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The smartest age in life may be 55 to 60 – not in your 20s. Raw cognitive abilities, such as processing speed and memory, often peak early in life. Athletes typically hit their prime before 30, mathematicians make major breakthroughs by their mid-30s, and chess champions rarely

So the UK's 10-year gilt yield - the cost of government borrowing - is now up at 2008 levels. An 18-year high The difference is that, back then, UK national debt was 48pc of GDP, and now it's the best part of 100pc. So the debt service costs are much MUCH heavier. Of the

This is not good news given what will now happen to UK finances as a result of the war on Iran. And perhaps we can have some silence from all those who piled to exaggerate the significance of January’s freak figures. The UK borrowed a higher than expected £14.3bn in February.

Fascinating to see where Brent and TTF are trading right now after the last 24 hours of attacks and counter attacks. Brent is up a mere 3%, and TTF is lower than at the peak on Tuesday March 3rd. The absorption capacity of the energy market either reflects a) a misplaced

@jonburkeUK @EdConwaySky That applies to almost everyone in government working on energy Ed Miliband - PPE Micheal Shanks - History and Politics Emma Pinchbeck (CCC) - Classics Jeremy Pocklington (DESNZ permanent secretary) - History The new PS at DESNZ, Jonathan Brearley does have a degree in Maths

Mosedale Cottage a remote bothy in the #lakedistrict Requires effort and navigation for many to get there. Now look! 💔😢 My volunteer pals are thinking of giving up cause these tame images (there’s worse) and frequently common. From newly planted trees ripped up, drug

This is wild. https://t.co/fA4oTX8fB9

COLUMN: The White House is running out of ways to curb rising oil prices. "... My working assumption is that the oil market will add $3 to $6 a barrel to the headline price for every day — every single day — that the war continues ..." @Opinion

Arguably the most eye-opening stat: After tightening its recruitment processes, the campus only took on 31 students this year, down from 1,624 (a fall of 98%). Full piece:

Alarming story from @georginaquach: At one UK university, the scramble to attract lucrative international students to the new London campus saw thousands admitted without the necessary English or academic skills, widespread use of ghostwriters, and fraudulent attendance logging

Listening to the disingenuous mudslinging in Parliament just now between the @UKLabour defence secretary @JohnHealey_MP & @Conservatives shadow defence secretary @jcartlidgemp over which party is to blame for the UK’s diminished armed forces. Healey keeps repeating the government

Well, that escalated quickly. First it was nuclear program, then the missiles, then regime change, now is unconditional surrender, in capital letters.

EXC: The US first asked about the use of UK bases to attack Iran on February 11, SIXTEEN days before the first missiles flew. The first warship HMS Dragon will not sail until next week, by which point at least 26 days will have passed

If the newspaper reports are correct and Margaret Hodge is about to be named as the next chair of Ofcom, it’s a surprising choice. The current chair, Michael Grade, had a storied television career, whereas Hodge has never worked in the media. But the most jaw-dropping thing

"As the days go by, we face the increasing inevitability that we are alone in a godless, uninhabited, hostile and meaningless universe. Still, you've got to laugh, haven't you?" -- Holly, Red Dwarf RIP Rob Grant

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The DPP’s appeal against Mr Coskun’s acquittal has been rightly dismissed. We don’t have a blasphemy law. And we shouldn’t create one by stealth.

👀The Electoral Commission give Democracy Volunteers access to polling stations at election time. Only they and the police can go inside. They’ve just issued this report about “family voting” in Gorton and Denton: Democracy Volunteers deployed four accredited election observers