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The National Spice Garden in Matale is promised to be a destination of attraction and learning for both local and foreign visitors By RANDIMA ATTYGALLE Covering an extent of eight hectares, the National Spice Garden coming under the purview of the Central Research Station of the Department of Export Agriculture (DEA) will formally open to […]
Jaguar Land Rover secures second straight quarter of sales growth Jaguar Land Rover has seen a much improved performance in the second half of the year. (AFP via Getty Images) Jaguar Land Rover closed out a brutal year for the car industry with a second successive quarter of sales growth, the luxury car brand reported today. The auto firm sold 128,469 cars in the last quarter, up 13.1 per cent from 113,569 vehicles sold in the preceding quarter. However, as a result of the pandemic, sales were down 9.0 per cent on the same quarter last year. JLR added that its performance in ...
Autonomous vehicle firm Zoox last night unveiled its first fully functional, electric “robotaxi”. Designed and built in the US, the taxi can reach speeds of 75 miles per hour and is designed for dense, urban environments. Instead of a conventional seating layout, the taxi has removed the steering wheel and instead put in four seats facing across from each other. Aicha Evans, Zoox chief exec, said: “Revealing our functioning and driving vehicle is an exciting milestone in our company’s history and marks an important step on our journey towards deploying an autonomous ride-hailing servi...
Spurs' Jessica Naz and Harry Kane are scoring goals for good The club motto is Audere est Facere. To dare is to do. For two of its top players – Jessica Naz and Harry Kane – this means acting decisively not only on the pitch, but off, as they roll up their sleeves to get involved with Tottenham Hotspur Foundation (THF). They’re strikers who care as well as dare. Both are local kids made good – Kane the goal-scoring icon for a generation of Spurs and England fans, and Naz bristling with potential as a youth international and part of the club’s Women’s Super League...
We must review the Gambling Act in the age of the smartphone Online gambling sites are increasingly prevalent in the age of the smartphone A long overdue review of the Gambling Act must make a clear policy distinction between betting and charity lotteries, argues Carolyn Harris MP, Chair of the Gambling Related Harm All Party Parliamentary Group. With 79 per cent of UK adults owning a smart phone, it’s easier than ever to gamble at the touch of a button. This, along with increased advertising and promotion and widespread access to fixed-odds betting terminals, sees gamble...