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It’s been a disappointing week for the UK currency, but the sharp rise in the exchange rate this morning could signal the end of the struggle. The pound has jumped back to €1.15 after sinking to €1.14 on Friday. Despite the increase, sterling still has a long climb ahead to reach monthly highs of €1.19. […]
Reuters A Pew Research Center study examining public trust in the government found that women are now far less likely to be confident about the US’ future than men are. While 53% of men in a April 2017 Pew poll said they have a lot of confidence in the country’s future, only 29% of women […]
The exchange rate at the time of writing has climbed to €1.19, up from €1.18 yesterday. Sterling has enjoyed a somewhat unexpected boost from the results of the French presidential election. En Marche! centrist Emmanuel Macron claimed a definitive victory over far right opponent Marine Le Pen on Sunday. Despite forecasts, the vote caused a […]
Two years ago, the scenic mountainous landscape of Nepal was destroyed by a severe earthquake. It killed 9,000 people and damaged more than 800 monuments with its powerful force. The tragedy significantly impacted Nepal’s tourism industry, with many visitors suddenly too fearful to go. Tourism, which accounts for four per cent of the country’s gross […]
Flights from regional airports in the UK can be drastically cheaper than flying from London. That’s the stunning insight revealed by a Cheapflights study of 20 million searches on over 200 different routes. Andrew Shelton, Managing Director of Cheapflights, said: “It’s logical to assume that holidaymakers will get the best bang for their buck flying […]
You may have seen this morning’s article in The New York Times about the Kitty Hawk, a flying machine that is shown here on video screaming through the air over a serene mountain lake north of San Francisco. It’s not a “car,” in that it has pontoons instead of wheels and carries one presumably-very-light passenger. […]
Previously the candidate had been battling against centrist Emmanuel Macron, who has an equal 22 per cent of the polling vote as Ms Le Pen. But far-left candidate Jean Luc Melenchon shocked investors when he surged by over seven points in the polls with just over a week until the election. Mr Melanchon is already […]
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Article 50 has been triggered, which has left many people questioning how Britain will cope over the next few years. According to the most recent data from VisitBritain, Brexit has already bolstered tourism, with more benefits on the way. January’s figures broke records for the amount of inbound visitors, at a total of 2.85m. Spending […]
Data obtained by the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) shows a 24 per cent rise in the number of extractions in this age group from 7,444 in 2006/7 to 9,206 in 2015/16. Overall, there were 84,086 procedures between 2006/07 and 2015/16. In 2015/16, there were 47 extractions in babies […]
