Sweden’s Icehotel has opened its doors to guests for its 30th winter season with 15 brand-new one-of-a-kind suites. Each year since 1989, the Icehotel has been built and rebuilt using just snow and ice in the village of Jukkasjarvi, 125 miles north of the Arctic Circle next to the shores of the Torne River. To … Read more
Privatisation of RBS postponed for yet another year: Treasury still owns 62% of the banking giant By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 11 March 2020 The privatisation of Royal Bank of Scotland has been postponed for yet another year. The Treasury still owns 62 … Read more
Doing it for the kids! Budget hands young savers a boost as Junior Isa allowances more than double to £9,000 from April Junior Isas were introduced in 2012 and replaced Child Trust Funds Both currently allow those aged under 18 to save up to £4,368 tax-free a year This will be upped by 106% in … Read more
FTSE CLOSE: Retail sales slide again; Ladbrokes owner hails ‘excellent’ year; Gym Group posts healthy revenue growth By This Is Money Published: 08:13 GMT, 17 January 2020 | Updated: 17:10 GMT, 17 January 2020 The FTSE 100 closed up 64.75 points at 7674.56 and the pound was at $1.30 against the dollar. In the … Read more
Nearly 90 pounds of elephant ivory discovered at 800 year old workshop site in Pakistan, revealing new details about the prized possession’s economic role in ancient times Archaeologists in the ancient city of Bhanbore discovered a huge cache of ivory The small fragments indicate the ivory was used to make decorative items The items were likely … Read more
Babies who persistently struggle with sleep in their first year are THREE TIMES more likely to have anxiety by age four Babies who have difficulty sleeping are also twice as likely to have depression Scientists in Australia tracked 1,500 babies through childhood Higher rates of mental illness were found in those who slept badly as … Read more
Babies who persistently struggle with sleep in their first year are more likely to have childhood anxiety One in five babies has sleep difficulties in their first 12 months – such as frequent waking or trouble falling asleep These babies are three times as likely to suffer with emotional problems by the age of four, … Read more
Jack Gleeson is making a return to acting six year’s after his character King Joffrey Baratheon was killed off in Game Of Thrones during series four. The actor, 27, will appear in six-part comedy Out of Her Mind on BBC Two written by Sara Pascoe, who will also be starring in the programme, according to … Read more
Stella McCartney’s fashion label suffers £11million loss in just one year after costly staff reorganisation and slowdown in sales Stella McCartney slipped from a £9million profit to an £11million loss in 2018 The label said 2018 had been a ‘year of transition’ and blamed reorganisation Miss McCartney had announced she would buy out former partner … Read more
Coronavirus vaccine is still a year away even ‘if everything goes optimally’, Australian health chief claims Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations is organising vaccine efforts CEPI chair Jane Halton said multiple versions of vaccines need to be developed She said that a vaccine was still a year away if everything went ‘optimally’ Ms Halton said that it … Read more