New head of National Cyber Security Centre to warn of risk to infrastructure in first major speech How Britain is preparing for cyberwar The UK is underestimating the severity of the online threat it faces from hostile states and criminal gangs, the country’s cybersecurity chief will warn. Richard Horne, the […]
Year: 2024
At lord mayor’s banquet in London, British PM says ‘national interest demands that we work with both’ Keir Starmer has “utterly rejected” the idea that the UK must choose between the United States and Europe when Donald Trump comes to power, arguing that it is in the national interest to […]
Kathaleen McCormick in Delaware rules Musk not entitled to vast sum despite Tesla shareholders voting to reinstate it A judge ruled on Monday that Tesla chief executive Elon Musk is still not entitled to receive a $56bn compensation package even though shareholders of the electric vehicle company had voted to […]
Spokesperson says firm aware of pictures circulating online – but it is unclear how accurate they are Leaked images of Jaguar’s much-hyped electric concept car have appeared hours before the model’s official unveiling in Miami – revealing a vehicle that may just about live up to its controversial advertising pledge […]
Tbilisi experiences fifth day of demonstrations amid anger over ruling party’s decision to shelve EU accession talks Georgian police have fired teargas to try to disperse thousands of pro-EU demonstrators rallying in the centre of Tbilisi amid a deepening political crisis in the Black Sea nation. The country’s prime minister […]
Decision marks reversal for US president, who had said he would not use executive authority to pardon son’s charges Joe Biden has issued “a full and unconditional” pardon to his son Hunter Biden, covering his son’s convictions on federal gun and tax charges, the US president said in a statement […]
Assad regime seeks to repel Islamist rebels in north as Iran’s top diplomat visits Damascus in show of support Syrian and Russian airstrikes have pummelled areas of northern Syria as Iran’s top diplomat arrived in Damascus in a show of support for Bashar al-Assad’s regime after Islamist insurgents made a […]
Palliative care commission set up to provide high-quality, holistic support following assisted dying vote Assisted dying bill brings critical state of palliative care into government’s focus MPs, doctors and charities have drawn up a blueprint to deliver an “unprecedented transformation” of care for 100,000 people a year in the final […]
BBC faces questions after revelations that it received complaints about MasterChef star over period of 12 years Outrage over Gregg Wallace’s alleged conduct has intensified after he dismissed his accusers as “middle-class women of a certain age”, following revelations that the BBC received multiple complaints about him over a period […]
Welshman won world title in 1979 as a qualifier Judd Trump leads tributes to ‘legend of the game’ The former world snooker champion Terry Griffiths has died at the age of 77 after a “lengthy battle with dementia”, his family have confirmed. Griffiths famously came through the qualifying rounds to […]