US Federal Reserve to hike interest rates to cool rising inflation

US Federal Reserve signals plans to hike interest rates to cool rising inflation By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 16 June 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 16 June 2021 The US Federal Reserve last night signalled plans to speed up interest rate hikes amid rising inflation. After a two-day meeting, the … Read more

Boca Chica conservationists’ fury as SpaceX rocket explodes, sending debris onto wildlife reserve

SpaceX workers are continuing to recover fragments of Tuesday’s doomed rocket from a nature reserve as conservationists blasted Elon Musk for the danger it posed to wildlife. The Starship prototype rocket SN11 took off from the company’s base in the tiny hamlet of Boca Chica before crashing landing on its launch pad minutes later, raining … Read more

Bedfordshire police hunting for missing woman, 24, find body in National Trust nature reserve

Police hunting for woman, 24, who has been missing for two weeks find body in National Trust nature reserve Bethany Edwards, 24, was reported missing by her family two weeks ago Police issued appeal to find 5ft 6in blonde who had links to Northampton Officers found a body at Sharpenhoe Nature Reserve in Bedfordshire on Friday … Read more

US economy will roar back to life this year, declares Federal Reserve

US economy set to roar back to life this year, declares Federal Reserve… but central bank chief insists that interest rates will not rise until 2024 By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 17 March 2021 | Updated: 22:33 GMT, 17 March 2021 The US economy is set to roar back to … Read more

Private Bahamas island to be auctioned with NO reserve

A breathtaking private island in the Bahamas that features miles of beaches and an airstrip is set to be auctioned this month with no reserve.  The island, which is known as St Andrew’s or Little Ragged Island is the largest private island currently listed for sale, according to Business Insider.   Bidding on the 730 acres … Read more

Ministers reserve 28,000 rooms near airports for hotel quarantine scheme

Britain’s hotel quarantine scheme will finally begin on February 15 – nearly three weeks after it was first announced. Retired Royal Marine general Sir Gordon Messenger, a former vice chief of defence staff who led a mass community testing operation in Liverpool last year, has been drafted in to oversee the delayed project.  Last night, … Read more

33-year-old bat is pampered at Texas wildlife reserve

Living the high life! One-eyed fruit bat Statler, aged 33, takes his daily ‘flight’ around Texas geriBATric ward carried aloft by a sanctuary worker Statler the Indian Flying  Fox is believed to be the world’s oldest bat in captivity The 33-year-old fruit bat lives at the Bat World Sanctuary in Weatherford, Texas He suffers from … Read more

Superman actor Dean Cain reveals why he takes pride in becoming a reserve police officer

‘Police are the real heroes’: Superman actor Dean Cain reveals why he takes pride in becoming a reserve officer – and says the US should show more respect to law enforcement By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:25 GMT, 17 December 2020 | Updated: 01:07 GMT, 17 December 2020 He played the iconic … Read more

Angry giraffe chases tourists on Kenyan game reserve

Breakneck chase: Terrifying moment angry giraffe sees off a truckload of tourists at Kenyan game reserve Dicken Muchena was on safari in the Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya  He was photographing the large giraffe when it charged a group of tourists  Animal experts say giraffes can reach a top speed just shy of 40mph   … Read more

Joe Biden picks former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen to be first female Treasury Secretary

President-elect Joe Biden has chosen former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to serve as treasury secretary, a pivotal role in which she would help shape and direct his economic policies at a perilous time, according to a person familiar with the transition plans. Yellen, who is widely admired in the financial world, would be the … Read more