The High Street CAN thrive again, says M&S boss STEVE ROWE

On Monday, shopkeepers large and small will begin re-opening their doors to customers. The feelings they have will be mixed. Hopeful that this will be the last time they have to put their lives and businesses on hold, excited to welcome back the customers they love and apprehensive about the shift in shopping habits we’ve … Read more

Rolls-Royce hit by £4bn loss: Boss says firm will thrive post lockdown

Rolls-Royce rocked by a £4 billion loss: But upbeat boss says firm is in a position to ‘thrive, not just survive’ after lockdown By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:03 GMT, 11 March 2021 | Updated: 22:03 GMT, 11 March 2021 Rolls-Royce plunged to a £4billion loss last year after the collapse in … Read more

Selena Gomez doubles down on her condemnation of tech leaders for allowing’hate groups’ to thrive

Selena Gomez has doubled down on her criticism of tech leaders for allowing ‘hate groups’ and ‘misinformation’ to thrive on social media. The 28-year-old singer last week issued a fiery statement on social media after supporters of President Donald Trump violently stormed the US Capitol in Washington, DC to protest his election loss to President-elect … Read more

Wild birds thrive in the absence of National Trust site visitors

It may have been a miserable year for most of us – but wild birds have thrived amid the peace and freedom from crowds of visitors in repeated lockdowns. The National Trust’s annual review of wildlife reveals terns, falcons and cuckoos all appear to have benefited from the effects of lockdown. Many birds are braver, … Read more

We MUST let zombie firms die so the strongest can thrive, says Ric Traynor

‘The right thing might be to let the weak go to the wall.’ That’s what Ric Traynor thinks should happen to debt-ravaged businesses, many of which are now surviving only due to taxpayer-backed life support. Traynor is the executive chairman and founder of Begbies Traynor, one of Britain’s largest corporate insolvency companies for smaller firms … Read more

Will Rishi Sunak’s mini-budget help small businesses to thrive?

Yesterday, Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his summer economic update which set out a ‘Plan for Jobs’ and included benefits to keep the hospitality industry afloat.  He announced a package of measures which he said would help to retain jobs and give business the confidence to retain and hire staff.  These included: a one off £1,000 Job … Read more

Alien life might thrive on ‘super-Earths’ made of pure hydrogen

Laboratory studies reveal microbes can live in extremely hostile environments such as 100 per cent hydrogen.  This finding has implications in the search for extraterrestrial life and expands the amount of planets in which life could thrive to include those previously disregarded. Many planets have been found with an atmosphere made almost entirely of hydrogen, … Read more

Climate change lets toxic green algae thrive in the Arabian Sea

Shrinking snow caps in the Himalayas are causing the spread of toxic green algae so big it can be seen from space, a new study has found. US research based on NASA images found blooms of the marine species Noctiluca scintillans, known as ‘sea sparkle’, lining coastlines around the Arabian Sea. Noctiluca scintillans, a millimetre-size … Read more

Supermarket could continue to thrive after coronavirus pandemic

What will meal times look like a year from now? Will we be going out to restaurants again whenever we can, weary of months of home cooking, or will our habits have permanently changed? The latter would be good news for supermarkets and their shares.  Before the pandemic, food from bars, cafes, coffee shops and the … Read more