Tech and Auto
Brexit pushes car finance costs up by almost £100 a month
Car finance costs have increased by as much as 49 per cent since Britain voted to leave the European Union, new research has revealed. The tumbling pound has left UK drivers out of pocket by as much as £98 per month, or £4,606 over the course of the full contract. Sterling has tumbled in value from more than 1.3 euros to the pound in May 2016 to barely 1.1 euros in February 2019. This has seen PCP finance costs for...
New app launched to tackle loneliness in London
A new app has been launched in London with the aim of connecting people and taking social offline. Initially aimed at young people living, studying and working in London, friendrequest is looking to lead the way in facilitating friendship in the capital. It will address the challenge of forming actual friendships in a world of ‘social’ media by actively encouraging users to spend less time on the app - a first for a platform of its kind. With over eight million...
Couple who visited supermarket car park left note saying: “parent parking no just cos you fat!! Lazy cow”
Ayesha Chambers, 25, did some shopping with her partner Fran and ten-month-old son Freddie at the Tesco Extra in Cirencester., Glos.
Taxi driver who was caught with £4 MILLION worth of heroin in his boot is jailed
Barry Smith, 44, was caught with more than 40kg of the class A drug in his cab when officers stopped his Skoda Octavia on the M6
Banned driver clocked doing 95mph in 30mph zone after nicking his dad’s car before crashing
Chris Hillman, 29, stole the yellow Ford Focus just before 8.30am on New Year's Day
Video shows couple held at gunpoint before being robbed of £400,000 of watches in North London
Julian and Anna Tendler were ambushed on the driveway of their £3 million house before being frogmarched inside and robbed.
Claims Honda is about to close factory in Britain with loss of over 3,500 jobs
Reports say the car giant is set to announce the shutting of the plant in Swindon., Wilts, on Tuesday
“Trailer camper” concept could transform glamping for tech-loving adventurers
An ultra-cool concept could transform glamping for tech-loving adventurers by allowing them to stream boxsets on a projector screen - in the middle of nowhere. The Nissan x Opus is a 'trailer camper' with an eco-friendly battery pack that supports up to a week of electricity for adventurers who go ‘off-grid’. After ‘inflating’ in less than 90 seconds, the camper opens up to provide a kitchen, seating area and sleeping accommodation for up to six people. Inside, there are USB...
Police release list of secret slang, hashtags and acronyms teenagers use online in warning to parents
Nottinghamshire Police issued the list to help mums and dads spot telltale warnings of online abuse