Greenland has lost a trillion tons of ice in four years, according to a new paper published by scientists in Geophysical Research Letters. Tests using the Cryosat-2 satellite revealed that the North Atlantic island loses ice at a rate of about 287 billion tons per year, which is the equivalent of loosing ...
The UK is set to endure another recession at the turn of the year with growth forecasts cut from 2.6 and 2.4 per cent three months ago respectively, to 0.4 per cent and 1.4 per cent today. "Severe confidence effects on spending and business” have been projected by the EY Item ...
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food When opening a new restaurant, there are many important factors to take in to consideration. However, no restaurant is able to open and survive without a name. Some withhold interesting stories based around heritage, history or the food itself, others are less adventurous and ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Nigel Farage was caught out by a clever question as he appeared on an LBC radio show. The caller said he thought that speaking English was necessary for new people entering the UK to live. “I don’t see how you can integrate when you don’t ...
The House of Lords will discuss the possibility of having a central bank digital currency called "Britcoin" tomorrow. Its Economic Affairs Committee will take evidence from the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England on blockchain technology, the distributed ledger that allows Bitcoin to function as an online currency. In ...
London Gatwick Airport is the new favourite to get an additional runway after pro-Gatwick Sadiq Khan won the London mayoral election and a number of anti-Heathrow MPs were appointed to Theresa May’s cabinet. Betway has cut odds on Gatwick to 4/7 while Heathrow Airport’s odds of being awarded the right to develop a ...
It took no time at all for the authoritarian Turkish government to turn the failed coup into a PR victory for the regime. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's unbelievable claim that Turkey's 'democracy' has won the day is as grounded in reality as Donald Trump's ideas about Mexicans. The crackdown has already ...
The traditional British holiday has had its day in the sun, according to new research. A study of 2,000 families exploring old and new holiday pastimes revealed that games like beach cricket and wheelbarrow-racing are in decline. Just a third of families played I-spy on their last family holiday, less than that ...
A new centre-left party is a "real possibility", according to Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron. As Labour MPs become increasingly frustrated by Labour isolation and the Lib Dems try to claw back lost seats from the last General Election, the possibility of a new alliance to oppose the Tories is becoming ...