Amazon ditches app logo after Hitler comparison

Amazon changes its new smartphone app logo after shoppers say it reminds them of a smirking Adolf Hitler Amazon replaced shopping cart symbol with an Amazon box and a piece of tape But combined with a smile-shaped arrow it looked like it could belong to a face Some shoppers saw an uncomfortable resemblance to Hitler’s moustache  Amazon has hurriedly changed […]

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Fly-tipping hell on 'disgusting' estate leaves homes 'ravaged by rats' and kids too scared to leave their rooms

A "DISGUSTING" estate ruined by fly-tippers has left homes "ravaged by rats" and kids too scared to leave their rooms. Skips are overflowing with filthy rubbish and countless bin bags have been dumped across the streets in the Griffin area of Blackburn, Lancashire. Shocking pictures show household rubbish, medication bottles, furniture and needles strewn around. Blackburn and Darwen Council had […]

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Rishi's Budget plan to help City fight back against EU share onslaught

City fights back amid EU stock market onslaught with Rishi Sunak planning an overhaul in tomorrow’s Budget to make it more ‘agile’ to attract growing companies Sunak said to be preparing to use Budget tomorrow to make the City more ‘agile’  Review by former EU commissioner Lord Hill will recommend raft of changes Last month Amsterdam overtook London as Europe’s […]

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Smart motorway rules are to be included in Highway Code

Rules of ‘dangerous’ smart motorways will be included in the Highway Code so drivers have better understanding of how they work Road bosses announced plans to include smart motorways in the Highway Code It was a move ordered by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps last year  But relatives of those killed on controversial routes branded it ‘too little, too late’ Road bosses announced […]

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While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, March 2

World will not vanquish Covid-19 this year: WHO It is unrealistic to think the world will be done with the Covid-19 pandemic by the end of the year, the World Health Organization warned Monday. WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan said it might however be possible to take the tragedy out of the coronavirus crisis by reducing hospitalisations and deaths. But […]

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