Apple iPhones being automatically turned off and iMessage crashing after receiving mysterious text May 27, 2015 A random combination of words and characters are automatically shutting down iPhone users' devices. This is the combo: effective. Power لُلُصّبُلُلصّبُررً ॣ ॣh ॣ ॣ 冗 If a message containing these words and characters is sent via iMessage or SMS it will crash the iPhone, and causes iMessages to crash after being opened. [...]
Prudential Ride London Freecycle returns with a new route, more entertainment and a record 70,000 cyclists taking part May 27, 2015 London will play host to a record number of cyclists in August as the Prudential Ride London Freecycle event expands to 70,000 participants. The race, which will take place on August 1 as part of the London mayor's annual festival of cycling, will take a different route running along the Strand and Lincoln's Inn [...]
Queen’s Speech 2015: Business community and others react to announcements on immigration, housing, employment, tax, Scotland and English devolution May 27, 2015 The Queen's Speech – the first full-Tory state opening of Parliament since 1996 – has come and gone. But what is the business community making of it all? Here are the best reactions so far. On the tax lock: Chas Roy-Chowdhury, head of tax at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants says: “This is a [...]
Queen’s Speech 2015: Here’s the full transcript May 27, 2015 My Lords and members of the House of Commons. My government will legislate in the interests of everyone in our country. It will adopt a one nation approach, helping working people get on, supporting aspiration, giving new opportunities to the most disadvantaged and bringing different parts of our country together. My government will [...]
Queen’s Speech 2015: Anti-austerity protest targets Downing Street May 27, 2015 The Queen's Speech has come and gone but even after the debates in parliament this afternoon, Downing Street will still be a hive of activity. An anti-austerity protest has been organised to coincide with the Queen's Speech, with campaigners targeting Downing Street shortly after the official state opening of parliament. The People's Assembly [...]
Fenchurch Street chaos: Disruption to continue until end of service May 27, 2015 Commuters using London's Fenchurch Street could face a travel headache going home tonight, with operators confirming there will be disruption to the service until the end of the day. Problems began this morning just before 7:30am when there was a power outage between Uxbridge or Tilbury Town and the City terminus. Passengers were “detrained” [...]
Disposable income: This is how your spending power breaks down by region May 27, 2015 Between 1997 and 2013, people living in just four regions in the UK saw their disposable income increase when compared to the UK average. London saw the biggest jump, rising from an indexed level of 121.9 (where 100 is the average) in 1997 to 128.2 in 2013. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all saw [...]
Air traffic control outage hits Belgian airspace: 20,000 passengers affected as flights delayed, cancelled May 27, 2015 Update: Nearly 150 flights have been cancelled and 32 diverted to other European cities after a power outage shut off Belgian airspace this morning. The electrical fault, which is expected to keep Brussels Airport out of action until at least 2pm, has affected 20,000 passengers already today, Brussels Airport said in an update early [...]
Plevin v Paragon: FCA considers adopting new rules following landmark PPI case May 27, 2015 The FCA is considering whether to introduce new rules around PPI complaints following last year's ruling on the landmark Plevin v Paragon case. Last November the Supreme Court ruled that failing to disclose commission made the relationship between lender and borrower unfair in a case in which Mrs Plevin, a 59-year-old college lecturer, received [...]
Black cab protest: Police close Victoria Street, Buckingham Gate as United Cabbies Group rails against TfL’s lack of support May 26, 2015 Central London roads were gridlocked this afternoon as the black cab protest caused chaos around Parliament Square, Whitehall, Embankment and Lambeth Palace Road. Campaigners are directing the protest, scheduled to take place between 2pm and 4pm today, against Transport for London, which they claim are not doing enough to keep on top of regulation [...]
