UK January manufacturing boosted by modest export recovery
A slight recovery in export orders helped boost the UK’s manufacturing sector in January, according to the latest Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), which...
Miliband’s fees policy would damage education, the economy and access, says Universities UK
Ed Miliband says he would like to reduce the cap on university tuition fees to £6,000 from £9,000 if Labour wins May’s general election....
As Iceland’s glaciers melt its land has started to rise
As Iceland’s glaciers melt because of global warming, there is less weight pushing down on the land, which has started to rise, by as...
Altria Group Inc posts 2014 revenue of $17.9 billion
Altria Group Inc., the maker of major cigarette brands such as Marlboro, Benson & Hedges, and Virginia Slims, posted impressive fourth quarter results....
The Pirate Bay is back online one month after police raided its data hub
The Swedish-based torrent site “The Pirate Bay” is back online after its servers were raided several weeks ago.
In early December The Pirate Bay, which...
Horse-like UFO seen hovering next to erupting Mexican volcano
A horse-like UFO has been spotted on video near the Colima volcano in Mexico that has erupted several times over the past few weeks....
Bletchley Park Codebreakers talk about their WWII work
Six women who worked as Codebreakers at Bletchley Park during World War II - The Debs of Bletchley Park - who were part of...
China’s manufacturing index dropped below 50 in January, 1st time since Oct 2012
China’s manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) dropped to 49.8 in January, the first time the index fell below the 50-point mark since October 2012,...
Jazz Aviation (Air Canada Express) pilots ratify 11-year agreement
Jazz Aviation LP, which is wholly owned by Chorus Aviation Inc., and uses the brand name Air Canada Express, announced that its pilots have...
Detecting Dark Matter – could a proposed particle help?
Why can’t we detect Dark Matter, which makes up 85% of the Universe’s mass? Scientists at the University of Southampton in England, and the...