A volcanologist from the University of Catania says that the eruptions of Mt Etna resemble a hot spring more than a volcano due to the amount of steam, CO2 and sulphur dioxide produced. Via: Mount Etna might NOT be a proper volcano
Redmond-based Microsoft released details of a brain control interface that decodes electric signals from the brain to launch and operate apps and web browsers. Via: Microsoft takes on Facebook with mind reading technology
Maggie Throup urged TV personalities on shows such as Britain’s Got Talent and I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here must stand up against junk food adverts. Via: Throup: Ant & Dec should walk off shows with junk food ads
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happenWhat Donald Tusk told MEPs about Brexit 2.01pm GMT Anna Soubry, the Conservative former business minister and diehard pro-European, told the Daily Politics earlier that she was “surprised and disappointing” that Boris Johnson has chosen to resurrect the claim about Brexit Read more
Bitcoin hits a four-week low before rebounding on Tuesday as South Korean statements send cryptocurrency markets yo-yoingThe price of bitcoin was sent plummeting 18% as it and other cryptocurrencies yo-yo in value over fears of a wider trading crackdown spurred by renewed potential of South Korean regulatory action.Bitcoin’sslide of over Read more
• Doper turned informant Floyd Landis calls marginal gains a ‘facade’• Former US Postal rider says ‘zero tolerance’ policy has crumbledFloyd Landis has launched a stinging attack on Team Sky, claiming the idea of marginal gains and a zero tolerance policy is a “facade”. The former American rider who turned Read more
Lead singer of the Cranberries whose startling, steely voice enchanted audiences on hits such as Linger and Zombie‘I have a lot of secrets about my childhood [but they] are just for me,” Dolores O’Riordan told the Guardian in 1995. She and her Limerick rock quartet, the Cranberries, were then at Read more
In previous roles, Esther McVey never cared about the impact of her policies and appeared to relish removing disability supportAs backlashes go, the days following Esther McVey’s appointment as the new work and pensions secretary have seen intense criticism. Between 2012 and 2013, as minister for disabled people and later Read more
Committee urges Government to consider establishing a national product safety agency to address inadequate standards Via: Up to one million dangerous tumble dryers still being used across UK, warns business committee
Exclusive: Christine Shawcroft said to be being lined up to replace long-standing chair of 'neutral' committee Via: Momentum director expected to get control of key Labour disciplinary committee, says party insiders