Antofagasta cuts copper production forecast for the third time this year October 28, 2015 Shares in Antofagasta fell three per cent to 528p per share this morning after the mining firm cut its copper production forecast for a third time this year. The FTSE 100 company cut its full-year copper output guidance to 635,000 tonnes from 665,000, due to delays at its Centinela Concentrates mine in Chile’s Antofagasta Region, 1,350 km north of Santiago. It [...]
London is Europe’s science and tech capital, and this is why I chose to invest in it October 28, 2015 London is on the up. The capital’s population has hit an historic high at 8.6m people. The Mayor of London’s office predicts that by 2050 that number will reach 11m, with London serving as a magnet for talent from across the globe. But London’s success also creates significant issues: not least how to create jobs [...]
Why pumpkins are not just for carving this Halloween – and how you can turn yours into great recipes by celebrity chefs Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Ainsley Harriott and Mark Hix October 28, 2015 This week the chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall described the UK as the food waste capital of Europe. The facts make it hard to disagree. Every day 24 million slices of bread are thrown out by UK households. More than one in five households admit to binning an entire loaf of bread before even opening or slicing [...]
The 39 signs you’re a modern gentleman October 28, 2015 Being a gentleman in the modern connected world can be a tricky feat for any fellow. What's the etiquette for having a smartphone at dinner? Is it ok to use emojis? Answers: put it on silent and yes – but know when (and when not) to use them. These tips, along with 39 others, are [...]
Social media could soon bring your dead relatives back to life, scientist claims October 28, 2015 Our dead relatives could soon be brought back to life in virtual form, according to an animation scientist. Simon McKeown from Teeside University in the UK predicts that in 50 years, relatives will be kept alive through a combination of social media histories, voice synthesis and big data streams – so that we “never have [...]
Everyone panic: There may be a gin shortage after a deadly disease hit Scotland’s juniper population October 28, 2015 There's no easy way to say this, but there's a chance the UK is about to be gripped by a gin shortage. A new report has shown a deadly disease – as well as threats from human traffic – is sweeping Scotland's population of juniper trees, which grow the berries gin is based on. A [...]
Asthma drug Montelukast could actually de-age the human brain, new research shows October 28, 2015 A drug usually used to treat asthma in children could reverse ageing in the human brain, a new study has found. A group of scientists at the Paracelsus Medical University in Austria looked at the impact of the pill Montelukast in rats of different ages, and found that it improved learning and memory in older [...]
DLR strike 2015 dates confirmed by RMT: Staff will walk out for 48 hours from 3 November October 28, 2015 RMT has confirmed a 48-hour strike will take place next week on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), as the union fights a series of issues affecting staff. Staff will walk out from 4am 3 November until the same time on 5 November. The action comes after 92 per cent of RMT members voted to strike last week. Read [...]