Change is in the air: From stripping out TVs to flatbeds in economy, why flying will never be the same again Neil Simpson explores the big changes hitting flights this summer Thomas Cook is introducing beds in economy on selected flights from Monday Seat-back TVs are being removed from nearly two dozen Etihad planes By Neil … Read more
Games Workshop shuts down all stores and warns of coronavirus impact on its sales as UK goes into lockdown Retailer warns performance has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic It has closed down all of its stores and warehouses with immediate effect Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor? By Camilla … Read more
Pet cats have a ‘catastrophic impact’ on local wildlife when allowed to roam free as they kill up to TEN times more prey than wildcats, study claims Researchers tracked over 900 pet cats around the world as part of the study They found that baby bunnies and birds on a driveway were the most at … Read more
Britain’s economy flatlined before the coronavirus outbreak in its weakest performance since the wake of the 2008 financial crash, new figures revealed today. There was zero GDP growth in January after the economy grew by 0.3 per cent in December, confounding experts who had expected the economy to grow by 0.2 per cent at the start … Read more
Traces of the ancient Mars-sized wandering planet Theia that nearly destroyed Earth and formed the Moon 4.5 billion years ago is found in lunar rocks. This goes some way to proving a long-held theory that the moon was formed out of material expelled after Theia collided with the Earth billions of years ago. Researchers from … Read more
Britons book more GP appointments when it is cold and rainy – but they make fewer visits when it is sunny or snowing, research shows. Scientists also found patients booked fewer appointments on days last summer that the England football team played in the World Cup. Spikes in attendances also occur after public holidays and … Read more
The impact of coronavirus, as seen from space: Satellite images reveal the effects the disease has had – from empty theme parks to deserted streets The Grand Mosque in Mecca and a holy shrine in Qom are missing their usually huge crowds of pilgrims Tourists are also absent from Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, Milan’s Piazza del … Read more
Pilots working for airline hailed as the best in Europe by TripAdvisor say that the impact their rosters are having on their well-being is ‘unsustainable’ Pilots’ union Balpa is calling on Jet2 to recognise an ‘improved work life balance’ It says Jet2 pilots are becoming worried about fatigue and other health issues Union says members … Read more
As the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak ripples out from the epicenter in China, airlines have been among the hardest hit. Already, the outbreak is leading to sharp reductions in air travel demand in the US, with major companies such as Amazon ordering a freeze on all non-essential employee travel. The result is clear … Read more
Mars in Motion! Scientists create stunning gifs of the Red Planet’s sand dunes to understand what conditions impact them Scientists used data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to create gifs of sand dunes on Mars The team is hoping to understand what conditions impact them and how dunes in different areas move They found the highest sand … Read more