If you’ve ever wanted to check on who’s in your house, turn up the central heating, prepare the TV, turn on a smart oven or toaster, switch on the lights or shut the blinds – all from the comfort of your car when you’re still on the move, Mercedes-Benz has now got the answer. Its … Read more
Phil Riley launches a new radio station for baby boomers: Find out more about Boom on the Great Wave of Change podcast By Michael Wilson For This Is Money Published: 15:13 GMT, 18 February 2021 | Updated: 15:13 GMT, 18 February 2021 Great Wave of Change, the podcast which captures the pre-eminent in finance, media, … Read more
Slave vessel or Viking warship? Probe is launched to find out if Hammersmith and Fulham council’s coat of arms is racist because it features a black ship Hammersmith and Fulham council’s coat of arms features a black ship The Labour-run council will investigate whether it has racist connotations Thought a horseshoe symbol could commemorate a … Read more
Message in a bottle thrown into sea in Blackpool in 1961 washes up on a beach in Hove with note thanking the Americans for their help during WWII Indiana tarrent and Luca Gamberina found the message in a bottle in Hove The message was launched from Blackpool Pleasure Beach in August 1961 Bobby Doseuegs signed … Read more
One in 13 Britons using the NHS Covid-19 app have been sent an alert telling them they have been exposed to the virus and must self-isolate. Department of Health bosses revealed today the application had pushed alerts to 1.7million of its users since it launched in September. A total of 21.6million people in England and … Read more
Rescue operation is launched as a CAR is seen drifting down the River Trent in Nottinghamshire Multiple reports said car was seen drifting towards River Trent at around 4.15pm The operation to retrieve the car is still ongoing, Nottinghamshire police said It is unclear if anybody was in the car at the time it plunged … Read more
Blue ‘T-plate’ being launched for young drivers with telematics ‘black box’ fitted in their car By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 19 December 2020 | Updated: 22:24 GMT, 19 December 2020 A blue ‘T-plate’ is being launched for young drivers with a telematics ‘black box’ fitted in their car. The plate … Read more
Major search launched for missing boy, 16, as police helicopter is called in and 50 volunteers scour Kent village search for missing boy Lucas Webb last seen in Barham, Canterbury, at around 1.30pm on Saturday The 16-year-old is described as having a medium build with blonde short hair Anyone with information is asked to contact … Read more
Following months of delays, a mysterious and classified US spy satellite has been launched into orbit around the Earth on top of a massive Delta IV Heavy rocket. Blast off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, took place shortly after 8pm EST yesterday evening, carrying its payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office. Experts have speculated — based on … Read more
Many will be reaching for an extra tipple over the festive period, but now they can do so for a good cause, as Captain Sir Tom Moore has launched his own brand of gin with the proceeds going to charity. The World War 2 veteran, 100, has partnered with the Otterbeck Distillery in his native Yorkshire … Read more