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Smartphones ‘could soon be powered by salt – or even avocados’
Scientists have found that sodium and potassium are viable alternatives to current lithium based batteries
Banned far right group accused of plotting to kill Labour MP was “like a cult”
Disenchanted Neo Nazi Robbie Mullen approached anti fascist group Hope Not Hate about the alleged plot by National Action, the Old Bailey was told
Teen public schoolboy jailed for stabbing best friend 13 times locked up again for knife possession
Harry Schick was released from his nine year sentence and was then caught with three knives.
Postcard from Titanic saying ‘wish you were here’ to be auctioned
Maid Sarah Daniels who sent the note to a friend survived the disaster which killed 1,503 people
Teen woman charged with throwing “acid” at man during robbery
Man was left with serious injuries after the "noxious substance" was thrown at him in Ilford.
Police grappled with sword-weilding ISIS Uber driver at Buckingham Palace, court hears
Mohiussunnath Chowdhury allegedly drove at police outside the palace then reached for a four foot sword and repeatedly yelled “Allahu Akbar” when tackled by officers, it is alleged.
Number 10 suicide bomb plot terror trial
Naa’imur Rahman, 20 and Mohammad Aqib Imran, 21 both to stand trial at the Old Bailey
Watching Sir David Attenborough’s nature programmes could boost your sex life
TV shows like Planet Earth, Springwatch and Countryfile make viewers more confident about their bodies - combating insecurities over appearance
UK economy heading for worst year in almost a decade, predicts business group
There have been further warnings of a weakening of the UK economy, as we approach Brexit. This time the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) predicts gross domestic product (GDP) will increase 1.3 per cent in 2018, a downgrade from its previous forecast of 1.4 per cent. It has also sliced its 2019 GDP outlook from 1.5 per cent down to 1.4 per cent. Adam Marshall, director general of the BCC said the UK faces another “extended period of weak growth”....