London Underground’s hot air is warming more than 1,000 homes in Islington

More than 1,000 homes in north London are being warmed by the hot air produced in the city’s notoriously sweltering underground tunnels.   Enormous fans installed at the site of the abandoned City Road Underground station on the Northern Line are sucking the stuffy air upwards.  A six-story shaft funnels the warm air over pipes and … Read more

Cuts to air pollution could SPEED UP climate change in the short term

Emissions Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the biggest contributors to global warming. After the gas is released into the atmosphere it stays there, making it difficult for heat to escape – and warming up the planet in the process.  It is primarily released from burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and … Read more

Air pollution in China slashed by around 30 PER CENT amid coronavirus lockdown

Emissions Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the biggest contributors to global warming. After the gas is released into the atmosphere it stays there, making it difficult for heat to escape – and warming up the planet in the process.  It is primarily released from burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and … Read more

Battle at the border: Fire, smoke, and tear gas fill the air as Greek police fight back migrants

Fire, smoke and tear gas have risen across the Greek-Turkey border today as police fight back migrants after Ankara threw open the gateway to Europe.   Migrants, most of them Middle Eastern and African men, were seen hurling back canisters of tear gas on Wednesday morning, setting fire to fences near the village of Kastanies. Heavily armoured … Read more

Air traffic control in the UK had its busiest year ever in 2019 handling almost 2.6million flights

Last year and last decade busiest ever for air traffic in the UK: Almost 2.6million flights in 2019 and 13% growth since 2009 Nats, the UK’s air traffic control provider, saw an 0.9% increase in flights in 2019   Its busiest day on record was July 5, 2019, when it handled 8,863 flights in the UK Two … Read more

Wizz Air unveils plans to slash routes, cut costs and freeze recruitment

Wizz Air unveils plans to slash routes, cut costs and freeze recruitment as becomes latest airline to see bookings plunge amid coronavirus fears Airline said it will reduce flights from March 11 to countries affected by the virus It said a task force has been set up to ‘address financial implications of Covid-19’ The measures … Read more

Amateur chef reveals how to make KFC chicken at home using air fryer

How to make KFC at HOME: Fried chicken lover shares her delicious recipe using an air fryer – and says it tastes just like the real deal A home cook has revealed how to make KFC style chicken strips in an air fryer The woman used 15 simple ingredients including garlic granules and paprika  She then … Read more

Cabin designer Ross Burns from Aim Altitude wants to revolutionise air travel

Plane cabins resembling a cross between a restaurant, sports bar, living room and a shop could be coming to a flight path near you in the near future. That’s if a certain British aircraft interior designer and his team get their way.    Ross Burns is the lead designer of cabin interiors at Bournemouth-based Aim … Read more

Can Air New Zealand make a 24-hour flight bearable? Flying premium economy from London to Auckland

It said ‘premium economy’ on my ticket, but frankly it felt more like business class. I was flying with Air New Zealand from London to Auckland and from the get-go it was plain to see why the airline’s premium economy cabin has frequently nabbed the top spot at the Skytrax World Airline Awards. It slipped … Read more

Air pollution is reducing global life expectancy by three years, scientists find

Air pollution is reducing global life expectancy by three years, killing 8.8million people a year, a study shows. More people are dying early from breathing toxic air than some of the largest killers, including malaria, HIV, war and smoking. Scientists led by Germany fear the world is facing an air pollution ‘pandemic’ after analysing deaths … Read more