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Since you asked: The technology billionaires aiming to disrupt death
19Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Life Style

Since you asked: The technology billionaires aiming to disrupt death

    I take it you are not sold on the idea that death, just like the horse and cart, might one day be disrupted with the help of some innovative engineering? No. But I have noticed that there’s been a rise in the number of modern day tech messiahs claiming they hold the secret to eternal life. Back in my day we used to call these characters charlatans. But today I understand they are called “transhumanists”. And they come extremely well funded. So you don’t believe in the science of longevity? I have no problem with the science of longevity. I have a problem with those that in my view dish out false hope to people and conflate mysticism with science. Like Ray Kurzweil? You mean the respected scientist, futurist and entrepreneur, currently employed by Google, who has convinced ...
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David and Samantha Cameron visit Sikh temple
19Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

David and Samantha Cameron visit Sikh temple

    David Cameron has donned an orange "patka" headscarf as he visited a Sikh gurdwara - or temple - while campaigning in Kent. The Prime Minister took along his wife, Samantha, who was celebrating her 44th birthday, for the visit to the temple in Gravesend, where they joined around 3,000 worshipers on a parade to celebrate Vaisakhi, a spring festival. The start of the Camerons' visit was delayed slightly after a scuffle appeared to break out among worshipers when a priest objected to speeches being made while prayers were taking place. Mr and Mrs Cameron were taken to a side room in the temple until the dispute was resolved. The Tory leader told the audience the Vaisakhi festival was a "big, bold" sign of their devotion. "I wanted to make sure Downing Street was part of t...
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Tower Hamlets set for 20mph speed limit effected from today
13Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Tower Hamlets set for 20mph speed limit effected from today

    Following a positive public consultation, the council is moving ahead to implement a 20mph speed limit across the borough. The 20mph limit will come into effect on Monday, April 13 and applies to all of the borough’s roads, excluding red routes. Eighty per cent of respondents to the public consultation – which took place during October 2014 – were in favour of reducing the speed limit across all of the borough’s non red route roads. The council directly consulted with the emergency services, neighbouring boroughs, local business groups and Transport for London (TfL) about the proposed reduced speed limit. TfL signalled its support for the borough by announcing last week that Commercial Street – operated by TfL and not the council – will also become 20mph to coincide with t...
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Miliband: I Am Ready To Lead Better Britain
13Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Miliband: I Am Ready To Lead Better Britain

    Ed Miliband has attempted to convince voters he can be trusted with the economy pledging to cut the deficit year on year and saying: "I am ready" to lead the country. The Labour leader promised to get the Budget back into surplus "as soon as possible" with a programme that would be independently vetted by the Office for Budget Responsibility. The manifesto, launched by Mr Miliband on the set of Coronation Street and titled Britain Can Be Better, promised to "secure the family finances of the working people of Britain". Mr Miliband opened his speech by saying Britain could be better but said "rebuilding" the country would not be easy and it would "require change". He said the manifesto was not a "shopping list of proposals" he said it started with a clear commitment t...
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Tax disc loophole leaves angry drivers facing massive fines
12Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Tax disc loophole leaves angry drivers facing massive fines

    Thousands of law-abiding motorists are having their cars towed away and having being charged fines of as much as £800 after unwittingly falling foul of car tax rule changes introduced by the DVLA. Figures obtained by Guardian Money reveal that DVLA clampings have risen dramatically since October, when the agency did away with paper vehicle excise duty discs. Before the changes DVLA was clamping about 5,000 vehicles a month, but this has surged to more than 8,000 – with motorists horrified to discover their cars being towed away without even a warning letter from the agency. In total, more than 100,000 vehicles are likely to be clamped this year compared with 60,000 the year before. While most motorists know that tax discs are no longer required, what is catching out man...
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London hotter than Istanbul, as Mediterranean heat wave hits UK
12Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

London hotter than Istanbul, as Mediterranean heat wave hits UK

    Temperatures are set to rise to twice the average for the time of year next week, as a tropical air-mass builds up over Northern Europe. Although temperatures will dip today and tomorrow, with Londoners today feeling the chill of a 13°C breeze, the UK will warm up significantly next week as temperatures of around 22°C creep in. Accuweather predicts that the UK will be the same temperature as Marrakesh and 11°C hotter than Istanbul next Wednesday, as forecasters suggest the UK will be enjoying a very Mediterranean 22°C, with the Turkish capital at a cool 11°C. However, the UK forecast from the Met Office has cautioned that it will be the south and south east of the UK that enjoy the most sunshine: It states that it will be: “Largely fine and increasingly warm across...
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Diana’s personal chef reveals William and Harry forged note asking him to make pizza
12Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Diana’s personal chef reveals William and Harry forged note asking him to make pizza

    For the two young boys, it seemed the perfect ruse. They would swap the note asking for roast chicken to be cooked for their dinner with replacement instructions to serve up their favourite treat – a rather less wholesome pizza. But their juvenile handwriting quickly gave them away. And in the process, one of the more flawed royal plots of modern ages was quickly exposed and thwarted. For the co-conspirators were Prince William and Prince Harry, as former Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace chef Darren McGrady has revealed in a new interview about the eating habits of the royal juniors ahead of the next birth in the household. Traditional British fare was the staple at Kensington Palace when the two boys were growing up. But Mr McGrady told People magazine that whi...
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Majority opposed to Queen Camilla
11Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Majority opposed to Queen Camilla

    A poll for the Daily Mail revealed that if the Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne, 55% of the British public would not want to see Camilla become queen. The nation is also divided on whether Charles should become king at all, with only 43% believing he should ascend to the throne, while a similar number feel he should make way for his eldest son William. The poll revealed that 67-year-old Camilla, who was once reviled as the woman whose affair with Charles destroyed his marriage to Diana, is still among the least popular members of the royal family. She is, however, more popular than she was at the time of her wedding to Charles in April 2005 when 73% of the public opposed her becoming queen - 15% now say that the marriage strengthened the royal family. But the p...
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Vs iPhone 6: Which Is Best?
11Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Technology

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Vs iPhone 6: Which Is Best?

    The new Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge and S6 smartphones are already a hit, company insiders say - with company mobile chief JK Shin saying it may struggle to meet demand for the curved Edge version. Samsung’s UK mobile head Conor Pierce said that the firm had aimed for ‘beauty’ with the new handset. With response to last year’s S5 mixed, the company described the pre-order numbers for the devices as 'overwhelmingly healthy'. But how does Samsung's glamorous S6 Edge stack up against its direct rival, Apple’s current iPhone 6? We break it down below. That curved edge The unique selling point of the S6 Edge is a curved edge with a display running down the side. Samsung freely admits that it’s a bit of a gimmick - but it is something no iPhone can do, with a bezel-less screen stretch...
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Conservative party pledges extra £8bn a year for NHS
11Apr By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Conservative party pledges extra £8bn a year for NHS

    George Osborne has moved to address concerns that the Tories have abandoned compassionate Conservatism by pledging to protect the “precious” NHS with a guarantee of an £8bn increase in spending per year above inflation by 2020. In a week that has seen signs of a slip in Tory poll ratings and claims that the Conservative party is running a highly personalised campaign against the Labour leader, Ed Miliband, the chancellor has moved to issue an “absolute commitment” to deliver the resources required by the NHS. Writing in the Guardian, the chancellor claims the Conservatives will pledge in their general election manifesto, to be launched next week, to meet a £30bn per year funding gap by the end of the decade identified by Simon Stevens, the chief executive of NHS England. ...
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