Beware programmatic advertising: Big brand ads are cropping up on illegal websites – here’s how to stop it October 19, 2014 Advertisers have been drawn in like a moth to a flame by programmatic buying’s ability to increase ad spend return on investment and improve targeting. According to the IAB, in 2013, 28 per cent of the £1.86bn spent on display advertising in the UK was traded programmatically, and it has been forecast that the proportion [...]
The City is back: Number of people working in London’s financial sector soars past its pre-crash peak October 19, 2014 More workers than ever are employed in finance and professional services in London, new figures from TheCityUK show today, confirming that the capital has bounced back from the credit crunch. The City was hit hard in the global financial crisis, with banks shedding tens of thousands of jobs and spending billions restructuring and rebuilding their [...]
A major fire has broken out at Didcot B Power Station October 19, 2014 A fire has broken out at gas-fired Didcot B Power Station, according to Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue. The blaze broke out in one of the cooling towers just after 8pm, and 60 firefighters have been sent to fight the flames. Emergency services from Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service, Thames Valley Police South and [...]
Ebola recovery in Europe: Spanish nurse Teresa Romero tests negative for virus October 19, 2014 The Spanish nurse who fell ill with Ebola earlier this month has recovered, according to the Spanish government. Teresa Romero, 44, contracted the virus at a hospital in Madrid while treating two Spanish missionaries who had been repatriated from west Africa. She was the first person to become infected while outside of west Africa. [...]
How did sex evolve? New discovery shows Scottish fish were first to copulate on Earth October 19, 2014 Bicycles, telephones and bagpipes are just a few of the innovations Scotland has brought us over the years, and now we have another, much older one to add to the list – sex. It turns out that the first creatures to ever copulate on Earth were a pair of primitive bony fish called Microbrachius [...]
Coinfloor to launch bitcoin fund and trade in wider range of currencies because of “very conservative” UK banks October 19, 2014 Coinfloor, the London-based bitcoin exchange, is opening up to a wider range of currencies, according to the FT. It will also raise money from its investors to launch a bitcoin fund next month, taking the company's value up to £8m. Investors are likely to include venture group Passion Capital and Taavet Hinrikus, chief [...]
NHS could save £1bn each year by treating patients at pharmacies instead of hospitals or GP clinics, says professional body October 19, 2014 The NHS could save over £1bn each year if common colds and other everyday illnesses were treated at pharmacies. According to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS), “minor ailment centres” would take pressure off the NHS by reducing GP consultations by 18m and A&E visits by 650,000 annually. The centres already operate nationally in [...]
UK immigration: David Cameron looks to reduce number of EU migrants by limiting national insurance numbers October 19, 2014 Prime Minister David Cameron intends to limit the number of EU migrants arriving in the UK by capping national insurance numbers for low-skilled workers, according to The Sunday Times. In order to prevent EU workers from coming to Britain and claiming tax benefits indefinitely, each new arrival would be given a national insurance number [...]
Apple’s chief designer Jony Ive discusses design process in rare video October 19, 2014 Apple's Jony Ive has given some rare insight into the Apple design process. In an interview at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit, which is available on YouTube, Apple's design guru talks about the excitement he feels for the design process. Ive talked about the dangers of allowing a feature to taker precedent over a better [...]
Ministry of Defence expected to sell Defence Support Group, its equipment repair and maintenance arm October 19, 2014 The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is expected to sell the Defence Support Group (DSG) next month as part of a move to transfer billions of pounds of work to private companies. The sale, most likely to Babcock, KBR, or General Dynamics, will net between £200m and £300m for the MoD, at a time when its [...]