Blossoming trees to be planted across UK ‘to signal hope’ post-pandemic

The National Trust has revealed it will be planting blossoming tree circles across the UK ‘to signal reflection and hope’ post-pandemic. The charity will plant the trees in and around urban areas over the next five years in towns and cities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Trust wants to create a British equivalent of … Read more

‘Want to feel old?’ How the traditional hand signal for taking a picture has completely transformed

Taking a picture sure isn’t what it used to be. For decades, snapping a photo required a box-shaped camera, which was held up in front of the face with two hands while the right pointer finger pushed a button. But these days, it’s really only professional photographers who take pictures with something other than their … Read more

Amateur astronomer traces possible source of notorious ‘WOW!’ signal

Discovery of pulsars British astronomer Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell was the first person to discover a pulsar in 1967 when she spotted a radio pulsar. Since then other types of pulsars that emit x-rays and gamma rays have also been spotted. Pulsars are essentially rotating, highly magnatised neutron stars but when they were first discovered … Read more

Mirror, signal, mane-oeuvre! Lion is pictured looking ready for a roaring ride around safari park 

Mirror, signal, mane-oeuvre! Lion is pictured looking ready for a roaring ride around safari park Lion is seen looking ready for a ride as he poses behind the wheel of a jeep  Zumba was merely exploring his enclosure at the Siky Park zoo in Switzerland The empty car is used as a distraction for him and … Read more

I have had intermittent internet signal over the past few weeks. How can I get compensation?

A car crashed into the broadband cabinet at the end of my road a few weeks ago and since then my internet has been cutting out intermittently. I am working from home so this has been frustrating. On one day, I had no internet at all as Openreach tried to fix the issue. I am … Read more

Signal from old-fashioned TV caused entire Welsh village to lose broadband every day for 18 MONTHS

An 18-month mystery as to why a Welsh village’s broadband was plagued with issues at the same time every morning has finally been solved. Villagers living in the Powys village of Aberhosan were suddenly struck with poor broadband connectivity and slow speeds every morning at 7am. But engineers were left scratching their heads when repeated visits … Read more

Investigators will probe how Stonehaven rail crash went unnoticed due to poor phone signal

Investigators will probe how Britain’s worst rail tragedy for a decade went unnoticed for a ‘significant’ period of time due to poor mobile phone signal. Passenger Chris Stuchbury, 62, train driver Brett McCullough, 45, and conductor Donald Dinnie, 58, were killed after a ScotRail 6.38am service from Aberdeen to Glasgow derailed and slid down an … Read more

Off-duty conductor climbed out of wreckage of ScotRail train and walked a mile to a signal box

An off-duty conductor climbed out of the wreckage of a derailed ScotRail train and walked a mile to the nearest signal box to raise the alarm, it emerged last night. The unnamed staff member managed to escape a carriage and run to alert operators after the service derailed on Wednesday morning close to Carmont Railway station, … Read more

‘Urban canyons’ can cause signal blackouts in driverless cars

As motor firms continue to develop their autonomous vehicle technology, the safety of driverless cars has been dragged into the spotlight as expert fear they could experience signal blackouts in built-up cities. Autonomous cars require a GPS signal in order to identify where other autonomous vehicles are around them. However, ‘urban canyons’ caused by high-rise … Read more

UK phone signal blackouts may last TWO DAYS if Huawei banned

Britain ‘faces phone signal blackouts lasting TWO DAYS if it bans Huawei’, telecom chiefs warn Any tightening of restrictions could lead to higher prices and delay in faster 5G Boris Johnson expected to announce U-turn on allowing Huawei to build network Ministers considering axing company amid fears network could be used to spy It comes … Read more