A teen saved his younger brother using the what3words app to guide medics to their location when the little boy suddenly had a life-threatening seizure while they were 'in the middle of nowhere'.

What3words has proved its ability to improve efficiency for couriers in a trial conducted with Mercedes-Benz and DPD. Two drivers from DPD took to the roads in Germany, one using what3words and the ...

In a bid to help to help those wanting to see the Queen’s coffin, the Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has directed people to a livestream of a map showing the ...

Parcel carrier DPD is now using innovative addressing technology company, what3words, to enable deliveries to precise locations within a three metre square anywhere in the UK. From this Friday, 25th ...

To improve the strike rate of its deliveries, boohoo Group has become the latest brand to use location technology what3words across all its brands, including boohoo, boohooMAN, Nasty Gal, Burton, ...

The DCMS had been relying on location service app What3Words.com to update people on social media where the new end point of the line is and how long of a wait it ...

Drivers will now be able to enter what3words addresses directly into their in-car systems, allowing them to navigate to any destination London and Amsterdam – HERE and what3words have partnered up to ...

In days of yore, ancient mariners would use the stars to guide them across the seas. But times have changed, and the sextant has been replaced by a smartphone that fits in your pocket. Navigation apps ...

A trainee pilot from Bedfordshire has been praised for stopping the spread of a field fire, after spotting smoke from a burning combine harvester while up in the air last harvest. Flying a small Piper ...

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A walker stuck waist-deep in a bog on an uninhabited Scottish island for four hours was rescued thanks to an emergency communication app - which led to ferrymen locating her using just three words.

Chris Sheldrick got his first job around the age of five. Growing up on a farm in Hinxworth, a village outside Cambridge, he had to run down the track to wave to wayward delivery drivers trying to ...