Personal flying machines of the future set to compete in ‘fly-off’ 

The finalists of a Boeing-backed competition to design a passenger-carrying flying machine of the future are getting ready to exhibit their entries after years in development. The ‘GoFly’ competition is comprised of 850 teams from 130 countries competition to create the ultimate personal flying machine. Competitors were tasked with creating a flying device that’s safe, … Read more

IMDb founder Col Needham on the future of movie-going

He is loved by Hollywood A-listers and studio bosses alike, dubbed one of the most powerful men in Tinseltown and worth a reported £50 million. But when Manchester-born Col Needham walks into a glittering Hollywood event, as he will next Sunday when he co-hosts Elton John’s annual Oscars Aids fundraiser, few will have heard of … Read more

Pearson fighting for Footsie future: Share price falls another 9%

Pearson fighting for Footsie future: Share price falls another 9%, profit forecasts slashed again as top exec quits the business By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 16 January 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 16 January 2020 Pearson is fighting for its place on the FTSE 100 after a bleak warning about … Read more

Capricorn: Start planning for your future today…

Capricorn: Start planning for your future today… By Sally Brompton for The Mail on Sunday Published: 00:03 GMT, 29 December 2019 | Updated: 00:03 GMT, 29 December 2019 Capricorn 22 DEC-20 JAN Start planning for your future today. Mercury in your birth sign in harmony with Uranus, planet of changes, means that certain parts of your … Read more

Airline passengers of the future could order food on phones and collect it from on-board lockers 

The end of the food and drinks trolley? In the future passengers could order meals on their phones and collect them from on-board lockers Seattle-based design firm Teague wants to transform aircraft galleys from kitchens into retail space areas   It also wants to move airline food storage and warming from the galley and into the … Read more

In the future plane passengers could clear security and check in – by going up an ESCALATOR

In the future plane passengers could clear security and immigration, check in, and get weighed – by going up an ESCALATOR (and the whole process would take less than a minute) Designers say ‘Aerochk’ concept would slash long delays at airport security and cut number of missed flights Machines on the left would check passengers’ … Read more

Why a visit to Belfast is a must if you’re a fan of Game of Thrones or Back To The Future

Great Scot! We are only an hour or so into our trip to Northern Ireland and we have just discovered a DeLorean straight out of the Back to the Future films. Having departed the ferry at Larne, we headed straight for the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum in, ironically enough, Holywood, just north of Belfast. … Read more