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Although it makes up 70 per cent of our planet’s surface, scientists still don’t all agree on where Earth’s water actually comes from.Now, researchers claim to have found the origins of water in the earliest moments of the universe.According to scientists from the University of Portsmouth, water first formed in the debris of supernova explosions 100 to 200 million years after the Big Bang.These findings suggest that the ingredients for life on Earth were in place billions of years earlier than previously thought.Using computer simulations, the researchers show that water would have formed when the very first stars in the…
Strictly Come Dancing’s Chris McCausland and pro partner Dianne Buswell have been crowned 2024’s champions following Saturday’s glitzy live final – after making history as the show’s first ever blind contestant. The comedian, 47, pipped fellow finalists Tasha Ghouri, JB Gill and Sarah Hadland to the post in the show’s ‘best ever’ final as his cheeky whit and inspiring story was said to have saved the show following a year of scandals. The highest ever scoring final saw all the couples each perform a whopping three dances for the judges before hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman announced Chris as the winner. The funnyman broke down in tears…
By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 12:14, 4 March 2025 The US economy is facing a ‘heart attack’ due to Donald Trump’s spending plans, a leading hedge fund manager has warned.Ray Dalio, the founder of asset manager Bridgewater Associates, said the US President’s plan to cut taxes while ramping up government spending would trigger a financial meltdown and push American debt to unsustainable levels.‘When the economy, and this heart attack of sorts, comes along, then you’re going to find that the voters are not going to be very happy,’ Dalio told Bloomberg.He added that the situation would be ‘very much like the…
There is a ‘large variation’ between GP surgeries when it comes to the use of a prostate cancer test for men who have no signs of the disease, according to a study.The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is a blood test which is used to check for prostate conditions including prostate cancer or an enlarged prostate.Routine PSA testing is not currently offered on the NHS, but patients may be offered a PSA test if a GP suspects they have prostate cancer.And men over the age of 50 can ask their GP for a PSA test, even if they do not have…
Isa allowances will be frozen until April 2030 and British Isa is to be scrapped By Helen Kirrane Updated: 12:53 EDT, 30 October 2024 Isa limits will remain frozen until 2030, Rachel Reeves announced in the Budget – and the British Isa idea has been officially killed off.Annual Isa allowance limits will stay frozen at £20,000 for cash Isas and stocks and shares Isas, £4,000 for Lifetime Isas and £9,000 for Junior Isas until 5 April 2030.The £20,000 tax-free Isa saving and investing allowance has been in place since April 2017. Now, it will be frozen at its current level for a further…
By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 16:50 EST, 28 December 2024 Smith & Nephew’s boss has been warned that he is in the ‘last chance saloon’ and must turn the company around.Activist investors have given Deepak Nath, the US-based chief executive of the medical equipment giant, two months to demonstrate improvements.Shareholders have run out of patience with the pace of his strategy, The Mail on Sunday understands.They will pressure Nath to resign in the New Year unless he proves that the FTSE 100 firm has made operational improvements by the time that the company’s full-year results are announced in February.Smith & Nephew, founded in…
By Jack Bezants Published: 15:00 EDT, 25 October 2024 | Updated: 15:10 EDT, 25 October 2024 Angel Reese appeared to take a shot at Caitlin Clark’s Nike shoe deal after announcing her own agreement with Reebok on Thursday.The Chicago Sky rookie’s first signature shoe set to be launched in 2026 and she joked on social media that the deal means she can now afford to pay her $8,000-a-month rent in Chicago.But Reese seemingly couldn’t help but make a thinly-veiled dig at Caitlin Clark upon n her ‘Unapologetically Angel’ podcast, where she welcomed NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal – a strategic partner…
A schoolgirl was left in a coma and inflicted with horrific third-degree burns after a popular squishy toy she microwaved exploded in her face.Scarlett Selby from Festus, Missouri, put a NeeDoh cube into the freezer and then microwaved it for a few seconds to make it more malleable after allegedly seeing a video of people trying to do the same on TikTok.But harmless playtime soon turned to a living nightmare when she took the toy out and it exploded – showering the seven-year-old’s face and chest with red-hot goo.Horrified dad Josh Selby, 44, raced over to her when he heard…
By KATELYN CARALLE, SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 07:59 EST, 13 November 2024 | Updated: 08:53 EST, 13 November 2024 Advertisement Donald Trump is meeting President Joe Biden in the White House for what could be one of the most tense encounters in the history of the Oval Office.Melania Trump is set to skip the traditional visit after her husband’s rout of Kamala Harris in the general election. Trump will also hold talks on Capitol Hill on a huge day for Republicans, who will vote for their new Senate leader to replace Mitch McConnell and inch closer to holding the majority in…
Scientists have revealed the personality traits that typify more than 260 job roles. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh sifted through data from 68,540 people. They found that actors, journalists, town planners, authors and graphic designers are among those that tend to be more neurotic. Meanwhile, PR managers, marketers, psychologists, dental assistants and film directors are generally more extraverted. ‘People often have stereotypes about the personality traits typical of different jobs, and it turns out that many of these intuitions are quite accurate,’ said study author Dr René Mõttus at the University of Edinburgh. ‘But this is the first time a scientific study with such…