World leaders strive to keep people out of their country, in fear that immigrants are ‘stealing jobs’, overlooking other entities. People aren’t the reason for disappearing jobs – robots are.
President Trump’s $21.6bn border
Probably the most spoken name of late 2016 to early 2017 has to be Donald Trump. The 45th President of the United States has to be among the most controversial figures ever to adorn the title of ‘Leader of the Free World’.
£48 billion is the price of divorce
Sky News have revealed that Chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is set to demand €57bn (£48bn) in a divorce settlement from Britain following talks in Brussels this week.
Diesel cars on the decline
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has confirmed that sales of electric vehicles in the UK have hit a 12-year high, with electric vehicles accounting for a record share of the market.
Amazon drones on the horizon?
The Superbowl, American football’s showpiece event, is almost as famous for its half time adverts as it is for the actual sport itself. Perhaps that is not surprising given that they manage to stretch a one hour game out over a full three hours.
Uncovered: The true extent of the UK's supply crisis
We’ve heard it many times before—most major UK news outlets in the past decade have periodically reported the significant lack of house-building, the dwindling housing supply and the rising demand for housing across the entire nation.
Renewable ‘Blue Energy’ to revolutionise the world
Osmotic power or blue energy is a renewable energy source that converts the difference in the salt concentration between water with high salinity and water with lower or no salinity, into hydraulic pressure.
Chile battles severe forest fire
Chile has been battling some of the most intense forest fires seen in a decade. The area and terrain the fire has engulfed has proven difficult to control, with special firefighting equipment and aircraft drafted in to slow the speed of the blaze.
Manchester continues to attract Chinese investment
It seems interest from Chinese investors continues to grow in Manchester, with some of the Chinese property portals claiming searches have been 53.8% higher in January than the previous months.
Apple see growth in last quarter of 2016
Having experienced a decline in some of its product lines, Apple seem to have turned a corner with net sales of $78.4bn for the last three months of 2016. The result indicates a 3% increase on last year’s figures, and represents their strongest ever quarter.
Antarctic Meltdown: The crack widens
The gigantic iceberg is closer to breaking free from Antarctica, as the crack widens on the Larsen C ice shelf. The crack is approximately 175 kilometres long, 10 km longer than in 2016. Scientists have yet to predict when the iceberg will break off.
Scientists find ‘oldest human ancestor’
Researchers in China have discovered the earliest known ancestor of humans and fish – the Saccorhytus. This 540 million year old fossil is “exquisitely” preserved and has given us a look into an area of our deep evolutionary past which had been hidden to us.
Theresa May arrives in the USA
Following a turbulent end to 2016 heads of state across the West are now starting to settle the political climate and bring some stability by outlining their plans for 2017 and beyond.
Beavers are rebuilding Britain
Along with humans, beavers are some of the most prodigious and ingenious housebuilders the world has to offer. These small mammals have been sculpting the landscape for millions of years, all with the aim of building the perfect home for their family needs.
Virtual Power Plants: The future of energy
What if instead of building power plants, we could make hundreds or thousands of energy resources such as solar panels, wind-turbines, work together to create virtual power plants to meet our demands and distribute energy as needed?
USD$250m house for sale in Los Angeles
American housing developer Bruce Makowksy has designed and listed a Los Angeles home which he thinks is worth USD$250m. That makes it easily the most expensive house in the USA and beats the previous record of USD$147m by a large margin.
House prices fall in Western Australia
House prices have continued to fall in West Australia, as demand for property continues to decline. House prices have fallen in Perth for the last 6 months, with prices now at levels seen back in early 2013.
Japanese housing market continues to improve
House prices in Japan have risen strongly in 2016 due to “Abenomics” – the reflationary policies of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Traditionally the property market has been a negligible part of Japan’s economy, the third largest in the world when measuring GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and the fourth largest by PPP (Purchasing Power Parity).
Gold prices continue to climb
Many analysts expected the pound to dip in value, as Britain continued to struggle with an outline plan for Brexit. Surprisingly, it seems the pound has taken another jump with UK prime minister Theresa May finally outlining some detail for Britons future.
All aboard the new silk route
The first direct train from China to the UK arrived today, 18 days after leaving Zhejiang Province. The 34-container freight service set off from Yiwu City on New Year’s Day and arrived in Barking, London just after 1pm.