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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...

Over 40,000 people have signed up to a campaign by Bord Gáis Energy whereby they will receive special offers and discounts if they switch to them. The customers already with them will receive similar discounts for their loyalty to the company. For the customers that take part in the switch will receive various discounts such as they can avail of Read more...

A Malaysia Airline flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Hong Kong. The plane was carrying 271 passengers from Kuala Lumpar to South Korea but it had to make a stop after the plane had an electrical fault. The fault was believed to have come from the on-board generator as it wasn’t functioning properly; however there was no Read more...

A young mother died after she was received a huge electric shock after negligence by two construction workers turned her flat into a walking death trap. Emma Shaw was hit with 240 volts as she tried to stop her flat being flooded in December. It is believed that she was advised by her mother to turn off her stopcock inside her kitchen Read more...

Hundreds of police officers monitored the traffic passing through Paris on Monday after high levels of pollution caused concern and so major restrictions were introduced by the French government. The restrictions on Monday meant that only motorists with odd numbered number plates where allowed to drive. Due to this success those with even Read more...

Sea-Tac airport in Seattle have introduced a new program in an attempt to cut fuel consumption and pollution within the airport and its surroundings by introducing a new fleet of electric powered vehicles. The airport has got rid of 200 diesel powered vehicles including baggage tugs, , planeside luggage conveyors and pushback aircraft tugs. Read more...