Scotland house prices: Number of properties over £1m doubles, with over half based in Edinburgh October 24, 2015 Scotland is fast becoming a land of million-pound properties, with the number of homes selling for more than £1m doubling in the first half of this year. Figures from the Bank of Scotland show that from January to June, 111 properties went for this value or more, compared to 43 during the first half of [...]
Hurricane Patricia 2015: The West’s most powerful hurricane ever hits Pacific coast of Mexico October 24, 2015 The most powerful hurricane ever to occur in the western hemisphere has struck the Pacific coast of Mexico. Hurricane Patricia crossed over the cost of Jalisco state early on Friday evening, and is now moving northeastward inland over northern Mexico. Shortly after midnight, its wind speed reached an unprecedented 200mph according to the US National [...]
Businesses can be more successful without offices, bosses or meetings – but to work, you have to have the right kind of employee October 23, 2015 Larry Page, creator of Google, recognised that a programmer “shouldn’t be supervised by a person with limited technical knowledge”. Based on my own experience of working as an engineer for big international companies, I can say I agree with him – it's easy to feel discontent and frustration with a project leaders who has limited [...]
American Airlines share price rises on biggest quarterly profit in history October 23, 2015 American Airlines reported its biggest quarterly profit in history today, sending shares in the carrier rising. During the three months from July to September, the carrier, which is the world's largest, achieved a net profit of $1.7bn (£1.1bn) – an 80 per cent increase from the equivalent period last year, when it earned $942m. Excluding [...]
How to stop disease spreading: The humble banana could contain a miracle cure for all deadly viruses, including HIV, Hepatitis – and the flu October 23, 2015 The world is going to need a lot of bananas in the future. Scientists have found a way to edit the fruit's genes to protect our cells against deadly viruses, with the hope that one day this could lead to the creation of a whole new generation of medicines. By interfering with the DNA code for a [...]
Alzheimer’s risk can be predicted by your ability to navigate through a virtual maze October 23, 2015 Scientists believe they can use virtual reality to predict a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's, decades before the disease actually begins. By testing how well a group of people in their 20s were able to navigate their way around a computerised maze, they found that those with a known genetic link to Alzheimer's found the [...]
What do Londoners want most from their jobs? The option to work from home comes in first place October 23, 2015 It isn't a good pension plan or having free access to a gym that appeals to Londoners the most – what they really want from their job is the flexibility to work from home. By asking a sample of people in the capital what they considered to be the most important perks that come with [...]
AstraZeneca ramps up business in Russia with new £145m drugs factory October 20, 2015 AstraZeneca opened a $224m (£145m) drugs factory near Moscow today, strengthening its long-term commitment to building business in Russia. The British pharmaceutical firm will use the facility to manufacture and package medicines, allowing it to domestically manufacture over 60 per cent of the drugs it sells In Russia. In an attempt to encourage local industry, [...]
