Virgin Media data breach affects 900,000 people
Getty Images A Virgin Media database containing the personal details of 900,000 people was left unsecured and accessible online for 10 months, the company has admitted. The information was accessed “on at least one occasion” by an unknown user. The database, which was for marketing purposes, contained phone numbers, home and email addresses. It did […]
Landslide-hit A83 remains closed after flooding
Bear Scotland Work to remove thousands of tonnes of debris from the A83 in Argyll and Bute is under way An update on when the A83 in Argyll and Bute will fully reopen is expected on Wednesday. Road management operator Bear Scotland said about 12,000 tonnes of material had been removed from the road which […]
Gary Lineker ‘in negotiations’ over BBC pay
Gary Lineker: “I’m kind of the whipping boy for the BBC” Match of the Day host Gary Lineker, the BBC’s best-paid presenter, has said he’s “in negotiations” over pay after reports that he will take a pay cut. He did not deny the reports, but said he would make an announcement “when there is the […]
Instagram demands date of birth from new members
Reuters Instagram will ask new members to provide their date of birth when setting up an account, as it plans more “age-appropriate experiences”. The photo-sharing network already requires people to be at least 13 years old to create an account. Asking for a date of birth would help the company to avoid targeting ads for […]
‘I booked The Killers as a favour to play in a room above a pub’
Chris Steele The Killers at the Bivouac club in 2003. “They weren’t as glamorous then,” a musician who toured with them recalls They’ve headlined Glastonbury twice, performed all over the globe and had several number one albums. But on a foggy Friday evening in November 2003, The Killers found themselves playing a small club above […]
Syrian rebels say they have taken control of Homs
Getty Images Rebel forces have taken control of several Syrian cities since launching an offensive against the government more than a week ago The leader of the Islamist group leading an insurgency in Syria says his forces have taken full control of Homs – the country’s third largest city. Abu Mohammed al-Golani called it a […]
Who’s left when the furlough music stops?
Getty Images There are roughly as many people on furlough as there are job vacancies, but don’t expect the two to match as furlough winds up. The typical person on furlough remains older, male and in vulnerable sectors led by air travel and the arts. Unions want to see furlough retained – not just into […]
Which Downing Street parties have resulted in fines?
Getty Images Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak have both been fined The Metropolitan Police have issued a total of 126 fixed penalty notices have been issued over lockdown events in and around Number 10. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has asked them to explain how they decided who to fine at the gatherings. […]
The Cambridge women ‘crushing’ stereotypes in video game development
Dominic Ward Charlotte Render, Laurie O’Mahony and Stephanie Dunk-Chappell all teach video game development to sixth form students When Stephanie Dunk-Chappell started teaching teens to make video games, she got a lot of “are you in the right room?”. The now 26-year-old says it motivated her to carry on “if only out of spite”. She […]
Chinese and Malaysian hackers charged by US over attacks
Reuters The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged five Chinese and two Malaysian men with hacking more than 100 companies. The two Malaysian businessman “conspired” with two of the Chinese hackers to target the video games industry in particular, the DoJ said. They would obtain in-game items and currencies by fraud, hacking or other […]