Warren Buffett has become the sixth richest man in the world after his net worth soared by almost $24 billion in under five months. The owner of the multinational conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway now joins an elite club of men worth $100billion or more, that includes Jeff Bezos, Elon Mask, Bill Gates, Bernard Arnault, and Mark Zuckerberg. … Read more
Rise of the rifleperson: Military ranks such as rifleman and guardsman could be scrapped in Ministry of Defence war on ‘sexism’ The Ministry of Defence is currently drawing up an ‘inclusive language guide’ Insiders speculate after review senior ranks will no longer be addressed as ‘sir’ The army has several ranks such as guardsman and … Read more
The US is only sequencing about 2,300 coronavirus genomes a week in search of variants, and aims to sequence 7,000 weekly. The far smaller UK sequences 12,000 genomes a week.
Georgia Fowler ranks as one of world’s top 50 highest paid models in 2020 – alongside sisters Gigi and Bella Hadid, Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:48 GMT, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 08:49 GMT, 28 November 2020 Model Georgia Fowler has ranked among some of the … Read more
When we say the most-vegan friendly motors, we’re not referring to which vehicles animal-free enthusiasts can eat. Like other industries, car manufacturers are becoming increasing aware of the growing demand for products to have animal-free materials, and are reacting by launching a range of synthetic fabrics to replace leather used in the cabins of their … Read more
The Royal Yacht Britannia has been rated the UK’s favourite historical attraction, according to a new Which? survey. The Queen’s former yacht, permanently moored on the waters of Leith in Edinburgh, came out on top when members of the consumer organisation were asked to rate the UK’s 50 most visited historical attractions on criteria including … Read more
California now has more COVID-19 cases than most countries across the world as the US state and other hotspots including Arizona, Florida and Texas start to see a slight uptick in deaths. The number of infections in California, the most populous US state, reached 597,984 on Friday morning, according to a John Hopkins tally. The state … Read more
The British Army’s senior ranks are ‘full of middle-aged white guys but they’re not all toffs’, says top commander who also believes the military ‘should do a lot better’ at tackling racism Lieutenant General Tyrone Urch has said the top brass are ‘not all toffs’ However, he added that the army ‘should be doing a … Read more
Britain ranks near the bottom of a damning global league table that compares how countries have tackled the Covid-19 pandemic. Only Belgium fared worse, according to a review of testing, healthcare and death rates that gave 21 OECD member nations a score out of four. The UK (2.22) was on par with Italy and Spain. … Read more
Revealed, the BEST countries in the world to raise a child: Britain ranks 11th while the US comes 18th as Denmark, Sweden and Norway clinch the top spots UK scored poorly in income equality and political instability caused by Brexit Scandinavian nations praised for ‘generous’ healthcare and education systems US came 18th – authors cited gun … Read more