TfL made an additional £86m from increased Congestion Charge in 2020

TfL made an additional £86m from hiked Congestion Charge in 2020 and could pocket an extra £113m this financial year if the £15-a-day charge remains, leaked email reveals A leaked email from Transport for London officials revealed increased revenues Email from deputy mayor for transport, Heidi Alexander, was seen by Autocar Sadiq Khan increased the daily … Read more

Lunch: People who opt for unsatisfying cold food in a café are more likely to buy additional snacks

Sandwich or toastie? People who opt for ‘unsatisfying’ cold food in a café are more likely to buy additional snacks, study finds Researchers from the US monitored purchases at a café for a fortnight They compared the purchases involving either hot or cold sandwiches  People buying cold sandwiches were found twice as likely to buy other … Read more

Wealthiest people can expect to live an additional NINE years disabilty-free compared to poor

Wealthy adults ‘can expect to live an additional NINE years free of any disability compared to their poorest counterparts’ After their 50th birthday, richest men in society lived for 31 years disability free That’s compared to 23 years enjoyed by poor men, according to the UCL study  Rich women lived 33 ‘healthy’ years, by contrast … Read more

Google unveils virtual braille keyboard that makes phones accessible without additional hardware

Google unveils virtual braille keyboard for Android that makes phones accessible to the blind and those with low vision without additional hardware A new virtual keyboard lets the visually impaired type on Android using braille The tool can be used to type text messages or emails It does away with the need for clunky external … Read more

Facebook set to give employees six-month bonuses and an additional $1,000 as coronavirus assistance 

Facebook set to give its 45,000 employees six-month bonuses and an additional $1,000 as coronavirus assistance Facebook is giving its full-time employees funds to help during the coronavirus They will all get their six-months bonus, along with an additional $1,000 Contractor workers are not eligible, but will continue to be paid as usual Coronavirus symptoms: … Read more

Calls to step up production of ventilators for coronavirus are ‘pointless’ without additional staff

Boris Johnson’s call to ramp up the production of ventilators for coronavirus patients is ‘pointless’ without more staff and extra equipment, leading medics have warned. The Prime Minister issued an appeal to manufacturers over the weekend to switch their production lines and help manufacture the life-saving breathing machines.    But experts warned there were not enough fully qualified … Read more