Millions of people are being monitored for social distancing as part of a government-backed project secretly rolled out across Britain, the Mail can reveal. In what campaigners call a sign the country is heading to a ‘truly dark place’, at least 363 cameras originally installed to monitor traffic flow have been switched – without public … Read more
The Royal Meteorological Society has announced the winners of its annual weather photography competition. Rudolf Sulgan of New York was named the UK association’s Weather Photographer of the Year for his image, ‘Blizzard,’ depicting pedestrians braving blistering winds and snow on the Brooklyn Bridge. Sulgan said the toughest part of getting the shot, aside from … Read more
Big Brother is watching your social-distancing! Over 1,000 AI scanners are monitoring how close pedestrians are walking to each other on streets of London, Manchester and other major UK cities Manufacturers Vivacity said data is used by officials to ‘inform policy decisions’ Are now used to identify pedestrians from other traffic and work out distances … Read more
Police search ‘suspicious’ car and arrest driver after it ‘hit two pedestrians’ in London’s Sloane Square Officers were called to Sloane Square in the west of the capital on Wednesday Police said the vehicle had collided with two people, who were taken to hospital The two victims were taken to hospital and offices near crash … Read more
Now police warn you NOT to step in road to dodge fellow pedestrians… because briefly crossing someone’s path carries a very low risk of transmitting coronavirus Police have warned pedestrians not to try and social distance on pavements It comes after reports of clashes between people trying to walk past each other Scotland Yard says … Read more
Grass has sprouted between cobblestones in Rome’s piazzas as lockdown measures keep pedestrians away. The new growth coincides with a significant plunge in footfall due to the country’s strict stay-at-home measures, in what could be described as nature’s silver lining to coronavirus. Italy has been the epicentre of Europe’s coronavirus devastation with a staggering 199,000 … Read more