Lift

• Una ricerca sui limiti di peso degli ascensori prodotti nel Regno Unito e in Europa tra il 1972 e il 2004 solleva preoccupazioni in termini di sicurezza ed equità. • Gli ascensori non sono più abbastanza grandi per ospitare i cittadini più corpulenti del Regno Unito, secondo i ricercatori. • Uno studio sulla capacità massima degli ascensori nel Regno Unito e nell'Europa continentale ha rilevato che gli impianti non sono stati adeguati all'aumento dei livelli di obesità, destando preoccupazioni per la sicurezza e l'equità. Continua a leggere...

• Rocket Lab ha annunciato un accordo commerciale per cinque lanci della sua nuova piattaforma di razzi riutilizzabili a medio carico Neutron, posizionando l'azienda come concorrente nel crescente mercato dei lanci spaziali commerciali. • Il razzo Neutron dovrebbe diventare operativo ed effettuare i suoi primi lanci entro la fine del 2026, segnando una tappa fondamentale nell'espansione di Rocket Lab oltre il suo veicolo più piccolo, l'Electron. • L'investimento nella capacità a medio carico permette a Rocket Lab di intercettare una gamma più ampia di missioni di dispiegamento di satelliti e di competere con i fornitori di lanci già affermati.

President says decision made ‘in honor of the king and queen’ as industry officials call deal ‘significant boost’In a gesture of diplomatic friendliness after King Charles’s visit to the White House, Donald Trump said the US would be removing all tariffs on whisky imports.“In Honor of the King and Queen of the United Kingdom, who have just left the White House, soon headed back to their wonderful Country, I will be removing the Tariffs and Restrictions on Whiskey having to do with Scotland’s ability to work with the Commonwealth of Kentucky on Whiskey and Bourbon,” Trump said in a post on social media. Continue reading...

Rise in electricity demand in first quarter of 2026 was moderated by record output from rooftop solarGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore datacentres and warmer conditions helped push electricity demand to record highs in the first three months of the year, according to Australia’s Energy Market Operator, while growth in batteries kept average wholesale prices down.Electricity demand – from households, business and industry – reached record levels of 25GW in Q1 2026, an increase of 1.2% compared with the same quarter last year. Across the grid, this growth was offset by record output from rooftop solar. Continue reading...

In latest stage of £42m restoration project, 30-strong team removed mast from Nelson’s Battle of Trafalgar flagshipThere is only one correct way to extricate a 15-tonne wrought iron mast from one of the world’s most famous and beloved warships – very slowly, and with extreme care.Which is precisely what a 30-strong team, led by shipwrights and riggers, did on Monday night into Tuesday morning, when they lifted the foremast from HMS Victory as part of a £42m conservation project. Continue reading...

Prime minister says number of people charged has risen by 17% and technology is helping police to tackle theftKeir Starmer has claimed the “tide could be turning” on shoplifting, pointing to a 17% rise in people charged for what has become a hot political issue.CCTV footage that could be shared immediately with the police should be used more widely, the prime minister said, adding that “the hope of technology” could make a difference. Continue reading...

Staff are handing over sandwiches from behind a theft-proof counter as the high street fights backGreggs has axed self-service display cabinets in bakery stores that have been most severely hit by shoplifters.The move is the latest aimed at combating a problem plaguing the high street. Last year official figures revealed annual shoplifting offences in England and Wales had passed half a million offences for the first time, and since then many retailers have reported high levels of crime in their shops. Continue reading...