The Winter Heating Payment is replacing the Cold Weather Payment in Scotland. The Scottish Government website says the payment will go out to around 400,000 households. Eligible people will receive a letter from Social Security Scotland before the payment arrives, outlining how the process will work. The money should arrive …

Taiwan is increasing its minimum military service requirements for all capable male citizens amid rising tensions with the People’s Republic of China. Taiwanese men of military age qualified for service will now be required to serve at least one year in the nation’s military. This is a three-fold increase from …

Aside from this being the ultimate 50th anniversary nod to the franchise, Connery would have fit the part perfectly as a native Scot working at the Bond family home. Mendes previously told Huffington Post: “There was a definite discussion about [Connery playing Kincade] way, way early on. But I think …

Having shot to fame the year before, Elvis Presley bought the Graceland property in 1957 and moved his extended family into the Memphis mansion. Early on his parents Vernon and Gladys requested some farm animals to roam the grounds. So Elvis and Memphis Mafia member Lamar Fike headed down over the …

A man convicted of playing a key role in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced to 19 1/2 years in prison Wednesday, more than what was meted out to a co-defendant. A prosecutor called 47-year-old Barry Croft Jr. an American version of Omar Abdel-Rahman, “The Blind Sheikh” who …

Russian President Vladimir Putin gave matching rings to the heads of various republics formerly a part of the Soviet Union. Putin made the symbolic gift to the heads of the Commonwealth of Independent States at a summit in St. Petersburg. Leaders at the summit received gold rings engraved with a …

Scenting a home with a candle is the easiest way to transform any space. Aldi shoppers love this extra large candle for its beautiful scent and its now discounted to its cheapest ever price. Aldi’s known for its excellent bargains and has slashed the prices of Specialbuys down with its …

There are two weeks left in the regular season, and the top teams in the NFL are pretty evident. The Philadelphia Eagles, Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills are at the top of the class across the league. Even as the Eagles dropped Saturday’s game against the Dallas …

Megan Edgelow is an assistant professor of health sciences at Queen’s University, Ontario. The word “routine” can bring to mind words like mundane or ordinary. During the pandemic’s disruptions to daily life, routines may have felt boring and restrictive. However, as an occupational therapist and researcher of the impact of activity and …

Although the tech surrounding VR headsets has stagnated somewhat, there are still plenty of fantastic titles that make great use of the technology available, and we’ve chosen some of our favorites for you to try now and over the coming year. You might notice that several of our top picks …