RUTH SUNDERLAND argues M&S’s decline extends way beyond coronavirus lockdown 

There’s a reason M&S is out of fashion: As High Street giant prepares to shed thousands of jobs, RUTH SUNDERLAND argues its decline extends way beyond coronavirus lockdown By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 22:46 BST, 18 August 2020 | Updated: 01:13 BST, 19 August 2020 Even the thought of the High Street … Read more

COVID-19 cases across US decline for almost a month

The number of daily COVID-19 cases across the United States has now been on the downward trajectory for almost a month – but deaths appear to rising in Sunbelt states including Florida, Texas and Louisiana. Just over 42,000 coronavirus infections were reported on Sunday across the US, bringing the nationwide total to more than 5.4 … Read more

Iron in the brain linked to cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients

Iron accumulation in the outer layer of the brain could lead to mental deterioration in people with Alzheimer’s disease, scientists report.  MRI scans over the course of 17 years showed people with Alzheimer’s have higher levels of iron in some regions of the brain – including deep grey matter, temporal lobes and neo-cortex – than … Read more

Studio 10 in ‘extraordinary decline’ amid plunging ratings

‘A show no-one cares about any more’: Studio 10 in ‘extraordinary decline’ amid plunging ratings – but Channel Ten denies it’s facing the axe By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 17:03 BST, 29 June 2020 | Updated: 17:22 BST, 29 June 2020 Studio 10 is ‘going downhill’ amid shocking ratings, a new report … Read more

Scientists predict Mediterranean could see a 40% decline in rainfall in coming decades 

Scientists predict Mediterranean could see a 40% decline in rainfall in the coming decades, leading to water shortages, agricultural shortfalls, and civil unrest A new MIT study predicts major rainfall shortages in the Mediterranean The declines will be driven by changes in the jetstream and shrinking difference in temperatures on land and sea that will … Read more

Watch What Happens Live: Tamron Hall and Kandi Burruss decline to share childhood memories of racism

Tamron Hall and Kandi Burrus declined to share their first experiences with racism after being asked about them on Wednesday’s episode of Watch What Happens Live. The 49-year-old talk show host and reality star Kandi, 44, appeared remotely on the Bravo talk show and host Andy Cohen, 52, quickly brought up racism in light of … Read more

Cold War spy satellite images reveal decline of Kazakhstan’s bobak marmot

Cold War spy satellite imagery is helping scientists track the decline of animals and their habitats in Kazakhstan over the past 50 years Images from the Cold War’s Corona programme imaged a region of Kazakhstan  The photographs were declassified five years after the fall of the Iron Curtain  Scientists have used them to track the impact of … Read more

Global smartphone sales show the ‘biggest decline ever’ 

Global smartphone shipments have fallen by 16.8 percent due to worldwide lockdowns to stop the spread of coronavirus, reports analyst firm Omdia. Phone vendors such as Apple, Samsung and Huawei are feeling the pinch from production shutdowns at factories, product launch delays and stunted consumer demand. In the first quarter of the year – from … Read more

Does the performance of an electric car decline when the temperature drops?

The performance of an electric car can PLUMMET when the temperature drops: Here’s three ways to boost batteries when weather turns cold Range can drop by as much as 50% due to repeat cold starts, experts said That’s because electric cars produce far less waste heat than petrol or diesels It means owners need to … Read more