An immersive virtual reality exhibition which has been selling out in London, is about to begin a global tour. The experience called We Live In An Ocean Of Air uses heart monitors and breath sensors to show how humans interact with nature. Pensioner Ted Waight visited the show for his first VR experience. Video produced […]
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Image copyright Getty Images The chief executive of Hornby has said the company was in “chaos” when he took over almost two years ago. Lyndon Davies, who was appointed in October 2017, said that the senior management had to be removed as they did not understand the business. Hornby is best known for its model
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The Catskills have had more comebacks than Tony Bennett. The first wave came in the late 1880s when summer vacationers filled boarding houses. Decades later, Jewish families arrived by train to play shuffleboard and swim in opulent hotels. Remember Woodstock in the 1960s? That’s when the hippies showed up. Nowadays, aging Brooklyn hipsters are bringing
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BBC Click’s Paul Carter looks at some of the week’s best technology stories including: Facebook announces its new crypto-currency, Libra, but some lawmakers have expressed concerns Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei says international sales of the telecoms company’s handsets have fallen by 40% in the past month as a US-led backlash against the firm continues MIT’s
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Matt Chapman was thinking slider, and he guessed right. Chapman hit a three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics stunned the skidding Tampa Bay Rays with a 5-4 comeback victory Thursday night. Chapman’s 17th homer and second game-ender came on a 1-0 slider from Diego Castillo
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ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, holding a rare meeting with international journalists, said on Thursday that he expected to resolve disagreements with the United States, particularly his purchase of the Russian S-400 missile system, in a one-on-one meeting with President Trump at the end of the month. The two leaders are expected
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Shares opened higher in Europe on Friday after mostly declining in Asia despite the S&P 500 index’s record high overnight close. Germany’s DAX added 0.4% to 12,400.10 while the CAC 40 in Paris climbed 0.6% to 5,566.15. Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 0.3% to 7,445.33. U.S. shares looked set for a tepid open with the future
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Image copyright Getty Images Sacked BBC radio broadcaster Danny Baker has announced he’s to return with a new twice-weekly podcast in 2020. Baker was fired from his 5 Live show over a tweet about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s baby in May. The 61-year-old deleted the tweet and apologised for his “serious error of
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Image copyright Getty Images Bank of Scotland has been fined £45.5m for failing to alert authorities to possible incidents of fraud. The fine relates to suspicious conduct by the Impaired Assets team in 2007 and in particular the activities of its director, Lynden Scourfield. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said the bank knew he had
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Lisbon may be one of Europe’s more affordable capitals, but if you’re in search of a spectacular meal, it’s not difficult to drop 120 euros (about $135) for a three-course dinner (without wine) at restaurants like the Michelin-starred Belcanto. Fortunately, budget travelers can turn to tascas: small, unpretentious restaurants that, back in the early part
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