By Steve Doughty for the Daily Mail Lawyers for the Queen lobbied ministers to alter a draft law so that her private wealth could be kept secret, newly-uncovered records have suggested. Legislation was changed so that any ‘potentially embarrassing’ investments she held could be concealed from the public, it was alleged. The incident, which happened almost … Read more
Temperature, humidity and wind could be used to predict another wave of coronavirus – with two outbreaks a year ‘inevitable’, scientists say Current forecasts only take into account only rate of transmission and recovery Cyprus-based researchers say this should also include weather conditions They were able to build a system which models and predicts second waves … Read more
Passenger aircraft could cut fuel costs and carbon emissions by taking better advantage of favourable winds at altitude, a new study reveals. UK experts say commercial flights between New York and London last winter could have used up to 16 per cent less fuel if airlines made better use of fast-moving winds. Total reductions would … Read more
A tourist helicopter crash that killed five holidaying Britons in the Grand Canyon was caused by a ‘violent gust of wind’, an investigation has concluded. Ellie Milward, Jonathan Udall, Stuart Hill, Becky Dobson and Jason Hill died when the Airbus EC130 B4 crashed near the Colorado River in Arizona in 2018. The National Transportation Safety Board released its … Read more
Tom Cruise is reportedly set to wind up Mission: Impossible 7 filming on Friday for an ‘early’ Christmas break. It comes after it was claimed earlier this week that five crew members on set have ‘quit’ after the actor, 58, ‘launched into a second rant’ following his fury about staff breaking COVID rules. Tom is said … Read more
The second in a series of articles investigating growth sectors, developing technologies and niche themes that adventurous private investors can back in their Isas – and how they might do so. The first, on open-ended funds in the environmental sector, is here. The UK’s energy mix is in the process of transitioning from coal and gas … Read more
The first large-scale offshore wind farm is coming to the US and it could be the most powerful in the world. Vineyard Wind recently announced it will be placing more than 60 of General Electric’s 856-foot Haliade-X turbines some 15 miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, a popular island destination in Massachusetts. When activated … Read more
Francesca Packer suffers an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction as a gust of wind blows up her mini-skirt during wild 26th birthday bash By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:49 GMT, 29 November 2020 | Updated: 22:49 GMT, 29 November 2020 Billionaire heiress Francesca Packer celebrated her 26th birthday with a wild party at The … Read more
China tightens its grip on UK energy supply: Beijing-controlled firms invest in string of wind farms and nuclear projects By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 16 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 16 November 2020 Chinese state firms could soon be involved in providing one quarter of Britain’s power consumption, startling … Read more
Getting wind power in your garden really isn’t a breeze: ‘My chickens will lay golden eggs before a £130 turbine powers the family home!’ By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:53 GMT, 31 October 2020 | Updated: 21:53 GMT, 31 October 2020 Balancing precariously at the top of a stepladder clutching an unwieldy … Read more