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Joe Biden warned a ‘dark winter’ is ahead as the nation battles the coronavirus pandemic and awaits a vaccine. The president-elect spoke about the pandemic-devastated economy after holding a virtual meeting with CEOs and labor leaders, including AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and General Motors CEO Mary Barra. ‘We’re all agreed that we want to get the economy … Read more
Hurricanes that make landfall are taking more time to weaken – and climate change may be to blame. Researchers found that because of rising sea temperatures, the average North Atlantic hurricane now takes 33 hours to lose steam, compared to the 17 hours some 50 years ago. Storms forming over warmer oceans are carrying moisture … Read more
‘I don’t know what day it is’: Kids Company founder tells court neurological condition means she avoided being a director of the charity Camila Batmanghelidjh fighting being banned from being a company director She said she was chief executive, not director, and was accountable to trustee Charity collapsed in 2015 despite warnings over finances after given … Read more
The economic fallout during the coronavirus pandemic has made the prospect of World War Three ‘a risk’, the UK’s most senior military commander has said. General Sir Nick Carter, the Chief of the Defence Staff, said Britain and the rest of the world would need to ‘learn’ from history and the international missteps that led … Read more
Savers were spared the pain of negative interest rates by the Bank of England today, but it will ramp up quantitative easing by buying a further £150billion of UK government bonds. The Bank’s latest Monetary Policy Report said that it will pump another huge sum into the financial system through quantitative easing, to combat the … Read more
Britney Spears claims that her father Jaime abruptly hired new business manager to retain ‘full functional control’ of her money and material Jamie Spears hired Miller Kaplan’s Michael Kane to oversee her business affairs Her former management company Tristar Sports and Entertainment Group ceased managing her last month Britney wants Bessemer Trust Company to be … Read more
University College London’s Professor Andrew Hayward, a member of SAGE, said keeping secondary schools open could mean extending the national lockdown beyond a month Keeping secondary schools open during Britain’s second lockdown could keep the country cooped up at home for longer than 28 days, another government scientific adviser warned today. Studies so far suggest … Read more
Test and Trace ‘is even worse than we think’: Official figures are already dire, but experts say missing data means real situation could be more grave Scientists led by University College London say Test and Trace is ‘getting worse’ Researchers found some of the best available data was up to two weeks old, making it … Read more
Another gaffe for Boris Johnson as he means to tweet Australian PM Scott Morrison – but messages man from America with just 56 followers instead The British Prime Minister recounted a ‘great call’ with Scott Morrison today Yet the account he mentioned was not the Australian Liberal Party leader The post remained up for 12 … Read more
You may want a quiet life, but your body has different ideas, gurgling, clicking and buzzing all day long. Sometimes, these noises can be a sign of an underlying health issue. Here, Angela Epstein looks at the reasons behind your noisy body… GURGLING Any food we eat has to pass through eight metres of intestine. … Read more