Intelligent Environments, a British company has launched an emoji alternative to the traditional four-digit Pin code commonly used for accessing online banking, which would be more secure as there are more potential combinations of the 44 emojis than there are of the numbers 0-9. Digital banks are examining it closely to incorporate in their security…
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In UK, more than one third of people planning on going to at least one wedding this year, as the cost has rocketed by one third on last year’s results of £460. According to a new survey, the UK hen and stag industry is estimated to be worth over £500 million a year in the…
A military Airbus A400M plane crash in Spain was caused by software fault as “torque calibration parameters” had been accidentally deleted during a software installation from three of its engines, according to investigators. This would have caused the affected propellers to spin too slowly. The aeroplane crashed near Seville, during a test flight on 9…
George Osborne is so start selling £32bn state’s stake in Royal Bank of Scotland at loss of £7.2bn if all share s were sold at current prices. The sale of the state’s RBS stake signals a major move in Uk to normalise its banking system, after the 2008 financial crisis, RBS was the biggest bank…
SUSHI SAMBA restaurant had to be evacuated after a fire broke out on the 38th floor London Fire Brigade were called to Heron Tower, 110 Bishopsgate, EC2N 4AY, just before 2am on 6th June 2015, Saturday morning when a fire broke out under the floor of the Sushi Samba’s smoking terrace. The outdoor space which…
The pilot of Flybe flight BE384 from Southampton to Dublin was aborted and forced to turn around and head back to Southampton Airport as the navigational systems was savaged by Bees. The insect flew into one of the instruments on the outside of the jet. Safety of passengers was primary concern for the crew as…
Growth in the World’s third largest Japanese economy expanded by 1 per cent in the first quarter, best for Japan in two years, up from an initial estimate of 0.6 per cent from the previous quarter according to an official government data. A leap in business spending aided growth above all expectations. It grew 3.9%…
Growth in global remittances, will slow sharply this year due to weak economic growth in Europe, deterioration of the Russian economy and the depreciation of the Euro and ruble according to the latest World Bank’s migration and development. The top five migrant destination countries continue to be the Untied States, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Russia and…
A Thomson Airways flight TOM 2570 from Manchester to Heraklion in Isle of Crete (Greece) was forced to divert to Bulgaria after a drunk passenger lit a cigarette in the plane toilet and had to be restrained by airline crew. This man’s misadventure meant nearly 180 passengers had to be diverted to Bulgaria and delayed…
London is forecast to be the world’s most popular travel destination in 2015 for the second year in a row, according to Mastercard annual travel study. Mastercard released their annual travel study, the Global destination index, ranking 132 destination cities around the world in terms of total international overnight visitor arrivals and cross-border spending. Top…