A COCKTAIL of more than 150 pesticides are harming wildlife in the UK’s countryside, a charity has warned. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) said enough chemicals were being used to cover all UK farmland over ten times every year. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1632224/Pesticides-uk-RSPB
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New curbs for online gambling ‘catastrophe’ as Premier League clubs escape sponsor ban
Boris Johnson is poised to announce curbs on online gambling in an effort to stem the “catastrophic” impact of addiction on people’s lives. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/new-curbs-tackle-online-gambling-catastrophe-p8djmtgxm
Covid rules now – do you still need to stay at home if you test positive?
For many, Covid feels like a bad memory that we’d like to forget, but for others it is still a very real concern. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/covid-rules-now-you-still-27344560
Russia’s war in Ukraine
Ukraine has requested a meeting of the UN Security Council on Tuesday to discuss the Russian strike on a shopping mall as the death toll rose to at least 18. https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-06-28-22/index.html
The worst may almost be over for bonds. That’s good news for conservative investors
The first half of the year was lousy for investors as stocks sank, cryptocurrencies crashed and even the supposedly less risky bond market performed poorly. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/27/investing/bond-market-inflation-interest-rates/index.html