Saturn’s location now pinpointed 50 times more precisely
Saturn’s and its moons’ locations can now be poinpointed about 50 times more precisely than measurements achieved by ground-based optical telescopes, thanks to pairing...
Aer Lingus turns down BA owner IAG’s revised takeover bid
The national flag carrier of Ireland, Aer Lingus Group plc, has rebuffed the revised acquisition offer by International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A. (IAG), the...
Driverless cars not trusted by half of Brits, says new survey
Nearly half of all Brits (48%) said they would be unwilling to travel as a passenger in a driverless car, i.e. an autonomous vehicle with...
UK total production fell 0.1% between October and November
Total production in November in the United Kingdom declined by 0.1% compared to October, the Office for National Statistics informed on Friday.
All three main...
UK trade deficit narrows in November thanks to cheaper oil
The UK trade deficit shrank in November thanks to cheaper oil prices. The Office for National Statistics informed on Friday that the country’s deficit...
Permanent staff hiring accelerating in the United Kingdom, says new report
Permanent staff hiring accelerated in December in the UK, a new REC/KPMG Report on jobs announced on Friday. The rate of expansion picked up...
TalkTalk buys blinkbox from Tesco in all-cash transaction
TalkTalk Telecom Group plc has purchased pay-as-you-go media content provider blinkbox from Tesco plc. The two companies have not yet disclosed how much money...
Proof life may have existed on Mars? Most likely
NASA scientists have been studying images taken by the NASA rover Curiosity that appear to show there may well have been life on Mars...
History of the Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope has made more the 1 million observations since its mission began in 1990, however, its origins date much further back...
Bank of England votes to keep interest rates at 0.5%
In its first meeting of 2015, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England voted to leave interest rates unchanged at 0.5%, following...