The inventor of the iconic British Enfield 8000 - an innovative electric car unveiled in 1973 - has died aged 80. Constantinos Adraktas was the head of a team of Greek and British engineers who designed the electric car, developed in the UK by the Isle of Wight-based Enfield Automotive…
A Chinese company has sparked outrage online for putting a timer in the workers’ toilet. Photos of the ticking clock above the toilet cubicles were widely circulated on Chinese social networks such as Weibo, sparking outrage that workers were being hurried into carrying out their business. Following the online backlash,…
A tourist’s gushing review of a snorkelling company disturbing sea turtles so visitors can get good snaps has landed the firm in hot water with the Malaysian authorities. The as-yet unidentified snorkelling operator is based in the Perhentian Islands within the Malaysian state of Terengganu. The incident was highlighted on…
Firefighters in Italy have been working for 24 hours straight with planes carrying out 105 water drops to control a huge fire that broke out at a waste company. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QPpfneB1UE&feature=youtu.be @emergenzavvf/Newsflash The incident was reported in Squillace, an ancient town and comune, in the southern Italian Province of Catanzaro, in…
A couple has named their baby after a Swiss Internet provider after they were promised free Internet to anyone who named their child after the company. The company, Twifi, said in a Facebook advert that it would provide free internet for 18 years to any parents who named their son…
