Black holes, quasars and the Andromeda collision: Loss of star ingredients could end Milky Way August 14, 2014 For a galaxy to keep going, it must give birth to enough new stars to replace the old ones as they fade and die. But what if, one day, there was nothing left to create stars from? Such a lack of star ingredients could well be the cause of our galaxy's ultimate demise, according [...]
170,000 seats left empty at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium last season August 14, 2014 A total of 170,000 seats were left empty at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium during last season, an average of 6,550 empty seats per game. Arsenal announced an average attendance last season of 59,786. However data released by the Metropolitan Police Service states that the actual attendance was 5,998 lower at 53,788. As is [...]
Demand for gold plummets following last year’s rush and ongoing Chinese corruption crackdown August 14, 2014 Last year's second quarter gold rush has been followed by a slump in demand, most heavily felt in China where consumers spent 55 per cent less on jewellery, gold bars and coins than the same time in 2013. During the three months to the end of June consumers in Greater China spent $6.4bn on [...]
Could pee-power be the next energy source? Bill Gates backs scientists using urine to charge phones August 14, 2014 When explorers were filling in the 'here be dragons' gaps on maps and discovering weird and wonderful things like the potato, drinking urine was often resorted to as a means of survival. Now the BioEnergy team at Bristol Robotics Laboratory – a collaboration between the University of Bristol and the University of the West [...]
Why are football fans marching in London today? Analysis of the increase in ticket prices August 14, 2014 Football fans from all corners of the country have flocked to London to march on the Premier League and Football League headquarters in a demand for “Affordable Football for All”. The march, organised by the Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF), comes after a number of Premier League clubs – including Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester [...]
Bitcoin market is the “wild west”, says US regulator August 14, 2014 A US government agency has warned consumers that they may be stepping into the "Wild West" when entering the cryptocurrency market. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a report this week saying cryptocurrencies have potential benefits, but the public needed to be wary when entering the world of digital currencies. The agency highlighted the principle [...]
The EU is “dead in the water” when it comes to trade with the UK, says economist David Miles August 14, 2014 Bank of England policymaker David Miles has said that the UK's economic recovery is unlikely to be driven by exports, given that its biggest trading partner is “dead in the water”. In an interview with the BBC, he said that it was “pretty difficult” to see exports from the UK increasing when the European [...]
Binge-watch, listicle, vape and 59 more new words added to the Oxford online dictionary August 14, 2014 If we’re not binge-watching Orange is the New Black on Netflix, we’re reading listicles on Buzzfeed- maybe even while we vape an e-cig. These are just some of the 60 new words added to the Oxford online dictionary that show our changing language and reflects changes in our habits. The phrase "binge-watch" is being used more and more since [...]
Scottish independence: Trident move could be cheaper and easier than previously thought August 14, 2014 If Scotland votes for independence in September's referendum, the future of the UK's Trident nuclear submarines may not be as uncertain as was previously thought. According to a new report from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), moving the Trident submarines out of Scotland would be "very difficult but not impossible". The report's authors said [...]
Asda steals market share as like-for-likes edge up August 14, 2014 Like-for-like sales at Asda edged up 0.5 per cent for the 10 weeks to June 30, with the supermarket building market share by 0.14 per cent year-on-year. The Walmart-owned grocer – which is currently going through a major restructure involving 1,360 job cuts – said growth demonstrated it was “continuing to deliver on its [...]