British consumer spending dropped at annual rate of 0.8% in May
British consumer spending dropped at an annual 0.8 per cent in May after adjusting for inflation, the first decline since September 2013, according to...
Chile and other countries in Latin America pressing ahead with renewable energy sources
Chile, along with other Latin American countries, is pressing ahead with ambitious plans to shift its electricity supply away from fossil fuels toward greater...
2-D magnet discovered by scientists
A 2-D magnet has been discovered by scientists from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and the University of Washington, both in the United States....
Renewable energy sources make up over half UK electricity
Renewable energy sources generated more than half of the UK's electricity for the first time ever at midday, on Wednesday, 7th June, 2017, Britain's...
Pound plunged last night as Tories failed to win parliamentary majority
The pound plunged during UK election night shortly after an exit poll correctly forecast that prime minister Theresa May’s Conservative party would fall short...
Most powerful countries in the world
Defining the most powerful countries in the world may vary, depending on whether you include just economic might, military strength, membership of alliances such...
OECD forecasts global economic growth of 3.5% in 2017, 3.6% in 2018
The OECD forecasts global economic growth of 3.5% in 2017, which would be the global economy’s best performance since 2011, and expects global economic...
Server heat from data centres to provide hot water in Dutch homes
An innovative plan to cut data centre running costs and domestic energy bills by using "server heat" to provide homes with hot water is...
Hyperloop One unveils nine potential European routes
Hyperloop One has unveiled nine potential European routes, spanning 5,000 kilometers, connecting over 75 million people in 44 cities.
Hyperloop is a transport system that...
British Airways says recent IT meltdown was caused by human error
British Airways has admitted that the IT meltdown that occurred over a bank holiday weekend, leaving 75,000 passengers stranded, was caused by human error.
The...