China is targeting U.S. election infrastructure with cyber attacks because ‘they want to see Trump lose in November’, White House’s national security adviser warns White House National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien warned on Sunday that Chinese government-linked hackers are targeting US election infrastructure O’Brien said the Chinese would prefer to see Trump lose in November … Read more
INVESTING SHOW: How to invest in property and infrastructure for a reliable income By This Is Money Published: 13:07 BST, 3 August 2020 | Updated: 13:08 BST, 3 August 2020 Income investors were hit hard as the coronavirus crisis unfolded and companies slashed dividends. Meanwhile, the commercial property sector faced a double whammy, as both … Read more
Builder Kier Group sees its share price jump as the government reveals billion pound school building programme Kier Group has been beset with financial problems for a couple of years The government is due to announce a task force called ‘Project Speed’ tomorrow Schools in the North and the Midlands are set to receive ‘substantial investment’ … Read more
Children who live in cities plagued by air pollution and ‘unwalkable’ infrastructure are more likely to suffer from obesity, study shows High levels of nitrogen dioxide and pollutants from cars was linked to weight As many as 1,300 children from six countries, including the UK, were studied Childhood obesity has surged to almost a third … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Rishi Sunak will use his first Budget tomorrow to turn on the Treasury’s spending taps and pledge to invest ‘hundreds of billions of pounds’ on improving the UK’s critical infrastructure. The new Chancellor will announce plans to invest ‘record amounts’ in the nation’s roads, railways, broadband, housing and research. The government wants the spending spree … Read more