Apple’s new iPod Touch has a better eight megapixel camera and the processing power of an iPhone 6 July 15, 2015 Apple has revealed a new range of iPods, including an updated iPod Touch and new colour options for the iPod Nano, Shuffle and Touch. The refreshed iPod Touch, a device first released in 2009, now comes with the processing power of an iPhone 6, an eight-megapixel camera with features such slo-mo and burst, fitness tracking [...]
TfL Tube strike: TSSA joins RMT, Aslef and Unite in striking on 5 August over Night Tube dispute after talks collapse today July 15, 2015 A fourth union has said it will join its sister organisations in striking after talks over the increasingly controversial Night Tube collapsed today. Workers for TSSA, the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association, will walk out on 5 August along with RMT, Aslef and Unite the the union. TSSA's general secretary Manuel Cortes accused LU [...]
Labour leadership race: Liz Kendall now least likely to become next Labour leader July 15, 2015 As the Labour leadership race hots up, Liz Kendall has become the least likely to win and lead her party, as Jeremy Corbyn overtakes her. The most pro-business of the four contenders left, Kendall has tried to separate herself from the rest of the pack by presenting herself as a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately [...]
Which countries have the most female billionaires? UK has more billionaires named David than female billionaires July 15, 2015 Just under four per cent of the UK’s billionaires are women, giving it one of the world’s widest gender gaps among the super-wealthy. A breakdown of billionaires by gender has revealed Britain has the tenth lowest percentage of female millionaires. We have twice as many billionaires called David (four) as we do female billionaires (two). [...]
This is what you get with a Conservative majority: A national living wage July 15, 2015 Why do we care about the economic recovery? Sometimes economists seem to forget, that we care about recovery not for some statistics on a chart, but because recovery creates more jobs giving people the dignity of work, and pay rises for those in work. In short, the purpose of economic recovery is to make people [...]
Theresa May bans water cannon use in England and Wales after London mayor Boris Johnson authorised the Metropolitan Police to buy three last year July 15, 2015 It's a case of egg on the face for London mayor Boris Johnson today, after home secretary Theresa May banned the use of water cannon on the British mainland today. May said the weapons should not be used as a part of riot control techniques, citing safety fears as a major factor. In the House [...]
Emoji quiz take two: Can you solve National Rail Enquiries’ diabolically difficult train station emoji quiz? July 15, 2015 It's always the way. You wait an age for a commuter-themed emoji quiz and then two come along at once. Hot on the heels of last week's London Underground emoji quiz (which we're still to find a convincing clean sweep of), National Rail Enquiries is having a go. https://twitter.com/nationalrailenq/status/621270141456748544 And it's safe [...]
World’s first solar-powered plane Solar Impulse 2 grounded; halts its record-breaking round-the-world flight until 2016 July 15, 2015 The world's completely solar-powered plane, Solar Impulse 2, has had to halt its round-the-world journey in Hawaii after overheating its batteries in a record-breaking flight. Pilots of the experimental plane, the first of its kind, were attempting to circle the globe powered only by the sun’s rays. But today its website was updated: Breaking news: [...]
How to get funding for an Internet of Things project: UK government offers £10m fund to create connected cities July 15, 2015 Got a good idea for the future of the connected city? The government is offering a £10m fund to businesses that can demonstrate how the Internet of Things (IoT) can benefit citizens and cities. With a competition put up in a bid to “revolutionise” how IoT is put to use in cities, this collaboration between [...]
European Banking Authority agrees key features of 2016 EU-wide stress test July 15, 2015 The biggest banks in Europe will soon face more stress tests to ensure they are in a position to weather any further storms in the financial markets following the global financial crisis. The European Banking Authority (EBA) has agreed some key elements of an EU-wide stress test due to take place in 2016, based on [...]