Heathrow Airport is now using driverless pods transporting passengers in Terminal 5.
These pods can carry up to four people between the business car park and the main building, and their batteries recharge themselves between rides.
It is estimated they will cut the number of bus journeys around Heathrow by 50,000 per year, BAA added.
They use laser sensors to navigate their way around and have safety features that enable them to stop immediately in case of danger.
The University of Bristol research engineers came up with these colourful slug like vehicles.

Food unites us during the Christmas period as we indulge and bond with others in its presence. Levanah Reyes-Wainwright shares her picks for the ultimate Christmas soiree.

To give or not to give?
Christmas is nearly upon us and there has never been a better time to primp, preen and polish yourself to perfection. Levanah Reyes-Wainwright picks out the best luxury beauty products for the festive season.

The new tour de force from the Hydro Mechanical Horologists.
This watch employs liquids, the traditional enemy of horology, using bellows that pump transparent oil and water around. Where the two immiscible liquids meet in a tube tells you the time. Hydro mechanical horology at its most excellent.
$129,000
http://www.hytwatches.com/Collection/Watch/Item/h2-5.sls

The BMW i8 is a plug-in hybrid that brings together the advantages of electromobility and innovative engine technology. The result is an extraordinarily dynamic driving experience, combining impressive efficiency with extremely low CO2 emissions. The BMW i8 is a sports car, reinvented. It’s more efficient, through intelligent lightweight carbon construction and an aerodynamic design. It’s also more sustainable, featuring highly-efficient BMW eDrive technology and the use of recyclable interior materials.

Treat friends and family to these divine chocolate brownies.
Makes 16 squares for tea or 64 mini squares for canapés.
200g butter
200g dark chocolate
3 large eggs
275g caster sugar
100g plain flour
30g cocoa powder
70g milk chocolate
70g white chocolate
1 Preheat the oven to gas mark 4/180C/160 fan
2 Line a 23cm square tin with a large piece of baking paper. (This will enable you to lift the brownies out of the tin easily.)
3 Chop the white and milk chocolate into chunks and leave to one side.

…visit the EAT ME! Exhibition (8th Nov 2013 – 7th Jan 2014)
If you are on a diet or trying to stay away from indulgence before Christmas then this exhibit is definitely one you want to attend with a full stomach. As a winner of the ‘Prix Gourmand’ and ‘Best Food Photographer’ award, it is no surprise that >frenchartstudio has decided to showcase highly regarded and distinguished photographer Jean Cazals solo exhibition.

There are two things happening in Nicolas Winding-Refn's ode to redemption, and one thing that isn't. Let's take them one at a time. 

International eXcellence Interviews International Lawyer Mr Sarosh Zaiwalla
 
Where and what was your childhood like?
I was fifth born in a Parsee family of six. My father had qualified as an English solicitor, who had returned to India after qualifying in London and commenced his own practice in Mumbai. I went to a Jesuit school in Mumbai.
 
Where did you train to be a lawyer and why?

Luxury Shopping
With Christmas nearly upon us it’s time to head to Guildford, the “luxury shopping capital of the UK”.
Guildford, as with most town centres, is gearing up for its busiest time of year; the countdown has begun to Christmas.
The difference being that this year if you head to this beautiful and historic county town of Surrey, to stock up on stocking fillers and treat your loved ones to gorgeous gifts, you can be safe in the knowledge that you will be shopping in the “luxury shopping capital of the UK”.