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Off-duty conductor climbed out of wreckage of ScotRail train and walked a mile to a signal box

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An off-duty conductor climbed out of the wreckage of a derailed ScotRail train and walked a mile to the nearest signal box to raise the alarm, it emerged last night. The unnamed staff member managed to escape a carriage and run to alert operators after the service derailed on Wednesday morning close to Carmont Railway station, … Read more

Driverless cars can suffer signal blackouts caused by ‘urban canyons’ 

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As motor firms continue to develop their autonomous vehicle technology, the safety of driverless cars has been dragged into the spotlight as expert fear they could experience signal blackouts in built-up cities. Autonomous cars require a GPS signal in order to identify where other autonomous vehicles are around them. However, ‘urban canyons’ caused by high-rise … Read more

UK phone signal blackouts may last TWO DAYS if Huawei banned

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Britain ‘faces phone signal blackouts lasting TWO DAYS if it bans Huawei’, telecom chiefs warn Any tightening of restrictions could lead to higher prices and delay in faster 5G Boris Johnson expected to announce U-turn on allowing Huawei to build network Ministers considering axing company amid fears network could be used to spy It comes … Read more

Boris Johnson to signal end of lockdown on July 4 when cinemas, publs and hairdressers will reopen

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Cinemas, pubs and hairdressers will today get the green light to reopen on July 4 – dubbed ‘Super Saturday’ by some MPs – as Boris Johnson signals the end of lockdown. In a calculated gamble designed to rescue Britain’s economy, the Prime Minister will announce that key sectors including tourism and hospitality will be allowed … Read more

Coronavirus mutation found in one sample could signal it’s getting weaker

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Scientists have discovered a unique mutation to coronavirus in Arizona – and it’s a pattern that they’ve seen before.  One of the 382 samples they collected from coronavirus patients in the state was missing a sizeable segment of genetic material.  In the middle and late stages of the SARS epidemic of 2003, this very same … Read more

Seven-year-old dresses in SUIT & TIE for Zoom class and flashes dad ‘I’m on the phone’ hand signal

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While so many of us are working from home in pajamas, sweatpants, or no pants at all, one Colorado schoolboy is upgrading his wardrobe during the pandemic. Denver dad Brian Kieffer shared a photo of his seven-year-old son on Twitter this week, which he captured when the youngster was in the middle of a class … Read more