Why does austerity only apply to the least well off?
In an age of severe austerity, why don't the well-off feel the pinch as much as the least well-off?
TV star Ben Fogle backs calls for more research into controversial kelp harvesting plan
Campaigners fear over biotech firm's bid to harvest 1,800 acres of seabed
Teachers call in pest control expert to flush out metre long SNAKE
The slippery serpent was first spotted by frightened youngsters in the grounds of the school in Basingstoke, Hants
Compound in tomato skins could help fight diabetes
Lycopene helps slow the toxic build-up of glucose in the blood, according to French scientists
Refurbishing Prince Harry and wife Meghan’s home cost taxpayer 2.4 million pounds
The cost of renovating Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's new home was 2.4 million pounds, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday as it detailed how the royal family had spent money provided by taxpayers. The sum, part of the annual "Sovereign Grant", funded the conversion of Frogmore Cottage to a ...
Artificial Intelligence set to “revolutionise” personalised cancer treatment plans
Artificial intelligence is set to transform and revolutionise treatment plans for cancer patients, according to one of the world's leading oncologists. Professor Karol Sikora, former chief of the World Health Organization’s Cancer Programme, said that new software developments will ensure that the most suitable radiotherapy treatments match the specific requirements ...
Tax cuts for wealthy planned by Boris Johnson carry huge cost
Tax cuts planned by Boris Johnson, the leading candidate to become Britain's next prime minister, could cost as much as 20 billion pounds a year, according to calculations from the Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank. Johnson, who is vying for the votes of Conservative Party members in a run-off ...
Isabel Dos Santos Lauds Submarine Fibre Network between Angola and Brazil
The Angolan economy has enjoyed a golden period since the end of the civil war in 2002. The stabilisation of the Angolan geopolitical scene has encouraged business enterprise to reinvest heavily in the economy. With multiple burgeoning industries developing, investors understand the potential of upgrading infrastructures, communications networks, and the ...
Iran dismisses new U.S. sanctions, calls White House ‘retarded’
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani dismissed new U.S. sanctions on Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and described the White House as "mentally retarded", an insult Iran has used in the past about President Donald Trump. In a speech broadcast live on state television, Rouhani said sanctions against Khamenei would fail because ...