They are joined by a beachside village in southern Albania, a lakeside town in Mexico, a city in Rwanda, a beachside town in Colombia, a laid-back Dutch city and a desert wilderness in Jordan often featured in blockbuster Hollywood films. Up to 5.2 million Britons are expected to book a holiday this month, starting yesterday, which […]
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Google will roll out 200 WiFi hotspots in Nigeria by 2020
Google’s work to boost connectivity in Africa will include efforts to provide WiFi to Nigeria. By the end of 2019, the search juggernaut will roll out some 200 hotspots to places like transportation hubs, shopping malls and universities in five cities across the country. It’s part of a broader push to bring Nigeria online, which […]
This week’s Tour de Yorkshire will go through some of the area’s housing hotspots
But while spectators are waiting for the cyclists to whizz past them between Thursday and Saturday, they might be tempted to do a spot of house-hunting. Price-wise, and for natural beauty, Yorkshire is a fantastic place to relocate. “We are surrounded by beautiful countryside,” says Karen Armitage, director of Pocklington and Market Weighton’s Hunters estate […]
Google’s public WiFi hotspots come to Mexico
Google’s Station WiFi is no longer reserved for the eastern hemisphere. As of today, the public hotspots are available in over 60 “high-traffic” locations in 44 Mexican cities, including airports, malls and mass transit stations. Coverage should expand to more than 100 locations before 2018 is over. As you might guess, Google has a little […]
Mexico’s surging narco violence is intensifying at the edges of one of its biggest tourist hotspots
(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) High-profile incidents in Playa del Carmen in recent weeks have prompted new travel warnings from the US government. The incidents come amid spiraling violence on the peripheries of one of Mexico’s most popular tourist areas. Criminal groups in the area thrive on tourist traffic — and corruption, weak institutions, and social conditions […]
Bloomberg: AT&T and Verizon plan to launch 5G hotspots
In late January, AT&T chief Randall Stephenson revealed that the carrier wants to offer customers puck-shaped 5G hotspots before phones that can handle the new speeds become available. Turns out other carriers might do the same thing. According to Bloomberg, Verizon also plans to release a portable 5G hotspot this year for those who can’t […]
REVEALED: House price hotspots among commuter towns
Property prices in Swanley, Kent, less than a 40-minute train journey from London, are now just a little over 375,000, having risen around £36,500 over the past 12 months. The rapid 10.78 per cent growth means owners would claw back the cost of their £2,500 annual rail fare within 25 days. Dursley – a town […]
Flu hotspots MAPPED: Areas worst hit by virus as deadly Aussie strain arrives in UK
AUSSIE flu has arrived in the UK and the deadly strain of the virus has been wreaking havoc across Britain. The worst hit areas have been revealed – do you have any of the symptoms? Daily Express :: Health Feed
Flu hotspots MAPPED: Areas worst hit by virus as deadly Aussie strain arrives in UK
Aussie flu is on the rise as new figures from Public Health England revealed. Its National Influenza Report detailed 17 people were left fighting for life in the last week. And the number of people admitted to Intensive care units (ICU) with the deadly illness has almost doubled in the last seven days. The infectious […]
Property hotspots 2017 mapped: House prices rose fastest in these areas of the UK
Property in Sudbury, Suffolk, has increased an average 12.5 per cent this year. The pretty market town has taken the crown as the top property hotspot in the UK, with an average asking price of £265,291 – a 13.1 per cent jump from 2016. Data compiled by Rightmove has shown Sudbury led the way on […]