Archives for July 2020

Image copyright Getty Images The number of cars built in the UK over the past six months has slumped to the lowest since 1954, according to the industry’s trade body.A total of 381,357 cars were made the six months to June, down 42% on the period last year, said the Society of Motor Manufacturers and…

Image copyright CUBG Image caption A record-breaking temperature of 38.7C (101.7F) was recorded at Cambridge University Botanic Garden in July 2019 Climate change driven by industrial society is having an increasing impact on the UK’s weather, the Met Office says. Its annual UK report confirms that 2019 was the 12th warmest year in a series…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Liu Xiaoming, China’s ambassador to the UK, gave a press conference for over an hour on Thursday The relationship between the UK and China has been “seriously poisoned”, says Bejing’s ambassador to London. In a lengthy press conference, rebutting criticism of the Chinese government, Liu Xiaoming said the UK was…

FORM 8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORERule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”) 1.         KEY INFORMATION (a) Full name of discloser:Investec Wealth & Investment(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):  The naming of nominee or…

Races, auctions, shows and many social gatherings for auto enthusiasts have been postponed indefinitely across the U.S. due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Fox News Autos has you covered. We’re holding a series of Virtual Autos Shows where you can share and chat about the cool cars and trucks you own with the rest of the Fox News Autos audience. (GMC)This week, GMC released…

Botox, a medication derived from a bacterial toxin, is commonly injected to ease wrinkles, migraines, muscle spasms, excessive sweating and incontinence. Forehead injection of the medication is also currently being tested in clinical trials for its ability to treat depression. Researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California San Diego…

Image copyright Reuters Passengers arriving in the UK from Luxembourg from Friday will have to isolate for 14 days after the country was taken off the quarantine-free list.The government said there had been a “consistent increase” in Covid-19 cases in the country since the end of June.More than 120,000 Britons visit Luxembourg each year but…

In this issue we look at some of the key employment law developments that have taken place over the past month. In particular, we examine how employers can support victims of domestic abuse, analyse a recent case on contract splitting under TUPE, consider an Advocate-General’s opinion on indirect discrimination between two groups of workers with…

Image copyright Getty Images The UK saw some of the biggest rises in deaths rates in Europe in the months until the middle of June, official analysis shows. England saw the largest increase in death rates in Europe, with Scotland seeing the third largest increase. The Office for National Statistics says that Spain saw the…

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s cohort Ghislaine Maxwell allegedly took topless photos of young girls as a “hobby,” Epstein’s former butler says. The 70-year-old former butler and maintenance worker, Juan Alessi, discussed his experiences working for Epstein in court documents examined by the Daily Mail. Alessi said that Maxwell had a photo album filled with…

A video shared on Facebook more than 1,300 times purportedly shows Hurricane Hanna blowing down part of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Texas. Verdict: False The footage shows a strong wind gust in early June knocking down a portion of the border wall in New Mexico. Hurricane Hanna made landfall in southern Texas in late…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption India is building a number of roads and bridges in the Ladakh region India and China are trying to out-build each other along their disputed Himalayan border.A new road to a high-altitude Indian forward air base is said to have been one of the main triggers for a clash…

LOS ANGELES – There’s a degree of irony in the fact that Netflix unscripted dating show “Indian Matchmaking,” the most distinctly Indian content to originate from a platform aggressively expanding operations in India, was commissioned out of Los Angeles, rather than Mumbai.Netflix launched in India in 2016, but it took a while to warm up…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Bihar has ramped up coronavirus testing but it’s still too low, say experts When Gopal Singh complained of severe chest pain on 18 July, his family got worried. The 65-year-old had a history of breathing illnesses, and he had also suffered a heart attack in 2013.So he got tested…

Image caption Subarna Ghosh’s work suffered during the lockdown, when more was expected at home Quibbles over who does the housework during the recent coronavirus lockdown have brought the gender politics of India’s homes into the open, writes the BBC’s Geeta Pandey in Delhi.Housework in India usually involves a lot of heavy lifting. Unlike in…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Kaziranga park is home to the world’s largest population of one-horned rhinos More than 100 wild animals, including at least eight rare rhinos, have died in recent flooding at a national park in north-eastern India, officials say.The Kaziranga park in Assam state is home to the world’s largest…