Humans are to blame for 96 per cent of all mammal extinctions over the past 126,000 years, study claims More than 500 mammal species could be gone forever by the end of the century Scientists claim humans are to blame for 96 per cent of all mammal extinctions Study says human-caused climate change posed a … Read more
Downing Street believes the UK has a one in three chance of striking a comprehensive free trade deal with the European Union by the end of the year, it was claimed today. Talks on Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with Brussels remain in a state of deadlock, with both sides increasingly frustrated at the lack of progress. … Read more
Heart attacks diagnosis rates fell by 40 per cent during the Covid-19 pandemic, a study claims. Figures also show the number of patients attending two NHS cardiology units for serious heart problems halved during lockdown. People were still suffering heart attacks during lockdown but they were not going to hospital because they feared catching Covid-19 … Read more
50 Cent has defended his remarks about ‘angry’ Black women who he says are upset about his ‘exotic’ girlfriends. The 45-year-old rapper found himself facing backlash on social media after making the comments on Lil Wayne’s show Young Money Radio in early July. In a new Haute Living profile he clarified: ‘What I said exactly was…”When … Read more
Education experts have criticised the ‘staggering’ number of A grades in the revised A-level results as modern foreign languages, maths and classics are revealed as the subjects with the highest rate of A or A* grades in England. Results based on teachers assessed grades showed more than 10 per cent of entries have been upgraded … Read more
Number of birds killed by wind turbines drops by 72 per cent when a single blade is painted black, study finds Researchers paints a blade black on four wind turbines on island of Smola Researchers used sniffer dogs to look for bird carcasses underneath the turbines After they were painted, the amount of bird deaths dropped … Read more
Plastic waste soared during lockdown as British households generated 25 per cent more food packaging, parcel bags and PPE, a survey has revealed. The ‘Everyday Plastic Survey’ saw some 483 people across the UK store up and record the extent of their household’s plastic waste for a week during lockdown. The households got through 128 … Read more
The Bank of England offered hope for the economy today as it said the coronavirus downturn might be less deep than feared. The Bank expects the economy to shrink by 9.5 per cent in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic – less than the previous estimate of 14 per cent. That would make it the biggest … Read more
A million people could lose their jobs this year as unemployment hits 7.4 per cent and GDP slumps 9.5% – but the Covid economic downturn might NOT be as bad as feared, says the BofE The Bank of England has published its latest quarterly Monetary Policy report with views on the UK economy It predicts … Read more
50 Cent tells Emmy Awards to kiss ‘my Black a**’ once again after his crime drama series Power is shut out of nominations By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 08:17 BST, 5 August 2020 | Updated: 09:29 BST, 5 August 2020 50 Cent is making habit out of calling out the Emmys Awards with some tough … Read more