Neolithic man may have been brewing beer 6,000 years ago, according to scientists who have developed a new method to analyse grains. Austrian researchers claim the first evidence of European production of malt-based drinks, including beer, from grains dating back to around 4,000 BC. The team say the thinning of a tiny layer of tissue … Read more
FTSE 100 climbs 0.5 per cent or 32 points to 5,881 after China’s central bank fixed the yuan in bid to ease US trade-war tensions and oil price slipped again amid oversupply fears Broadcaster ITV, fell 0.8% after saying ad revenue plunged 42 per cent in April BP and Royal Dutch Shell tracked a slide … Read more
Champion boxer, 18, dies in crash on M4 after his BMW collided with central reservation as family pay tribute to the aspiring professional fighter who ‘lit up any room he entered’ Mohammed Hashim, 18, died in a crash on the M4 in the early hours of April 7 His BMW collided with a central reservation near … Read more
Comedy Central star Vic Henley dies from a pulmonary embolism at age 57 as Adam Sandler, Amy Schumer, Leslie Jones give tributes He had the embolism over the weekend and died on Monday, his family said Soon after tributes came in from friends Adam Sandler and Amy Schumer The star has appeared on Comedy Central … Read more
Crews have begun assembling triage tents outside New York City hospitals that are already overwhelmed by coronavirus victims. The Mount Sinai system is setting up the temporary treatment facilities outside six of its hospitals – five in New York City and one in Long Island – as it prepares for a projected influx of COVID-19 … Read more
FTSE opens down again as it falls 8 per cent to dip below 5,000 to lowest level in nine years – despite global central banks stepping in to battle virus crisis By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 08:04 GMT, 16 March 2020 | Updated: 08:41 GMT, 16 March 2020 The FTSE 100 plunged yet again … Read more
FTSE opens down again as it falls 2.3 per cent despite global central banks stepping in after one of the worst weeks in its history amid virus crisis By Rory Tingle For Mailonline Published: 08:04 GMT, 16 March 2020 | Updated: 08:12 GMT, 16 March 2020 The FTSE 100 opened down again today as it … Read more
Bank of England teams up with central banks in Canada, Japan, Europe, the US and Switzerland in extraordinary co-ordinated global response to coronavirus crisis Banks agreed to offer three-month credit in US dollars cheaper than usual rate Move follows a surprise rate cut by the Federal Reserve amid Covid-19 crisis Fed’s move was designed to … Read more
Police shoot knife-wielding man dead in central London but incident is not being treated as terror-related A suspect has been shot dead by armed police officers in Westminster tonight Metropolitan Police confirmed the incident is not being treated as terror-related Roads were closed as after the shooting in central London at around 11.30pm By Chris Dyer … Read more
MARKET REPORT: New Year Beijing bounce for stock markets as China central bank pumps an extra £87bn into the economy Chinese Central Bank gives the market a whooping £87billion kick-start Move comes off the back of the US-China trade war and a weak year for the SSE FTSE, DAX, and the DOW were nudged up … Read more