18 h. ago Alan Turing institute launches new mission to protect UK from cyber

Programme is designed to defend energy, transport and utilities amid concern over vulnerability to internet outagesBritain’s leading AI institute has announced a new mission to help protect the nation from cyber-attacks on infrastructure, including energy, transport and utilities, after it was embroiled in allegations of toxic work culture and the chief executive resigned amid ministerial pressure.The Alan Turing Institute will “carry out a programme of science and innovation designed to protect the UK from hostile threats”, it announced on Tuesday as part of changes following the resignation last month of Jean Innes, its chief executive, after a staff revolt and government calls for a strategic overhaul of the state-funded body. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago ‘We are more than blood diamonds and Ebola’: Sierra Leone seeks investment in a post

The chief minister of Sierra Leone tells Nick Ferris why he believes the country is ripe for investment and how that will help nation over the next decade

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5 d. ago ‘Still work to be done’: Iceland marks 50 years since Women’s Day Off protests

President says country is not free from feminist backlash being seen around worldIceland is the only country to have closed the gender gap by more than 90%, according to the World Economic Forum, and, for the first time in its history, every national leadership position – including president, prime minister, bishop and police chief – is now held by a woman.But as people go on strike on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of “kvennafrí” (“Women’s Day Off”) strike, the protest that kickstarted a global equality revolution, the Icelandic president warned that her country was not immune to gender-related “red flags” and a global “backlash” against feminism. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Icelandic women urged to strike on Friday to mark 50th anniversary of seminal protest

President, who will join ‘Women’s Day Off’, says Iceland is not free from feminist backlash being seen around worldIceland is the only country to have closed the gender gap by more than 90%, according to the World Economic Forum, and, for the first time in its history, every national leadership position – including president, prime minister, bishop and police chief – is now held by a woman.But as people go on strike on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of “kvennafrí” (“Women’s Day Off”) strike, the protest that kickstarted a global equality revolution, the Icelandic president warned that her country was not immune to gender-related “red flags” and a global “backlash” against feminism. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: I've moved to Mayfair, says £650million former prime minister Rishi Sunak

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: The former Conservative leader tells me that he has risen up the Monopoly board of London property.

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7 d. ago Nigel Farage savaged over shamed Russia bribe MEP in brutal clash

Reform chief Nigel Farage was brutally cut down by Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty over his links to shamed politician Nathan Gill

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7 d. ago Hermer and Jones summoned to public hearing on China spy case collapse

The Attorney General and Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister have been asked to give evidence to a parliamentary inquiry next Tuesday.

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8 d. ago Chief Minister tells London Gibraltar is there to win confidence & trust

Chief Minister tells London Gibraltar is there to win confidence & trust  Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation

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1 week ago How to tell when headaches, tiredness and forgetfulness are hidden signs of a brain tumour, according to experts

Researchers at Queen Mary University London have revealed seven ways to tell if your headaches, tiredness and forgetfulness are signs of a brain tumour.

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2 w. ago Wriggling Yvette Cooper refuses to voice 'confidence' in deputy national security chief after China spying trial collapse as ministers are accused of 'scapegoating' official

The Foreign Secretary refused to say if Matthew Collins should remain in his post or if she had confidence in his ability, in the deepening row over how Beijing is handled by Labour .

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2 w. ago South London’s ‘party poet’ tells us how it all started in pubs in Peckham

South London’s ‘party poet’ tells us how it all started in pubs in Peckham  Southwark News

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2 w. ago Indian state leader says girls should not go out at night after alleged rape of student

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s comments spark backlash

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2 w. ago Tony Blair met Jeffrey Epstein in No 10 on advice of Peter Mandelson, documents reveal

National Archives papers show how then MP pushed for 2002 meeting between PM and ‘young and vibrant’ financierSir Tony Blair met Jeffrey Epstein in Downing Street while he was prime minister after a recommendation by Peter Mandelson, newly released papers from the National Archives show.Epstein visited Blair on 14 May 2002, after the suggestion by Lord Mandelson to the prime minister’s then chief of staff, Jonathan Powell. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago London v New York City: what data tells us about which is better

London v New York City: what data tells us about which is better  The Times

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2 w. ago Starmer accused of pushing out some of last progressive allies in No 10 shake

Exclusive: PM reorganising key parts of government to give chief secretary Darren Jones more Whitehall control• UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has been accused of pushing some of his last remaining progressive allies out of government as he embarks on another shake-up of his Downing Street operation designed to empower his chief secretary, Darren Jones.The prime minister is overseeing a reorganisation of several key parts of his government, including the delivery and policy units, to refocus the policy work and give Jones more direct control of the machinery of government. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Starmer says no minister involved in collapse of China spy case

It comes after the country’s chief prosecutor blamed ministers for failing to provide the crucial evidence needed to prosecute.

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3 w. ago Farage Tells London Jury TikTok Death Threats Were Appalling

Farage Tells London Jury TikTok Death Threats Were Appalling  Bloomberg.com

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3 w. ago UK and Scottish ministers must do ‘much more’ to work together, says Jones

Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister was speaking to Scotland’s Global Investment Summit in Edinburgh on Tuesday.

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3 w. ago ANDREW PIERCE: Starmer's security chief Jonathan Powell is a shadowy figure with more influence than any minister

Buried in the depths of No 10, on the desk of national security adviser Jonathan Powell, sits a special phone for secure communications with his White House counterpart, writes ANDREW PIERCE.

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3 w. ago Did Blairite national security chief spark collapse of China spying trial? Cabinet minister dodges questions over claims Jonathan Powell made clear Beijing would NOT be classed as an 'enemy'

Jonathan Powell is reported to have made clear that the Government would classify Beijing as a 'challenge' rather than an 'enemy' of the UK in evidence for the case.

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