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Tour of Britain 2014 London: Where to watch the cycling route through the capital September 11, 2014 The Tour of Britain arrives in London on Sunday, with some of the world’s top cyclists taking to the streets of the capital to battle for the yellow jersey in the final stage of the tour. Londoners are lucky enough to see many of the elite riders return to the capital for a second time [...]
Northern Lights UK 2014: Can you see the aurora borealis tonight? September 11, 2014 The Northern Lights could be visible across the night time skies over the UK this week after an intense solar flare from the sun occurred yesterday. The flare, spotted by Nasa, caused a large amount of magnetically charged particles to be released into the atmosphere- the very thing that causes the Northern Lights to occur. [...]
London 2030: 14 new buildings due to change the London skyline over the next fifteen years September 11, 2014 This is what the City of London will look like in 2030 as at least eight new towers are added to the square mile's skyline within the next fifteen years. The images of the City's future skyline are based on the skyscrapers that have already been granted planning permission and were created by The View [...]
Man flu? It was probably real flu: Turns out women aren’t better at tolerating pain than men September 11, 2014 For all the times you've been accused of having “man flu”, it was probably completely unfair – the notion that men are less able to tolerate physical pain and illness than women is unfounded, according to researchers at the University of Málaga. By looking at levels of physical suffering among 400 men and women [...]
Tesco beware: Aldi to double UK store count September 11, 2014 Tesco beware – Aldi has set its sights on the UK as a market ripe for growth, and it's backing its expansion plans with £70m. The budget supermarket today announced plans to almost double the number of stores in the UK from 531 to 1,000, and expand its UK headquarters in Atherstone, Warwickshire. The [...]
Rosetta takes a selfie in space with its new comet friend September 11, 2014 The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft has taken time out from its comet-chasing mission to take a selfie. Named after the hieroglyph-breaking Rosetta Stone from the 1800s, it is hoped that Rosetta will translate some of the secrets of the universe into explanations for the origin of comets, the solar system, and possibly even [...]
Blackberry buys London startup Movirtu September 11, 2014 Is this a sign of things to come for the new, leaner Blackberry? The embattled mobile manufacturer has bought Movirtu, a London-based mobile software startup, to target smartphone users who increasingly use a single device for personal calls and business. Movirtu provides a virtual mobile platform which enables users to have more than one mobile [...]
Uber Germany: Frankfurt court issues first injunction against taxi app driver September 11, 2014 Uber has suffered a fresh blow in Germany after a Frankfurt taxi operator won a temporary injunction against an Uber partner driver. The driver will no longer be able to offer services through the taxi app and was punished with a €1,000 fine. Furthermore, the driver could face a €250,000 fine or a six-month jail [...]
Brits more likely to lie about personal life than politics September 11, 2014 People are more honest about their political views than they are their personal life, a new survey suggests – with older people most likely to lie. Just 55 per cent of adults over the age of 65 said they would answer questions about their personal life honestly – way below the national average of [...]