Three new driverless cars hitting UK roads: A Range Rover Evoque, Ford Fusion and Mondeo unveiled by Oxbotica and Transport for London group Driven September 5, 2017 Three fresh prototypes for driverless cars have been unveiled by a top group with ambitious goals of getting the vehicles onto Britain’s roads by 2019. A self-driving Range Rover Evoque and two Ford – a Fusion and a Mondeo – will be part of a fleet of six vehicles that will form part of trials [...]
UK artificial intelligence startup FiveAI lands £14m series B from Lakestar Capital, an early Facebook and Spotify backer September 6, 2017 The venture fund set up by an early backer of Facebook, Spotify and Skype has invested millions in a UK artificial intelligence startup that is planning on getting driverless cars on the road. Lakestar Capital has led the £14m series B round into FiveAI, the company working with Mclaren technologies and Transport for London on [...]
Brexit aviation progress facing turbulence as France and Germany eye business opportunities October 31, 2017 The outgoing boss of London City Airport warned today of the need to be aware of “vested interests” from European countries that have the potential to disrupt progress on post-Brexit aviation agremeents. London City’s chief executive Declan Collier said that despite the overall focus on the benefits of retaining a positive relationship between the UK [...]
Domino’s Pizza hikes dividend after growing profit and revenue in first half of 2016 July 28, 2016 Domino's Pizza said the recent Euro 2016 football championship helped boost trading in the first half of 2016, with sales up almost 11 per cent in the UK. The figures Sales across the UK, Ireland and Switzerland rose 17 per cent to £494.5m in the 26 weeks to 26 June, up from £422.6m in the [...]
Domino’s Pizza serves up tasty set of better-than-expected results driven by international expansion July 21, 2016 Saturday-night-in stalwart Domino's Pizza has posted better-than-expected quarterly sales as it continued to boost its international presence. The figures Net income at the pizza delivery leader rose 7.3 per cent to $49.3m (£37.5m) in the second quarter to 19 June, up from $45.9m in the same period of last year. Total sales grew 12 per cent to $547.3m, [...]
Fitness advice: How can you keep fit around all of these end-of-year parties? October 31, 2017 For many people, November is the start of the hardest time of year for keeping fit. Cold weather makes us crave stodgy comfort food, and that’s before you factor in the parties. But rather than wait until the new year for yet another resolution to get fit or lose weight, how about trying to [...]
UK house prices: Demand for homes drops due to uncertainty around the General Election May 30, 2017 The demand for homes stuttered in April due to uncertainty around the General Election, according to the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA). The number of house-hunters registered per estate agent branch fell in April, the property body found. There were 381 house hunters per branch in April compared to 397 in March and close [...]
Why a Brexit is a bit like a domino for those in other EU countries May 9, 2016 Adults across the EU are referencing the childhood favourite dominos for a very grown-up reason in a new survey out today. According to the research by Ipsos Mori, around half (48 per cent) of those in the EU countries it polled – Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Spain and Sweden along with Great Britain – believe that [...]
McDonald’s, JD Wetherspoon and Domino’s urged to crackdown on use of antibiotics in global meat and poultry supply chains April 11, 2016 A coalition of 54 institutional investors, which manages funds totalling $1 trillion, has called on 10 UK and US restaurant chains including McDonald’s, JD Wetherspoon, Wendy’s and Domino’s Pizza Group to curb antibiotic use in their global meat and poultry supply chains. The investors, which include Aviva Investors and Coller Capital, have written to ten [...]
Domino’s Pizza unveils the “world’s first” pizza delivery robot March 18, 2016 Domino's Pizza is has taken a military droid and turned it into a the world's first pizza delivery robot called DRU. DRU, Domino's Robotic Unit, is a prototype which the company says is "unlike anything seen before". The four-wheeled robot can travel at speeds of up to 20km per hour across footpaths, trails and bike paths. And when [...]