Facebook encryption threatens public safety, say ministers
Getty Images The home secretary says that if Facebook has a credible plan to protect its users then it is time to disclose the details UK Home Secretary Priti Patel and counterparts in the US and Australia have sent an open letter to Facebook calling on it to rethink its plans to encrypt all messages […]
New chancellor Nadhim Zahawi pledges to control rising prices
Reuters Inflation will be brought back under control by the government, Nadhim Zahawi said in his first speech as chancellor. The government will deliver “sound public finances” to help achieve that, Mr Zahawi said. Inflation – the rate at which prices rise – is at a 40-year high of 9.1% and expected to rise further […]
‘I escaped abusive jungle cult
EPA-EFE Lev Tahor settled in Central America after coming under investigation in Canada When Mexican police raided a self-styled Jewish sect, former members hoped it would spell the end of the group, which has been accused of crimes against children. Instead, the case collapsed and the sect recovered – but not before details about the […]
Thomas Hardy building lost in Dorchester fire
A building where novelist Thomas Hardy trained as an architect has been left a charred wreck after a fire. The blaze on Dorchester’s South Street swept through The Gorge Cafe and spread to the roofs of neighbouring properties, shortly after 03:30 GMT on Monday. The Thomas Hardy Society said: “We are deeply saddened this was […]
‘The panic is probably the worst’
James Barber James Barber has suffered with asthma his entire life – having been in and out of hospital as a child. He describes it as “gasping for air that you just can’t get”. James says he wakes up in sweats because he’s struggling to breathe. “It’s best described as a tightness in your chest […]
How to control a consumer panic
PA Media It’s been 14 years since the bank run on Northern Rock There is an art and some science to trying to calm a mass consumer panic. It was the former Bank of England governor, Mervyn King, who in the aftermath of the 2007 bank run on Northern Rock said it was entirely rational […]
Could the coronavirus crisis spur a green recovery?
Getty Images Should post-covid-19 investment go solely to self-evidently green sectors like solar power? The Covid-19 lockdown has cut climate change emissions – for now. But some governments want to go further by harnessing their economic recovery plans to boost low-carbon industries. Their slogan is “Build Back Better”, but can they succeed? I’ve just had […]
Show boss says fans, not reviews, are scary
Prime Video A digital Keanu Reeves appears in an episode of Secret Level based on giant robot shooter Armored Core You can’t please all of the people all of the time, and that’s especially true of gamers. It’s something Tim Miller, the producer of Amazon’s new series Secret Level, knows all too well. The animated […]
Eating fish same as eating cats, Cleethorpes animal rights poster suggests
BBC The Peta digital billboard shows a fishmonger holding a fish which transforms into an image of a dead cat An advert which suggests eating fish is the same as eating pets has been put up by an animal rights charity near a seaside fish and chip shop. The electronic billboard advert in Cleethorpes, by […]
‘Feeling of dread’ for fishing industry
Adela BM79 Brixham fisherman Tristan Northway said: “At the moment all I am worried about is my business, where my next wage is coming from, if I have got food in my belly and a roof over my head.” The new lockdown may cause fish prices to plummet as the hospitality industry closes its doors […]