Blind date: This week it’s Chris, 40, and Amber, 41, but will romance be on the cards?

AMBER, 41  Dating past?  I’ve received a few marriage proposals. The timing wasn’t right with one, and I’d be divorced by now if I’d accepted the other. My longest relationship was four years — I’ve put my career first and travelled with my job. Pre-Date Nerves? In all honesty, no. As a head hunter I’m … Read more

‘Blind’ robot learns to navigate a flight of stairs for the first time by feeling its way

Engineers in the US have devised a robot that can easily climb staircases in the dark. ‘Cassie’ ascended the steps at Oregon State University with 80 percent proficiency, all without eyes or other sensors. The bipedal robot was trained to use ‘proprioception,’ or body awareness—to navigate uneven surfaces. Researchers say that’s important if fog, dim … Read more

Leap before you look! Buying blind becomes a new normal for homeowners

The fundamental rules when buying a home have always been to check the building and its location thoroughly and make several visits before signing on the dotted line. Yet in today’s property market that kind of safety-first thinking is a thing of the past. ‘Buying unseen is the most dramatic Covid-driven property trend we’ve seen,’ … Read more

Leap before you look! Buying blind becomes a new normal for homeowners

The fundamental rules when buying a home have always been to check the building and its location thoroughly and make several visits before signing on the dotted line. Yet in today’s property market that kind of safety-first thinking is a thing of the past. ‘Buying unseen is the most dramatic Covid-driven property trend we’ve seen,’ … Read more

Blind patients hope to gain vision in medical first of CRISPR editing DNA inside their bodies

In a world first, scientists are using the controversial CRISPR technology to edit genes while the DNA is still inside a person’s body. Typically, the tool –  used to treat conditions like sickle cell disease – removes cells from the body, edits out the mutated parts and then reinserts them, along with instructions to create … Read more

Blind Date contestant TURNED DOWN Amanda Holden 30 years ago.. and then married her lookalike

It might have been 30 years ago but it is a moment Barnaby Hands’ friends will never let him forget – the time he turned down Amanda Holden on prime-time TV. Amanda was then a 19-year-old unknown drama student who signed up for Cilla Black’s Blind Date ‘for a laugh’. Now, as she is tipped … Read more

PIERS MORGAN: What next for the corporate woke warriors at United Airlines – blind pilots? 

What’s the first thing you think of when you get on a plane? Safety, right? I mean, there are lots of other things you might think of as you take your seat – the leg room, the food menu, whether the WiFi works, how unspeakably annoying the stranger sitting next to you might turn out … Read more