Uber online cab-hailing app does not break the law, the High Court has ruled. Transport for London (TfL) went to court for judicial clarification, where Mr Justice Ouseley ruled that the app operates differently to a taximeter, and handed Uber much needed victory. Uber said: “Now the high court has ruled in favour of new…
Mahan Air, an Iranian Boeing 747, with 426 passengers on board, had just departed from Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport, when a piece of engine number three came off and hi the body of the plane and made an emergency landing. The pilot returned to the airport immediately and safely landed the plane just after 7:15am local…
Flybe, a British low-cost regional airline and largest regional airline in Europe, based in Exeter, recorded a 10 per cent increase in passenger numbers to £2.4 million during the second quarter and 13 per cent rise in sales. Investors bought shares to send share value up 4.11p to £81.36p despite a 1 per cent fall…
Miller and Bud the world’s two biggest beer producers are set to merge after SABMiller accepted an increased takeover offer of £44-a-share, from rival Anheuser-Bush InBev. AB InBev, the world’s largest beer maker, approached SABMiller, the world’ second-largest beer maker, with an offer to buy the company. The acquisition of SABMiller would be the biggest…
Though he has lived a millionaire lifestyle in London’s West End, the boss of the Admas family crime syndicate was unable to pay £750,00 of ill gotten gains when jailed for conspiracry to conceal proceeds of criminal conduct in 2007. He lost an appeal to have his debt written off last year and claimed to…
A 24 year old Muslim woman and dental student in Kottayam Kerala, was divorced by her husband on WhatsApp, 10 days after their marriage. “My husband sent me a message on WhatsApp saying Talaq, Talaq, Talaq. He then called me and said the same with god as witness and mailed me too.” When she asked…
LinkedIn has agreed to pay £8.45m $13m to users to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing it of sending too many unsolicited emails to users. LinkedIn’s “add connections” feature, which lets users import their personal contacts into the social network (the notorious subject line “I’d like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn”). If…
Snapchat, the Social media giant is launching a new advertising campaign known as “Sponsored Lenses” to be unveiled on Halloween. This follows the introduction of the “Lenses” feature, allowing users to add special effects to the pictures they share. Snapchat, a video messaging application, was started by Bobby Murphy and Evan Spiegel as a project for…
A Brazilian audit Federal Accounts Court has ruled that President Dilma Rousseff broke the law in managing last year’s budget, as their investigation revealed that the government borrowed money illegally from state banks to make up for budget shortfalls. The Minister who handled the case in the Accounts Court, Augusto Nardes, stated the government disregarded…
The American Airlines Airbus 320 flight AA550 Phoenix to Boston with 147 passengers and 5 crew had to be diverted to Syracuse New York on Monday 5th October 2015 as the pilot dies mid-flight and a cool headed co-pilot lands the plane safely at 7am.. The pilot appeared ill during the flight, prompting the diversion…