Moment 6ft-long monitor lizard climbs up supermarket shelves as it raids store for food

Clean-up in rept-aisle four! Moment 6ft-long monitor lizard climbs up supermarket shelves as it raids store for food Reptile sparked panic after it ran into 7-Eleven store in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand Staff and customers hid behind counter as the beast rampaged through store Shop assistant called police who arrived with reptile handlers to snare the … Read more

Thugs will be fitted with ‘sobriety tags’ to monitor when they drink alcohol and could be jailed

Thugs will be fitted with ‘sobriety tags’ to monitor when they drink alcohol… and they could be JAILED for breaching abstinence order under new scheme Sobriety tags will be one of the measures courts can impose on criminals  Device takes a sample of sweat every 30 minutes to detect any alcohol levels The new scheme … Read more

US health officials monitor 27 people for Ebola amid fears they contracted it in West Africa

Four people in Oregon and 23 in Washington are being monitored for the Ebola virus after returning to the US from West Africa, the Oregon Health Authority said on Thursday. The individuals had returned from Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where small outbreaks of Ebola have been recorded.  The state health authority said … Read more

New GPS satellite tags will be used to monitor burglars for 12 months after they are freed

New GPS tags will be used to monitor 250 burglars, thieves and robbers round-the-clock for up to a year after they are freed from jail in a £6million trial. Six police forces in England will pilot the use of electronic tags with satellite-tracking capability on offenders when they are released from prison so officers can … Read more

Father shares spooky baby monitor footage of toddler ‘being pulled under her bed’

Don’t look under the bed! Father shares spooky baby monitor footage of toddler ‘being pulled under her bed’ while screaming ‘mummy’ Young girl begins to crawl under bed before calling out for mother several times  The child begins to panic and calls for her parent as  legs disappear under bed  FatherJosh Dean  took to social … Read more

Baby monitor catches little boy having a cute chat with Alexa as he tries to get to sleep

‘Daddy has been added to your shopping list’: Baby monitor catches little boy having a cute chat with Alexa as he tries to get to sleep The little boy wakes up during the night and asks the Alexa device for this father Device unable to register request and tells him shopping list has been updated … Read more

New wearable all-in-one health monitor patch attaches to the neck

New wearable all-in-one health monitor patch attaches to the neck and can report on users’ blood pressure, diabetes and other chronic conditions Engineers have designed an all-in-one health monitor that sits on the neck It is designed by a sheet of polymer and three sensors to capture data It monitors blood pressure, diabetes, detect onset … Read more

Facebook ‘planning smartwatch which wearers can send messages and monitor their health and fitness’

Facebook is reportedly developing an Android-based smartwatch that focuses on messaging and health features. According to The Information, the social media giant is ‘far along’ with the development and could release the device next year – with a second–generation as soon as 2023. The report claims the smartwatch will let users send and receive messages, … Read more

Wristband that tracks your emotional state lets bosses monitor employees’ wellbeing in lockdown

A £50 wristband created by a British health technology firm is helping people track the wellbeing of their friends, family and employees in lockdown.  Moodbeam features two buttons that the wearer simply has to press throughout the day depending on their mood – yellow for happy and blue for unhappy.  This is logged alongside both … Read more

BBC senior executive is paid £330,000 a year to monitor whether the Corporation is impartial

BBC’s anti-bias boss: Senior executive is paid £330,000 a year to monitor whether the Corporation is impartial Kevin MacQuarrie given title of Executive Sponsor Safeguarding Impartiality   Stood down as BBC director for nationals and regions at the end of last year  He cited the BBC1 drama Roadkill as an example of ‘partial’ broadcasting By Gareth … Read more