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Christmas Eve Tech & Science Daily: Whitechapel fatberg, Crystal Palace Dinosaurs glow-up, Fortnite Winterfest, GTA festive gifts, and a hopeful Parkinson’s science update

On this Christmas Eve edition of Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, we’re keeping it festive but still very London: Thames Water tackles a fresh Whitechapel fatberg blockage, while Crystal Palace Park’s iconic Victorian dinosaur sculptures get a long-overdue restoration gl ...  Show more

 . 6min 46sec

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Christmas Eve Tech & Science Daily: Whitechapel fatberg, Crystal Palace Dinosaurs glow-up, Fortnite Winterfest, GTA festive gifts, and a hopeful Parkinson’s science update

On this Christmas Eve edition of Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, we’re keeping it festive but still very London: Thames Water tackles a fresh Whitechapel fatberg blockage, while Crystal Palace Park’s iconic Victorian dinosaur sculptures get a long-overdue restoration gl ...  Show more

 . 6min 46sec
London robotaxis set for 2026 trials, the UK’s “year of the octopus”, and how AI digital twins could reshape future cities

On today’s Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, we look at plans for robotaxi trials in London in 2026, plus the surprising UK science story being dubbed the “year of the octopus” after a boom in sightings and catches off England’s south coast. Then Alan Leer drops into an i ...  Show more

 . 9min 46sec
Vodafone franchisee legal battle: 62 ex-partners sue, MPs step in — plus Starlink “super Wi-Fi” on Waterloo trains

On Tech and Science Daily from The Standard, we lead with an extended interview package on claims from former Vodafone franchisees — with 62 ex-partners taking legal action and Vodafone denying wrongdoing. Plus, a London commute upgrade: South Western Railway trials Starlink-powe ...  Show more

 . 11min 32sec
Professor Tim Spector and Dr Federica Amati on Brave New World (Preview)

On our sister podcast Brave New World, Host Evgeny Lebedev is joined by Professor Tim Spector and Dr Federica Amati — two of the leading scientific voices behind personalised nutrition company ZOE — to rethink everything we’ve been told about food. From the myths around “good” an ...  Show more

 . 15min 15sec
Steam Winter Sale starts, UK planning shake-up for broadband, Ofcom hands out an Online Safety Act fine — plus a wholesome “robot double” school story

The Government opens a call for evidence on reforming planning rules to speed up digital infrastructure rollouts in England, Ofcom issues a £20,000 fine under the Online Safety Act for failing to respond to information requests, and the Steam Winter Sale kicks off for the annual ...  Show more

 . 7min 48sec