Britain’s economy is “less weak” than previously expected but a recent rise in COVID-19 cases could take its toll on activity, the Bank of England has said. It now sees GDP being 7% smaller in the current quarter than it was prior to the pandemic – not as bad as it had previously feared. But
People in northeast England will not be able to meet others outside their household from today – as Lancashire is also expected to be placed under tighter restrictions. More than 10 million people across the UK are now in lockdown, after new restrictions in Northumberland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland and County Durham
New local restrictions are being introduced in northeast England – including a 10pm curfew for bars and pubs and a ban on people mixing with others outside their household. Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed the measures in a statement to the House of Commons on Thursday following government talks with North East councils and local
Alexei Navalny was poisoned via a water bottle in his Siberian hotel room, according to the Kremlin critic’s entourage. The claim was made via an Instagram post on the politician’s account on Thursday morning. The politician’s team say they found traces of the novichok nerve agent on a bottle in his room in Tomsk. Image:
John Lewis Partnership has confirmed it will not pay a staff bonus next year after it posted a half-year loss of £635m. It is the first time in more than 60 years that workers at the employee-owned business will not receive a pay-out, which was last axed after in 1948 in the aftermath of the
Astronomers have discovered a planet the size of Jupiter closely orbiting the smouldering remains of a dead star, the first time that an intact exoplanet has been discovered travelling around a white dwarf, according to research published Wednesday. Researchers said the fate of this giant planet, called WD 1586 b, offers a potential vision of
Porsche unveiled a mobile charging solution consisting of a 2.1 MWh Megapack-like battery system in a trailer that can charge 10 electric cars at once. The EV industry is still trying to figure out all the details of the charging infrastructure required to support electrification. For remote places and events, some are working on interesting
An aerial view shows pumpjacks in the South Belridge Oil Field on April 24, 2020 near McKittrick, California. David McNew | Getty Images Oil prices were mixed in early trade on Thursday, just clinging to overnight gains, as concerns about weak fuel demand were in the frame again after Hurricane Sally blasted through the Gulf
7:45 PM ET NFL NationESPN The 2020 NFL season heads into Week 2 with a battle of Ohio between the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns on Thursday night (8:20 ET, NFL Network). The Bengals could be without defensive tackles Geno Atkins and Mike Daniels, which could mean good things for the Browns’ run game. Elsewhere,
Sutter Hill Ventures Managing Director Mike Speiser speaks onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt at Pier 48 on September 9, 2014 in San Francisco, California. Steve Jennings | Getty Images Two months after Facebook’s massive IPO in 2012, venture capitalist Mike Speiser was a few miles away from the social networking company, incubating a software start-up from
US presidential candidate Joe Biden has weighed into the controversy over the UK’s new Brexit bill, warning of its implications for a future UK-US trade deal. The Democrat challenger added to concerns among senior US politicians that changes associated with the Internal Market Bill will undermine the Good Friday Agreement. Mr Biden tweeted: “We can’t
September 16th, 2020 by Press Release The wind market in the USA is entering a new phase, where demand will be driven by wind energy’s cost-competitiveness, the phase out of the production tax credit (PTC), and states looking to address the climate crisis. In this changing and growing market, Vestas must execute at unprecedented levels
Warning: This report contains distressing images of seriously malnourished children. If there is a hell, it could well be in a small hospital in north Yemen. There is misery and desperation in every corner you look. They thought in Yemen, it couldn’t get any worse after six years of civil war. They were wrong. A
September 16th, 2020 by Saurabh Originally published on Future Trends. Welcome to another issue of our new India x Cleantech series! On a monthly basis, we are pulling news from across clean technology sectors in India into a single, concise summary article about the country. Cleantech Investments Actis Acquires 400 Megawatt Solar Capacity From Acme
Boris Johnson has partially climbed down on his controversial new Brexit bill in the face of a Tory rebellion. Downing Street has offered a compromise to try and win over the dozens of Conservatives who either abstained or voted against the draft legislation that would override the withdrawal agreement – breaking international law. The prime
LEGO switches to recyclable paper bags in its toy sets (and they’re working on their plastic bricks). Enevate achieves more than 300 Li-ion battery patents, far surpassing its competitors. 175-year-old Scientific American magazine has never backed a US presidential candidate — until now. Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work for the planet