Category: Briefs

Parliament has ditched its decision to save £80,000 a year by switching to paper from vellum to print all future UK legislation. Vellum, made from

Tons of newsprint are devoted to castigating the UK’s love affair with booze. There are, however, many nations with an even greater dedication to beer,

A study of 8,000 births in the USA found that the risk of a baby dying at birth or in his or her first few

For the first time, UK shoppers are spending more on avocados than on oranges. According to The Grocer, £142 million was spent in 2015 on avocados and

Share prices of gun manufacturers Smith & Wesson and Sturm, Ruger & Co have each risen more than shares of Apple since 2009, driven by

In the early 1980s Britain’s electricity-generating capacity from coal and nuclear sources exceeded usage by nearly 20 per cent. Today, as a result of Governments’