The iPhone 6’s battery life could be twice as long as its predecessor’s September 8, 2014 As the date of the Great Apple Event moves closer, the rumour-mill has gone into overdrive. There's an interesting one on a French gadget site, suggesting the iPhone 6's battery will be almost twice as powerful at the iPhone 5s. Are all our smartphone fantasies about to be fulfilled? According to the video, the 5.5-inch [...]
Older, drier, with more cash to splash: What will happen to the UK if Scotland votes yes to independence? September 8, 2014 If the Scots decide to leave on 18 September, what do the statistics tell us about how the rest of the UK will change? Population drops by eight per cent The UK will lose eight per cent of its population if Scotland chooses to leave, dropping from 64m to 59m. At the [...]
Supermoon September: Look out for another giant moon on Tuesday September 8, 2014 Supermoons are like buses, you wait ages for one, and then three come along at once. We've already had two this year in July and August and now we'll see another one in the early hours of Tuesday. It's the final one of the year and, in fact, it's the final one until this time next [...]
Scottish independence: Why the more you know, the more likely you are to vote yes September 8, 2014 Markets, politicians and the public are still taking in the shock of the first poll showing the Yes campaign ahead for the first time in the race for Scottish independence. A Sunday Times YouGov poll this weekend found 51 per cent are planning to vote in favour of independence and 49 per cent are planning [...]
UKTV ratings and revenues up but earnings down as it moves “from challenger to contender” September 8, 2014 British broadcaster UKTV reached record ratings and revenues last year, as it upped its investment in original content. The group, which is co-owned by BBC Worldwide and Scripps, grew revenues to £278m in 2013 calendar year and claimed its best audience – an average share of 4.67 per cent of the total available across [...]
Pound slides 2.5pc on Scottish independence fears September 8, 2014 While investors and the public are still digesting the latest polling on Scottish independence putting the Yes campaign in the lead for the first time, the pound took a knock in early Monday Asian trading. Britain's currency slid 2.5 per cent in the early afternoon to $1.6137, pushing past the lows of this year of [...]
GSK share price falls, despite Ebola vaccine success September 8, 2014 Monkeys given an experimental Ebola vaccine developed by GSK were resistant to the deadly virus when infected with it five weeks later, trials have shown. The results of a drug trial, published in the journal Nature, show all of the monkeys not given the vaccine died within 6 days of infection, whereas the four [...]
Labour’s landlord cap “could result in higher rental prices” September 8, 2014 Ed Miliband's plan to cap rent increases has come in for sharp criticism in a report released today by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA). Instead of focusing on limiting what Labour has called an "excessive" increase in rents, policy makers should look to radically liberalise the planning system to allow for more private rented [...]
Will Westminster grant devo max powers to Scotland if it stays in the union? September 8, 2014 Chancellor George Osborne has promised further devolved power to Scotland if there is a No vote in the Scottish referendum. The government will announce a “plan of action” within days on how Scotland will be given further powers to run itself away from Westminster after a shock poll placed the Yes campaign in the lead [...]
Brent crude drops below $100 a barrel September 8, 2014 A raft of weak figures from major oil consuming nations pushed the price of North Sea Brent Crude to below $100 a barrel this morning for the first time since June last year. The ICE October Brent, an international benchmark for oil prices, fell 88 cents to $99.94 a barrel. The drop came after data [...]