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Over 70% of people killed last year in house fires did not have working smoke alarms. The government is urging people to test their smoke alarms  as it could be the difference between staying alive or dying. There will be a new government campaign launched in an attempt to make people aware that it is necessary to check that all smoke alarms Read more...

John P Phillips, took under 25 seconds to break into a Southsea tea factory and pocketing a sum of £535 cash. Just 24hrs after the incident occurred on Sunday Morning, he was found and arrested after being caught red handed on CCTV. John, aged 46 was later charged after appearing before Portsmouth’s Court. ‘All About Tea’ owner Andrew Read more...

The Luxor Lamp in Las Vegas, Nevada: The Brightest Light in the World The Luxor Lamp, located in Las Vegas, Nevada, holds the title for the world's strongest light beam, shining with an astounding intensity of 42.3 billion candela. Utilising a series of curved mirrors, the Luxor Lamp focuses light from 39 xenon lamps into an incredibly narrow Read more...

In Colchester a new scheme which has been delayed a further 2 weeks, which will see the majority of street lighting switched off during the night. The scheme was meant to have begun on Friday, but has been postponed to Monday 18th November, so that all residents can see the final plans which will give the details of which lights will be switched Read more...

Li-Fi is the future of the next upcoming generation of wireless internet which will be cheaper and faster than Wi-Fi signals using data transmission through LED Light bulbs. It works by transmitting data through the use of visible light, and is said to have transmission speeds 250x times faster than ‘superfast’ broadband. 3Gbit/s was Read more...

There are plans for the Grafton Street Area to be redesigned to contain a shopping quarter which will contain a pedestrian link, LED lighting and street furniture with the removal on-street parking. Dublin city council wants to encourage shoppers to shop around the Grafton Street Quarter by using a €14m investment to improve the area and Read more...

Minister Foster has recently pressed the ‘on’ button for the ‘City of Culture’ in an attempt to try and boost evening tourism and further strengthen the city’s reputation as a top destination in Northern Ireland. The city will be strengthened through the introduction of the ‘Walled City Lighting Strategy’ which will illuminate the Read more...

New York City has proposed that in the next 5 year they will change al 250,000 street lights with energy saving  LEDs. This massive change is the biggest LED retrofit in the country and it will save approximately $6m in energy and $8m in maintenance. The switch was brought about by Mayor Bloomberg’s sustainability program, whereby he wants to Read more...

Already there is roughly around 80% of lights in Warwickshire switched off  between 12am and 5.30am weekdays and between 1am and 6.30am  at the weekends. There is fear that these times could be extended in an attempt to help lower the costs, which could save the council up to £300,000 following a budget simulator. Between December 2012 Read more...

In the state of Michoacan, one of the largest states in Mexico, just west from the capital, there was an attack by assailants which blew up 9 electrical plants. Luckily there was no deaths or injuries caused, however authorities have said it just shows as a reminder of the strength that the drug lords and other criminals have. After Midnight Read more...