Climate change: ‘Dead zone’ in Arabian Sea bigger than Scotland discovered by British scientists

A 'dead zone' in the Arabian Sea that is "bigger than Scotland" has been discovered by British scientists. It has no fish, marine plants or other animals because climate change and sewage has sucked out all the oxygen. People who rely on the ocean for food and work are also being endangered, warn the researchers. The environmental disaster was identified by underwater robots exploring more than half a mile down in the Gulf of Oman. Global warming and human waste...

Forex Indicators and Trading Strategies – What You Need to Know

You know the old, universal idiom ‘’History repeats itself’’? There is no place where that famous saying is truer than the forex market, only in this case historical events are replaced by prices and charts. Even though machines and algorithms are doing most of the work, we tend to forget that the market itself will always fall victim to the flaws of the human psyche. As a result, the market trends have a tendency to repeat themselves, and the best...

Calls for action as UK economic growth grinds to a halt

Polling shows the public expect a recession within the next 2 years GMB, Britain’s general union, has called on the Government to 'get it's act together' as ONS figures released this morning showed GDP struggling at just 0.1% growth in the first quarter of 2018. Recent polling by Survation on behalf of GMB shows more than half of those questioned expect the UK to slip into recession within the next two years. John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, said: “The truth...

In spite of all the evidence, suspicions about vaping remain

Despite being a common sight on streets across the world, confusion remains over the health dangers of electronic cigarettes. The latest State of Smoking survey – released in March this year – found that people in countries across the globe believe vaping to be more harmful than smoking traditional cigarettes. Even in developed countries such as the UK and France, at least 50 per cent of those asked believed electronic cigarettes were equally or more harmful than normal cigarettes. That...

Radio 4 listeners brand ex-British ambassador Sir Christopher Meyer a “posh bore” after calling Mishal Husain STUPID live on air

Radio 4 listeners today (Fri) branded ex-British ambassador to the US Sir Christopher Meyer a "posh bore" after he appeared to call presenter Mishal Husain STUPID live on air. The pair were discussing plans for President Donald Trump’s visit to the UK in July on the Today programme when Sir Christopher lashed out. While talking about Britain’s uneasy relationship with the US Sir Christopher – ambassador to the US between 1997-2003 - lost his cool with the award winning presenter....

Whale shark tracked migrating 12,000 miles, the longest recorded of any species

A female whale shark has travelled more than 12,000 miles in the longest migration ever recorded. The gentle giant, called Anne, was tracked by researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute from the eastern Pacific to the western Indo-Pacific for 20,142 kilometers. Whale sharks have been tracked for shorter distances along similar routes, but this is the longest-recorded migration to date and the first evidence of a potential trans-Pacific route. Anne remained in Panamanian waters for 116 days, then swam...

Murder victim named – Kwasi Anim-Boadu, 20, repeatedly stabbed in Finsbury Park

A man repeatedly stabbed to death in an early hour knife attack has been named as Kwasi Anim-Boadu. The 20-year-old was found with stab wounds in Finsbury Park on Saturday morning but died where he had collapsed. A 21-year-old man, was also found stabbed nearby and the stabbings are being investigated by murder squad detectives. Scotland Yard said: "Police were called by the London Ambulance Service (LAS) at around 3am on Saturday, 21 April, to reports of a stabbing on...

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