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A cake designer who supplies events including the BRITs and Queen Charlotte’s Ball is now helping to feed thousands of families across the UK – after Covid ‘wiped out £80,000’ from her business overnight. Cynthia Stroud, 37, of Hertford, runs the Pretty Gorgeous Cake Company and has also appeared as a TV judge on the … Read more
They marauded on to British shores 43 years after the birth of Christ, founded the city of York – and then vanished from the historical record. The mystery of what happened to the Roman Army’s Ninth Legion, who came to these shores with Emperor Claudius’s invasion, continues to vex experts. The last mention of the … Read more
$200 BILLION wiped off cryptocurrency market in 24 hours as bitcoin value plunges by 22% – but experts say it’s a much-needed reset to avoid ‘the mother of all bubbles’ Cryptocurrency bitcoin surged to all-time high of nearly $42,000 on Friday, only to drop to $31,000 on Monday, wiping $200billion off cryptocurrency market But experts … Read more
$200 BILLION wiped off cryptocurrency market in 24 hours as bitcoin value plunges by 22% – but experts say it’s a much-needed reset to avoid ‘the mother of all bubbles’ Cryptocurrency bitcoin surged to all-time high of nearly $42,000 on Friday, only to drop to $31,000 on Monday, wiping $200billion off cryptocurrency market But experts … Read more
Crocodiles survived the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs thanks to their ‘versatile’ and ‘efficient’ body shape, that allowed them to cope with the enormous environmental changes triggered by the impact, according to new research. Crocodiles can thrive in or out of water and live in complete darkness. They are also very robust, meaning … Read more
Faced with dwindling interest rates on savings, John and Veronica Ierston decided to invest their modest retirement savings in property. Fifteen years ago, the couple bought two flats in a brand new block in central Manchester. But when they attempted to sell up and release the equity last autumn, the building was found to be … Read more
A report by a global aviation data firm has revealed the ‘shocking’ impact of worldwide Covid-19 travel restrictions on aviation. The report, by Cirium, shows that the pandemic and its consequences wiped out 21 years of global aviation growth in a matter of months, reducing passenger numbers this year to levels last seen in 1999. … Read more
A new report sheds light on early settlers of the Caribbean Islands, one of the last places in the Americas to be inhabited by humans. After a massive genetic analysis of hundreds of individuals, researchers believe the region’s first inhabitants were wiped out by a second wave of colonists arriving from South America more than … Read more
Nearly £40bn wiped off value of British companies as ‘sorry cocktail’ of coronavirus and Brexit worries spook financial markets By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 22:21 GMT, 21 December 2020 | Updated: 22:21 GMT, 21 December 2020 Nearly £40billion was wiped off the value of British companies yesterday as a ‘sorry cocktail’ of … Read more
Fascinating graphs reveal how some of the deadliest and most infectious diseases in human history were all-but wiped out after vaccines were developed to fight them. Smallpox, measles and polio together killed hundreds of millions of people throughout human history, while leaving many millions more with life-long disfigurements or disabilities. But with the help of … Read more