Thousands of freight firms face £550 daily fines in London’s blind spot scheme which starts in March

Thousands of freight firms face £550 daily fines for each lorry because they have not yet applied for new London blind spot safety permits that HGVs will need from March 1 Permits aimed at reducing blind spots and subsequent deaths and serious injury Lorries given rating based on how much driver can see and the … Read more

AI app allows banks to screen loan applicants’ face and voice to determine their ‘trustworthiness’

New AI app will allow banks to screen loan applicants’ face and voice to determine their ‘trustworthiness’ to decide whether to approve or deny a request DeepScore designed an app for loaners and insurers to assist with approvals The AI analyzes a person’s face and voice to determine if they are trustworthy It asks users … Read more

Apple’s iPhone 13 may feature Touch ID as face masks ‘ruin’ Face ID

While face masks were once rare sightings, they’re now compulsory in a range of settings across the UK. The face coverings play a key role in stopping the spread of Covid-19, yet many iPhone users have been frustrated that their masks have prevented them from unlocking their iPhones using Apple‘s facial recognition technology, Face ID. … Read more

Wearing face masks does top the spread of Covid-19

Wearing face masks DOES stop the spread of Covid-19 and TRIPLES the chance of keeping the coronavirus R rate below 1, study finds US researchers gave a questionnaire to more than 300,000 people in 50 states   Increase of 10% in people wearing masks makes it 3x more likely R is less than 1   Experts add that wearing … Read more

Vauxhall could face paying out £2,500 to a MILLION motorists over emissions test ‘cheating’ claims

Vauxhall bosses could face paying out £2,500 to a MILLION motorists over emissions test ‘cheating’ allegations, lawyer say Customers could receive pay outs as firm accused of cheating emissions tests  Car maker is alleged to have sold about 600,000 diesel cars with defeat devices Follows similar ‘dieselgate’ claims made against Volkswagen and Mercedes By Matt Oliver … Read more

Ministers consider £2bn levy on developers as families face £15bn bill for safe homes after Grenfell

Big building firms face a multi-billion-pound levy to help families pay to repair homes with dangerous cladding in the wake of the Grenfell fire. It could a mean a levy on all high rise flats and possibly a separate charge on major developments to atone for building tens of thousands of flats and homes with … Read more

I’m A Celebrity fans praise Toni Pearen after she gets makeup slathered over her face

‘She’s such a good sport’: I’m A Celebrity fans praise Toni Pearen after she gets makeup slathered over her face by Alli Simpson during ‘marriage’ challenge By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:20 GMT, 17 January 2021 | Updated: 11:50 GMT, 17 January 2021 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! star … Read more

Tory MP Simon Hoare savages Laurence Fox after the actor showed off face mask ‘exemption badge’

Laurence Fox was branded a ‘nuclear-powered p***k’ and ‘selfish, loathsome tool’ by a Conservative MP after he posted a photo of himself on social media wearing a coronavirus mask ‘exemption badge’ which he ordered from Amazon.  The actor and political activist, 42, who has repeatedly challenged lockdown restrictions, shared the photo on Twitter on Friday … Read more

Laurence Fox shows off Covid face mask ‘exemption badge’ he bought from Amazon

Laurence Fox has posted a photo of himself on social media wearing a coronavirus mask ‘exemption badge’ which he ordered from Amazon. The actor and political activist, 42, who has repeatedly challenged lockdown restrictions, shared the photo on Twitter on Friday beneath a post which appeared to mock people who wear masks. He was seen … Read more

Covid UK: Care homes face longer wait for getting coronavirus vaccine

Care homes face longer wait for coronavirus vaccine as ‘unstoppable’ new strain rips through the sector Deadline for vaccinating care home residents faces delays as Covid spreads Department of Health said it was on track to offer jabs to residents by February But that represented a week’s slippage on NHS England’s rollout promises  By Susie … Read more