In a big repair center located just off Newark in the UK, small parts from old mobile phones and broken appliances are recycled to create like-new products. This bustling hub is the core of Currys' repair and recycling, through which thousands of gadgets, starting from smartphones to fridges, are resuscitated every year. At the center …
On a day when Wall Street was desperately trying to stay in the green, the New York Stock Exchange teemed with bad news. What was the big story? Weak manufacturing numbers raised new worries about a possible recession. The stock market took a nosedive, showing just how jittery investors are about the state of the …
Moving Markets: What's Happening Today? Hello, young investors! Today, we are going to take a closer look at what is happening in some of the largest stock markets in the world. Sometimes these stock markets go down; sometimes they go up. Let's find out what happened this Monday, essentially on US Labor Day. FTSE 100 …
Warmer weather in the UK last month boosted retail sales as shoppers flocked to stores for picnic snacks and barbecue supplies. Boosts were particularly notable in sales of clothing and gardening products, even as big-ticket items like furniture and household appliances continued to decline. The British Retail Consortium, which speaks for the majority of the …
Visualize standing in the middle of the sea, out on a boat, with wind running over the surface. Now picture that wind powering millions of homes! That is what the UK government is working on with its latest announcement-nine new offshore wind farms! In an auction that failed last year, with no company wanting to …
Cathay Pacific is one of the airlines in the headlines most recently over a big problem with some of its planes. Just shortly after one of its Airbus A350 jets took off from Hong Kong, a part in the Rolls-Royce engine failed this Monday. The sudden problem grounded several flights and called for the putting …
With the amount of characters featured within the Harry Potter movies, it wasn't possible for them all to develop in the same ways their book characters had. Even Bonnie Wright, who played Ginny Weasley, has voiced disappointment over how the movie adaptations handled her character. At a recent Back to Hogwarts event that occurred in …
Pedro Almodóvar is one of the most interesting Spanish filmmakers who colours up and adds emotion to film scenes. In The Room Next Door, he tries his hand at English speaking for the first time. It is amongst one of his first films produced in the English language, a huge change from other Spanish-speaking film …
A really intense battle has emerged between the far-right group Moms for Liberty and a public school in Upstate New York because of five library books that it deems "obscene." The organization, led on issues of parental rights with conservative leanings, says the books pose a serious threat and should be pulled out immediately. These …
As Melania Trump releases her memoir on October 1, her book cover has become the focus. The reaction is much to do with the uncanny resemblance it bears to the cover of Chanel Catwalk, a noted fashion book by French author Patrick Mauries. The cover of Trump's memoir, called Melania, shows white text on a …
Dynamic pricing-a highly controversial ticketing practice that has recently stirred significant backlash among Oasis fans-is opposed by a number of prominent musicians who have come forward, including Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, The Cure, and Tom Grennan. Tickets for Oasis's long-awaited reunion tour more than trebled as prices soared from around £150 to £350 on the …
The Reds have made an unexpected start to life in the new Premier League season, dismissing fears that the squad were not ready. After a rather silent summer transfer window, Jurgen Klopp's men have been doing great, although many people had thought that probably the Reds had not worked on their midfield as they should …
There he was again, Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, demonstrating just how indispensable he is to the cause in a Man-of-the-Match display during a rollercoaster ride against Manchester United. Indeed, since his move from AS Roma in 2017, the Egyptian forward has warmed his way into the hearts of the Anfield faithful, and at the age of …
Helen Flanagan has just spoken out about one of the darkest times of her life: her relationship with former professional boxer David Haye. Best known for playing Rosie Webster in Coronation Street, the actress shared her emotional experience on Channel 4 show Celebs Go Dating as she finds a new love after breaking things off …
