Samsung launching Samsung Pay mobile payments system to compete with Apple Pay
Samsung is launching a service during the second half of 2015 to let users pay for goods using their smartphone.
The service, called "Samsung Pay",...
Ikea launching furniture with wireless phone charging
Ikea, the Swedish retailer that sells ready-to-assemble furniture, announced that it will be launching a range of products (from desks to lamps) capable of...
Emperor penguins survived last ice age in the Ross Sea
In the last ice age, only three populations of emperor penguins are thought to have survived, one of them in the Ross Sea in...
Russia today is a threat, let’s not deceive ourselves, says ex-MI6 boss
Russia has become a “state-to-state threat” and is not on a path to democracy, we should not deceive ourselves, says former MI6 chief Sir...
Solar eclipse across whole of UK on March 20th, and continental Europe
The UK will see a solar eclipse with obscuration (darkness) ranging from 97% in the north to 85% in the south. The Moon will...
Another Tory defection to UKIP possible, Farage hints
Nigel Farage, leader of UKIP, says there is still a good chance another Conservative MP could defect to his anti-EU and anti-immigration party before...
Global warming’s stationary trend set to end as Pacific warms up again
Global warming’s stationary trend, which was reported by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) two years ago, is set to end, as the...
East Coast rail is in private hands again
After being in the public sector for five years the East Coast rail route between London and Scotland is being privately run again.
Since November...
First time buyers in England to receive 20% discount off new homes
Young first-time buyers in England can now register with the Government to receive a 20% discount off the normal price of certain homes.
The offer...
Aer Lingus sale by Irish Government looking more likely as resistance softens
The sale of the Irish Government’s 25% stake in Aer Lingus to British Airways and Iberia owner International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) is looking...