United Utilities shareholders make £1.2billion as billion of litres wasted
Dividends and interest worth £263 million were accrued by shareholders in 2017 alone, GMB Union figures show An investigation by GMB, the water union, has revealed United Utilities shareholders have made more than £1.2 billion in just five years. The privatised water company showered shareholders with a total of £263 million in 2017 alone. As millions in the North West face life under a hosepipe ban, GMB revealed United Utilities waste 400 million litres of water every single day through...
Hundreds of species face extinction as scientists warn of ‘global biodiversity collapse’
They say that a failure to act quickly and decisively will greatly increase the risk of 'unprecedented and irrevocable' species loss in the most diverse parts of the planet
Watch – Farmers falling foul of summer heatwave after two expensive combine harvesters on fire
Two £140,000 machines were left completely burnt out as farmers - in different counties - struggled to tend their crops in the heat.
Mum appears in court charged with the murder of her seven-year-old son
George Acres was found unconscious at his home and died shortly afterwards
Suspected smuggler busted at UK airport with haul of rare endangered bird eggs
The man was busted at London Heathrow with 17 rare bird eggs - and two newly hatched chicks.
Aerial view of Howden Reservoir lays bare the stark landscape of Britain’s parched land
The baked mud floor can be seen as water levels continue to fall in many of the Uk's reservoirs,
Huge lake detected under surface of the Red Planet
Scientists say the dramatic discovery increases the chances of finding biological signs of life on the Red Planet
Beer of the Week: Golden Era
Inspired by early beer recipes from across the world, Golden Era was founded in 2017. Long before wheat and barley became standard brewing ingredients, countries such as Peru, Ethiopia and South Africa used ancient grains to produce naturally gluten-free beer. Following news that the global gluten-free beer market is predicted grow by 40 per cent per year, through 2023, Golden Era was launched with a mission to rethink modern beer. Brewed by the team at La Binchoise Brewery in Binche,...
An Economic Way to Convert and Edit PDFs
In today’s world of business and economy, PDF is the de facto standard for exchanging files and documents. We generate and distribute PDFs on a daily basis. The major advantage and, at the same time, the biggest problem with PDFs is that they can’t be edited without a dedicated PDF editor or converter. When you need to modify any given PDF, you need to utilize a PDF editing tool. The best known in the industry is Adobe’s Acrobat. But it...