30/04/15

[Maik]

Diesel cars could be banished as Britain ordered to cut air pollution
Transport experts have predicted that diesel cars will be phased out as part of government plans to cut air pollution

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11571615/Dirty-diesel-cars-could-be-banished-as-Britain-ordered-to-cut-air-pollution.html

[Maik]

Barclays, Halifax and Tesco banks still vulnerable to POODLE attack

Discovered last October, it's a means by which attackers could intercept supposedly secure SSL communications between your computer and a website. For instance, if you were logging into a secure website (such as an online bank) using WiFi in a coffeeshop, a hacker sitting close by could sniff your confidential credentials as they whizz through the air.

Of course, every responsible website sprung into action - making sure that they weren't putting their users at risk.

Unfortunately, as The Register reports, it doesn't seem that banks like Barclays, Halifax, Tesco and others received the memo.

https://grahamcluley.com/2015/04/barclays-halifax-tesco-bank-poodle/

[Maik]

Rumour varies person to person, day to day, but heard persistently that Veronica's jewellery shop will move into the revamped bungalow between Etam and Scandies in Skala.

[Maik]

Britain set to host world's largest radio telescope
The headquarters of the project which will aim to solve unanswered questions relating to the Big Bang will be in Britain after a winning bid

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11572548/Britain-set-to-host-worlds-largest-radio-telescope.html

[Maik]

Grexit could cause a recession 'of unprecedented magnitude' and a 50% currency devaluation

http://www.businessinsider.com/this-is-the-horrific-consequence-of-greece-leaving-the-euro-2015-4

Could be correct but what on earth would the media use as filler fodder if it weren't for Greece's economic situation?

[Maik]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/pets/11570773/Why-didnt-you-tell-me-youre-opening-a-tin-of-tuna-What-my-cat-really-means.html

[Maik]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11571500/Firebrand-Greek-minister-risks-fresh-schism-by-promising-no-surrender-to-Europe.html

[Maik]

Windows 10's web browser is called Microsoft Edge

http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/29/microsoft-edge/

Amazon free delivery minimum spend could be doubled

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/amazon-free-delivery-minimum-spend-could-be-doubled-10214598.html

[Maik]

Fewer people to travel abroad this year than last

http://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?news_id=2016471

Interesting but applies generally, not just to tourists visiting Greece

[TonyKath]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/pets/11570773/Why-didnt-you-tell-me-youre-opening-a-tin-of-tuna-What-my-cat-really-means.html

Better article but shorter in The Daily Mail   Also their excellent cartoon by Pugh:



Tony