Britain’s blue-chip FTSE 100 index slipped back from a surge earlier today to close up 2.5 per cent. At one point the leading London stock market index was trading up more than 7 per cent, but investors lost confidence after US markets failed to follow European ones with big gains. David Madden, of CMC Markets, … Read more
Europeans took SIX TIMES as much MDMA in 2019 as they did in 2011 after scientists measure traces of the drug in five big cities’ wastewater A study of European wastewater in 2019 found signs widespread drug use In five cities with data going back to 2011, wastewater samples showed MDMA use had risen six … Read more
A practice known as ghost broking is on the rise with some victims being conned out of hundreds of pounds, in return for supposedly cheap car insurance, new research has revealed. Ghost brokers claim they can obtain car insurance for drivers at a low price, in exchange for a fee, with many victims actually just … Read more
Iran has suffered its worst daily death toll yet with 129 more people dying from coronavirus in one of the world’s worst hit countries. The latest deaths bring the overall toll to 853 fatalities since February 19, when the government announced Iran’s first two deaths from the COVID-19 disease. It comes as Iran’s coronavirus outbreak … Read more
Coronavirus deaths in Italy rose by more than 300 overnight to bring the total to 1,809, while 24,747 people have tested positive for the deadly bug. Italian officials confirmed the jump today, as the national lockdown imposed by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte earlier this month rumbles on another week. The shocking development comes as chilling … Read more
More Linux distributions are starting to see the benefit of selling branded laptops. Jack Wallen sees this as a win-win for all involved. Image: iStockphoto/Spectral-Design About two years ago, a young man began a small business, called Juno Computers. The purpose of that business was to sell laptops with elementary OS pre-installed. He has since … Read more