Ebola in Europe: Woman being tested at hospital in Berlin August 19, 2014 A woman is being tested for Ebola at a hospital in Berlin after showing early symptoms of the disease. According to broadcaster rbb, an employee of a job centre in the Pankow district of the city said that her client collapsed and had to be rushed to Virchow hospital by emergency services. She [...]
How your ability to draw as a child could predict your future intelligence August 19, 2014 It's nature, not nurture. How well a four-year-old is able to draw pictures of another child is directly linked to their hereditary intelligence, according to scientists at Kings College London. By studying 7,752 pairs of identical and non-identical twins, they found that there was a strong correlation between drawing ability and intelligence in later [...]
Persimmon profits rise on UK housing boom August 19, 2014 Persimmon is the latest housebuilder to benefit from the UK's housing market recovery, reporting a sharp rise in profit before tax for the six months to 30 June. Pre-tax profit went up by 57 per cent to £208.9m for the period, compared to £132.9m the year before. New home sales went up by [...]
Compensation for EU fruit and veg growers hit by Russian sanctions August 18, 2014 Fruit and vegetable growers in the European Union will receive emergency funding worth 125m euros from the European Commission. The funding represents compensation for the economic suffering that Russia's bans on western food imports are causing some European farmers. Russia placed a one-year embargo on a number of imports from the US, Canada, [...]
Independent Scotland: Potential revenues from North Sea underestimated, says report August 18, 2014 A new report suggests that forecasts by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) for North Sea oil and gas revenues have been significantly underestimated. Independent business organisation N-56 projects that revenues from the North Sea, which would be the prerogative of an independent Scotland, could be six times higher than what the OBR has [...]
David Cameron: UK not getting involved in another war in Iraq August 18, 2014 David Cameron has said Britain is “not going to get involved in another war in Iraq”. The Prime Minister warned yesterday that the Islamic State (IS) militant group might target the UK unless action was taken, saying the extremism crisis in Iraq could directly affect the UK. But during an interview with BBC [...]
Bovis Homes benefits from housing boom, with profit up 166pc August 18, 2014 UK housebuilder Bovis Homes has experienced a 166 per cent rise in profit following a strong demand for new homes. In results released this morning for the six months to 30 June, the FTSE 250 company reported a 54 per cent increase in the number of new homes built compared to the same period [...]
Scottish independence: Investment remains strong despite looming referendum, says report August 16, 2014 Despite concerns that the looming independence referendum has raised about Scotland's future, investment in the country remains strong. A report released by global property advisers Colliers International indicates that Scotland is actually receiving an increasing proportion of the UK's total investment. Called “Scottish Referendum: A property investor perspective”, It claims that rather than [...]
Banks warn that HMRC won’t protect most vulnerable in tax grab plan August 16, 2014 The head of the British Bankers' Association (BBA) has sent a letter to chancellor George Osbourne, warning him that British banks do not believe HM Revenue & Customs can be trusted to fairly and safely take money out of tax payers' bank accounts. Controversial proposals outlined by the chancellor during his budget speech in [...]
Over 30 people found trapped in container at Tilbury docks in Essex August 16, 2014 More than thirty people were found trapped inside a shipping container at Tilbury Docks in Essex this morning, including one man who has died. Essex Police released a statement saying "thirty-one people, including adults and children of both genders, were found inside. "One man has sadly died and the others have significant health [...]
