The United Kingdom is nothing if not a trading nation. For centuries our island status has made us a leader in world commerce, and that continues to this day. Last year alone, foreign nationals made almost nine million business trips here, a staggering total. Those visits generated jobs, investment and prosperity for our country – prosperity … Read more
Massive explosion rocks Beirut destroying buildings and ‘leaving people covered in blood and broken glass’ By Reuters Published: 16:45 BST, 4 August 2020 | Updated: 16:50 BST, 4 August 2020 A massive explosion has rocked Beirut this afternoon destroying buildings and sending a huge fireball into the sky. Dramatic footage on social media shows people … Read more
An Oxford-educated museum curator has provoked outrage by sharing expert advice on how to dissolve bronze statues using corrosive chemicals in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests. Madeline Odent, curator of Royston Museum in Hertfordshire, sent a series of tweets last night to her 5,164 followers, which were then shared thousands of times. … Read more
This is Ahmed Al Husseini, the 25-year-old delivery driver accused of destroying £1 million worth of supercars in a horrifying incident caught on video This is the 25-year-old delivery driver accused of destroying £1 million worth of supercars in a horrifying incident caught on video. Ahmed Al Husseini is to appear before magistrates in August charged … Read more
China has acknowledged it destroyed early samples of COVID-19, confirming a claim put forward by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo late last month. On Friday, Liu Dengfeng, a supervisor with China’s National Health Commission, admitted that ‘the Chinese government issued an order on January 3 to dispose of coronavirus samples’ at unauthorized laboratories, according … Read more
Statins may reduce the amount of harmful microbiota in the guts of obese people, according to a new study. Scientists have found that a type of gut bacteria known as Bact2 is far more common in obese people. These microbes are seen in just 3.9 per cent of lean individuals, but are present in more than … Read more
China’s state newspaper has lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump, accusing him of destroying America’s democracy, freedom, and human rights in an escalating diplomatic dispute over the coronavirus pandemic. ‘Numerous people are wondering how the US system can tolerate such a person as a president,’ state-run tabloid Global Times criticizes in an opinion piece. The … Read more
Bill Galvin is group chief executive of the Universities Superannuation Scheme The judiciary’s decision to grant the appeal against the building of a third runway at Heathrow, announced earlier this week, was disappointing to say the least. But we, as the largest private pension scheme in the UK and a major investor in the airport, … Read more
The strains of George Gershwin’s Summertime float down the busy corridors of King’s College Hospital in London as violinist Dagmar Turner delivers a near-perfect performance. For a follow-up medical review, it’s rather unorthodox. But consultant neurosurgeon Professor Keyoumars Ashkan listens with rapt attention and delight. The last time he heard Dagmar play this aria was … Read more