BP’s decision to take a write-off of up to $17billion (£14billion) on some of its exploration assets underlines the direction of travel among both the fossil fuel industry and investors currently. The oil major’s decision follows a revision of its long-term price forecasts and were a reality check that many of these projects won’t be … Read more
Britain today announced 25 more coronavirus deaths as data showed half of NHS trusts in England have gone a week without a death and no fatalities have been recorded in Scotland for four days in a row. Department of Health chiefs say the lab-confirmed death toll now stands at 43,575 but the real number of victims … Read more
Janet Street-Porter has appeared on This Morning with a large plaster across her nose after having a skin cancer growth removed. The presenter, 73, smiled as she reassured the show’s hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield that although her bandage looked ‘frightening’ she was ‘fine’. She explained how she had the procedure a week ago, after … Read more
Households in Wales will be able to pair up and form an ‘extended household’ bubble from Monday under plans to allow families to reunite for the first time since March Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford has unveiled next step for lockdown easing Two households allowed to pair up and form ‘extended household’ from Monday However, … Read more
Vandals have targeted a museum and a street sign dedicated to beloved 19th century author Charles Dickens, branding the writer as a ‘racist’. ‘Dickens Racist, Dickens Racist,’ has been scrawled on the outside of the The Dickens House Museum in Broadstairs, Kent, while attempts were made to black-out the lettering on a street sign for … Read more
Mortgage approvals tumble to record low as lenders axe deals amid fears house prices will collapse Just some 9,300 mortgages to buy homes were handed out in May That’s down from around 15,800 in April and 90% below the February level Mortgage approvals are a third lower than the worst month of the financial crisis … Read more
Educational kids TV show How – later re-branded How 2 – is said to be getting a reboot. The ITV show first aired in 1966 and was on and off the air for the subsequent five decades before being axed in 2006. Fronted over the years by the likes of Fred Dinenage, Gareth Jones, Carol Vorderman, Gail … Read more
Iran issues arrest warrant for Donald Trump over drone strike that killed top general Qassem Soleimani and asks Interpol for help detaining US president Trump faces no danger of arrest but the warrant indicates heightened tensions Iran said Donald Trump carried out drone strike that killed a top Iranian general Tehran prosecutor says Trump … Read more
Oystercatchers sleep with one eye open while roosting on the ground so they can keep a look out for dogs and humans, study says Birds use ‘peeking’ to sleep, meaning they keep opening one eye to spot danger Near-threatened species did this ‘significantly more’ when humans were near Scientists said that dogs represented a ‘real … Read more
It was double celebrations for Jacqueline Jossa and Dan Osborne over the weekend as they marked the former TOWIE star’s 29th birthday and their daughter’s 2nd. Dan, who turned 29, on Saturday, shared photos from the fun family day on Sunday as he and Jacqueline hired a huge cinema screen for a special movie night. … Read more