Online voting should be here by 2020, says Digital Democracy Commission, UK
In the 2020 general election, British people should be able to choose to vote online, the Digital Democracy Commission (Commission) proposes. There should also be...
Aer Lingus considering IAG’s improved acquisition offer of €1.36bn
Irish national flag carrier Aer Lingus plc said it was considering IAG’s improved offer of €2.55 per share, which values the company at €1.36...
Asteroid that killed off dinosaurs did not cause vast global firestorms
The asteroid that created the Chicxulubt crater in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and is believed to have led to the extinction of dinosaurs...
SSE to reduce domestic gas prices by 4.1% from April 30
SSE plc announced it would be reducing domestic gas prices by 4.1% from April 30th, thus cutting average bills by £28 annually. The Perth-based...
UK December car production hits ten-year high, driven by Jaguar Land Rover
The UK produced 109,000 vehicles in December 2014, its best December in ten years. Production was 27% higher than in the same month in 2013.
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NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft readying for huge Pluto photo shoot
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft finally nears its long-awaited encounter with Pluto, the first of many approach phases that will conclude with the first close-up...
Our earliest primate ancestor lived in trees and looked like shrews
When we think of our earliest primate ancestors we do not think of tree-dwelling creatures that looked like squirrels or shrews and weighed less...
Speed of light slowed down by Scottish scientists who changed shape of photons
Scottish scientists say they slowed down the speed of light in free space for the first time by applying a mask to an optical...
Low interest rates may not last, Marc Carney warns investors
Record-low interest rates may not last as long as investors expect, Bank of England governor Marc Carney warned in a session with other financial...
Box Inc. shares soared by over 65% in public debut
Box Inc shares soared by more than 65% on its first day of trading.
The company had an IPO of $14 and its shares climbed...