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STRUGGLING to find the best electric bike for you? We’ve scoured the internet to source the best e-bikes on the market. Electric bikes come in all shapes and sizes, with the only difference between an e-bike and a normal one being the inclusion of a battery and a small motor. This motor features pedalling assistance and is generally found either in one of the wheels’ hubs or on the frame by the pedals themselves. The addition of this technology often leads to electric bikes not only being heavier than a standard bike, but more expensive too. How much do electric bikes cost? Although the price is always dropping as the technology evolves and becomes cheaper to produce, most electric bikes are still a serious investment. It is possible to pick up a cheap electric bike and be left with change from £1,000, but the range can go as high as ten times that. Before you think about having to remortgage the house though, the majority sit around the £2-3,000 mark. Although that … [Read more...] about The best electric bikes you can buy in 2021

TO MARK International Women’s Day, we asked readers how the pandemic has impacted you – and the results make for sobering reading. It’s been a year like no other. While the pandemic has been tough for everyone, multiple studies suggest that women have been disproportionately impacted by it, both at home and at work. Globally, women are 1.8 times more likely to have lost their jobs in the last year, while the Women And Equalities Committee has warned that the government risks turning back the clock on gender equality unless it takes proactive steps to support women through the pandemic. So this International Women’s Day , a year since coronavirus swept the country , we spoke to almost 3,000 readers to find out how the toughest year on record has really impacted them. The results make clear that the pandemic has hit women’s mental and physical health hard. One In Ten readers lost their job during the pandemic Nearly half have felt more … [Read more...] about We asked four readers why it has been the toughest year ever for women

PRESIDENT Joe Biden will give his first primetime address on Thursday. The speech will mark one year since Covid shut down much of the nation as the pandemic took a devastating foothold in America. "The president will deliver his first primetime address to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Covid-19 shutdown on Thursday," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said at a press briefing on Monday. "He will discuss the many sacrifices the American people have made over the last year and the grave loss communities and families across the country have suffered," she added. This will be Biden's first primetime address since he took office on January 20, 2021. More than 29.7million cases of Covid have been confirmed in the US. Over 515,000 Americans have died from the virus. The address is to come just days after the Senate passed another $1.9trillion Covid relief package – meant to ease the burden of some of the financial hardship Americans have faced … [Read more...] about Biden to give his first primetime address on Thursday – marking one year since Covid shut down much of the nation

Prince Harry and Meghan have given an explosive tell-all interview to Oprah Winfrey, opening up about racism concerns, suicidal thoughts and Royal Family rifts. The two-hour prime-time interview with the US chat host - where "no subject is off limits" - has given the couple their chance to tell their story and left many reeling from the unexpected revelations . As the Duke and Duchess of Sussex admit they walked away from life as senior royals because they felt "trapped", we look at the network of famous and influential figures they've got on speed dial now they've built a new life in the US. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris While the Royal Family remain staunchly apolitical, Prince Harry and Meghan's departure from "The Firm" has allowed them freedom to have a more friendly relationship with political movers and shakers. Advertisement Harry's past work on military issues bought him into close contact with the Bidens, … [Read more...] about Harry and Meghan: The celebrities and influential figures who make up their LA inner circle

Buckingham Palace aides were locked in crisis talks tonight after Harry and Meghan’s shocking revelations about the way they were treated by the royals. The couple spent two hours on TV ­desecrating their relationship with the family, accusing them of racism, peddling lies and ignoring the Duchess’ desperate cries for help as she contemplated suicide while pregnant. Insiders said the devastating interview with US chat-show queen Oprah Winfrey left the Royal Family facing its toughest test in 85 years, when Edward VIII became in 1936 the first English monarch to voluntarily abdicate the throne to marry US socialite Wallis Simpson. Meghan claimed a member of the Firm, talking about baby Archie before he was born, had “concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be”. The Royal Family are now facing serious questions over the racism allegations and whether members and officials knowingly ignored the Duchess’s mental health issues. What is your view? Have your say in … [Read more...] about Palace in crisis talks after Meghan and Harry TV show causes ‘utter devastation’