McDonald’s is testing voice recognition software in Chicago for drive-thru orders

I THINK they want fries? McDonald’s is testing voice recognition software in Chicago for drive-thru orders – but employees have to help nearly a quarter of the time McDonald’s is testing voice recognition software at 10 locations in Chicago The technology is being used in the drive-thru to cut customer wait time  The systems is 85% accurate, … Read more

Leicester City Council orders family to tear down illegal ‘eco-friendly’ bike shed

Council orders family to tear down illegal ‘eco-friendly’ bike shed in front garden after it was built without permission and is ‘not in keeping with Victorian character of the area’ Kavi and Mita Pujara are in a ‘David vs Goliath’ battle with Leicester City Council  Over wooden shed they erected outside their Stoneygate Road home … Read more

Council orders family to tear down illegal ‘eco-friendly’ bike shed

Council orders family to tear down illegal ‘eco-friendly’ bike shed in front garden after it was built without permission and is ‘not in keeping with Victorian character of the area’ Kavi and Mita Pujara are in a ‘David vs Goliath’ battle with Leicester City Council  Over wooden shed they erected outside their Stoneygate Road home … Read more

Grant Shapps orders firms to slash cost of foreign travel testing

Grant Shapps has ordered ‘profiteering’ private testing companies to slash the cost of laboratory-based PCR checks to make international travel more affordable as he said people can now ‘start to think’ about booking a summer holiday abroad.  The Transport Secretary today set out more details of the Government’s new traffic light scheme which will see … Read more

St Vincent warns of volcano eruption risk, orders evacuations

Thousands of residents of the Caribbean island of St. Vincent have been ordered to evacuate their homes due to the imminent eruption at the La Soufriere volcano. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, said people living in so-called red zones in the northwest and northeast of the island needed to leave … Read more

Jordan’s Prince Hamzah says he ‘won’t obey orders’ while being held under house arrest for coup plot

Jordan’s Prince Hamzah has said he will refuse to obey orders while being held under house arrest following accusations he plotted a coup against King Abdullah II – his half-brother – by the country’s deputy prime minister. ‘I am going to escalate and won’t obey when they tell you you cannot go out or tweet or reach … Read more

Immigration judges grant lifelong anonymity orders in more than 90% of cases involving extremists

Immigration judges grant lifelong anonymity orders in more than 90% of cases involving extremists and terrorists Of 79 cases, 72 have been granted their request to keep their names secret  They include hate clerics and an alleged associate of the ‘ISIS Beatles’ Critics say the lifelong anonymity orders puts the public’s safety at risk By … Read more

Minister orders Union Jack to fly on all government buildings

The Union flag is to be flown on all UK Government buildings every day in a bid to unite the nation, new guidance has set out. At present, Union flags are only required to be flown on all UK Government buildings on designated days, but the new guidance from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media … Read more

Scandal of 500 care home patients given DNR orders without consent

Hundreds of care home residents had Do Not Resuscitate orders imposed on them without their consent during the pandemic, a damning report reveals today. The care watchdog investigated the ‘blanket use’ of the notices in social care amid the crisis and highlighted 508 cases which may have breached human rights law. The Care Quality Commission … Read more

Mother’s Day failed orders disappointing flowers

Thanks for ruining Mother’s Day! Furious shoppers slam Moonpig, Next and Bloom & Wild as they share snaps of wrong orders and VERY disappointing bouquets Disappointed customers have shared their Mother’s Day delivery horror stories  Shared snaps of wilted flowers and bouquets that look nothing like ones ordered Others posted tweets about poor customer service … Read more