News Headlines - 07 January 2018

▽Stockholm metro explosion: Man killed after picking up suspected hand grenade | The Independent

A man died after he picked up a suspected hand grenade and it detonated, killing him and injuring his companion, Swedish police said.
The blast took place on Sunday at about 1100 local time [1000 GMT] just outside the Varby Gard subway station in Huddinge, a residential district in greater Stockholm, said regional police spokesman Sven-Erik Olsson.

▽UK car sales see first drop for six years - BBC News

New car sales fell for the first time in six years last year, with demand for diesel cars plunging by almost a fifth... The figure was down 5.7% from 2016, while diesel sales fell 17.1% as higher taxes and pollution fears hit demand.

▽Nintendo Switch Is Now The US's All-Time Fastest-Selling Console (Through 10 Months) - GameSpot

According to Nintendo, the system has now broken another record in the United States: Through its first 10 months on the market, Switch is now the fastest-selling home console.
In those 10 months, which cover the period from launch in March 2017 through the beginning of this month, Nintendo has sold 4.8 million Switch units in the US. That figure tops the mark set by any previous home console in its first 10 months on the market, including the record set by the Wii, which sold 4 million units in the US in a comparable span of time. Through September, Switch sales stood at 2 million units.

▽Why Is Everyone Wearing Black Dresses on the 2018 Golden Globes’ Red Carpet?

Women in the entertainment industry made a statement at the 2018 Golden Globes on Sunday by wearing all-black dresses on the red carpet... Earlier in the week, the hashtag #WhyWeWearBlack started to go viral as Hollywood’s A-list stars wrote on social media about the #MeToo movement.

▽'Hottest' Ashes Test day on record as Australia swelters | AFP.com

Australia's largest city recorded its hottest day since 1939 as the mercury rose to 47.3 degree Celsius (117.14 degrees Fahrenheit) in the western suburb of Penrith.
More than 200 weather records were broken nationwide during the last summer, with intense heatwaves, bushfires and flooding plaguing the December 2016-February 2017 season.