Margherita Lega, 41, was hiking in the Italian Alps with her family A mother has fallen 150 metres from a cable car in Italy after being dragged down in front of her shocked family. The woman, named Margherita Lega, was hiking with her family during a holiday in the Italian Alps when the strange tragedy … Read more
Earlier this year the The peace of a Florida neighborhood was disturbed when a piece of junk from the international space station crashed through a house. This was followed in May by a 90-pound piece of a SpaceX Dragon ship crashing into a camping resort in North Carolina, raising the question: are space agencies doing … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply log in to the Financial services myFT Digest – delivered straight to your inbox. Activist hedge fund manager Boaz Weinstein has suffered multiple setbacks in his bid to take control of a series of BlackRock closed-end funds, as shareholders rejected his director nominees and voted to retain the fund’s … Read more
Topline A Florida family is suing NASA after a piece of debris from the International Space Station fell to Earth and blew a hole in their roof, a rare case that raises questions about who is responsible for space debris as countries, private companies and billionaires rush to building the nascent space economy. Space debris … Read more
Bitcoin remained in the $64,000 price range. Nearly 2 million addresses bought BTC in this price range. Bitcoin [BTC] has recently fallen below a key support level that has been holding for several weeks. Although the support line has passed, there is another, less visible level of support. If BTC falls below this invisible threshold, … Read more
Bitcoin remained in the $64,000 price range. Nearly 2 million addresses bought BTC in this price range. Bitcoin [BTC] has recently fallen below a key support level that has been holding for several weeks. Although the support line has passed, there is another, less visible level of support. If BTC falls below this invisible threshold, … Read more
Spending in stores and online recovered strongly last month, as better weather, falling inflation and rising consumer confidence stimulated spending. The Office for National Statistics’ monthly update shows retail sales volumes rose 2.9% in May, following a weather-affected 1.8% decline in April. The ONS said most retailers had a better month in May, with clear … Read more
Cyclists in London say they are “incredibly disappointed” after councilors voted to allow taxi drivers access to the previously notoriously dangerous Bank Junction, where traffic restrictions have been in place for seven years restricting the intersection to cyclists, pedestrians and buses. In May 2017, the junction and surrounding streets, which are in the heart of … Read more
UK inflation has eased to 2%, raising the prospect of a rate cut within months. The consumer price index (CPI) The interest rate for the year to May was confirmed by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Wednesday. The figure indicates that prices are still rising, but at the slowest pace since July 2021. … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply log in to the Renewable energy myFT Digest – delivered straight to your inbox. The world’s clean energy plans still fall almost a third short of what is needed to reach the 2030 sustainable energy target agreed at last year’s UN climate talks, the International Energy Agency warned, as … Read more