In the first few weeks of lockdown, the biggest and only panic we had food shopping-wise in our small household was: we need oat milk. With cupboards and a freezer full of leftovers from supermarket shops past, all we needed were cartons of the cow’s milk alternative to keep us going. That’s because it’s the … Read more
Retired homeowners who need to borrow to pay off an outstanding mortgage can now apply for a new unsecured loan designed specifically for this purpose. Previously homeowners needing to borrow large sums after they retired would have had to rely on either equity release or a retirement interest-only mortgage. Both of these routes involve taking a … Read more
Microsoft may reveal cheaper and less powerful alternative to its Xbox Series X console in August Xbox may reveal a cheaper alternative to the Xbox Series X in August The console is reportedly being called the Xbox Series S The console will be cheaper but also less powerful than the Series X Xbox has still … Read more
Microsoft is still working on a cheaper and less powerful alternative to its Xbox Series X console, leaked documents show Dev kits leaked onto Twitter make reference to ‘Lockhart’ Lockhart is said to be a cheaper and less powerful Series X alternative Xbox has still yet to publicly acknowledge the console By James Pero For … Read more
Budget car brand Dacia is stepping on the gas – with a cleaner and cheaper alternative to diesel. The no-frills sibling of French giant Renault has become the first car-maker to offer ‘dual-fuel’ versions of its cars, with specific models capable of running on liquid petrol gas and petrol in combination. That will give owners … Read more
A new polymer coating could serve as a safer alternative to pesticides in controlling harmful fungi that devastate plant crops. UK scientists used a coating of (meth)acrylate polymer, which is normally used to make acrylic plastics, to block fungi from attaching to surfaces. The coating, which was shown to be effective on plants, averts the … Read more
Quarantine plan for holidaymakers could be scrapped by July if travel industry bosses can devise safe alternative within three weeks Priti Patel asked bosses to come up with ‘innovative solutions’ in a video meeting It opened up a slim prospect of foreign holidays re-starting as early as June 29 Travel firms have condemned the quarantine … Read more
Lab-grown fish is real: San Diego start-up gets $20million in funding to develop yellowtail derived from muscle tissue cells taken from real fish BlueNalu is a San Diego startup that makes lab grown seafood The company says its products are ethical and sustainable alternatives to commercial fishing, and are made from real fish muscle tissue … Read more
Selectively lifting lockdown measures could cause resentment and anger among left-behind groups, warns ‘alternative SAGE’ panel of experts ‘Alternative SAGE’ panel of UK expert scientists met for the first time today Members have accused the government’s SAGE panel of deferring to ministers They warned the government against selectively lifting lockdown restrictions Downing Street today said … Read more
Poor Matt Hancock. I don’t envy him having to tell the nation’s baby boomers that they must self-isolate for the foreseeable future. Most 70-plus-year-olds I know are just as much the life and soul of the party as they were 50 years ago – in some cases more so. It’s like asking Patsy and Edina … Read more