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Abandoned farmland could play an important role in partially offsetting rising temperatures across Europe, according to a new study. A team of scientists, led by Francesco Cherubini of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, found that in Western Europe the ground temperature on abandoned farmland could be up to 1.8 degrees Farenheit cooler than … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 3,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 80,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Germany has warned of the ‘start of an epidemic’ as Europe scrambles to contain a coronavirus outbreak spreading from Italy across the continent. Denmark, Switzerland, Romania, North Macedonia and the city of Athens have all confirmed their first virus cases in the last two days – all of them linked to Italy. Supermarket shelves were … Read more
Coronavirus chaos and confusion is gripping almost every part of British life today as schools defied the Government and closed, big businesses shut down and major sporting events faced postponement because of the explosion of cases in Europe. Travellers to and from Britain are in limbo about whether they should cancel their business or holiday travel for … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Over 2,700 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 80,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
The best railway stations in Europe named – and it’s London’s St Pancras International that is No1 (with not a single French station in the top 10) Researchers ranked more than 50 of the biggest railway stations across Europe Stations were scored on factors including quality of signs and number of shops Zurich Central Station is … Read more
The best railway stations in Europe named – and it’s London’s St Pancras International that is No1 (with not a single French station in the top 10) Researchers ranked more than 50 of the biggest railway stations across Europe Stations were scored on factors including quality of signs and number of shops Zurich Central Station is … Read more
By: New York Times | London | Published: February 17, 2020 9:57:37 pm Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, is joining in with his own trip to Brussels to meet with officials like Margrethe Vestager, the executive vice president of the European Commission on Monday. First came Sundar Pichai, the chief executive of Google’s parent company, … Read more
London is Europe’s best city to invest in and Manchester moves into the top 30 of the Global Cities Index thanks to a strong environmental score Los Angeles has come top of the table, just ahead of London and Hong Kong Manchester had the second highest ‘Environmental Impact Score’ It is the first time the … Read more
Tap water may be the cause of one in 20 cases of bladder cancer in Europe each year, a major study suggests. Researchers have linked drinking, showering and bathing in the water to more than 6,500 cases of the disease in 26 countries across the continent. They estimate 1,356 bladder cancer diagnoses in Britain since … Read more