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The first piloted flying taxi could take off in the UK in 2026. The Department for Transport has unveiled its Future of Flight Action Plan that predicts that by 2030 they will have taxis flying above the ground without pilots. It also anticipates that drone technology will boost the economy by a whopping £45 billion by 2030. Aviation and technology minister Anthony Browne said: "Cutting-edge battery technology will revolutionise transport as we know it - this plan will make sure we have the infrastructure and regulation in place to make it a reality. "From flying taxis to emergency service dro...
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The Royal Family were "looking forward to catching up" with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex over Christmas.The loved-up couple - who married at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in May 2018 - were planning to return to the UK with their 17-month-old son Archie over Christmas, but they've abandoned those plans due to the coronavirus pandemic.A source told Us Weekly magazine: "Everyone was so looking forward to catching up with them, as well as Archie."They’re looking forward to making the most of things regardless."The Duke and Duchess relocated to California earlier this year after stepping ...
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The Crown Season 4 trailer has been released and we get our first official glimpse of Margaret Thatcher played by Gillian Anderson and Emma Corrin as Princess Diana.Season 4 of the Crown will be released November 15.
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The UK is set to ban sales of locked phones.Regulators Ofcom have ruled mobile phone companies will no longer be able to sell devices that are locked to a certain network, such as Tesco Mobile or Vodafone and BT/EE, from December 2021.Selina Chadha, Ofcom’s connectivity director, said: "We know that lots of people can be put off from switching because their handset is locked."So we’re banning mobile companies from selling locked phones, which will save people time, money and effort – and help them unlock better deals."When a mobile phone is locked, it means the user has to pay to have it unloc...
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Little Mix reveal new album tracklist via AlexaThe chart-topping girl group are set to release their new record, 'Confetti', in November, and fans are now being offered the chance to get a tease of the album tracklist via Alexa.By asking, "Alexa, drop some confetti" fans of the band will be able to hear a number of personalised lines from Perrie, Leigh-Anne, Jesy and Jade.And hidden within these messages are the titles of each track, meaning fans will be able to discover the entire album tracklist just by asking a few questions.Little Mix haven't released an album since 'LM5' in 2018, but Jade...
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Ed Sheeran tops heat magazine's Rich List for second year runningEd Sheeran has retained his place at the top of heat magazine's Rich List for a second year.The singer/songwriter has been named the wealthiest celebrity under 30, according to the annual guide to the UK and Ireland's richest young stars.Ed keeps his title after increasing his estimated worth by £40m in the past 12 months to a whopping £210m.Harry Styles takes second place with £74m in heat magazine's Rich List 2020. With actress Emma Watson in third place with £58m
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Sir Paul McCartney has confirmed his new album, 'McCartney III'.The Beatles hitmaker will release the third album in a trilogy of classics on December 11, following on from 1970's album 'McCartney' and 1980's 'McCartney II', which he has been working on during lockdown.The singer and musician hadn't planned to release new music in 2020 but he found himself working on some old tunes during lockdown and has even created some new tracks too. 'McCartney III' promises to be "a stripped back, self-produced and, quite literally, solo work marking the opening of a new decade, in the tradition of 1970’...
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Niall Horan fears for the future of the arts industry in the UK.The singer has called on the government to do more to help support the music industry through the global health crisis, saying that some people within the sector risk being "completely left behind".Niall - who first found fame as part of hit boyband One Direction - explained to the Guardian newspaper: "When you think of Britain and the British Isles, you think fashion and music and the arts and it’s just a completely forgotten-about industry in a time of need”.He added people that work in the arts are hard-working people that have...
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Sir Elton John thinks that John Lennon could have won the Nobel Peace Prize .The ‘I’m Still Standing’ hitmaker believes the late singer would have been up for the huge accolade if he hadn’t died as the Beatles star was a complete “treasure”.‘I think that if your dad had still been alive he would have maybe won the Nobel Peace Prize. , Speaking to the singer’s son, Sean, for BBC Radio 2’s John Lennon at 80 special, Elton said:.He was a uniter and was prepared to go to any lengths to make people see what his point was. And a lot of people … like the FBI, they gave him a hard time, but it didn’t ...
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Politicians and regulators have been urged to force social media firms to take tougher action against misinformation.The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) thinks the UK and US government must do more to apply pressure to big social media companies, whose response to misinformation has been called into question amid the coronavirus pandemic.Imran Ahmed, the CCDH's chief executive, said to the BBC: "This is an immediate crisis, with a ticking time bomb about to go off in our societies."Social media companies ... do not listen to polite requests for change. Given the acute nature of the c...
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