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FTSE 100 makes weekly gain after Chinese economic boost
The FTSE 100 rose on Friday, buoyed for a second consecutive day after news that China is launching a raft of measures to boost its economy, which in turn pushed global stocks higher. London’s premier index rose 35.85 points, or 0.43%, to end the day at 8320.76. Friday’s moderate riseContinue Reading
New schizophrenia drug ‘could change the lives of millions of people’
British scientists have hailed the US approval of a new drug for schizophrenia, saying it “has the potential to change the lives of millions of people”. The “major advance” in treatment offers a completely new drug approach to treating the condition, which can cause terrifying hallucinations, delusional thoughts and socialContinue Reading
Fact check: Heat pumps move heat energy from outside to inside a home
The Government has written that a heat pump “generates 3 times more energy than it consumes”. Evaluation Heat pumps are highly efficient and can release three times as much heat energy into a home as they consume energy in the form of electricity, but this is not the same asContinue Reading
Rachel Reeves watering down non-dom tax changes would be ‘sensible and pragmatic’, tax experts say
Rachel Reeves has been told changes to her crackdown on non-doms appear “sensible and pragmatic”, amid expectations she will water down some measures. The chancellor is considering rowing back on Labour’s manifesto promise to scrap concessions after former chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced plans to abolish the tax status. There areContinue Reading
Meet the walking sea fish with six legs amazing scientists | News
A species of “walking” fish is helping shed light on how humans evolved to stand upright millions of years ago. The sea robin, a bony fish that lives at the bottom of the ocean, has six leg-like structures that it uses to scurry across the sea floor, and sometimes digContinue Reading
Cyclist, 18, tragically dies from ‘serious head injury’ after heavy fall
Teenage cyclist Muriel Furrer has died following a serious head injury at the Road and Para-cycling World Championships in Switzerland. Furrer was competing in her home country in Zurich when she crashed during the road race and had to be airlifted to hospital on Thursday. The following day, governing bodyContinue Reading
Labour: What is non-dom tax status and is Reeves still going to change it?
Labour’s flagship non-dom tax policy could reportedly be watered down experts say, as some economists predict that the measure would fail to raise the predicted funds. Announced before the election, Rachel Reeves presented the party’s scrapping of the controversial “non-domiciled” tax status as a cornerstone policy, designed to raise aroundContinue Reading
French man discovers medieval skeletons and sarcophagi while renovating cellar
A French man renovating his basement discovered dozens of medieval skeletons and 10 sarcophagi. The remains unearthed in a southern suburb of Paris could lead to a better understanding of the population that lived in the region during the early Middle Ages and the Antiquity era before it, archaeologists said.Continue Reading
Breathing may introduce microplastics to the brain – new study
Small plastic particles are everywhere: in the soil where our food is grown, in the water we drink and in the air we breathe. They got there from the plastic we throw away, which ends up in landfill sites, rivers and seas. There the plastic waste slowly breaks down, releasingContinue Reading
Independent readers say Keir Starmer needs ‘time and space to clean out the Tories’ from government
In Liverpool this week Sir Keir Starmer had his first opportunity to address a Labour conference as prime minister, giving the leader a chance to take stock of his government’s performance since sweeping to power in July. The prime minister set out his vision for the future of Britain underContinue Reading