Police searching for missing British ‘van life’ blogger Esther Dingley interview her boyfriend twice

Police searching for missing British ‘van life’ blogger Esther Dingley have interviewed her boyfriend twice as they struggle to find any clues over her disappearance. Daniel Colegate, Esther’s partner of 18 years, has given statements to police in Spain and France as they hunt for the hiker. Gendarme Captain Bordinaro said: ‘Mr Colegate has been … Read more

Police fear British hiker missing in the Pyrenees could have been attacked

The search for missing British hiker Esther Dingley was suspended because of bad weather today, after police acknowledged that she could have been attacked.  The Spanish Civil Guard says it is halting the search because of snowstorms in the Pyrenees, with bad weather expected to continue all weekend.  While rescuers will hold a daily assessment … Read more

US Election 2020: Trump says it’s ‘statistically impossible’ he lost

President Donald Trump released a 46-minute video Wednesday calling for the election result to be ‘overturned’ and repeating a long series of his claims alleging widespread voter fraud. The address from the White House came a day after Attorney General Bill Barr said there was not enough evidence of fraud to overturn the result, a raft of judges … Read more

Police investigating missing Esther Dingley ‘are seeking a man who gave the solo hiker a lift’

Police investigating the disappearance of British blogger Esther Dingley in the Pyrenees are seeking a man who gave the solo hiker a lift, it was revealed last night.  Spanish and French authorities believe the unknown individual could prove crucial in tracking down the 37-year-old from Durham, who was reported missing over a week ago.  Search … Read more

Biden aide Bill Russo says Facebook ‘shreds fabric of our democracy’

Bill Russo, a deputy campaign communications director for Biden, lashed out at Facebook on Monday A top aide to President-elect Joe Biden has accused Facebook of ‘shredding the fabric of our democracy’ in the latest signal that the Democratic administration may be tougher on Big Tech than Republican President Donald Trump has been. Bill Russo, a … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg rides electric hydrofoil surfboard amid criticism

Mark Zuckerberg was spotted letting loose as he fooled around on his water toy, days after he was grilled by senators over limiting the bombshell Hunter Biden story on Facebook.  The 36-year-old was all smiles as he was photographed catching some waves on his electric hydrofoil surfboard on Saturday, even wiping out at one point.  … Read more

New York Post Twitter account unlocked after Hunter Biden stalemate

Twitter has backed down and unlocked the main account of the New York Post following a two-week stalemate over the newspaper’s articles about Hunter Biden‘s foreign business dealings. The social media company on Friday said it would reverse its prior demand that the Post delete tweets linking to the Biden articles, after CEO Jack Dorsey … Read more

Facebook rejected over 2 MILLION ads for trying to ‘obstruct voting’

Facebook rejected more than two million ads for trying to ‘obstruct voting’ in the upcoming US presidential election, the company announced. Some 2.2 million ads submitted to both Facebook and Instagram between March and September 2020 were blocked before they could run. Warnings were attached to an additional 150 million native posts and at least … Read more

Facebook critics’ alternative Oversight Board to discuss moderation

The day after Facebook announced it will launch its Oversight Board in October to determine what’s allowed on the site, critics launched their own alternative. The Citizens, a UK nonprofit, unveiled the ‘Real Facebook Oversight Board’ on Friday to address the social media giant’s policies and practices ahead of the US presidential election. The group … Read more

Digital Detox Day: Rita Ora and Jade Thirlwall shun social media

Rita Ora and Jade Thirlwall have joined a slew of stars vowing to ditch social media for Digital Detox Day.  The Hot Right Now hitmaker, 29, and Little Mix singer, 27, took to Instagram on Friday to reveal they’d be backing the campaign, which will see stars taking a break from their accounts on Saturday … Read more