Hundreds evacuated from Church Manorway, Erith in London as police impose exclusion zone around major gas leak November 19, 2015 At least 200 people have been evacuated from businesses around Erith, south east London, because of a major gas leak. Six fire engines and 35 firefighters and officers are dealing with the leak, which is coming from a high pressure main on Church Manorway in Erith, in the London Borough of Bexley. The London Fire Brigade is [...]
London weather: Snow forecast by Met Office for the weekend throughout the UK (including London and the south) November 19, 2015 If you thought Storm Barney was bad, prepare yourselves. The Met Office is forecasting the UK will see snow this weekend – even as far south as London, Surrey, Kent and Sussex. Gale force winds will bring a band of rain and snow across much of central and southern Britain starting on Friday night and [...]
Paris attack: Government updates guidance for how to respond to a Paris-style terrorist attack in the UK November 19, 2015 The government has updated to its guidance for how people should respond to a terrorist attack in the UK, urging possible victims to run rather than hide or play dead. The National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) and the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) are advising people caught up in a "fast moving incident" involving [...]
Black Friday UK 2015: How to survive the chaos as a quarter of Brits admit they’ll use force to get the best deals November 19, 2015 Have you got your game plan ready for Black Friday 2015? Or are you planning to sit it out and let everyone else get caught up in the inevitable bunfight? The deals day (which falls on 27 November) is almost certain to descend into chaos at some point. Research from parcel delivery firm Doddle claims 24 per [...]
Brothers launch home-brewing’s answer to Nespresso after raising $1m to find Pico craft beer machine on Kickstarter November 19, 2015 This is the kind of crowdfunding campaign we can really get behind. A Seattle-based business has just raised more than $1m on Kickstarter for a kitchen appliance that allows you to brew your own beer in around a week. The Pico has been designed by brothers Bill and Jim Mitchell to be “so easy that [...]
Twitter back up after going down on website, Android and iPad apps – but not iPhone app for UK, Europe and US-based users November 19, 2015 Update: Twitter has returned after being out of service for around 45 minutes, although some users are still complaining of it being sluggish. Problems started being reported at around 9:48, with users on website, iPad app and Android app all reporting problems. Tweetdeck was also affected. The iPhone app worked throughout – and people used it to complain about the service [...]
As Christmas adverts battle it out, Google Android beats Disney, Budweiser, John Lewis, Sainsbury’s and Comic Relief to become the most shared advert of 2015 November 19, 2015 John Lewis and Sainsbury's might be battling it out over who will take the number one spot for this year's Christmas advert, but the two retailers are barely on the radar when it comes to the most popular advert of the year so far. That honour goes to Google Android's Friends Furever campaign, featuring some surprising animal friendships. [...]
Poundland’s share price plummets as profits slump against “exceptional period last year” while 99p Stores conversion begins November 19, 2015 Poundland's share price plummeted more than 20 per cent this morning as it revealed a slump in first year profits. The figures Poundland's total sales rose 5.6 per cent on a constant currency basis, but like-for-likes were down 2.8 per cent. However it was the EBITDA and pre-tax profits that really took a hit, with [...]
Shell and BG Group’s £47bn merger receives Australian approval – now it just needs the OK from China and the FIRB November 19, 2015 The mega-merger between oil giants Royal Dutch Shell and BG Group has taken a step closer, after receiving unconditional clearance from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The £47bn takeover of BG, which was announced back in April, has already received approval from competition bodies in Brazil and the European Union, meaning that three of [...]
Tinder parent company Match Group “clarifies” Sean Rad’s statements as company prices IPO at lower end of range November 19, 2015 Tinder's parent company Match Group has filed a last-minute submission to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after the app's chief executive Sean Rad went rogue in an interview during the company's "quiet period" in the run-up to its IPO. Rad's interview with the Evening Standard ran yesterday, the same day that Match Group [...]
