schlapp, and Harvard University historian Annette Gordon-Reed for analysis of the outgoing president’s speech.

“I want our young people to know that they matter. That they belong.” First lady Michelle Obama gave her final remarks as first lady on 6th January at an event recognizing the 2017 School Counselor of the Year. Her words about education and hope to young people were powerful and inspiring – “Empower yourselves with a good education.” School Counselor of the Year is an annual White House tradition started in 2015 by Obama as part […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9Q2i_9PHU0 Mariah Carey suffered through a nightmare train wreck performance in Times Square on New Years’s Eve as technical problems left her completely out-of-syc with her lip syncing track – causing her to storm off stage. The megastar diva was supposed to herald in 2017 and say good riddance to 2016 before the traditional ball drop by performing two hits, Emotions and We Belong Together. Indeed, 2016 has been a checkered year for the star […]

Carrie Fisher, who will forever be known for playing Princess Leia Organa in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, has died, family spokesman Simon Halls has confirmed to ABC News. She was 60. The actress was rushed to the hospital after going into into cardiac arrest while aboard a flight from London to Los Angeles Friday.

What a year 2016 has been. This moving summary of the year shows what the world was interested in and watching via google. There are highs and lows – everything from Brexit and the American Election, to natural disasters and terrorist attacks, then a focus on the kind acts of humanity, music, sports achievements and comedy moments. The uplifting message at the end is strong – “Love is out there”.

When a fan in Barcelona got too close to Justin Bieber the pop star reacted by punching him – was it self-defense….see what you think? The video posted by TMZ has been watched over 10 million times in two days and is #1 trending on YouTube. This HollywoodLife report goes into more detail and reveals why Bieber did it.  

“Just keep swimming”: An emotional Ellen DeGeneres held back tears as she stood next to President Obama and received the highest civilian honor given by The White House, the Medal of Freedom yesterday. “It’s easy to forget now just how much courage was required for Ellen to come out on the most public of stages 20 years ago,” Mr Obama said as he praised  the comedian and actress publicly coming out as gay. He said her […]

Game Of Thrones star Emilia Clarke has been cast in the upcoming Star Wars movie about Han Solo. YouTuber Emergency Awesome gives his reaction and asks whether she will play a new Character vs Ahsoka Tano Princess Leia, and how will it affect the filming of Game Of Thrones Season 8?

Hillary Clinton addressed her supporters in New York on Wednesday morning after losing the presidential election to Donald Trump. Clinton, who had been widely believed to be the frontrunner in the race going into election day, thanked her family and campaign staff and encouraged supporters to press onward. (via The Guardian)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYsgjNZparM Emotional Van Jones talks about “How do I explain this to my children about Donald Trump victory”. Anthony Kapel “Van” Jones is an American political activist, commentator, author and attorney.

Donald Trump was rushed off stage by the Secret Service during a rally in Nevada but returned within minutes. The man whose protest saw Donald Trump rushed off the stage by Secret Service agents has said the Republican nominee’s supporters turned on him when he held up a sign reading: “Republicans against Trump”. The man, who identified himself as Austyn Crites from Reno, told the Guardian he was holding the sign at a rally when […]

At the Venice Film Festival 2016, Mel Gibson presented his new movie as Director – ‘Hacksaw Ridge’, which at its heart is the story of a man, who refused to carry a gun because of his beliefs. Nevertheless, that has not prevented him to become a HERO and be effective on the field of battle. The film received a 10 minute standing ovation from the audience of 1000. Hacksaw Ridge is the true story of Pfc. […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzMLA8YIgG0 Microsoft Surface Studio is a new category of device, designed to put you at the center of the creative process. Turn your desk into a Studio. This advert has gone viral with all the buzz going on is this a computer to rival the apple iMac?

An emotional Khizr Khan asks Donald Trump in a new Clinton campaign ad whether his son, a US solider who was killed in Iraq in 2004, would “have a place in your America?” The ad is part of Clinton’s closing message, one that her top aides hope will be uplifting and hopeful, offering an implicit contrast to the combativeness that the Trump campaign has turned to in recent weeks. Khan, who was thrust into the […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5uik5fgIaI Introducing Nintendo Switch! In addition to providing single and multiplayer thrills at home, the Nintendo Switch system also enables gamers to play the same title wherever, whenever and with whomever they choose. The mobility of a handheld is now added to the power of a home gaming system to enable unprecedented new video game play styles.

Greenpeace Switzerland has made a clever Lord of the Rings style faux trailer video for it’s campaign Stop Dark Trade.  On Facebook Greenpeace International say, “If we don’t take immediate action against TiSa, TTIP, CETA and other dangerous free trade agreements now, the green era ends before it ever truly began.”    

A weakening Hurricane Matthew lashed Georgia and the Carolina on Saturday in what appeared to be the last leg of its march up the East Coast, leaving in its wake millions of Americans relieved that one of the most fearsome storms on record in the U.S. wasn’t that bad after all. The hurricane was blamed for at least 10 deaths in the U.S., including that of a 68-year-old Georgia man who died when two trees […]

From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Fisher Stevens and Academy Award-winning actor, and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio, BEFORE THE FLOOD presents a riveting account of the dramatic changes now occurring around the world due to climate change. BEFORE THE FLOOD will be in theaters in NYC and LA starting October 21, and air globally on the National Geographic Channel starting October 30.

Oskar T. Brand on Facebook shared this video and says EVERY WOMAN SHOULD WATCH THIS! A shocking video about the ugly truth hidden in beauty and fashion magazines. Fascinating and disturbing at the same time!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR6JtMIdMuU The all-new iPhone 7 cinematic advert inspired by a 1956 fantasy featurette directed by French filmmaker Albert Lamorisse, with expressive messages the new iPhone is “Practically magic”.

Seeker Video on Facebook have shared an interesting video that has been viewed over 10 million times in a week! It show a junkyard (on Governors Island in New York) that is actually an experimental playground where kids can use saws and hammers, get dirty and figure things out on their own. A “helicopter parent” takes an overprotective or excessive interest in the life of their child or children, from the notion of the parent ‘hovering’ over […]

After replacing detention with meditation, a school has had zero suspensions last year. This needs to happen in all schools!

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This cycle safety video by THINK! road safety has been quite controversial for cyclists who believe it’s victim blaming when it’s all drivers who need to be safe on the road. It could also be going viral because the images of “things you shouldn’t get caught between” really make an impact!

When this man saw a skunk with a coke can stuck on it’s head, he risked being sprayed to save it’s life! What’s amazing about this video is how it seems the skunk responds to the man’s voice and lets him help take it off.

Celebrities in America explain why it is Important that you vote on November 8! Martin Sheen, Robert Downey Jr., Randall Park, Rosie Perez, Scarlett Johansson, Jesse Williams, Don Cheadle, Neil Patrick Harris, and Ashley Johnson, among others.

Check out the new GoPro cameras. Both the Hero5 Black and Hero5 Session are a major upgrade over their predecessors, with voice control and native waterproofing chief among the standout features. More than a drone: Karma is an aerial, hand-held and mountable stabilization solution. And yes, it a drone! Hollywood in a backpack for $799.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug7SKbSF7gk After garnering worldwide attention when images were released of her different coloured eyes, Bowie the koala has now been released back to the wild after recovering from injuries. The marsupial was recently admitted to the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital north of Brisbane after apparently being hit by a car, with vets stunned to find she had different coloured eyes – much like David Bowie’s.

Watching these shelter cats and dogs receive donated beds will melt your heart. RSPCA Victoria is an Australian charity – if you would like to make a donation to help them improve the lives of animals, please do so at www.rspcavic.org/donate    

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6dsRpVyyWs With new camera systems, stereo speakers, and the most powerful chip ever in a smartphone, iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus make the things you do most even better. Two new finishes highlight the seamless design. Time to upgrade?

SpaceX’s latest mission—a satellite launch to expand Facebook’s presence in Africa—went up in flames this morning during a routine rocket test at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The company was test firing its unmanned rocket when it exploded at 9:07 a.m. Eastern time, according to a statement by the 45th Space Wing at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. There were no casualties and no threat to public safety, officials said. But they have set up […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg-RPTiVa_Q The world’s largest airship “Airlander 10” nosedived into the ground whilst trying to take off. The £25m Airlander, which is 302ft (92m) long, was damaged during its second test flight from Cardington Airfield, Bedfordshire, UK. Bystanders captured the crash on video!

When this adorable baby monkey was abandoned by its mother in a Russian zoo, it was adopted by Rosinka, a 16-year-old cat. You can see how the baby monkey loves to hold on to it’s new mum as she walks around.

  If you go down to the beach today… you’re in for a big surprise. Or at least beach-goers California’s Lake Tahoe on Tuesday were, when they were joined by a family of bears. BBC news shared this video of a bear Mum with two cute cubs frolicking in the waves, which is courtesy of beach goer Norma Alvarez.  

So it turns out that some of the most popular viral videos are indeed fake! If you had any doubts about this snowboarder being chased by a bear, then you were right! It’s fake. How do we know? The Guardian explains that over two years, eight videos from Melbourne’s the Woolshed Company were made with funding (partly thanks to taxpayers). The Australian producers who were behind the fake viral videos which made news around the world were […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wimwbnnSqcQ 10 officers shot, 3 dead – Shots were reported fired in downtown Dallas on Thursday night during a protest over shootings by police of black men in Louisiana and Minnesota, CNN affiliate KTVT said. Two Dallas officers were shot, KTVT reported. CNN could not immediately confirm that information. The shooting happened as protests were underway about two blocks from Dealey Plaza. Video showed the crowd suddenly sprinting away.

NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured a unique time-lapse movie of the Galilean satellites in motion about Jupiter, set to the epic music of Vangelis. The movie begins on June 12th with Juno 10 million miles from Jupiter, and ends on June 29th, 3 million miles distant. The innermost moon is volcanic Io; next in line is the ice-crusted ocean world Europa, followed by massive Ganymede, and finally, heavily cratered Callisto. Galileo observed these moons to change […]

Blind children are learning ballet at the first ballet school for the blind in Brazil. With over 4.5 million views on Facebook this video is sure to inspire many more people around the world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ais88Os_CTg Learning how to check for breast cancer isn’t easy when Facebook censors everything below the neck. Enter: Man boobs. This is the video with over 18 million views on Facebook. Manboobs4boobs is a campaign by Argentinian Cancer Supoort Group MACMA to raise awareness for early detection of breast cancer that defies censorship in Social Media. Share the video or make your own #ManBoobs4Boobs

A Brexit related video that is going viral on social media right now by BBC news who asked what voters made of the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union.

BBC News video: Prime Minister David Cameron is to step down by October after the UK voted to leave the European Union. Mr Cameron made the announcement in a statement outside Downing Street after the final result was announced. He said he would attempt to “steady the ship” over the coming weeks and months but that “fresh leadership” was needed. The PM had urged the country to vote Remain, warning of economic and security consequences of an […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPz179E7rhA Former Top Gear stars Jeremy Clarkson and James May only agree on three things – and Britain staying in Europe is one of them. Here they discuss why, quite simply, a vote to leave Europe doesn’t make sense.

This amazing video of Star Wars characters C-3PO and R2-D2 recorded through Magic Leap’s technology isn’t just cool—it also shows the nearly unlimited potential of a new partnership between Lucasfilm and the mixed-reality company. The ultrasecretive company called Magic Leap, has the technology to this with their magical goggles that overlays Virtual reality on the real world in this manner is called mixed reality, or MR. (The goggles are semitransparent, allowing you to see your […]

At first you might think this these people are acting, but keep watching as they discover where they come from. momondo say, “It’s easy to think there are more things dividing us than uniting us. But we actually have much more in common with other nationalities than you’d think.”

You won’t want to miss this inspiring video “Anything Is Possible”, about a blind cat called Stevie, who with her human climbed Carrauntoohil – the highest peak on the island of Ireland at 3406ft, located in County Kerry, for charity. Patrick Corr says on his YouTube channel, “Our party consisted of myself, Stevie and my twin brother Eoghan. We took four cameras (including a Canon C100, Canon 700D, Polaroid Cube, Nikon Coolpix) with 6 bags […]

New about the floods in France by Youtube channel ‘France 24 English’. They report on how the river Seine burst its banks reaching 4 meters high in Paris. France was hit by more flooding Wednesday as heavy rains continued to fall across large swathes of the country, leaving the River Seine in Paris overflowing and water lapping at the doors of one of the Loire Valley’s most famous chateaux.  

Prince Harry regretted going for a more casual look Thursday when he had a ticking off from a 91-year-old D-Day veteran in the U.K. (June 3). He responded with a friendly reply and went on to chat with veterans at the event.

  Matt Damon is trending on social media today after he calls Brexit an “insane” idea, as he addressed Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)’s class of 2016. The actor also took potshots at bankers, institutional racism and the media.

Fast & Furious 8 filming in Cleveland. Imagine if you weren't aware and suddenly saw this. (h/t Kasey Crabtree) pic.twitter.com/0u08Lgo0DH — Justin King (@JustinKing) June 3, 2016 Don’t worry this amazing viral video from captured on a smartphone, shows cars falling from a building and exploding into spectacular flames, was staged as part of the filming for the new ‘Fast and Furious’ film. Posted by Justin King on his twitter account. Justin is Senior Producer for @ALdotcom and […]

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlkE4WrhMaI Shocking footage of the 4-year-old boy who fell into the enclosure with a Gorilla at Cincinnati Zoo After falling in the four-year-old boy was dragged through the water by the massive silverback gorilla. Though the gorilla appeared to be attempting to shelter the boy, eventually authorities had to kill him. “That child’s life was in danger. People who question that don’t understand you can’t take a risk with a silverback gorilla — this is a […]

A German MP was hit in the face with a chocolate cake on Saturday, apparently in protest at her stance on refugees. Sahra Wagenknecht was targeted at a congress of her far-left Die Linke Party in the city of Magdeburg. She was sitting in the front row during the opening speech when a young man stopped in front of her and threw the chocolate cream cake in her face, before shouting what sounded like slogans. […]

Violent protest has brought France to a standstill. The unions say it’s up to the government to back down on its controversial labour reforms which could see the end of France’s cherished 35 hour working week.

100 feet off the ground, experience a never-before-seen view of an ancient tradition: Danza de los Voladores. This Mexican ceremony asking the gods to end a drought has been a ritual passed down for centuries. Watch in awe as five climbers ascend a 10-story pole and then, tied just by their waists, spin in mid-air down to the ground.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw7fr0KCbhc For the first time, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge along with Prince Harry attended the annual Chelsea Flower Show in London, which opens to the public on May 24th. The royals visited the floral arch that was designed for Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday at the venue, the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Though it marks the first occasion for the Duke and Duchess, Prince Harry attended the flower show last year in support of […]

This video from National Geographic shows the awesome feeding technique of a humpback whale captured on video in a marina surrounded by boats and people. Fisherman Cy Williams recorded the scene at Knudson Cove Marina in Ketchikan, Alaska, on May 2.

George Clooney at a press conference with Julia Roberts at the Cannes film festival – made a big statement that will cause a stir on social media talking about refugees and attacks presidential candidate Donald Trump, saying he will never take the country’s top job because Americans will not let fear “drive” them.

This heartwarming video by a Mum sharing the lovely moments her son shared with Snow White is going viral right now. She says “This is my 2 year old – Jack Jack. He was having nothing to do with any of the characters on our Disney vacation in November. You see, he has autism and is non-verbal. He is on the shy side with people he does not know. THEN… he met Snow White. I […]

On November 6th, 2015 UP Aerospace Inc. launched the 20-foot (6 meter) tall SL-10 rocket into near-space. The mission: deploy the Maraia Capsule testing the aerodynamics and stability of the payload on re-entry to the atmosphere. The rocket reached an altitude of 396,000ft (120,700 meters) and speeds up to Mach 5.5 (3800mph or 6115km/h) at engine burnout.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpbEg-zVcpU Quickly trending video of President Obama at giving his speech at the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday 30th April, 2016. He jokes about who would be taking his spot next year, “It’s anyone’s guess who she will be,” Obama said, alluding to the only female candidate in the race, Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.

Trump is trumping the polls and the video viral charts – especially when he makes mistakes – at this rally he meant the trade centre attacks that happened on 9/11, “Because I was down there and I watched our police and our firemen down at 7/11, down at the World Trade Center right after it came down. And I saw the greatest people I’ve ever seen in action.”  

  KTRK reporter Steve Champion helped rescue a man trapped in high water on live TV. Storms dumped more than a foot of rain in the Houston area, flooding dozens of neighborhoods and forcing the closure of city offices and the suspension of public transit. This amazing footage was recorded and spread on the Associated Press YouTube channel.

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