Virgin Atlantic flight VS43 lands safely at Gatwick after circling drama December 29, 2014 A Virgin Atlantic flight en route to Las Vegas has landed safely at Gatwick after it spent four hours circling airspace over Gatwick Airport after its landing gear failed. It is thought the right wing's landing gear on the Boeing 747, which can carry up to 416 passengers, either failed to drop down or had [...]
Uber Delhi: Company looks to improve security ahead of hearing December 29, 2014 Uber is upgrading the precautions it takes when operating in India as it battles to be allowed to restart operations in Delhi. The company should find out its fate soon, with a hearing scheduled for today. The company has been under fire in the country since a Delhi woman was alleged to have been [...]
City Link administration: Most jobs to go on New Year’s Day December 29, 2014 Most workers at City Link are expected to be made redundant on New Year's Day, they have been told. An internal document seen by Sky said it is unlikely to be able to make termination payments – "however, you may be entitled to make claims to the Redundancy Payment Service". The news came on the [...]
The most expensive homes in the world: Where are they and who owns them? London tops the chart December 29, 2014 London’s Buckingham Palace is more than just the home of Britain's queen – it’s also the most expensive home in the world, with a price tag of $1.55bn (although it’s not for sale). But this isn’t the only home with an exceptionally high value – across the world, billionaires have either been buying up the properties [...]
There’s now an Airbnb for Airbnb: Can I Stay with You While I Rent my Place on Airbnb is here December 29, 2014 Much has been made of the fact Airbnb's model has been copied to such an extent there's now an Airbnb for pretty much everything – from boats, with Boatband, to toilets, with, er, Airpnp. But now there's a new one: Can I Stay with You While I Rent my Place on Airbnb is designed for people [...]
The government is failing to hit gender targets in Whitehall, but which party is the most equal? December 29, 2014 Closing the gender gap at the top of politics is taking time. According to official data, only two government departments met the target of appointing as many women as men last year. In the 2013-14 financial year, less than 40 per cent of new appointments were women. As many as 10 departments performed worse in [...]
Russian economy contracts for the first time in five years as rouble crisis takes hold December 29, 2014 The Russian economy contracted by 0.5 per cent in November, its first fall since October 2009, according to official figures released today. The news came as President Putin signed a law doubling the deposit guarantee for banks to 1.4m roubles (£16,000). Officials of the Russian government added that they expect a total GDP fall of [...]
Everybody panic: Twitter was down for five hours yesterday December 29, 2014 Twitter users experienced widespread outages yesterday afternoon. In a blog post published overnight, the service admitted that some users had been unable to sign in to Twitter between 4am and 9.25am Pacific Standard Time – that's between midday and 5.25pm UK time. The glitch largely affected Android users, signing them out on their devices and [...]
Why “Generation Y” could swing the general election December 29, 2014 Commentators are struggling to predict the outcome of next year's general election in May, as traditional parties such as Labour and the Tories lose voters in droves, and one-time fringe parties like the Scottish National Party report record membership numbers. So could "Generation-Y", or those aged between 18-25 hold the key to Britain's next government? [...]
New year’s resolution ideas for busy people: How to make small changes and stick to them December 29, 2014 It’s almost 2015, and this year we are going to do everything better – we will be more active, drink less, excel in our jobs and read three times as many books as usual. Yes, we will – and nothing is going to stop us. This is the attitude we are all too familiar with [...]