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At 2.37am one crew from Sawtry, one crew from Yaxley, one crew from Stanground and one crew from Huntingdon were called to a building fire in Gidding Road, Sawtry. A fire had started in the store room of a commercial grocery store, located on the ground floor of a parade of shops. Residents in the properties above the shops were Read more...

Electric Ireland has won a contract worth €100,000 to supply green energy to Voya. Yoya is a cosmetic supplier that produces and exports organic seaweed around the world. The contract will involve Electric Ireland providing around 8 GWh Energy to the company, which also has premises in the UK and US.  The electricity is from all Read more...

An electrical implant has helped four paralyzed men move their legs again through an electrical implant which when activated allows the men to move their toes and legs. Experts say it's a promising development but warn that the experimental treatment isn't a cure. Almost three years ago doctors announced that zapping an Read more...

  Imagine trying to relax in the comfort of your own home, only to feel like you’re living on a movie set with spotlights beaming through your windows. This is the reality for residents of a street in West London, where newly installed LED street lights are causing quite a stir. Installed three weeks ago, these lights stand tall at 8 meters Read more...

A university professor along with his team of specialist created the world’s largest game of Tetris. Thousands of people gathered to view the blown up version on a 29 storey building. The team used an LED lighting system in a building in Philadelphia to create the game so that it could actually be played. The building is over 400 feet tall and Read more...

Defibrillators are to be installed in every Scottish dental practice as the Scottish government aims to boost the survival rate for people who have cardiac arrests. 970 defibrillators will be mapped by ambulance crews so that the call handlers can direct people to the nearest defibrillators while the patient waits for a medical crew to Read more...

A family in Crewe got the shock of their lives when their home was hit by lighting during a freak storm. The Gawron family were forced to leave their home when a bolt of lightning travelled down their TV aerial after windows and sockets exploded. Martyna Gawron, 29, said her two children, Laura, four, and Fabian, two, were petrified when the Read more...

United airlines are making it a lot easier for their customers to charge up phones, tablets and laptops before take-off or during a stopover.  The airline has begun installing over 500 charging stations in waiting areas in many airports that they fly into. The first airport on the list is Chicago International airport which is due to be Read more...

Motability scooters with a twist are New Zealand’s new attempt to combat against the falling numbers of post. Two new electric vehicles have been introduced on a trail, a three wheeled vehicle known as “Kip” and a four wheeled vehicle known as “Polly”. On this trial they will be sent around local areas with postmen to see how Read more...

A faulty electric blanket was most likely to be the cause of a fire that killed an elderly woman. North Wales Fire and Rescue Service have warned the public of electric blanket dangers following the serious fire at the home of Tryphena Williams. The woman’s 88-year-old husband managed to escape from the home but tried to re-enter the property to Read more...