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... missing children on the well-known 404 Not Found pages.

Many emergency services around the country are making us...
One particular incident, a large blaze in west London in ...
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What this means is app-culture infiltrating the dashboar... space finder to a way to get coupons for local restauran... that can pop up on the windscreen.
It all relies on the car being connected to the internet ...
The connected car is already the thir

The European Commission has launched a "grand coalition"... region's IT skills shortages.

With "immersive media" taking content well beyond the TV... technology is attempting to move virtual reality towards... closer to real life.
Whether it be a cave, an igloo or a theatre, virtual rea ...
Full 360-degree screens are now capable of taking a

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Arm lifts BigDog robot to new level
... f standardising the way robots perceive the human world.

The company that developed 3D printed gun parts has anno... launch a new firm, dedicated to copyright-free blueprint...
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with excitement building for the release of a new VR hel... Rift - it is worth asking what went wrong the first time... lessons be learned?

Microsoft researchers have designed a smart bra that can...
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Sound design is often the unsung hero of video games. Bu... get it right, primal instincts are triggered, helping im... the action. Below, the brains behind the soundscapes of ... biggest releases discuss their art in exclusive intervie...

Samsung is warning customers about discussing personal i... of their smart television set.

Britons in particular have an attitude problem to address as well.
"People easily say, 'I'm terrible at maths,' or 'I'm awful at numbers.' If you said that kind of thing in India people would look at you funny," she said.
"It's like saying, 'Oh, I can't

"I'm just a farmer's wife," says Christine Conder, modes... members of the rural communities of Lancashire she is al... internet pioneer.
Her DIY solution to a neighbour's internet connectivity ...
That is 35 times faster than the 28.9 Mbps average UK

Many people in the UK feel a growing connection with oth... neighbourhood and the wider world, but shrinking ties wi...
The figures come from a survey for the BBC's Who Do We T ...
Graphic on connectedness
More people said neighbourhood ties and links w

A vibrating suit has been designed at Birmingham City Un... teach nursing staff the correct technique when lifting a... patients.
The suit vibrates until the correct posture has been ado ...

The Book Hive The honeycomb installation interacts with ... past triggering sensors to make the books rustle

In pictures: Rare lenticular clouds over West Yorkshire
Cloud over Leeds
Cloud over Denholme
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Business Secretary Vince Cable says it has been a challe... government to explain to the public how bad a state the ...
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Britain is no longer one of the "price-setters" in world ...
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The claim: Low and middle earners are bearing the burden...
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Mairi Hedderwick andCherry Campbell Mairi Hedderwick say... in her books is based on her childhood dreams of island life
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Have you ever stood on a beach in Wales and wondered wha... side of the ocean?
Finding the answer is not as simple as drawing a straigh ...
Map experts at Esri UK have created an interactive map w ...
Pembroke in Pembrokeshire, for example, faces Antarct