Eugenics is the belief that society can be improved by encouraging selective breeding. Before the atrocities of Nazi Germany, eugenics – the system of measuring human traits, seeking out the desirable ones and cutting out the undesirable ones – was once practiced the world over. In the decades following the 1859 publication of Charles Darwin’s … Read more
Watched by 43 million people on TV as she hosted the 2014 Oscars, comedienne Ellen DeGeneres walked through the audience at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Mobile phone in hand, she approached the actress Meryl Streep. She said: ‘Meryl, here’s my idea. You were nominated a record-breaking 18 times, right?’ Meryl glanced up with a … Read more
A food lab analyzed 110 commonly available honey products and found more than 70 percent were ‘adulterated’ with sugar from beets or corn A food lab analyzed 110 different kinds of commercially available honey Around 70 percent of the honeys were adulterated with other compounds Many honeys are mixed with sugar from beets, rice, or … Read more
Stocks hit by another wave of panic selling as fears over the spread of the coronavirus grow By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 22:03 GMT, 5 March 2020 | Updated: 22:13 GMT, 5 March 2020 Global stock markets slammed into reverse yesterday as fears over the spread of the coronavirus sparked fresh panic … Read more
My husband and I have decided to divorce. It’s all very amicable but as part of our joint estate we own a house in Spain which we are now looking to sell. The house is valued at €300,000. We’re unclear as to what the tax implications are for us once the money from the sale … Read more
DIRECTOR DEALS: Ocado chairman Lord Rose pockets £1.7m selling shares in the online grocer By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 28 February 2020 | Updated: 09:49 GMT, 29 February 2020 Ocado chairman Lord Rose pocketed £1.7million by selling 150,000 shares in the online grocer. The 70-year-old Conservative peer, who has chaired … Read more
Coronavirus panic in Britain means face masks are selling out and online profiteers are ramping up the cost by up to £120 per pack – but experts are still split over whether they work at all. More than 81,000 cases of coronavirus have been recorded across the world – and with the global death toll … Read more