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Plants can absorb tiny pieces of plastic through their roots that stunt their growth and reduce their nutritional value, study shows Waste plastic can break down into tiny particles that pollute the environment US and Chinese researchers have shown that these pollutants can get into plants They found that nanoplastics build up in Arabidopsis differently based … Read more
Baillie Gifford American is not a fund for income seekers, but it has a 10-year plan for growth By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:54 BST, 13 June 2020 | Updated: 21:54 BST, 13 June 2020 Investment fund Baillie Gifford American has an outstanding performance record. Over the past five years, it has … Read more
Ana de Armas has been wearing a gold necklace when heading out in Los Angeles during the past few weeks. The jewelry is stylish and on trend, but there is another reason the 32-year-old Knives Out actress is sporting the statement piece. According to the brand, Foundrae, the necklace has special meaning. The item features … Read more
‘I now think I’m not invincible’: Shaun Ryder reveals he has faced a cancer scare in lockdown after discovering benign growth on his testicle By Ellie May Donohoe For Mailonline Published: 01:56 BST, 9 June 2020 | Updated: 01:57 BST, 9 June 2020 Shaun Ryder has revealed he faced a cancer scare during lockdown due … Read more
REVEALED: Coronavirus cuts leave just five FTSE 100 firms that have delivered on a decade of dividend growth Just five companies in the UK’s blue chip index have paid a dividend every year for the past decade and forecast dividend growth of at least 2 per cent this year The same can be said for … Read more
The pace of house price growth seen since the start of the year had already begun to slow down in February before the market was frozen by the virus lockdown, new official data shows. While property prices have risen by an average of £2,000 to £230,000 in the last year, the monthly upturn in prices … Read more
Neil Woodford’s former protege Mark Barnett fired from Perpetual Income and Growth Investment Trust for underpeformance Mark Barnett had been manager of the £418million trust since 1999 The trust has lost 40% of its value over the past two years, putting him under pressure The decision comes days after Invesco wrote down the value of the … Read more
House price growth started to slow in January, official data from the Office for National Statistics and Land Registry shows. In the year to January 2020, the average cost of a home rose by 1.3 per cent to £231,000, against a boost of 1.7 per cent in the year to December. Monthly, typical property prices … Read more
UK growth at fastest pace for nearly 18 months leaving major European rivals in its wake By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 4 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 4 March 2020 Britain’s economy is growing at the fastest pace for nearly 18 months as it leaves major European rivals in … Read more
TR EUROPEAN GROWTH TRUST: The fund that has big ideas in world of small firms By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:02 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 23:02 GMT, 29 February 2020 It is not just in the UK where smaller companies are expected to outperform the rest of the stock … Read more