diff --git a/src/app/home/home.page.html b/src/app/home/home.page.html
index 0668c6b..ef31170 100644
--- a/src/app/home/home.page.html
+++ b/src/app/home/home.page.html
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 <ion-content>
-    <!-- <figure class="theme-bg-image">
-        <img src="assets/home-team/KXIP-lion-white.svg">
-    </figure> -->
-
     <div class="heading-holder">
         <h2 class="main-header"> # Discover </h2>
     
diff --git a/src/app/home/home.page.ts b/src/app/home/home.page.ts
index 065fc42..abd7a09 100644
--- a/src/app/home/home.page.ts
+++ b/src/app/home/home.page.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ export class HomePage implements OnInit {
         slidesPerView: 1.5,
         spaceBetween: 15,
         initialSlide: 1,
-        centeredSlides: true
+        centeredSlides: true,
+        simulateTouch: false,
+        followFinger: false,
     };
 
     newsData: Array<INews> = [];
diff --git a/src/app/live/live.page.scss b/src/app/live/live.page.scss
index 79547ae..f95ba82 100644
--- a/src/app/live/live.page.scss
+++ b/src/app/live/live.page.scss
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ ion-content {
     padding: 15px 5%;
     overflow: visible;
     position: relative;
-    background: linear-gradient(45deg, $pink 50%, $dark-blue-shade1);
+    background: linear-gradient(45deg, $pink 30%, $dark-blue-shade1);
 
     .format {
         background-color: $green;
diff --git a/src/global.scss b/src/global.scss
index 3dabc56..60942b5 100644
--- a/src/global.scss
+++ b/src/global.scss
@@ -32,21 +32,4 @@
     outline: none;
     text-decoration: none;
     letter-spacing: 0.5px;
-}
-
-.theme-bg-image {
-    position: fixed;
-    opacity: 0.1;
-    width: 100%;
-    height: 100%;
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: flex-start;
-    justify-content: center;
-    left: 0;
-    top: 0;
-
-    img {
-        display: block;
-        width: 80%;
-    }
 }
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