MARKET REPORT: Rolls-Royce shares dive 5.9% on Norway engines woe

The recovery plan at Rolls-Royce has been dealt a blow after Norway blocked the sale of an engines company to a Russian group. The Norwegian government called a halt to the £130million deal to sell Bergen Engines to TMH on national security grounds. The takeover ‘would have been of significant military strategic interest to Russia, … Read more

Author offers a deep dive into the world of baking as he grows his own wheat

FOOD SLOW RISE: A BREAD-MAKING ADVENTURE by Robert Penn (Particular £17.99, 240 pp)  Is there any smell more delicious than that of freshly baked bread? No wonder supermarkets pump the aroma through their stores to entice shoppers to spend more. As a nation we love our bread, gobbling nearly 12 million loaves a day. Humans … Read more

Get your own lunch! Furious robin dive bombs rat at high speed because it was eating its bird seed 

Get your own lunch! Furious robin dive bombs chubby rat at high speed because it was eating its bird seed Wildlife photographer caught rare sight while sheltering from rain in Merseyside Kevin Birchall, 49, filmed the rat eating some bird seed before robin swooped in Mr Birchall’s video shows rat was sent flying through the … Read more

Incredible £4.1million luxury Triton submarine that can dive to 3,280ft

If you want to find out what lies beneath there can be few better ways of doing it than jumping inside this amazing new $5.5million (£4.1million) submersible. It has just been delivered by marine engineering firm Triton Submarines, which it describes as ‘a salon under the sea’. It features the world’s largest transparent, spherical passenger … Read more

Titanic trips: Tourists will be able to dive two miles in a submersible to the wreck in 2021

Since the Titanic sunk over a century ago, only 140 people have made submersible dives to see the wreckage first-hand, two miles down on the Atlantic Ocean seabed. But a small number of explorers will be adding to that tally next year and you could be one of them – if you have a spare … Read more

Gunman opens fire on gang rival’s house as neighbours dive for cover in Birmingham drive-by shooting

Terrifying CCTV footage shows the moment a gunman opened fire on a gang rival’s house leaving neighbours diving for covers in a drive by shooting on a residential street in Birmingham. Footage captured two loud shotgun blasts and smoke pouring out of a property that had been attacked with baseball bats just an hour before. … Read more

Cuvier’s beaked whale records longest known dive lasting almost four HOURS

Cuvier’s beaked whale records longest known dive lasting almost four HOURS despite running out of oxygen after just 77 minutes Species of whale is known for extremely long dives as it forages for food   Researchers at Duke University have recorded a dive lasting for 222 minutes  Believed the species begins anaerobic respiration after just 77 … Read more

Mr Blue Sky proves a lockdown favourite as Spotify listeners ‘dive into nostalgia to escape reality’

Electric Light Orchestra’s 1977 hit ‘Mr Blue Sky’ proves a lockdown favourite as Spotify listeners ‘dive into nostalgia to escape reality’ Electric Light Orchestra hit has become a favourite during lockdown, study says Study in Belgium finds lockdown ‘significantly changed music consumption’ Listeners on Spotify were opting for classic hits from the late 1970s and … Read more

Hedge funds bet £100m on Tui’s share price dive

Hedge funds bet £100m on cash-strapped package holidays giant Tui’s share price dive By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 22 August 2020 | Updated: 22:07 BST, 22 August 2020 Cash-strapped package holidays giant Tui has come under attack from hedge funds hoping to cash in on a looming rights issue aimed … Read more