Close to one billion people worldwide were confined to their homes on Saturday as the global coronavirus death toll shot past 11,000 and US states rolled out lockdown measures already imposed across swathes of Europe. The pandemic has completely upended lives across the planet, restricting movement, shutting schools and forcing millions to work from home. … Read more
Greenland lost 600 BILLION tons of ice last summer raising global sea levels by almost 0.1 inches in two months as the Arctic experienced its hottest year on record Ice volume changes were measured by two pairs of gravity-measuring satellites Greenland shed twice the ice last summer than each year on average since 2002 In the … Read more
High Street stops and pubs were handed a £20billion ‘lifeline’ by the Chancellor today as he vowed to help small businesses fight off the ravages of coronavirus. As businesses reeled from the effect of consumers being told to stay at home and avoid social contact he unveiled a package of measures to keep businesses afloat … Read more
£52 BILLION hit to Britain as economy goes into reverse By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:46 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 10:10 GMT, 15 March 2020 Britain is slipping into a sharp recession that will see the economy shrink by as much as 2.5 per cent by the summer and interest rates … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Bookies lose £2 billion as major sport events are cancelled in bid to stop the spread of coronavirus By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 23:33 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 23:33 GMT, 12 March 2020 More than £2billion was wiped off the value of Britain’s biggest bookies as a wave … Read more
WHAT CAUSED THE HEATWAVE? The heatwave was triggered by the build-up of high pressures over Europe over the past few days, leading to the northward movement of warm air from Europe over the UK. ‘At this time of year southerly winds will always lead to above average temperatures,’ said University of Reading meteorologist Peter Inness. ‘Air from … Read more
The UK’s four largest mobile networks have agreed on a £1 billion deal with the government to make patchy internet coverage in rural areas ‘a thing of the past’. The Shared Rural Network (SRN) will see EE, O2, Three and Vodafone work together to bring 4G coverage to 95 per cent of the UK by … Read more
More than $100billion is wiped off the Australian stock exchange in ONE HOUR as global markets tank amid coronavirus panic The benchmark S&P/ASX200 plunged by 5.2 per cent on Monday morning By Stephen Johnson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:59 GMT, 8 March 2020 | Updated: 00:29 GMT, 9 March 2020 More than $100billion has … Read more
More than one billion Android phones and tablets are vulnerable to hackers because they’re no longer supported by security updates, according to new research. Consumer watchdog Which? found 40 per cent of Android users have been using old versions of the Google-made OS that no longer receive vital updates. The most at-risk phones are any … Read more
Facebook’s new fraud detection system helped the company take down more than 6.5 BILLION fake accounts in 2019 A new report from Facebook reveals how the company is fighting fake accounts The company has developed a machine-learning tool to analyze user accounts It also analyzes the activity of an accounts friends to determine authenticity By … Read more