Indoor and outdoor home offices set to increase as workers adapt to new normal

Britons are readying themselves for the ‘new norm’ of home working, with more sheds, garages and summerhouses likely to be transformed into offices in the near future. A growing number of people are planning to set up designated rooms or workspaces within or outside their homes, according to research by Aviva. Close to half of … Read more

Experts fear polar bears lack skills to find new food as they adapt to climate change 

Foraging peril of polar bears as experts fear they could lack skills to find new food as they adapt to climate change Researchers studied polar bears in Canadian Arctic tracking them over 11 days Bears usually hunt seals from floating ice but climate change means ice melted Bears have resorted to eating birds eggs on … Read more

Is the CV dead? Five ways to adapt to the future job search

Spending hours crafting your CV to what you think is perfection could soon be a redundant exercise. That’s because a growing number of companies are disregarding the curriculum vitae during the hiring process – either in part or entirely. CV based recruitment is being increasingly phased out for a number of reasons – including awareness … Read more

HAMISH MCRAE: Brexit clarity will see businesses adapt

Let’s look forward. We have no idea which way the coin will fall over our trade relationship with Europe, but can have a feeling for how our trading relationships will shift in the coming years.  Whatever happens we will be trading less with Europe and more with the rest of the world.  There are a … Read more

MAGGIE PAGANO: Royal Mail must adapt to compete

MAGGIE PAGANO: If Royal Mail is to compete with rival services, it should be allowed flexibility by government and unions to adapt as market changes By Maggie Pagano For The Daily Mail Published: 22:18 GMT, 26 October 2020 | Updated: 22:20 GMT, 26 October 2020 When Herbert Henry Asquith was Britain’s Prime Minister, in the … Read more

Hey Google, tighten my sneakers! Nike adds virtual assistant to its Adapt BB basketball shoes

Hey Google, tighten my sneakers! Nike adds virtual assistant to its Adapt BB basketball shoes, allowing wearers to use voice commands instead pushing buttons on the footwear Nike Adapt BB basketball sneakers have a power-lacing system It tightens the sneakers when they push a button on the side of the shoe  Google has rolled out its … Read more

Game Of Thrones’ co-creators to adapt Chinese sci-fi saga

Game Of Thrones co-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are now working with Netflix on their first epic drama since the end of their HBO saga last year. The writing team will be adapting the Chinese sci-fi trilogy The Three-Body Problem for the streaming service, according to a new report from Deadline.  Benioff, Weiss and … Read more

Supermarkets adapt to pandemic with many now offering same day delivery

British supermarkets have adapted to the huge spike in demand for online ordering thanks to the coronavirus pandemic with most now offering a same day delivery service – with some promising to get shopping to you within an hour. In response to the coronavirus crisis, where many didn’t leave their homes to go shopping, supermarkets … Read more

The skulls of urban foxes are changing to adapt to the city

The skulls of urban red foxes are getting smaller as they adapt to their city environment, according to a new analysis. After studying hundreds of fox skulls, researchers in Scotland found the faces of city dwelling red foxes are changing as they adapt to urban areas.   Snouts of urban red foxes are shorter and wider … Read more