MARKET REPORT: Playtech profits set to exceed expectations by at least £268m

MARKET REPORT: Gaming software firm Playtech counts winnings amid U.S. betting bonanza with profits set to exceed expectations by at least £268m By Lucy White, City Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: 22:42 GMT, 12 January 2021 | Updated: 22:42 GMT, 12 January 2021 Gaming software firm Playtech is looking flush after a year which … Read more

Spain becomes first European nation to exceed one million coronavirus cases

Spain becomes first European country to top 1million coronavirus cases despite imposing tough measures to curb second wave Health ministry said cases reached 1,005,295, a rise of 16,973 in 24 hours  The country’s death toll also increased by 156 to 34,366 during the same period  Many have blamed impatience to be rid of state-imposed restrictions … Read more

Britvic shares fizz as summer soft drink sales exceed expectations

Britvic summer sales fizz: Shares rise as soft drinks company raises profit guidance for the year By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:13 BST, 20 October 2020 | Updated: 22:42 BST, 20 October 2020 Britvic shares fizzed as the soft drinks company announced that its summer sales were ahead of expectations. Its brands, … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Daily deaths exceed 100 for first time since JUNE

Britain today recorded more than 100 coronavirus deaths for the first time in four months as officials announced 143 more victims. Department of Health statistics show the grim milestone hadn’t been hit since June 17, when 110 lab-confirmed fatalities were added to the tally. For comparison, 76 deaths were registered last Tuesday as well as … Read more

‘Rising chance’ world will exceed the key 1.5°C global warming limit in the next five years

WHAT CAUSED THE HEATWAVE? The heatwave was triggered by the build-up of high pressures over Europe over the past few days, leading to the northward movement of warm air from Europe over the UK. ‘At this time of year southerly winds will always lead to above average temperatures,’ said University of Reading meteorologist Peter Inness.  ‘Air from … Read more

Cancer alert over salad rocket: Trendy leaves exceed safe levels of nitrates in one-in-ten samples

Cancer alert over rocket: Trendy salad leaves exceed safe levels of carcinogenic nitrates in one in EVERY ten samples One-in-ten British grown rocket samples were over permitted limit for nitrates   Research suggests that rocket is a ‘hyper-accumulator’ of nitrates from soil Evidence suggests consuming nitrates above threshold can pose health risk By Sean Poulter Consumer … Read more