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01/07/2014
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Giant Jellyfish Spotted In Cornwall Estuary
A jellyfish measuring one metre in diameter and with two-metres-long tentacles has been spotted by conservationist Matt Slater in Percuil estuary on Cornwall's south coast.
Mr Slater took photos to the giant jellyfish after he came face-to-face with it as he swam with his dog near St Mawes.
The creature, which is not harmful to humans, feeds exclusively on plankton.
"These creatures are incredibly beautiful when you get a close look at them. The tentacles really look like soft coral." Mr Slater said.
Due to the warmer weather the Marine Conservation Society has received more reports of jellyfish on the cost of England and Scotland.
Google Glass Banned In UK Cinemas
UK cinemas have banned the use of the £1,000 Google Glass over fears it could be used to make pirate copies of movies.
Prototypes, which became available in Britain last week, allows people to read emails, take videos and browse the web via a display fixed over the right eye.
Phil Clapp, chief executive of the Cinema Exhibitors' Association, said: "Customers will be requested not to wear these into cinema auditoriums, whether the film is playing or not."
Heathrow 'Sorry' About Baggage Mayhem
Bosses at Heathrow airport have apologised for a computer glitch that caused thousands of luggage delays.
The airline also admitted that it cannot tell passengers who are still waiting for their bags, will they will receive them.
The issues affected thousands of departing British Airways passengers, forcing a number of them to fly without their luggage.
The wife of England and Manchester United footballer Wayne Rooney, Coleen, was among those affected by the glitch. She took to Twitter to complain that after waiting two day to receive her bags, she claimed they had been "ransacked"
In a statement, the airline said: "We have been working round the clock to reunite customers with their bags since the airport's baggage system in Terminal 5 first started experiencing IT faults last Thursday morning."
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A jellyfish measuring one metre in diameter and with two-metres-long tentacles has been spotted by conservationist Matt Slater in Percuil estuary on Cornwall's south coast.
Mr Slater took photos to the giant jellyfish after he came face-to-face with it as he swam with his dog near St Mawes.
The creature, which is not harmful to humans, feeds exclusively on plankton.
"These creatures are incredibly beautiful when you get a close look at them. The tentacles really look like soft coral." Mr Slater said.
Due to the warmer weather the Marine Conservation Society has received more reports of jellyfish on the cost of England and Scotland.
Google Glass Banned In UK Cinemas
UK cinemas have banned the use of the £1,000 Google Glass over fears it could be used to make pirate copies of movies.
Prototypes, which became available in Britain last week, allows people to read emails, take videos and browse the web via a display fixed over the right eye.
Phil Clapp, chief executive of the Cinema Exhibitors' Association, said: "Customers will be requested not to wear these into cinema auditoriums, whether the film is playing or not."
Heathrow 'Sorry' About Baggage Mayhem
Bosses at Heathrow airport have apologised for a computer glitch that caused thousands of luggage delays.
The airline also admitted that it cannot tell passengers who are still waiting for their bags, will they will receive them.
The issues affected thousands of departing British Airways passengers, forcing a number of them to fly without their luggage.
The wife of England and Manchester United footballer Wayne Rooney, Coleen, was among those affected by the glitch. She took to Twitter to complain that after waiting two day to receive her bags, she claimed they had been "ransacked"
In a statement, the airline said: "We have been working round the clock to reunite customers with their bags since the airport's baggage system in Terminal 5 first started experiencing IT faults last Thursday morning."
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British seaside visitors are being urged to report their jellyfish encounters on the UK coast, as part of the Marine Conservation Society's (MCS) national Jellyfish Survey. The Jellyfish Survey is now in full swing, with early holidaymakers already reporting mass jellyfish strandings on beaches and huge numbers at sea around the UK coast.
Holidaymakers urged to report jellyfish encounters
British seaside visitors are being urged to report their jellyfish encounters on the UK coast, as part of the Marine Conservation Society's (MCS) national Jellyfish Survey. The Jellyfish Survey is now in full swing, with early holidaymakers already reporting mass jellyfish strandings on beaches and huge numbers at sea around the UK coast.
13 August 2008
Beach-Goers Warned About Jellyfish
Dangerous tropical jellyfish have washed onto British shores after being blown in by strong winds, it has been reported. However, this is the second year in a row that the creatures, known as Portuguese Man-o-War jellyfish, have been found on the South West coast.
Beach-Goers Warned About Jellyfish
Dangerous tropical jellyfish have washed onto British shores after being blown in by strong winds, it has been reported. However, this is the second year in a row that the creatures, known as Portuguese Man-o-War jellyfish, have been found on the South West coast.
21 October 2008
Last Picture Show For Many As Cinemas Go Digital
Modern digital technology may close around half of all Britain's cinemas in the next five years. The cost of the switchover from celluloid film to digital technology will mean the survival of only the fittest, imperilling local cinemas that lack the financial muscle of the multiplexes.
Last Picture Show For Many As Cinemas Go Digital
Modern digital technology may close around half of all Britain's cinemas in the next five years. The cost of the switchover from celluloid film to digital technology will mean the survival of only the fittest, imperilling local cinemas that lack the financial muscle of the multiplexes.
10 June 2013
Private Equity Firm Buys Vue Cinema Chain
The Vue cinema chain has been sold for £935 million to a private equity firm in Canada. OMERS Private Equity and Alberta Investment Management bought the chain of 146 UK and European cinemas from Doughty Hanson, who had bought the chain in 2010 for £450.
Private Equity Firm Buys Vue Cinema Chain
The Vue cinema chain has been sold for £935 million to a private equity firm in Canada. OMERS Private Equity and Alberta Investment Management bought the chain of 146 UK and European cinemas from Doughty Hanson, who had bought the chain in 2010 for £450.
26 February 2010
'Wonderland' Hits Odeon Screens
3D spectacular Alice In Wonderland will finally be screened across the UK and Ireland in Odeon cinemas. An agreement was announced the same day that Johnny Depp and Anne Hathaway walked the red carpet at the royal world premiere of the movie at an Odeon cinema in London's Leicester Square.
'Wonderland' Hits Odeon Screens
3D spectacular Alice In Wonderland will finally be screened across the UK and Ireland in Odeon cinemas. An agreement was announced the same day that Johnny Depp and Anne Hathaway walked the red carpet at the royal world premiere of the movie at an Odeon cinema in London's Leicester Square.
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