What the UK’s Huawei decision on 5G means for mobile services

In a long-rumoured announcement today, the UK government revealed that Chinese technology company Huawei will be banned from the UK’s 5G networks. As announced by Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, purchasing any new Huawei 5G equipment will be prohibited in the UK after December 31 this year, and all of its hardware will be removed from … Read more

Here’s what the UK’s Huawei decision means for mobile services

In a long-rumoured announcement today, the UK government revealed that Chinese technology company Huawei will be banned from the UK’s 5G network. As announced by Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, purchasing any new Huawei 5G equipment will be prohibited in the UK after December 31 this year and all of its hardware will then be removed … Read more

Government announces major Huawei U-turn as it bans firm from UK’s 5G network

Government BANS Huawei in major U turn : Boris Johnson vows to strip out Chinese tech giant’s equipment from UK’s 5G network by 2027 in move which will delay roll out by two years – but its presence in 3G and 4G will not change Government today announced Huawei will be banned from the UK’s … Read more

UK’s first ‘CYCLOPS’ junction which is designed to keep cyclists safe comes into use

UK’s first ‘CYCLOPS’ junction which is designed to keep cyclists safe while making a right turn comes into use First ‘Cycle Optimised Protected Signals’ junction opened in Hulme, Manchester Involves a ‘cycle track’ on the outside of the junction to separate bikes and traffic Dependent on signals, cyclists can make right turn away from traffic in one … Read more

Sweden’s coronavirus death rate is now falling faster than the UK’s

Sweden continues to have one of the highest coronavirus death rates in Europe after avoiding lockdown – though it is gaining ground on the UK despite the harsh measures imposed in Britain. Sweden registered 1.6 deaths per million people on Thursday which was higher than the 1.4 deaths registered in the UK. But the country’s … Read more

The UK’s favourite TV family revealed: The Simpsons top the list

The Simpsons have been crowned the UK’s favourite family on TV, a new survey has revealed – pushing the Trotters from Only Fools and Horses into second place. A third of Britons named the dysfunctional American family from Springfield, created by Matt Groening in the late 1980s, as their most-loved on the box. The study, by Freeview, also … Read more

Broadband providers swamped by UK’s insatiable need for internet speed

Households across the UK are using the internet more than ever now that millions have been forced to work from home during the lockdown period.  The increase has been so great that some customers are now using enough extra data to watch three and a half hours more Netflix every single day, new research from … Read more

Dominic Raab unveils UK’s new human rights abuse sanctions regime

Dominic Raab today warned despots, dictators and their henchmen they will no longer be able to buy property in the UK or ‘siphon dirty money through British banks’ as he unveiled the Government’s new sanctions regime.  Before Brexit the UK usually acted alongside the European Union or the United Nations when imposing sanctions on individuals … Read more

Is Merthyr Tydfil the UK’s new Covid-19 hotspot?

Merthyr Tydfil is the UK’s new coronavirus hotspot, according to official figures that show the Welsh borough currently has a worse infection rate than Leicester.  Government statistics show 179.5 Covid-19 cases were diagnosed for every 100,000 people in Merthyr Tydfil in the week up to July 1. By contrast, the rate is 141.1 in Leicester … Read more