Sweden faces sperm shortage as Covid-19 deters donors April 15, 2021 As Covid-19 has deterred donors from hospitals, Sweden has reported a shortage of sperm for assisted pregnancies, driving up waiting times by years. “We’re running out of sperm. We’ve never had so few donors as during the last year,” head of the reproduction unit at Gothenburg’s University Hospital, Ann Thurin Kjellberg, said. Waiting times have [...]
Ford to further cut car production due to global semiconductor chip shortage April 14, 2021 Ford to further cut car production due to global semiconductor chip shortage
9 pro tips to easing back into post-lockdown training April 14, 2021 It’s been a year since gyms first closed, and for many of us it’s been almost as long since we followed a real fitness regime The saying ‘only fools rush in’ feels particularly apt here, so we asked an expert how to ease ourselves back into tip top shape. Ollie Thompson, Personal Trainer at SIX3NINE, [...]
Ford Mustang Mach-E review: muscle car reborn as electric SUV April 14, 2021 Ford has reinvented the Mustang as a fully electric SUV – with surprising results. Richard Aucock drives the 294hp Mach-E RWD Extended Range.
Former BP boss Lord Browne joins private equity firm General Atlantic April 13, 2021 Former BP boss Lord Browne has today joined private equity firm General Atlantic to advise it on environmental and social issues, including the road to net zero. The New York firm said that Browne would work with the firm to “find new ways to invest in climate solutions, and help develop corporate strategies for addressing [...]
Timewarp one-owner 1979 Ford Escort up for auction April 1, 2021 The low-mileage Ford Escort comes with a wad of service history, including a copy of the cheque for £4200 used to buy it.
Landmark moment for Visa as USDC transferred on the Ethereum blockchain by Crypto.com March 30, 2021 Landmark moment for Visa as USDC transferred on the Ethereum blockchain by Crypto.com.
Toyota Highlander review: a hybrid SUV that seats seven March 30, 2021 Australians like to say that if you go into the Outback, you need a Land Rover – but if you want to get out again, you need a Toyota Land Cruiser. I suspect the people of Africa, the Middle East and other parts of the world with challenging terrain have their own versions of the [...]
It’s the end of the road for the Ford Mondeo March 25, 2021 Ford said today it will phase out the Mondeo early next year after nearly three decades of production. The saloon car used to be hugely popular among executives and families, with about 5m sold in Europe since its introduction in 1993. At the Labour Party Conference in 1996, leader Tony Blair identified “Mondeo man” as [...]
What’s causing the current global shortage of semiconductor chips? March 25, 2021 The modern world runs on semiconductors; everything from mobile phones to washing machines depends on these tiny microchips. But few industries are so totally dependent on these microprocessors as the automotive sector, as has been proved time and again over the last couple of months. Since the shortage was first flagged at the beginning of [...]