Uber has overcome a ban on operating in London, its biggest and most lucrative European market. The firm lost its license to operate in the UK capital in 2017, after regulatory body Transport for London declined to renew Uber’s permit, citing a “lack of corporate responsibility.” Although the firm had been operating under a temporary …
When you think of invasive species, a fluffy little caterpillar probably isn’t the first that that comes to mind — that is, unless you happen to live in London. The UK forestry commission has been fighting a battle against the larvae of an insect called the oak processionary moth (OPM for short), and after a …
A massive winter storm engulfed London on Tuesday and brought some intense snow and bitter cold. Winter storms aren’t exactly a rarity for Londoners, but this particular storm front was uniquely harsh. It originated in Siberia and had been making its way across the continent for several days before finally striking the UK, earning the …
London is one of Uber’s major markets, with some 3.5 million people using the app in the crowded city, according to the company. But come late September, Uber won’t be allowed to operate its business in London anymore. The local transport authority on Friday announced that Uber’s license won’t be renewed, saying the company is …
No, you didn’t accidentally happen upon a late April Fool’s day joke, there is actually a massive inflatable boob hanging out in London. The huge organ, perched delicately upon a two-story building in the eastern part of the city, is part of an awareness campaign aimed at mitigating the stigma of breastfeeding in public, but that …
Some architects are actually toying with a crazy idea for fixing London’s subway – and any other tube for that matter – and that’s replacing trains with high-speed moving sidewalks.
What do you do once the Olympic Games have long departed your town and you’re left with a bunch of structures conceived specifically for that event? Well if you’re the city of London and you have the insanely tall ArcelorMittal Orbit Tower left in North-East London, you come up with the best idea you can imagine: Put the …
You’d think that charging your iPhone or Android handset on a train in London would be perfectly acceptable, but that’s not at all the case. In fact, police arrested an iPhone user who did that – “abstracting electricity,” as they called it – on a London Overground train.
Planning to visit London anytime soon? Good, but beware the Queen’s Guard!
A number of unannounced devices currently being developed by Research In Motion have been revealed by the alpha software included on the developer preview phone the vendor distributed last week. BlackBerry watcher N4BB discovered a number of code-names referencing unannounced BlackBerry devices in RIM’s BlackBerry 10 alpha software, several of which are expected to run the …
