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Hyundai demonstrates its new hydrogen fuel car which aims to clean up dirty roads
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- Hyundai demonstrates its new hydrogen fuel car which aims to clean up dirty roads
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- 1:12
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- A map showing the dirtiest route in London has been revealed today as a major car manufacturer has demonstrated how future fuel cell technology vehicles could be used to clean the air we breathe and tackle the UK’s air pollution problem.
University College London (UCL) researchers have used open data from Kings College to map the route which covers Central and Greater London’s dirtiest roads. (Map attached).
As part of its Clean Driving Month, Hyundai will demonstrate how future car technology could help tackle the problem and clean up the air we breath. Its dramatic clean air demonstration at UCL shows how its Nexo fuel cell vehicle actively purifies the atmosphere as it drives.
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- Online "stock market" for trainers launches in the UK
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- The world’s first “stock market” for high-demand consumer items such as trainers, streetwear, handbags and watches is hosting a huge party for “sneakerheads” to celebrate its launch in the UK and Europe.
StockX will be celebrating the history of trainer culture in Britain, with fanatics from around the world coming together to showcase rare sneakers – and examine the re-sale market in the UK which is already estimated to be worth an astounding £200 million a year.
The website and app use a live platform to connect buyers and sellers and allow them to track real-time prices for some the most desirable footwear, streetwear, watches and bags.
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- Revolutionary Sustainable Fuel Project Takes Flight
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- 1:21
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- 8 years ago
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- The aviation industry took a landmark step towards making commercially-viable sustainable aviation fuel a reality – thanks to a world first flight by Virgin Atlantic and LanzaTech, supported by long-term partner Boeing. The first batch of LanzaTech jet fuel was used on a commercial flight for the very first time – Virgin Atlantic’s VS16 flight from Orlando to London Gatwick, operated by a Boeing 747 aircraft. Passengers on the historic flight were welcomed by a familiar face on arrival as the airline’s founder Sir Richard Branson marshalled the aircraft into stand. This flight follows hot on the heels of a £410K UK government Future Fuels for Flight and Freight grant to determine the feasibility of building a 40-50million US gallon jet fuel plant in Britain.
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- Trent Alexander-Arnold faces world chess champion Magnus Carlsen
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- The full-back, who turned 20 on Sunday, lost by checkmate to Carlsen in a match in Manchester which lasted five minutes and involved 17 moves.
Alexander-Arnold, who played in the match organised by the Kaspersky Lab and World Chess to promote the forthcoming World Chess Championship, said he was "proud" of his performance and hopes to inspire more young people to take up the game.
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- Cars of the future - a world-first demonstration
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- 2:13
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Two British cities have hosted a world-first demonstration of the cars of the future as a pioneering project to trial Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) came to end an end.
Coventry and Milton Keynes hosted three days of complex demonstrations across two cities, featuring new modes of travel, collaboration between three global car manufacturers, innovative technological features, complex urban environments, and an International CAV Conference.
The UK Autodrive project is the largest of three projects to have emerged from the UK government’s ‘Introducing Driverless Cars’ competition in 2015, which had the aim of establishing the UK as a global hub for the development of autonomous vehicle technologies.
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- Michelangelo's David and Rodin's The Thinker reimagined as domestic gods
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- 1:36
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Two of the world’s most famous male statues have been spectacularly reimagined as domestic gods for a bold new campaign with the creative by Taylor Herring for Samsung.
The figures, which have been installed around central London, feature near-identical versions of the original masterpieces, bar a few cheeky tweaks.
Michelangelo’s “Domestic David” has been recreated wearing briefs, with a shirt flung over his back, as he takes charge of the weekly wash while Rodin’s ‘The Clean Thinker’ poses, deep in contemplation, at a washing machine.
Each statue took six-strong design team two months to create, working from a variety of sources to recreate a faithful rendition of each sculpture in microscopic detail. The reimagined statues of iconic male nudes give a humorous nod to revealing new Samsung research which found that 75% of men have little or no idea how to operate the domestic appliances they have at home.
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- Ryan Thomas tries out indoor skydive activity in Birmingham
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- He became the first member of the public to try the new immersive indoor skydive activity, which is the equivalent of three 12,000 ft sky dives, at the world’s first attraction based on Bear Grylls' adventures.
Having met his girlfriend, Lucy Mecklenburgh, on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls in 2017, he was seen as the perfect choice to come and experience his attraction first hand.
As well as appearing on Celebrity Island, the former Coronation Street actor is fresh from winning Celebrity Big Brother just last month.
While at The Bear Grylls Adventure, Ryan also tried a giant scorpion on a sriracha scorpion shot and was pictured tucking into a grasshopper pizza as he sampled some of the special dishes available. Ryan added that it really brought back memories of struggling to eat limpets on the Island last year.
Tickets to Basecamp start from £20, with the Basecamp and iFLY package available for £65 per person. If visitors are u...
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- Study on goosebumps shows astonishing things about your personality
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- 1:44
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- People who experience goosebumps are said to be higher achievers who are healthier and more empathetic than their peers. A study has shown that over half of the country will see the hairs on their arms stand up during live entertainment.
Matthew Sachs, a Harvard University researcher, studied a group of participants at Reading and Leeds festivals over two days in August. He wanted to know more about our emotional connection to music and what getting the shivers really means.
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- Blockbuster returned to London, but it only stocks Deadpool 2
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Blockbuster Video, which ceased trading in the UK in 2013, has risen from the dead in East London.
A mock-up of the video rental chain has landed in Shoreditch for two days only – and it's only stocking one film.
Footage filmed at the pop-up shows how rows upon rows of collector's edition copies of "Deadpool 2" fill up the shop.
The pastiche has been set up as a promotion for the film's release to download, on Blu-Ray and on DVD.
According to a sign outside the shop, customers who manage to dig out their old Blockbuster loyalty card can queue jump and claim a free copy of the film.
The last Blockbuster in the UK closed its doors in December 2013, having previously had 528 stores.
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- Music Stars Protest Against Tech Giants
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Music stars from across the UK are joining forces to take on the tech giants ahead of a crucial EU vote on Copyright Directive next week (September 12), musicians, MPs and music industry leaders are gathering in London to urge Euro MPs to back a crucial copyright change.
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- Kate Winslet supports programme to improve literacy skills for disadvantaged women
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Kate Winslet helps Lancome and The National Literacy Trust launch a new partnership to tackle improving literacy levels and confidence by helping disadvantaged young women in the UK develop the skills they need to succeed in the job market.
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- Jennifer Metcalfe transforms into Zombie as Fright Nights is unveiled
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- THORPE PARK Resort hosted a bloody banquet with celebrity zombie Jennifer Metcalfe. After a painstaking transformation into the undead, the Hollyoaks actress tucked into a menu of realistic edible human body parts.
Severed fingers, ears and eyeballs made from chocolate and Red Hot Blood Soup were on the menu to mark the launch of the park’s 17th annual “Fright Nights” season running from 5th to 31st October 2018.
The six new live-action scare mazes and horror zones across THORPE PARK Resort will include AMC’s The Walking Dead: Do or Die – a macabre experience filled with nail-biting jeopardy, Vulcan Peak – an intense nightmarish tribal hell where visitors will need their most primal instincts to survive and a new version of the Blair Witch Maze, situated deep in the woods of the park.
Zones populated by disturbingly real scare actors will include Terror at Amity High and Big Top Showtime, a twist on last year’s hugely popular maze th...
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- TNR Summer Showreel
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- TK Maxx Encourages Individuality on National Play Day
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- 1:20
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Parents across Britain are being encouraged to let their children’s creativity and individuality run free this National Play Day, as new research reveals that 7 out of 10 parents (70%) love seeing their little one’s natural style come to life through their wardrobe choices, even if 92% think their fashion concoctions are too “crazy” to go out wearing.
The survey, conducted by labels-for-less retailer TK Maxx, also revealed that over two thirds (62%) of parents enjoy playing dress up with their children and most (89%) attribute this love of playtime to seeing the way their child’s mind works in order to pull a look together. In addition, boys and girls tend to learn the importance of style early on, with 64% of kids commenting on their parents’ clothing choices as well as their own.
Despite the survey, which targeted parents of children aged 4 - 15, showing that over half (57%) find shopping the third most stressful sit...
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- Southampton FC become charity Saints - Virgin Media swap shirt sponsorship for Scope logo
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- 1:17
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- For one game only, Virgin Media handed over its shirt sponsorship of Southampton FC to Scope to raise awareness of the charity’s ‘Disability Gamechanger’ campaign helping highlight the issues disabled people face across the UK.
Southampton's commercial director, David Thomas, said: "We are extremely proud to be able to stand with Virgin Media and Scope again this season, by wearing a one-off kit for the Leicester City game.
"Equality and opportunity are key in driving everything we do here at the football club, and it means a lot to us that our commercial partners share and support these values so openly.
"We are committed to ensuring disabled fans get the same opportunities as everyone else so they can enjoy the sport that we all love."
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- Westminster Abbey opens Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- High above the floor of Westminster Abbey, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries, a new permanent exhibition in the beautiful 13th century triforium, display the Abbey's greatest treasures and tell the story of the Abbey's thousand-year history.
Find out more about visiting the Galleries: https://www.westminster-abbey.org/vis...
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- Daisy Lowe blends seamlessly into daisy background
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- British model Daisy Lowe has been turned into a bunch of flowers as she transformed to quite literally become ‘part of the furniture’.
Daisy was painted by the world leading body paint artist, Carolyn Roper. It took an extraordinary eight hours to complete the two set-ups.
The amazing artwork was specially designed to celebrate the launch of the Samsung QLED TV, which can also seamlessly blend into the background through its unique Ambient Mode functionality.
In the same way Daisy has been painted to disappear into her surroundings, the QLED TV can disappear into the wall behind it by mimicking wall designs, patterns and colours.
The campaign follows recent research commissioned by Samsung that reveals six in ten Brits consider big, blank TV screens to be an eyesore, as they fail to blend in with the rest of the home.
Creative by Taylor Herring
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- Creating London’s 4th Emergency Service with mytaxi
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- 1:22
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Taxi hailing app mytaxi has developed a course to boost the 'health, safety and people skills' of its 17,500 drivers in the capital.
The Knowledge+ programme, which takes its name from the navigation exam sat by all London taxi drivers, includes life-saving techniques such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and how to use a defibrillator.
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- Girlguiding launch new badges for EveryGirl campaign
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Girlguiding launched new interest badges including mixology, vlogging and archaeology as part of their EveryGirl programme.
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- KFC launches Zinger Double Down Burger in the UK
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- 0:51
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- We joined super fans and lucky guests at the launch of KFC's Zinger Double Down which is available for a limited time in the UK.
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- Badoo's Longest Date on the Longest Day
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- To celebrate the summer solstice, Badoo hosted London’s longest date of the year on the longest day of the year, treating singletons to a series of free dating experiences guaranteed to set hearts racing and sparks flying.
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- Star Wars' John Boyega teaches kids to 'Train Like A Jedi'
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- 1:58
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Star Wars actor John Boyega visits his former London primary school alongside double Olympic gold medallist Jade Jones to inspire kids to Train Like A Jedi with Change4Life. The national programme from Public Health England and Disney UK aims to increase levels of physical activity among children in England, through the excitement of Star Wars and its characters.
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- British 'Interior Design Crimes' from the past 50 years Revealed
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- 1:11
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Toilet rugs, taxidermy and avocado coloured bathrooms – the once commonplace fixtures in our homes – have been crowned the biggest furnishing fails of the past 50 years in a survey of home design disasters. Other style slip-ups identified by the survey include floral ‘chintz’ furniture, waterbeds and Artex.
The research was commissioned by Samsung to mark the launch of its new QLED TV Range featuring a unique Ambient mode which enables the TV to blend seamlessly into the home environment thereby eliminating at least one home décor headache – a large, ugly blank screen.
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- TNR April May Showreel
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- 0:46
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- A selection of the fantastic work we've been up to in April and May for some of our wonderful clients including Westminster Abbey, Golin, Magnum, Taylor Herring, Huawei, Freuds, Betbright and The Kennel Club!
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- Giant ravens appear around the UK
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- We say we are a nation of nature lovers, however only 2% of the UK believe they have ever seen a raven, one of the UK’s most iconic birds.
In celebration of the launch of the Huawei P20 Pro – the first smartphone to come equipped with three camera lenses and a 5x hybrid zoom – Huawei commissioned the research to discover what Brits are most keen to take photos of.
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- Ultra-realistic robot spooks pub-goers for Westworld launch
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- An ultra-realistic humanoid robot, who has complex gestures and is able to have conversations, surprised members of the public in a local pub to help launch the second season of Westworld. “Fred” the robot joined patrons at lunchtime with a friendly chat about his favourite TV show and the eventual annihilation of the human race.
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- Wagamama releases 'walk out and pay app'
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Picture the scene – it’s a busy Saturday night, your poor waiter is run off their feet, but you manage to catch their eye and do the universal bill squiggle sign as they fly by with a plate of food. They come back five minutes later with the bill, and then you have the excruciating experience of trying to figure out what everyone owes, counting out the pennies, realising you’re short AGAIN (seriously, I reckon it’s Jon, every time), someone begrudgingly throwing more in just to save time, and then trying to grab the waiter again as they rush past. Then you’ve got to wait for your change. It can be a nightmare.
Well, not anymore, if you’re a Wagamama fan.
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- Driverless cars notify drivers of parking spaces
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- 1:49
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- A ground-breaking UK trial of connected and autonomous vehicle technology has been demonstrating how parking difficulties could soon be a thing of the past.
The UK Autodrive project has been using public roads and car parks in Milton Keynes to show how connected and autonomous vehicles could make the search for parking spaces much easier in future.
Project partners Ford, Jaguar Land Rover and Tata Motors European Technical Centre (TMETC) demonstrated on Thursday how cars could communicate with each other to notify drivers of available parking spaces – without the need for any additional parking bay sensors. On entering the car park, the cars get an updated heat map showing availability, while real-time updates from other connected cars show spaces filling and becoming vacant.
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- Samsung transforms London skyline with spectacular light show
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- A stunning public light show, powered by lasers, that underscores Samsung’s new Galaxy S9 innovative low-light camera function.
“The Night Reimagined” installation – created by Samsung and produced by AMV BBDO – gives everyone the opportunity to take stunning night-time pictures, which the one-of-a-kind low-light capacity of the Galaxy S9 and S9+ has been developed to capture. This remarkable structure on the London skyline has been created using 16 state-of-the-art laser lights built in Germany and the UK, and its ten-metre diagonal array will change trajectory to twist in the sky – altering its multi-coloured perspective for viewers capturing the event with their phones.
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- Thorpe Park Resort launches scream-powered mobile phone charging
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- The scarier the ride, the louder the screams! And rides don’t get more terrifying than THORPE PARK Resort’s newest attraction - The Walking Dead: The Ride, which opens this Easter. Which is why the boffins at Queen Mary University and the Surrey based theme park have teamed up together to develop the world’s first ever “Scream-ometer”, which is fitted to the rollercoaster and charges mobiles from the kinetic energy of passenger screams and vibrations from the ride.
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- Heinz releases chocolate mayonnaise for April Fools Day
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- 0:43
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- April Fools Day 2018 saw the launch of a 'new' chocolate Mayonnaise. The culinary experts at Heinz have been 'working around the clock' to create the top-secret, exquisitely delicious, new recipe in time for Easter.
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- First members of the public ride the new Alton Towers Wicker Man ride
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- We joined Lucas Betts (10) from Leicester, as he celebrated becoming the first member of the public to ride the Wicker Man, a wooden rollercoaster which features a six-storey flaming structure, at Alton Towers Resort in Stoke-on-Trent.
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- Almost half of shoppers put off buying ethical products due to being too expensive
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Almost half of all shoppers are put off buying ethical products because they’re too expensive, new research has revealed. The survey, commissioned by the Fairtrade Foundation ahead of Fairtrade Fortnight also found that 16% of consumers don’t buy ethical products because they “don’t trust claims” made about ethically-sourced products.
The new research has shown that 88.3% of us say that price is the most important factor when considering where to shop. This is followed by the quality of products (88.2%), the location (71.6%) and then the ethical credentials of the store (49.1%).
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- Nokia introduces five new phones at the Mobile World Congress
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- 1:52
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, today announced four new additions to its award-winning portfolio of Android smartphones – Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 7 Plus, new Nokia 6 and Nokia 1.
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- Fatberg on display at Museum of London
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- 4:02
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- We filmed the last remaining parts of the Whitechapel fatberg - a sewer blockage which became an international media sensation when it was discovered in September 2017.
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- Chris Hughes to train as jockey in charity horse race at York Race Course
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- 1:28
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Leading bookmaker Coral is delighted to announce that it has signed up Love Island finalists and power couple Chris Hughes and Olivia Attwood as official Coral Ambassadors for the upcoming major horse racing events under the strapline #LoveRacing.
Celebrities of the moment Chris Hughes and Olivia Attwood found fame on ITV’s Love Island, but it is their love of horses and racing that caught bookmaker Coral’s eye.
Coral is bringing the #LoveRacing campaign to life by teaming up with Chris Hughes on a challenging and thrilling project that will see the reality TV star transform himself into a jockey under the tutelage of legendary trainer Jonjo O’Neill.
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- Einstein inspired music scientifically proven to help you concentrate
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- 1:47
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- A hybrid music genre that mixes electronic dance music and Baroque string quartets has been commissioned by National Geographic to help unleash your inner genius.
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- First UK shop to sell Lego gets a makeover
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- To commemorate the brick's 60th birthday, Lego has given a truly unique makeover, with an entirely new facade made of over 250,000 bricks, to the shop where it was first sold in the UK, Osborne's Sports & Toys in Rushden, Northamptonshire.
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- Martine McCutcheon Welcomes People Home for Christmas at London Heathrow
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- We recreated the festive Love Actually moment at Heathrow at the end of last year with Martine McCutcheon and the Heathrow volunteers.
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- Heinz: All About the Can
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- 1:49
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Ahead of National Tin Can Day we got exclusive access inside the Heinz factory to get a sneak peak at how the revolutionary can is made.
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- What is Video Assistant Referee?
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- 2:23
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- The Wayfair Happy House
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- 1:19
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- TNR joined Wayfair at their 'Happy' house in central London showcasing the latest interior trends for 2018 as well as how to live a more contented and connected life.
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- Cricket stars Twitter Q&A with Jos Buttler & Alec Stewart for Waitrose
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- 2:38
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- We asked cricket fans to tweet their questions to current and former England wicket keepers Jos Buttler and Alec Stewart.
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- Waitrose Guide to Wicket Keeping
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- 5:25
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- We join England wicket keeper Jos Buttler and Alec Stewart, in a masterclass on wicket keeping for Waitrose.
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- Vitality Announces Major New Sponsorship Of AFC Bournemouth
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- 1:48
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- TNR were at AFC Bournemouth with Vitality as they were announced as Official Health and Wellness Partner of AFCB including Community Sports Trust sponsorship.
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- BT Emergency Response Team in Action
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- 1:36
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- We followed the BT Emergency Response volunteers on one of their intense flood training days.
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- LEGO Porgs Arrive in London
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- 0:41
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- The new lovable characters from Star Wars: The Last Jedi were seen roaming around London as they made their way to the LEGO store in Leicester Square.
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- Amazon Christmas Store donates gifts to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- With Christmas just ten days away, it’s the nation’s beloved family dogs that are most looking forward to a visit from ‘Santa Paws’, with Amazon revealing that 74 per cent of all pet Christmas presents have been bought for our canine companions.
The UK’s love for furry friends knows no bounds with 60 per cent of pets due to receive at least three gifts each this Christmas, according to a survey commissioned by Amazon.
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- Facebook launches peer-to-peer payments in the UK
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- 1:12
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Facebook is launching peer-to-peer payments in Messenger in the UK. The feature lets users send cash to their friends via the messaging app. It has been available in the US since 2015, but it's the first time Facebook has launched the feature in another country.
The app lets people send up to £2,500 in one go and a maximum of £10,000 every 30 days, although in the US it is mostly used to send sums of less than $50 (£38)
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- Ronan & Storm Keating Unveil LEGO Christmas Tree at London Hospital
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- 1:19
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- A pop star dropped by to unveil a giant LEGO Christmas tree for the enjoyment of staff, children and families at a children's hospital near Waterloo. Everyone was impressed by the unveiling of the Christmas tree made entirely of LEGO bricks at Evelina Hospital.
