The United Kingdom is nothing if not a trading nation. For centuries our island status has made us a leader in world commerce, and that continues to this day. Last year alone, foreign nationals made almost nine million business trips here, a staggering total. Those visits generated jobs, investment and prosperity for our country – prosperity … Read more
Massive explosion rocks Beirut destroying buildings and ‘leaving people covered in blood and broken glass’ By Reuters Published: 16:45 BST, 4 August 2020 | Updated: 16:47 BST, 4 August 2020 A massive explosion has rocked Beirut this afternoon destroying buildings and sending a huge fireball into the sky. Dramatic footage on social media shows people … Read more
Second-hand car lot in Doncaster goes up in flames destroying 900 vehicles and leaving nothing but charred remains as astonishing pictures show scale of devastation Fire crews were called to the site in Carcroft, Doncaster, around 10pm on Friday More than 40 firefighters, along with police drone unit, worked through night The fire service has … Read more
The coronavirus crisis has destroyed women’s careers as half of working mothers are lacking the necessary childcare to enable them to work, according to a survey. Over 70 per cent of mothers have had to work fewer hours because of childcare issues, while two thirds of those furloughed said that a shortfall in childcare was … Read more
An Oxford-educated museum curator is being investigated by police after she tweeted expert advice on how to dissolve bronze statues using corrosive chemicals in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests. Privately schooled Madeline Odent, curator of Royston Museum in Hertfordshire, sent a series of tweets last night to her 5,164 followers, which were … Read more
This is Ahmed Al Husseini, the 25-year-old delivery driver accused of destroying £1 million worth of supercars in a horrifying incident caught on video This is the 25-year-old delivery driver accused of destroying £1 million worth of supercars in a horrifying incident caught on video. Ahmed Al Husseini is to appear before magistrates in August charged … Read more
China has acknowledged it destroyed early samples of COVID-19, confirming a claim put forward by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo late last month. On Friday, Liu Dengfeng, a supervisor with China’s National Health Commission, admitted that ‘the Chinese government issued an order on January 3 to dispose of coronavirus samples’ at unauthorized laboratories, according … Read more
Statins may reduce the amount of harmful microbiota in the guts of obese people, according to a new study. Scientists have found that a type of gut bacteria known as Bact2 is far more common in obese people. These microbes are seen in just 3.9 per cent of lean individuals, but are present in more than … Read more
China‘s state newspaper has lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump, accusing him of destroying America’s democracy, freedom, and human rights in an escalating diplomatic dispute over the coronavirus pandemic. ‘Numerous people are wondering how the US system can tolerate such a person as a president,’ state-run tabloid Global Times criticizes in an opinion piece. The … Read more