Britons woke up bright and early to hit parks and beaches across the country before temperatures soar to 70F in Britain’s first Sunday since lockdown restrictions were eased. While crowds of people were pictured enjoying Dorset’s picturesque coastline and Londoners took to the city’s green spaces, it appears most are heeding the stark warnings issued … Read more
Oil giant Shell stung by £1.8bn hit to the books as it’s forced to write down the value of some assets Shell also trimmed back its forecast for quarterly oil production Oil and gas companies have had to write down the value of US shale assets Shares in the oil firm fell 1 per cent following the news … Read more
Video game company sales hit historic highs of $10.9 billion in the US as people are forced to remain home during coronavirus lockdown Video game sales have exploded to historic highs in the US this quarter Analysts say sales hit $10.86 billion which is a 10 percent increase over last year The boom is attributed to … Read more
Ric-ow-chet! Unlucky pedestrian dodges out-of-control vehicle tyre – only for it to bounce back off a bus stop and send her sprawling Pedestrian manages to narrowly avoid flying tyre when walking down busy road The fast-moving tyre hits a bus shelter, flies off and hits her in back of the head CCTV footage captured the … Read more
Cher’s number one hit Believe snapped up by music investment fund Hipgnosis By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 24 January 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 24 January 2020 A music investment fund has snapped up the rights to number one Cher hit Believe along with other chart-topping songs. Hipgnosis said it … Read more
Number of visits Britons made to shops plunged by massive 80% last month as country followed strict lockdown rules By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:52 BST, 10 May 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 10 May 2020 The number of visits Britons made to shops plunged by an massive 80.1 per cent last … Read more
Britain has hit its ‘taxable limit’, a former minister warns the Government after it emerges we could be left with a £300bn bill from coronavirus lockdown No 10 warned coronavirus has created ‘unprecedented economic uncertainty’ Rishi Sunak said it is ‘very likely’ the UK will face a significant recession’ this year Leaked analysis says ministers told … Read more
Dogs become less obedient to commands from their carer during adolescence just like teenage kids, according to British researchers. In experiments, dogs were more likely to ignore commands given by their caregiver and were harder to train at the age of eight months, during puberty. Despite being less mature, prepubescent dogs around the age of … Read more
I plan to start cycling to work every day after the social lockdown comes to an end. I’ve used my bike on-and-off to commute for the past 15 years and over that time have witnessed plenty of bad driving, poor cycling and daft pedestrian behaviour. Now, I intend to start cycling all the time to … Read more
Air travel was the main driver behind the spread of coronavirus, according to a study which adds more weight to the theory that closing borders helps avert major crises. Brazilian researchers found the nations hit hardest by the killer disease were ones which had busy airports accepting thousands of international flights. It may explain why … Read more