By Nimesh Chandan
Alfred Bernhard Nobel was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1833. He was a chemist, engineer and an inventor and held 355 patents to his name. In 1867, while experimenting with explosives, he discovered a mixture that had high explosion capabilities and was easy to handle. He named the invention ‘dynamite’ after the Greek word ‘dynamo,’ which means power.
He set up huge factories to manufacture and supply the same and acquired a fortune as humanity used his invention for construction and war. In 1888, Alfred’s elder brother Ludvig died. The day after his death, Alfred was going through the newspapers to read the obituaries written for his brother. He realised that some newspapers had mistaken him to have died instead of his brother.
After effects of Texas winter storm cause a hike in diaper prices
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Get ready, parents – diapers are about to get even more expensive.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the increase in prices of diapers comes following February’s winter storm that disrupted production at chemical plants across Texas.
According to the report, there is a short supply of acrylic acid, the propylene-based compound that makes diapers absorbent.
Due to the shortage, major diaper brands including Huggies and Pampers are expected to increase prices in 2021, KPRC 2′s sister-station KSAT reports.
According to Business Insider, Proctor and Gamble Co., which manufactures brands like Pampers and Luvs, announced a price hike for diapers during a third-quarter earnings call.
Wingstop to open more fried chicken shops in the UK
American fried chicken chain Wingstop will open up more shops across Britain as it announced a minority investment in its UK franchise business.
The fast food group, which has over 1,500 franchise restaurants across the world, said the UK saw its highest sales growth in 2020.
It opened up seven new locations in the UK, including one in Reading last month, with more planned openings in Manchester, Kingston-upon-Thames, Birmingham Bullring and Bristol.
Wingstop first opened in the UK in 2017, when it signed a 100-restaurant agreement with Lemon Pepper Holdings, its sole franchisee for the UK.
25 May 2021 • 6:00am
Write to Kate with your pension problem: pensionsdoctor@telegraph.co.uk. Columns are published twice a month on Tuesday mornings
Dear Kate
I am a few years away from retiring and I know that I have two pensions, how do I find out what other pensions I have paid into? What would be the best course of action to get this information?
Nigel Timothy, via email
Kate says.
It’s definitely a good idea to start tracking down all your pensions now to help you to work out your total pension savings. Doing this early gives you time to save more so you can achieve your retirement income goal. It’s not unusual for people to have more than one pension pot, and it’s all too easy to lose track of these, especially those from earlier in your career.
DWP proposes big pension charge shake-up to help people with several smaller funds
The government has announced plans to change the way we re charged for our pensions
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The Department for Work and Pensions has announced plans to change the way we re charged for our pensions, including protecting people who have a number of small pension pots from having their savings eroded.