More stores closing on UK high streets but betting shops survive October 9, 2014 There has been sharp decline in the number of shops on UK high streets According to a survey by PwC and the Local Data Company, the net reduction of shops during between January and September was two and a half times greater than during the equivalent period in 2013. There was a net closure [...]
Is there a cure for cancer? New understanding of the disease’s origins could help scientists fight it October 8, 2014 Before there were complex multicellular organisms like humans, there were single-celled organisms. For these much simpler beings, the uncontrollable multiplication of a cell would have posed no threat to their health. In fact, a group of scientists at the Arizona State University in the US say it could have provided a form of protection – it [...]
New space weather centre to protect UK businesses against solar flares October 8, 2014 The Met Office is opening the Space Weather Operations Centre in Exeter later today – a forecasting unit which will aim to protect the UK's economy and infrastructure against solar flares and other forms of extreme space weather. The centre will analyse images and solar activity data recorded by UK and US satellites and ground-based [...]
Is there a cure for Ebola? Scientists identify a way to target all strains of the virus October 8, 2014 Scientists have made a discovery that could help them develop a cure for all strains of the Ebola virus – a crucial step in preventing future outbreaks of the disease. Ebola kills between 50 and 90 per cent of those it infects, and outbreaks have been occurring with increasing frequency in recent years. The [...]
Cost of “problem debt” in the UK: Economy losing £8.3bn each year, charity warns October 8, 2014 Mounting personal debt in the UK is costing the British economy an estimated £8.3bn each year, a charity has warned. StepChange gives free advice on overcoming debt problems to those in financial difficulty. It recently analysed over 100,000 of its client records to extrapolate how much “problem debt” is costing the UK economy each year. [...]
A big cheers for Marston’s as share price rises on higher sales October 8, 2014 Shares in Marston's went up by 0.5 per cent to £14.15 this morning, after it reported a strong performance for the year ended 4 October. In a trading update released in advance of its preliminary results on 27 November, the pub-restaurant retailing business said like-for-like sales were up across all its estates. It added [...]
Who won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics? Japanese trio recognised for invention of blue light LED October 7, 2014 Three Japanese physicists have won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics, it was announced this morning. Professors Hiroshi Amano, Isamu Akasaki, and Shuji Nakamura invented the first blue light LED in the early 1990s. They did this by combining green and red LEDs with blue light. The breakthrough was significant because it paved [...]
2014 Nobel Prize winner John O’Keefe: UK needs more immigrants to boost science October 7, 2014 Yesterday, John O'Keefe became joint winner of the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine followng his contribution to the discovery of the brain's “inner GPS” system. The US-born 75-year-old is currently a researcher at University College London, and at a press conference following the prize-giving he said his career had really taken off in [...]
Carillon share price up as it becomes first UK company to be supported by Direct Lending Facility October 7, 2014 Shares in Carillion went up by 0.6 per cent to £3.14 in trading this morning, after the construction giant became the first firm to be supported by UK Export Finance’s Direct Lending Facility (DLF). Yesterday, the Wolverhampton-based company agreed to a major contract with Dubai World Trade Centre after securing government-backed loans worth £75m. [...]
Samsung share price up despite profits at three-year low October 7, 2014 Samsung has warned that its quarterly profit for the three months to September was at a three-year low, resulting in the electronics giant's first annual fall since 2011. Ahead of the release of its full financial results later this month, the South Korean company said its operating profit during the period declined by 60 [...]
