Remarkable achievement, congratulations Apollo 11 crew On this day, 16th July 1969 Apollo 11 blasted off from Kennedy Space Centre to begin a mission to the moon. Four days later, on the 20th July 1969, man walks on the moon for the first time. History is made witnessed by millionsRead More →

Recognition Codebreaker and computer pioneer, Alan Turing will feature on the new design of the Bank of England’s £50 note. He is well known for his code-breaking work that proved vital to the Allies in World War Two. The Bank of England governor, Mark Carney said, ‘As the father ofRead More →

Sales of alternative powered cars goes into reverse gear Sales of alternative powered cars in the UK have fallen. The car sales decline of new cars dropped by 4.9% in June from the year before. The premature removal of subsidies coupled with the car industry woes is of concern. UKRead More →

Electric car

New electric vehicles will have to emit a noise under a new EU directive as of Monday 1st. July 2019 The AVAS – ‘acoustic vehicle alert system’ must sound when reversing or travelling below 12mph on all new four wheel vehicles. Pedestrian safety is the key to this directive asRead More →

Facebook announces cryptocurrency contender, Libra. Main points Libra is due to launch early 2020 It will not be run by Facebook (according to Facebook). A new subsidiary company will be created, Calibra, enabling users to create digital wallets to buy, store and exchange the cryptocurrency. The name Libra originates fromRead More →

Bitcoin

As U.S. markets closed Wednesday 26th June 2019 Bitcoin burst through $14,000.00 touching $14,200.00 – only to dramatically fall by $1,800.00 to $12,200.00 in minutes. Despite such a dramatic fall Bitcoin is still holding on to substantial gains at a 17 month high. But this incident does, however, demonstrate theRead More →