New plated dinosaur discovered in the US is named after a museum volunteer who helped clean its skull.
The 76 million year old Akainacephalus johnsoni was named after Randy Johnson.
How to circumvent currency exchange blind spots
According to the Office for National Statistics, £66.3 billion is spent on foreign currency during visits abroad each year; 75 per cent of this is exchanged in UK banks, bureaux de change, travel agents, supermarkets and Post Offices before departure. But, blinded by an abundance of rate options and hidden ...
Burberry burns £28.6m of unsold products to “protect its brand”
Upmarket fashion label Burberry destroyed £28.6 million worth of unsold clothes, accessories and perfume last year to protect its brand, BBC reports have revealed. The practice of destroying unwanted items to prevent them being stolen or sold cheaply is common in the fashion industry, but it appears to becoming more prominent. Burberry burnt ...
“Government continues to deny link between rise in serious crime & cuts to police officer numbers”
A senior Labour figure has slammed the government over new crime figures that indicate a worrying increase in murder and robberies. The number of police in England and Wales hits new record low and ratio of solved crimes drops The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that “after falling in ...
International biotechnology – Outperformance and income
International biotechnology - Outperformance and income 180719 IBT Initiation QD Under the leadership of its manager, Carl Harald Janson, International Biotechnology Trust (IBT) is building a track record of outperformance of both its benchmark, the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index and the average of its peer group (see page 13 of this note for ...
When a misdiagnosis can leave you out of pocket
Over the past 6 years, the NHS has had a total of 7,629 successful claims for misdiagnosis brought against it, totalling £1.024bn in compensation in England since 2012. With such staggering numbers, it’s easy to see why people often feel a strong sense of anger at the situation. It is ...
Collapse of Antarctic ice shelves ‘would raise global sea levels by an inch – threatening coastal towns and cities’
Scientists have shown how much sea level would rise if Larsen C and George VI - two Antarctic ice shelves at risk of collapse - were to break up
Almost 70 arrests as part of a major police crackdown on violent drug gangs
Operation Puglia saw a total of 2,275 officers swoop on suspected heroin and crack cocaine dealers before sunrise.
Cannabis ‘can act as a treatment for cancer’
Researchers say that naturally occurring compounds in the plant may stop cancer cells from spreading and block tumour blood supplies