Monthly Archives: September 2016

Giant storms that wreak havoc across China, Japan, Korea and the Philippines have grown 50% stronger in the past 40 years due to warming seas The destructive power of the typhoons that wreak havoc across China, Japan, Korea and the Philippines has intensified by 50% in the past 40 years due to warming seas, a […]

That will give some savers the chance to earn up to 32,000 in government bonuses. But critics are warning not just that the product is complex, but that it could leave some investors worse off. And should you want your money back at any stage, you could pay dearly. What is a Lifetime Isa? Image […]

Peter Aires, from the charity Churches Conservation Trust, said: “In late July we found out the north aisle roof had been stolen. It effectively damages over 1,000 years worth of history that is there. “They are so important and are buildings that belong to everybody. It is not private property, it is there for everybody […]

Of the 13 richest people in the world eight made their money from tech Be American. Design software. Sell luxury baubles. Brew beer. Open a shop. Make chocolate but dont be British they are rubbish at becoming billionaires. Eight of the top 10 richest people in the world or, more precisely, men, because every one […]

The Republican candidate wants to deport immigrants and build a wall to keep Mexicans out. So what drives los Trumpistas? Trump is our wakeup call Raul Rodriguez, 74, Apple Valley, California I always carry a bullhorn with me to rallies and campaign events. Into it I shout: America, wake up! Americans have been asleep for […]

NSA whistleblower says Moscows online monitoring of citizens is unnecessary, costly and corrosive of rights The US whistleblower Edward Snowden has attacked his Russian protectors by criticising the Kremlins human rights record and suggesting that its officials have been involved in hacks on US security networks. His outburst came in an interview in the Financial […]

Image copyright Mulvany & Rogers Image caption Kevin Mulvany and Susie Rogers are responsible for some of the most expensive dolls houses ever made (this is the miniature) Image copyright Mulvany & Rogers Image caption Two years in the making, the miniature house features gilded barley-sugar columns, floors inlaid with exotic woods, tiny silver fire-irons […]

Ad showing men falling into two piles of mattresses prompts apology as Texas store announces indefinite closure but its not the first such controversy Every advertiser dreams that their content might go viral just not like this. On the eve of the 15th anniversary of 9/11, a San Antonio mattress store has apologised for promoting […]

In the past century the epic story has been blessed by a pope, weighed by the US supreme court, and is now the biggest disappointment in 2016 Hollywood Please dont call it Has-Ben. The big-screen remake of Ben-Hur is the 2016 blockbuster seasons biggest disappointment, with losses to the supreme court. The result, a landmark […]

(CNN)Notable terror attacks with fatalities on US soil since 1980: 1978-1995 – Three people die and 23 others are wounded after a string of mail bombings carried out by Ted Kaczynski. “The Unabomber,” as he is also known, is serving eight life sentences for murder. He was not charged with terrorism, but the string of […]