Austerity Bites Home
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the deputy crown prince and the person behind Saudi Arabia’s economic reform programme has bought a luxury super yacht for £300million shortly before the country launched an austerity drive. He was recently spotted in the south of France holidaying on board the 134 metre Serene.
A supercomputer’s power of weather prediction
Thanks to a new breakthrough supercomputer, the Met Office can make long-range forecasts up to 13months in advance. The £97 million computer based near Exeter has successfully modelled The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) which determines the weather the UK experienced. The NAO is based on the pressure difference in the seas around Iceland in the north and the Azores in the south.
Mandatory English tests for mini-cabbers
Transport for London has announced a new rule that all minicab drivers in London will need to demonstrate their English skills in a written and verbal test to acquire a licence. The decision was made after Uber complained the private hire drivers in London had to take a £200 English exam before obtaining or renewing their licence. The new rule will come into force from April 2017.
Bigamist committed suicide
An inquest heard how a man who jailed for bigamy hanged himself, after his second wife found pictures of his third wedding on Facebook and after his third wife found out about his the ongoing relationship, with the second wife. His suicide note, left in blood said: “you don't need to worry about me anymore.”