A tourist in South Africa has told how he was shot in the face after his satnav sent him into one of Cape Town's most notorious neighbourhoods minutes after landing. Photo shows Walter Fischel, undated. The American tourist, a father of three children, was shot in the face and robbed…
This image shows the very specific route a French jogger undertook through the streets of Perigueux resulting in a GPS map depicting Father Christmas on a sleigh full of presents being pulled by reindeer. The runner, Quentin Rolland, 28, told Newsflash in an exclusive interview that after such a “particular…
A farmer in Belgium is using a GPS collar on his Aberdeen-Angus cattle that allows him to establish a ‘digital fence’ area and zap the animals with a mild shock should they stray too far. Robin Mens, from Stotert near the hamlet of Olmen in the Belgian municipality of Balen,…
CEN/Feuerwehr der Stadt Landeck An Amazon delivery driver got stuck on a mountain path in Austria with a van full of packages after his GPS sent him the wrong way and he had to be rescued by firemen. The Romanian driver was trying to reach the city of Bologna in…
The Japanese government has announced it is considering making convicted sex offenders wear GPS tracking devices in a bid to prevent them from reoffending. According to local media, this measure is part of a draft policy to reduce sexual crimes in the country. The idea is to implement the plan…