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Google Maps launches eco-friendly directions in Ireland and Europe

App now shows users the most fuel-efficient route alongside the fastest one in a bid to cut costs and carbon emissions

Irish Mirror

Remarkable transformation of rundown waterside building into £1m dream home

From a future slipping into dereliction to a home where you can slip your shoes off and enjoy the sunset on the terrace

Wales Online

How Google Street View photo radically changes timeline of Saudi Sisters mystery

Asra Abdallah Alsehli, 24, and Amaal, 23, were found dead in their Australian apartment earlier this year, with Google photos possibly showing a new clue into their deaths

Daily Mirror

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Bizarre story of the village that never really existed

The village was first spotted on Google almost 15 years ago

Liverpool Echo

Google Maps users appear to find 'ghost' plane downed in Australian rainforest

The keen-eyed Maps users came across the image of a white, aircraft-shaped image among the trees in the Cardwell Range, between Townsville Range and Cairns in North-eastern Australia.

Irish Mirror

Google Maps users baffled by huge jet spotted 'downed' in Australian rainforest

The jet, which looks like a standard Airbus A320 or Boeing 737, is well away from Queensland's established flight routes and could be appearing on Google Maps as a 'ghost' image

Daily Mirror

There's a rare chance to buy a beach hut at a stunning location in Wales

It's set to go to auction with a guide price of £25,000 plus

Wales Online

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Hungover woman finds herself on Google Maps - and gets compared to Ozzy Osborne

The satellite pictures have left people in stitches, with some savage social media users slating her 'hunched' posture and dishevelled appearance

Daily Mirror

Nathan-Salisbury-Moorooka neighbourhood plan to proceed despite petition

Brisbane City Council will push ahead with its draft Nathan-Salisbury-Moorooka neighbourhood plan despite more than 700 residents petitioning the local government to rethink its vision.

ABC News

Google Maps set to tell drivers the route best tailored to their car

The update will ask motorists whether they are driving a petrol, diesel, hybrid or EV vehicle and work out the best way to take

Chronicle Live

Man, 49, named as Wandsworth stabbing victim

The Met Police has made a third arrest as they continue their murder investigation

Evening Standard

Tech firms face more regulation after moves to stop 'killer' acquisitions – but innovation could also be under threat

One way to eliminate the competition in business is simply to buy them out and shut them down. And that means less choice for consumers and sometimes the loss of innovative and, in the case of the pharmaceutical industry, even life-saving products. But such so-called killer acquisitions are likely to…

The Conversation

The spooky, abandoned old Welsh village and mine nicknamed 'the slaughterhouse' for a very grim reason

It has a tragic past

Wales Online

Teen charged with killing three-year-old sister by putting pillow over her face to ‘quiet her’

Police said victim ‘still had a whole life ahead of her’

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The Hindu

Railways turns to Google Maps to allot nearer exam centres for candidates

The Railways is tapping Google Maps to match the candidates location with the exam centre’s location

Liverpool Echo

Driver shares Google Maps 'hack' to get out of paying £100 parking fine

"I recommend other people use it to save themselves paying a fine they shouldn't have been given"

Dublin Live

Dublin’s ‘best beach’ voted by hundreds of reviewers as summer heatwave kicks in

Slap on the factor 50, put on the swimming togs and enjoy the weather this weekend

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool's incredible lost cinemas and what took their place

Long before Netflix and Amazon Video movies, the city's streets were graced with some truly beautiful cinemas

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Daily Mirror

Descent of seaside town next to millionaires' row to 'heroin capital of England'

Boscombe was labelled the 'heroin capital of England' in recent years despite being only a stone's throw away from one of the most expensive stretches of coastal real estate in the world

France 24

Disputing Russia’s claims about the attack on a mall in Kremenchuk, Ukraine

Since Russian forces attacked a mall in Kremenchuk, central Ukraine on June 27, false information has been circulating on social networks. Russia's defence ministry claimed it did not target the shopping centre, but rather a nearby ammunition stockpile, and alleged that the centre simply caught fire. The ministry also maintained…

Daily Mirror

Google Maps users baffled after spotting 'six-legged dog' walking down street

A Google Maps camera appears to have captured a 'six-legged' dog walking down the streets of San Jose with its owners - but it's just another unfortunate Street View glitch

Wales Online

The big changes in Pontypridd captured in Google Street View images over the last decade

A lot has changed in Pontypridd in 10 years - as Google maps shows how things used to be

The Guardian - UK

‘What more fun can you have in a field?’: the bin painters of Glastonbury

Each Glastonbury festival, an estimated 17,000 bins are painted to brighten up the site. We meet the warm, eccentric community of artists who make it happen

Dynamite News

Technology: Google Maps rolls out estimated toll charges for a journey in India

Google has rolled out a new Google Maps feature that estimates how much one has to pay in tolls while navigating through a certain route. Read more on Dynamite News:

Daily Mirror

Google Maps users amazed after spotting 'stray' dog in same spot after 7 years

A Google Maps camera has supposedly captured a 'stray' dog living in the same spot in Bulgaria after seven years - the dog was pictured in 2012 and again in 2019

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