The artificial ice pyramids saving India’s mountain villages
5 hours agoPriti GuptaTechnology Reporter, MumbaiAFP via Getty ImagesGlobal warming has caused Himalayan glaciers to retreatAt an altitude of almost 4,000m (13,000ft) and receiving almost no rainfall, the Himalayan village…
‘He hid the a la carte menu’: Who should pay on the first date
BBCFew topics divide opinion quite like who should pay on a first date.Ask a group of friends and you'll likely get a dozen different answers. Some insist the bill should…
Brexit cost 6% of UK economy, Bank of England company data suggests
5 hours agoFaisal IslamEconomics editorGetty ImagesThe UK economy has taken a 6% hit from the effects of Brexit, according to economists' analysis of internal Bank of England data about the…
Foreign Office drops advice against travelling to Dubai
'Do not travel' advice for Dubai dropped12 hours agoAlex DanielBusiness reporteriStock / Getty ImagesThe Foreign Office has dropped its advice against travelling to Dubai, but warned British citizens that "the…
Birmingham-based CrossCountry ranked Britain’s worst train operator
CrossCountryCrossCountry said it knew it must do more to deliver "the service our customers rightly deserve"Train operator CrossCountry has been told to raise its performance, after receiving the worst score…