Batteries in smartphones connected to 5G lose their charge as much as 50% faster, new study says

5G smartphones could become up to 50 times more battery efficient with new radio frequency switching system funded by the US Army Army-backed researchers developed a way to make 5G less of a battery drain The new design uses nanomaterials to make switching between 5G and other radio frequencies for other phone tasks less energy … Read more

Prosecutors warn there is ‘evidence that does not support criminal charge’ in George Floyd’s killing

Prosecutors have warned there is ‘evidence that does not support criminal charges’ in the case of four cops accused of killing George Floyd, as they say police can use a ‘certain amount of force – but not excessive’. Authorities dashed hopes that an arrest had been made over the death of the 46-year-old father of two … Read more

Electric car owners PAID to charge as prices turned negative

A slump in demand for power over the bank holiday weekend saw some electric car owners make money when charging their vehicles, it has been revealed. That came as wholesale electricity prices turned negative because of lower demand and sunny and windy weather increasing renewable energy production.  For some customers of Octopus Energy, this meant … Read more

SARAH VINE: With women in charge, hair salons would be the first businesses to open 

Citizens rejoice! The Government has decreed that from June 15, Britain will once again be a nation of shopkeepers. Non-essential retail such as mobile phone shops and fashion stores (and car showrooms, which are allowed to open from next Monday) are to fling wide their doors to a grateful public who, it is hoped, will … Read more

‘Who is actually in charge?’ Head of top research lab tears into Boris Johnson over coronavirus

A Nobel Prize-winning scientists tore into Boris Johnson’s leadership during the coronavirus crisis today, claiming it was not clear ‘who is actually in charge of the decisions’. Sir Paul Nurse said Britain has been left on the ‘back foot’ with a lack of clear planning that left it ”firefighting through successive crises’, in a scathing … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson drops NHS foreign workers charge

Boris Johnson bowed to massive pressure to drop the NHS surcharge for foreign health and care workers tonight – his second U-turn in 24 hours.  The PM declared that the £400-a-year levy will be dropped after senior Conservatives complained it was ‘immoral’ and ‘mean-spirited’ that those on the frontline of the coronavirus battle were being forced … Read more

Boris BACKS DOWN on NHS charge for foreign health workers

Boris Johnson bowed to massive pressure to drop the NHS surcharge for foreign health and care workers tonight.  The PM declared that the levy will be dropped after senior Conservatives complained it was ‘immoral’ and ‘mean-spirited’ that those on the frontline of the coronavirus battle were being forced to pay.  Hassan Akkad, a BAFTA award winning … Read more

Tesla’s new V3 faster charger in Park Royal can charge in 15 minutes

Tesla installs its 500th European Supercharger station in London and it can replenish electric car batteries in 15 MINUTES Park Royal service station in West London is the 500th EU Supercharger station There are now 4,700 individual Tesla chargers across 24 countries in Europe London destination is also the first outside the US to get the … Read more

Police charge a third man, 22, with the murder of NHS supply worker

Police charge a third man, 22, with the murder of NHS supply worker David Gomoh, 24, who was stabbed to death in east London just days after his father died from coronavirus The 24-year-old’s death occurred days before the funeral of his father, Ken, who died from coronavirus prior to the attack on his son … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Family of mother who died after man spat on her have called for a murder charge

The family of a railway ticket officer who died from coronavirus after being spat on by a man who said he was infected with the disease has called for the ‘disgusting’ culprit to be jailed for murder. Belly Mujinga, 47, was on the concourse of London Victoria station with a colleague in March when a … Read more