Author: James Martin
Autonomous transportation assistance isn’t limited to cars. Airbus has started testing a pilot assistance feature, DragonFly, that could save an aircraft in an emergency. The system can automatically divert a flight in an emergency. It can not only pick a flight path to the best airport (using factors like airspace rules and weather), but communicate with air traffic control and an airline’s operations center. If the pilots are incapacitated, the aircraft can still land safely. Accordingly, DragonFly can automatically land on any runway using sensors and computer vision algorithms. Pilots can even get help taxiing around airports through technology that…
A white woman who struck a 12-year-old black boy on the forehead with a large paddle at a Bristol riverside park, leaving him permanently scarred, has been given a suspended jail sentence.The police were strongly criticised over the attack by Fay Johnson on Antwon Forrest, because she was initially not prosecuted after claiming she acted in self-defence and felt “threatened” by the youngster.It was only when campaigners and relatives posted images of Antwon’s bleeding head on social media, questioned why Johnson clashed with him rather than his white friends, and argued that the police’s response was poor because of the…
has revealed when it will run the next edition of its Stream On event. The presentation, which is largely aimed at creators, will take place on March 8th at 1PM ET. The company started running Stream On events in 2021 to showcase product updates, tools for creatives and exclusive podcasts. You can expect more of the same this time around, with Spotify pledging to show how it’s “unlocking new possibilities for more creators than ever before.” It will reveal tools and initiatives designed to help creators be seen by new audiences, build a community and achieve success across music, podcasts,…
The distraught family of missing rugby and X Factor star Levi Davis, who vanished in Barcelona three months ago, say they have received a new information that he may have been snatched off the streets in the Catalan capital and kidnapped by British gangsters.Former Bath rugby player Levi, 24, went missing on October 29 after leaving a friend in Ibiza to get the ferry to Barcelona alone.Now his mother Julie Davis says a private detective working on the case has uncovered that the 5ft 9in rugby star may have been kidnapped by criminals from London in a dispute over money,…
Diversify or perish. I think that’s an H.G. Wells quote. OK, OK, I know it’s actually “adapt or perish.” But if H.G. Wells managed investments rather than words, I bet he would have tweaked that quote to my version. In fact, you’ve probably heard that golden nugget of investment wisdom before. It’s something every investor should be well-acquainted with because it’s the key to successful investing. Plain and simple: Never put all of your investment eggs in one basket. If the market falls out from under that basket, your nest egg is going to crack and spill your savings all…
The Blue singer Lee Ryan has been found guilty of racially aggravated assault after telling a black flight attendant “I want your chocolate children” while drunk.The musician, 39, was “slurring his words and staggering around” after drinking a whole bottle of port before a British Airways flight from Glasgow to London City airport on 31 July last year.After being refused more alcohol on the plane and told to return to his seat, Ryan made comments about Leah Gordon’s looks, calling her a “chocolate cookie” before grabbing her wrists.Ryan was found guilty at Ealing magistrates court of being drunk on an…
Pavement parking is banned in London but still legal across the rest of the UK despite the Highway Code advising against the practice. Vehicles are permitted to park on the pavement as long as the vehicle is not causing an obstruction. A new poll of Express.co.uk readers has found widespread support in favour of a national ban despite holding reservations about the practicalities.Scotland is looking to follow London in stopping pavement parking nationwide later this year, four years after agreeing to ban parking on pavements and dropped kerbs in 2019.Following delays because of the pandemic, vehicles parked partially or wholly…
Lucid had such lofty goals for 2022. It originally planned to build 20,000 vehicles during the year. But, due to supply chain issues and a shortage of parts, it had to revise down the target to between 12,000 and 14,000 and then again to between 6,000 and 7,000 units. Ultimately, though, Lucid ended up beating that annual guidance. The automaker says it built 7,180 vehicles in 2022 and it delivered 4,369 of them. During the October-December period, it produced 3,493 vehicles (an increase of 53 percent over the previous quarter) and delivered 1,932. The company started delivering the Lucid Air…
A grandad has shared his shock after after being diagnosed with prostate cancer despite having no signs or symptoms.Bravely speaking about his experience, Ray Pownall says he began to feel “off” some weeks before the diagnosis but suspected it could be due to his diet-controlled diabetes.He made an appointment to see his GP, who confirmed his diabetes had “spiked”.Through routine tests on his sugar levels, it was found that Ray’s Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) levels were also high and the 78-year-old was sent for further tests. Just days later, he was diagnosed with stage three prostate cancer which has spread to his…
Waitrose has mysteriously axed all Warburtons’ products including its much-loved crumpets sparking fury amongst customers who today vowed to shop elsewhere.The baker, run by pro-Brexit Jonathan Warburton, sells 124million of the griddled teatime treats per year with some shoppers claiming the middle-class supermarket’s decision ‘must be’ because its owner backed Britain leaving the EU.Sales of crumpets in the UK are up ten per cent year-on-year, but mysteriously Waitrose has axed its deal with the country’s biggest producer, Warburtons, at a time when the supermarket’s own crumpet sales fell by 15 per cent.Critics have raised the politics of the Bolton bakery’s owner,…