Volvo has become to first car maker to start fitting all of its new models with speed limiters, This is Money can reveal – two years ahead of the market-wide requirement for the safety systems. The Swedish auto brand announced in March 2019 that it would be fitting limiters to all new models in 2020 … Read more
Secrets of an Aldi employee: Cashier reveals WHY they scan groceries so fast – and it helps you pay less at the checkout Aldi employee Brooke Hoskin has lifted the lid on working at the supermarket She revealed staff are timed on how quickly they scan groceries at the checkout There’s no minimum speed, but … Read more
Who do you think you are, sir? Stirling Moss? It was the wryly disapproving question asked time and again over the years – until traffic police pulling over speeding motorists grew too young to remember one of Britain’s greatest ever racing drivers. The sheepish answer was invariably in the negative – except on one occasion, … Read more
Ministers ‘order NHS mobile phone app that tracks people’s movements’ to allow the coronavirus lockdown to be lifted NHSX is said to be working on software which uses bluetooth technology It would alert users when they are near someone who has tested positive Move would require the Government to track movement of millions of people Ex-MI5 chief … Read more
China has — it seems — won its battle against the coronavirus. It may have won the war for global supremacy as well. That would be a paradoxical outcome. The coronavirus outbreak originated in China, reportedly in the ‘wet’ livestock markets in the city of Wuhan. The (to us) bizarre habits of eating virus-infested wildlife … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
The Pentagon has successfully tested a hypersonic glide body capable of flying five times faster than the speed of sound. The test was conducted at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii Thursday night where it traveled at hypersonic speeds and landed on ‘a designated impact point.’ Known as the Common-Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB), … Read more
Shocking moment lorry being driven ‘at speed’ almost topples over bridge and is left dangling over dual carriageway – as driver is banned from the roads The lorry was driven by Petru-ionut Lungu, 33, who suffered only minor injuries Lungu of Trimley St Martin, near Felixstowe, Suffolk, admitted careless driving He was banned from driving … Read more
Gene test hope for critically ill babies as DNA testing on the NHS could speed up diagnosis and lead to quicker treatment Worried families used to have to wait three months on average for a diagnosis Now ‘whole-exome’ testing will provide an answer in about ten days The test could pick up rare diseases including … Read more
Emissions Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the biggest contributors to global warming. After the gas is released into the atmosphere it stays there, making it difficult for heat to escape – and warming up the planet in the process. It is primarily released from burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and … Read more