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Selena Gomez has doubled down on her criticism of tech leaders for allowing ‘hate groups’ and ‘misinformation’ to thrive on social media. The 28-year-old singer last week issued a fiery statement on social media after supporters of President Donald Trump violently stormed the US Capitol in Washington, DC to protest his election loss to President-elect … Read more
It may have been a miserable year for most of us – but wild birds have thrived amid the peace and freedom from crowds of visitors in repeated lockdowns. The National Trust’s annual review of wildlife reveals terns, falcons and cuckoos all appear to have benefited from the effects of lockdown. Many birds are braver, … Read more
It’s no wonder our farmers put the Union Flag symbol on their produce with pride, writes Liz Truss It’s no wonder our farmers put the Union Flag symbol on their produce with pride. They know that most Britons are more likely to buy such items of food and drink if they know they come from … Read more
‘The right thing might be to let the weak go to the wall.’ That’s what Ric Traynor thinks should happen to debt-ravaged businesses, many of which are now surviving only due to taxpayer-backed life support. Traynor is the executive chairman and founder of Begbies Traynor, one of Britain’s largest corporate insolvency companies for smaller firms … Read more
Yesterday, Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered his summer economic update which set out a ‘Plan for Jobs’ and included benefits to keep the hospitality industry afloat. He announced a package of measures which he said would help to retain jobs and give business the confidence to retain and hire staff. These included: a one off £1,000 Job … Read more
Laboratory studies reveal microbes can live in extremely hostile environments such as 100 per cent hydrogen. This finding has implications in the search for extraterrestrial life and expands the amount of planets in which life could thrive to include those previously disregarded. Many planets have been found with an atmosphere made almost entirely of hydrogen, … Read more
Shrinking snow caps in the Himalayas are causing the spread of toxic green algae so big it can be seen from space, a new study has found. US research based on NASA images found blooms of the marine species Noctiluca scintillans, known as ‘sea sparkle’, lining coastlines around the Arabian Sea. Noctiluca scintillans, a millimetre-size … Read more
What will meal times look like a year from now? Will we be going out to restaurants again whenever we can, weary of months of home cooking, or will our habits have permanently changed? The latter would be good news for supermarkets and their shares. Before the pandemic, food from bars, cafes, coffee shops and the … Read more
Amazon warehouses ‘are prime sites for coronavirus’: Workers at two distribution plants fear the bug will thrive there because of a lack of hand sanitisers and non-enforcement of social distancing among staff Amazon’s business is booming as shop closures have seen orders surge online But a worker in Doncaster said lack of space means they … Read more
To thrive in urban environments birds need to either develop large brains like seagulls or have more offspring like pigeons, a study finds. Researchers from the University of Gothenburg say big brains or lots of offspring are the two strategies that are key to survive in an unnatural environment. The team say a number of … Read more