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Are Dating Apps Going the Way of the Dodo?

Whitney Wolfe Herd built Bumble into a company worth billions. Her platform gave women control over the first message and reshaped how millions of people approached online romance. So when she told an audience that dating apps are "feeling like a thing of the past," people paid attention. The founder of one of the largest dating platforms in the world had openly questioned the future of her own industry.

The numbers behind her statement tell a familiar story to anyone watching tech stocks. Bumble's share price sat above $75 when the company went public. It now hovers around $8....

New Polymer bank notes in 2016

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Wed, 12/18/2013 - 11:40am

The Bank of England has confirmed plans to introduce its new polymer banknotes starting with the introduction of a new Winston Churchill £5 note in 2016. The first note will mark the end of a 320 year tradition of using cotton paper notes but will introduce a range of newly developed security features making counterfeiting the notes far more difficult. The new notes are also much more durable than the cotton paper notes lasting more than twice as long before becoming damaged by age. This includes dirt and moisture resistance which mean the new notes will remain cleaner for longer. The Bank...

Dogs intuitively read humans

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Tue, 12/17/2013 - 11:48am

Dogs are more capable than ever of being able to predict and understand human behaviour than ever before according to research by the evolutionary biology laboratory at Abertay University in Dundee. The research sought to understand better the link between nature and nature in dogs’ ability to follow human given cues. Researchers analysed the behaviour of 24 dogs of varying levels of training and found that training made no difference to their reaction to unspoken commands such as pointing or nodding. The researchers suggest that as selective breeding between intelligent dogs remains...

100mph storm winds to hit UK on Christmas Day

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Tue, 12/17/2013 - 11:20am

Forecasters have issued a double warning over two large storm depressions heading towards the UK, the second of which is expected to mean a stormy Christmas for the whole country.

The first depression known as Storm Emily is expected to arrive in Scotland and Northern Ireland late tomorrow night and with winds expected to hit between 80 an 100mph, leading the Met Office to issue a severe weather warning.

The storm is expected to worsen on Thursday but the Met Office has said that persistent rain will quickly clear to be replaced with frequent wintry showers.

As...

Members of St John’s Chambers ranked in Chambers UK 100 Bar

Three members of St John’s Chambers based in Victoria Street have been publicly recognised in The Chambers UK 100 Bar. Leslie Blohm QC; Andrew Marsden and Glyn Edwards have been ranked in the ‘Chambers 100 UK Bar’, ranking the top 100 silks and barristers practising at the Bar of England and Wales.

St John’s Chambers, the largest set in the South West with 80 members and seven silks announces that the three members have achieved this public recognition by being ranked in Bands one or two or as ‘Star Individuals’ in their specialist areas of law in The Chambers UK Bar Guide....

Government reveal Modern Slavery bill

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Mon, 12/16/2013 - 1:11pm

A new draft anti-slavery bill which could see human traffickers receive life sentences has been revealed in parliament today.

Known as the Modern slavery bill it will see the maximum sentence for slavery offences rise from 14 years to life imprisonment, as well as introduce a range of measures to improve the detection of slavery operations.

Those with previous convictions for violent or sexual offences will receive a automatic life sentence.

The draft bill also sets out provisions to simplify existing slavery and trafficking law to make investigating and prosecuting...

UPDATE: Operation Friendie

Authored by Oli Justice
Posted: Fri, 12/13/2013 - 1:41pm

It's been an incredibly busy week here at The Exeter Daily and with just one day to go until this weekend's X Factor final, we're asking for one final push from our readers to help us support Devon's superstar Luke Friend.

TED has been out and about all week interacting with the people of Exeter to drum up as much support as possible for young Master Friend. So far, the response from you all has been absolutely incredible. We were in Princesshay on Thursday for late night shoppping and getting your messages for Luke, check out the pictures of some of his most loyal friendies below...

Firefighters strike from 6pm today

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Thu, 12/12/2013 - 2:35pm

Firefighters in England and Wales will strike for the fifth and sixth times this weekend, between 6pm and 10pm on both Friday 13 and Saturday 14 December.

Members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) have said that they will continue to strike until an agreement is met. The public and business community are reminded to take care during both four hour strikes. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service have made contingency plans to ensure all 999 calls are answered during the strikes but still ask the public to be extra careful. While the majority of fire stations across Devon should...

Two children a day are abducted abroad by parents

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Thu, 12/12/2013 - 11:57am

The number of parental child abduction and custody cases has more than doubled over the last decade, with almost two children being abducted abroad each day, according to new figures released today by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) and charity, Reunite.

The FCO has launched an awareness campaign to encourage parents to think of the long-term damage their actions could have on both the children and families involved.

The Christmas holidays have in the past been a hotspot for parental child abductionas family’s face extra strain.

The campaign features a...

Agency's shock at 'fake' interpreter

Authored by Lucie Simic
Posted: Thu, 12/12/2013 - 9:41am

An Exeter-based deaf interpreter agency has expressed shock at the unidentified man, who was broadcast standing alongside world leaders including US President Barack Obama, making up his own signs during Nelson Mandela’s memorial service.

The so-called ‘interpreter’, who was seen by millions of television viewers worldwide, was a 'fake', according to South Africa's deaf federation.

Carly Renaud, one of the directors at the South West’s leading interpreting agency, Deafinite Interpreters, said: "It appears that the "interpreter" used at such an...

Students stage Shakespearean parade in Exeter

Meet the fools, clowns and ordinary folk of Shakespeare’s plays on Friday 13 December in Exeter city centre.

Masters students from the University of Exeter’s Staging Shakespeare course will be in costume outside the Elizabethan Guildhall in Exeter High Street at 5.30pm ready to parade down to St Nicholas Priory (The Mint, off Fore Street), where followers will be met with a glass of punch and promenade drama performances between 6pm and 7pm.

Admission is free-of-charge and all are welcome. They will be presenting comic Shakespearean scenes in St Nicholas Priory, an...

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