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Time may be running out to curb climate change, scientists have warned – as new data reveals that the critical 1.5°C threshold has already been reached.A new study has found that humans’ contribution to global warming was 1.49°C in 2023 and has now exceeded the limits of the Paris Agreement.Most measurements for human-caused climate change use the mid-1800s as the benchmark for the ‘pre-industrial’ period.However, using a novel method looking at gases trapped in ancient ice, researchers from Leeds and Lancaster Universities have pushed the benchmark time back to the 1700s.Measuring from this period produces estimates for the human contribution…
Investment trusts offer a world of opportunities to tap into but how can investors sort the wheat from the chaff? In our Investing Analyst column, experts run the rule over what’s on offer.In this column, Thomas McMahon, Head of Investment Companies Research, at Kepler Partners, looks at how to get really get trusts to deliver on dividends.The activism of Saba Capital, which I discussed in my last column, has created a challenge for all boards of investment trusts and we are already seeing its effect.Lots of trusts are trading on wide discounts, and their boards are justifiably afraid of becoming…
Investment trusts offer a world of opportunities to tap into but how can investors sort the wheat from the chaff? In our new Investment Analyst column, experts run the rule over whats on offer.In this column, Thomas McMahon, Head of Investment Companies Research, at Kepler Partners, looks at the newly merged Alliance Witan mega investment trust.British savers have been relentlessly pumping their money into cash accounts, according to Bank of England data.Some £17.2bn more was put in cash Isas in the year to August 2024 compared to a year earlier, a rise of 51 per cent.At best, savers would have…
A Norwegian GP accused of raping 87 women and girls during ‘gynecological examinations’ is facing dozens of his alleged victims in court, including one who was just 15 years old when she says the abuse happened.Arne Bye, 55, is also charged with abusing his position in order to obtain sexual contact with a total of 94 women over 20 years – including two who were children at the time of the alleged assaults.The vast case has rocked the small village of Frosta, home to just 2,600 inhabitants, with prosecutors reportedly dropping cases brought by a further 114 women against Bye…
By JAKE NISSE Published: 21:43 EST, 24 November 2024 | Updated: 22:35 EST, 24 November 2024 Tom Brady made a brutal ‘discovery’ about his Fox Sports contract on Sunday – as the NFL legend was informed he’d have to work on Thanksgiving.Brady, who called the Packers’ win over the 49ers for the network earlier in the afternoon, appeared on Fox’s ‘The OT’ postgame show when host Curt Menefee dropped some big news on him.’Hey Tom, [Michael] Strahan’s first year, he learned that he actually had to work on Thanksgiving Day,’ Menefee began. ‘He thought he had it off. Did they…
A Southport rioter wheeled away in agony after he was struck in the head with a brick by fellow protesters – before being hit again in the crotch as he tried to escape.The protester, wearing a grey tracksuit, was filmed flamboyantly striding up to an army of police officers holding riot shields before putting his hands on his hips and posing.But as he tried to goad the officers, he was nearly sent tumbling to the floor as a giant brick smashed into his face and the back of his head at the same time.One flying brick rebounded off a riot shield…
By SHANIA OBRIEN FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 08:43 EST, 3 December 2024 | Updated: 08:50 EST, 3 December 2024 Australia’s best supermarket ham has been named by a trio of experts – and one of the cheapest hocks came out on top.Consumer experts at Choice chose 10 Christmas hams available at IGA, Woolworths, Coles, and Aldi and blind-tested them based on flavour, texture, appearance, and smell.The expert panel included home economist Fiona Mair, freelance food consultant Brigid Treloar, and home economist and food show judge Jan Boon – all of whom have over 30 years of experience in the food…
Donald Trump went deep into one of the bluest counties in the country on Thursday for a rally in the Bronx that had large crowds of his excited MAGA supporters lining up in the New York City borough while bystanders looked on incredulously.The ex-president is the first Republican presidential nominee to campaign in the Bronx since Ronald Reagan showed up more than 40 years ago.He delivered a New York-centric speech for more than an hour and a half where he reminisced fondly about his time as a real estate mogul before getting into politics, recalling numerous New York projects he worked…
Every December, millions of children across the UK take part in their school nativity play. The nativity, also known as the Christmas pageant, claims to tell the story of the birth of Jesus Christ. But if your child has been cast as the inn keeper or the little donkey, there’s bad news. Professor Chris Greenough, a Professor of Social Sciences at Edge Hill University, says that these Christmas story characters actually don’t appear in the Bible. ‘Some of best-known parts of the Christmas story aren’t in the Bible at all,’ he wrote in an article for The Conversation. ‘Although Christmas is a Christian festival celebrating…
Paul Mescal has come under fire for a ‘lazy’ joke about the British after his performance on Saturday Night Live in the US last week.Critics hit out at the Gladiator II star in the wake of his December 7 SNL monologue, framed an attempt to take on stereotypes about the Irish and concluding with a jab at Ireland’s relationship with Britain.’People also think the Irish hate British people,’ he said. ‘That’s not true. We just don’t consider them people.’The comments received backlash from Irish social media users who deemed the joke ‘disastrous’ and ‘painful to watch’.Irish Times columnist Finn McRedmond urged…