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Previous decade ‘hottest on record’ with polar ice melting faster than in the last century | Climate News
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The previous decade was the hottest on record, with polar and mountain ice melting faster than in the 20th century, according to the UN’s weather agency. Between 2011 and 2020, the average global temperature was 1.1C above pre-industrial levels, according to new analysis by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). Scientists have warned that permanent global…
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Apple iPhone sale revenue reaches new record | Business News
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Revenue from iPhone sales reached a new record due to high demand in China and emerging markets, the company announced on Thursday. However, the high Q3 revenue was not enough to reverse the downward trend in Apple’s overall performance. A total of $43.8bn (£35.9bn) was raised from iPhone sale alone after price rises and the…
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Record number of Asian hornet sightings in UK – as report highlights huge worldwide cost of invasive species | UK News
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A record number of Asian hornet sightings have been reported in the UK so far this year, figures show. There have been 22 confirmed sightings of the non-native species so far in 2023, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). That is more than the previous six years combined – and…
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Online child grooming crimes hit record high – as figures reveal social apps where it’s happening | Science & Tech News
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The number of online grooming crimes against children hit a record high in the last year, police figures show. A total of 6,350 crimes related to sexual communication with a child were recorded in the year to March 2023, a rise of 82% since the offence was first defined in 2017. In all, around 34,000…
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Second-hand electric vehicle sales soar to record levels | Business News
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Sales of second-hand electric vehicles (EV) rose by more than 80% in the three months to June, indicating increasing demand for more affordable zero and low-emission cars. More than 30,500 of the battery-powered vehicles changed hands in the second quarter this year, an 81.8% rise on the same period last year. Those sales accounted for…
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Gonorrhoea and syphilis STI diagnoses in England hit record levels, latest figures show | Science & Tech News
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The number of gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses was the highest on record last year, new figures show. Annual figures from the UK’s Health Security Agency (UKHSA) show gonorrhoea diagnoses increased to 82,592 in 2022, an increase of 50.3% compared with 2021 (54,961). This is the highest number of diagnoses in any one year since records…
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Gonorrhoea and syphilis STI diagnoses in England hit record levels, latest figures show | Science & Tech News
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The number of gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses was the highest on record last year, new figures show. Annual figures from the UK’s Health Security Agency (UKHSA) show gonorrhoea diagnoses increased to 82,592 in 2022, an increase of 50.3% compared with 2021 (54,961). This is the highest number of diagnoses in any one year since records…
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Apple boss Tim Cook thanks three countries for record iPhone sales | Business News
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Apple has beat Wall Street expectations and market trends in reporting increased iPhone sales in its second quarter results. Both revenues and profits were above investor predictions as a record number of iPhones were sold for the second three month period in its financial year. Sales for the year ending 1 April dropped overall –…
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‘Silver spenders’ help drive tap and go contactless payments to record high | Business News
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An estimated 91.2% of card payments last year were contactless, according to data covering spending when the technology was available. Analysis of habits by debit and credit card users at Barclays showed face-to-face or in-store spending using contactless was up from 82.6% achieved the previous year. The bank credited much of the “tap and go”…
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Elon Musk breaks world record for largest loss of personal fortune in history | World News
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Elon Musk has earned a place in the Guinness World Records for the largest ever loss of personal wealth after Tesla stock plummeted. The Twitter and Tesla chief executive – who was overtaken as the world’s richest man in December – has lost about £153bn ($182bn) since November 2021, according to estimates by Forbes. Oher…