High Court ruling on taximeters could spell the end for Uber as we know it March 28, 2015 An application by Transport for London (TfL) to the High Court could put the brakes on Uber services in London, and it all comes down to taximeters. These are the small boxes with which taxi drivers calculate the fare over the course of a journey, and the law states that in London they can only [...]
General Election 2015: David Cameron promises seven-day NHS as figures reveal more deaths occur at the weekend March 28, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron will promise voters a “seven-day NHS” by 2020, starting with emergency care and extending to supporting services. At the Conservative spring conference in Manchester, the Conservative leader will say patients are currently “more likely to die" if they turn up at the hospital at the weekend, and that all hospitals in [...]
Could we survive a trip to Mars? Nasa is about to find out with its first year-long human trip into space March 27, 2015 Nasa is about to send two men to the International Space Station for a whole year – the longest human mission it has ever launched. With space agencies around the world ramping up their research into the possibility of sending humans to Mars in the not-too-distant future, this experiment aims to determine how the body [...]
Could we survive a trip to Mars? Nasa is about to find out with its first year-long human trip into space March 27, 2015 NULL
Sedentary job? Here are six realistic tips for standing up more at work March 27, 2015 Desk on a treadmill? A fantastic idea, if you have razor-sharp concentration and colleagues who don't mind the sound of running and panting. The reality is that for most of us, this is a fairly useless piece of advice. Yet we have been warned once again that being sedentary at work poses a health risk. [...]
Clocks go forward this weekend – here are six ways to make sure you don’t feel tired when Daylight Saving Time begins March 27, 2015 This weekend marks the official start of Daylight Savings Time (DST). On Sunday morning, clocks will go forward by one hour. On the bright side, we'll have lighter evenings for the next six months – but even an hour is enough to throw your body slightly out of kilter. An analysis of sleeping patterns [...]
When humans first evolved: Scientists have just discovered the father of all mankind March 26, 2015 There has always been a question mark over when humans first started walking the face of the planet, but new research indicates we came into existence more recently than previously thought. A team of scientists at deCODE genetics sequenced the genomes of 2,636 people in Iceland, and compared the findings with nation-wide family trees. This [...]
The one degree you should study if you want to become a billionaire March 26, 2015 Studying engineering for three or four years might not sound like great fun to most 18-year-olds, but it's exactly what they should be looking to do if they want to earn the big bucks later in life. Why? Because out of every possible subject you can do at university, it gives you the highest chance [...]
Climate change could spell the end for our coastal railways, warns expert March 24, 2015 Scenic train rides along Britain's coastline could soon come to an abrupt halt, an expert on climate change has warned. Professor Robert Duck from the University of Dundee told The Guardian that hundreds of miles of coastal tracks are now vulnerable to being ruined by waves, landslides and storms caused by climate change. Parts [...]
Why drug-resistant superbugs could wipe 6pc off the world economy by 2050 March 24, 2015 Tackling antibiotic resistance could become one of the biggest struggles of our time, according to new research by the UK All Party Parliamentary Group on Global Tuberculosis (APPG TB). An overuse and misuse of antimicrobials has allowed some of the planet's deadliest diseases to start winning the battle against man-made drugs, and the situation is [...]
