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Hermes Makes 'Parcels Personal' With New Technology
Hermes Play is a new app that allows senders to record and attach personal videos to their parcels. Using augmented reality technology the app aims to bring people together and has been launched in the run-up to Valentine’s Day so that customers could send personalised videos to loved ones. Over 100…
£20m Announced To Fund Vaccines For Coronavirus And Other Infectious Diseases
The Government has today pledged £20 million to develop new vaccines to combat the world’s deadliest diseases, amid concerns over the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak in China. When visiting the Public Health England’s Porton Down laboratory last week, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced the UK will ramp up efforts to fund…
11:00 AM 3rd February 2020
Why Is Moving Away From Windows 7 Important?
Jamie Durham
IT Correspondent
On January the 14th 2020, Microsoft ended its support for Windows 7 and while most people and businesses have upgraded to Windows 10, those who haven’t yet got round to it are potentially taking a huge risk. And here’s why… What is all the fuss about? New security flaws are being…
5:01 AM 31st January 2020
A Top-secret Electric Vehicle Has Completed The UK's Longest And Most Complex Autonomous Car Journey
A modified 2017 electric Nissan LEAF travelled from Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE) in Cranfield, Beds., to the brand’s manufacturing plant in Sunderland. Over the course of the 230 mile journey, the autonomous car tackled country lanes with no or minimal road markings, junctions, roundabouts and motorways. The autonomous technology activated along…
9:43 AM 5th February 2020
4 Tips To Keep Your Tech Running Smoothly In 2020
Jamie Durham
IT Correspondent
As we’re drawing nearer to the New Year, we’ll each have our own resolutions, but have you thought about ones for your IT too? It’s more important than ever to keep yourself and your data safe in the digital world. So here are Jamie Durham’s top four tips to follow…
10:34 AM 2nd January 2020
Carol Vorderman: Older Generations Paving The Way With Tech And The Environment
Remember the sound of a dial up modem? Remember not being able to use the landline phone when you went online? Remember thinking the internet might be a fad when it first launched? Despite this, do you now use a smart phone, find your way around with a sat nav and…
11:55 AM 27th November 2019
Fake-Face Tech
Hopefully you have been watching the brilliant series on BBC, The Capture. For those who haven’t, it is a fictional thriller where the CIA and MI5 use a new technology to change the faces of people on CCTV footage – a technique known as ‘correction’ and they then use it…
7:27 AM 27th October 2019
Why Is Backing Up Important?
In a world where ransomware has become big business for rogue countries and states, it is more important than ever to be backing up your data on a regular basis. In a nutshell, ransomware is a virus or script that encrypts your information, meaning it becomes unusable. The cyber-criminal will…
12:02 PM 28th September 2019
Bitcoin - Transformative Technology Or Complete Waste Of Energy?
For over 3000 years, physical money has formed the basis of transactions, but this is changing and like most things, we’re moving to digital – in this case, Bitcoin. So, what is this infamous online currency – that at times dominates the news – and what does it mean for…
4:59 AM 28th August 2019
Putting The Squeeze On CO2 Emissions
The U.S. Vice President Al Gore told us in 2006 about “An Inconvenient Truth”, and helped raise international public awareness of global warming. Today, according to a recent Berkeley Lab Report, it takes 70 billion kilowatt hours a year to run the internet across America, requiring about 8 big nuclear…
7:55 AM 31st July 2019
Parental Device Control
Jamie Durham
IT Correspondent
Everyone has the ability to access content on the internet nowadays – including children who are old enough to own a mobile phone, tablet or laptop.  In most cases, there are minimal to no proof-of-age measurements in place on sites such as Facebook, Instagram and Youtube, meaning all manner of content…
11:12 AM 26th July 2019
Partial Lunar Eclipse Falls On Apollo 11 Anniversary
Jan Harris
Assistant Editor
Photo by Rob Harris
A Partial Lunar Eclipse is in progress coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launching its mission to the Moon. What a surprise as the full Buck Moon is now progressing into a Partial Lunar Eclipse. This happens when the Earth moves between the Sun and the…
11:00 AM 16th July 2019
Cancer's Last Note
One of the world’s leading cancer research organisations, The Institute of Cancer Research, London has teamed up with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) to create a beautiful new piece of music with a twist – it has been left deliberately unfinished. Entitled ‘Let’s Finish It’, the unfinished symphony abruptly cuts to…
10:00 AM 12th June 2019
What Is 5G And How Will We Benefit From It?
4G – or the fourth generation of mobile communication network – is the current standard of mobile data and is now 10 years old. Believe it or not – and as with anything in the technology world – this is considered ancient. So, the fifth generation is now set for…
4:21 AM 12th June 2019
Android Vs IPhone - Which Is More Secure?
In this next instalment with the Yorkshire Times, Jamie Durham takes a look at Androids and iPhones – the differences between the two and which is most secure – to keep you protected against potential cyberattacks. Smartphones make our lives easier, and many of us can’t go a day without them.…
9:28 AM 15th May 2019
Global Problems To Be Tackled By UK From Space
Building on a global reputation for expertise in satellite technology, the UK Space Agency will tackle certain environmental issues with space-based solutions. This package of space-based solutions will tackle problems such as illegal deforestation, disaster response and food production. The new register of specialist products and services delivered by UK space…
9:00 AM 25th April 2019
How Can I Protect Myself From A Phishing Attack?
As we are reading more about cybercrime than ever before, it’s important to know how to better protect ourselves from hacks and attacks. Online criminals are becoming more skilled and continuously developing new techniques to get hold of your data, so it’s important to be vigilant. In this new, regular…
3:59 AM 25th March 2019
Parents Encouraged To Be Aware Of Scarlet Fever Symptoms
Scarlet fever is a seasonal bacterial illness that is common at this time of year, mainly affects children, and is easily treated with antibiotics. The latest report by Public Health England (PHE) shows that 6,316 cases of scarlet fever have been reported since mid-September 2018, compared to an average of…
3:53 AM 1st March 2019
UK And Vanuatu Unite To Tackle Marine Litter
UK scientists have joined forces with their Pacific counterparts today to help turn the tide on marine litter. Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey is in Vanuatu for the South Pacific Region Commonwealth Litter Programme conference, which brings together governments, policy makers, educators and scientists to share expertise in the fight against plastic…
5:02 AM 18th February 2019
Measles Outbreaks Across England
Between 1 January 2018 and 31 October 2018, there have been 913 laboratory-confirmed measles cases in England. This steep rise in cases (when compared to 259 lab-confirmed measles cases in 2017), was associated with outbreaks linked to importations from Europe that have led to some limited spread in the community,…
11:05 AM 13th November 2018
Measles: Why It Is Necessary To Eliminate The Disease In Europe
Several measles outbreaks are ongoing in Europe and until the disease is eradicated worldwide, cross-border transmission between countries is possible and will likely continue to occur. The President of the Italian National Health Institute, Walter Ricciardi, and the Director of PHE, Duncan Selbie, have stressed that measles elimination in Europe is…
7:04 AM 20th July 2018
Flu Vaccine Effectiveness In 2017 To 2018 Season
Public Health England (PHE) has today (Wednesday, 18 July 2018) published data on the effectiveness of the flu vaccine in the 2017 to 2018 season. The data show that overall, flu vaccine was 15% effective in all age groups. However, effectiveness varied considerably. By age-group, the vaccine was overall: 26.9% effective…
4:34 AM 18th July 2018
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