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Funding Circle co-founder steps down from firm’s board
Funding Circle co-founder and former chief executive Samir Desai has said he will step down from the firm’s board next month. Mr Desai, who set up the small firm lending platform in 2010, has been a non-executive at the group for the past three years – a role he tookContinue Reading
Labour Party members deal a blow to Starmer a day after his appeal for unity
Members of Britain’s governing Labour Party dealt Prime Minister Keir Starmer a blow on Wednesday, rejecting his decision to cut payments that offset winter heating costs for millions of retirees. The vote on the final day of Labour’s annual conference is not binding, but it’s a setback to Starmer’s effortsContinue Reading
Can nuclear blasts protect Earth from incoming asteroids? Scientists use X-rays in first successful test
Scientists may have just created the most efficient way to stop asteroids from obliterating the Earth. Researchers in New Mexico used Sandia National Laboratory’s Z machine, the most powerful laboratory source of radiation in the world, to mimic how an X-ray pulse could vaporize the surface of an asteroid andContinue Reading
Maya Jama: ITV’s Love Island host to replace Rita Ora on The Masked Singer
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Maya Jama has been announced as the newest judge on The Masked Singer. The LoveContinue Reading
Octopus punch fish that don’t cooperate on hunting trips, video shows | Lifestyle
A new study has found that octopuses can actually work with other fish to hunt and will punch them if they do not cooperate. The research, published in the journal Nature on Monday 23 September, suggests that the famously intelligent octopuses can organise the group’s decisions, including what they shouldContinue Reading
Mother wins decade-long battle for more than £10m over botched operation on child at NHS hospital
A mother has won a 12-year battle for compensation against an NHS hospital after successfully claiming her child suffered brain damage as a result of a botched surgery. The toddler, now a teenager, was left wheelchair-bound as a result of the operation in Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in 2012, withContinue Reading
Long-term benefit claimants need to look for work if they can, says Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer has said the “basic proposition” that long-term benefit claimants should look for work is right, after announcing new laws to crack down on welfare fraudsters. He said people dealing with long-term sickness “need to be back in the workplace where they can”, promising support to help peopleContinue Reading
North faces ‘Armageddon’ without HS2 links, warns Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, has warned that the North risks facing “Armageddon” unless the HS2 high-speed rail link from Birmingham to Manchester is completed. He urged Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer to reverse the previous government’s decision to scrap the northern leg of the project, calling for aContinue Reading
Scientists grow ‘lost tree’ mentioned in Bible using mysterious 1,000-year-old seed
The resin of a tree grown from an ancient seed found in a desert cave near Jerusalem could be the source of a medicinal balm mentioned in the Bible, a new study has found. The strange seed, about 2cm long, was discovered in a Judean Desert cave in the lateContinue Reading
UK economy set to grow twice as fast as predicted, but investment boost needed, experts warn
The UK economy is forecast to grow at double the rate expected earlier this year, according to consultancy firm KPMG. Gross domestic product (GDP) is now predicted to rise by 1% in 2023, up from the previous estimate of 0.5%, with growth set to continue at 1.2% next year, revisedContinue Reading