29 h. ago Police accused of misusing license plate data in hunt for woman who had abortion

Chicago police reportedly shared the data with a Texas sheriff

Events

31 h. ago Canadians said no to Trump – so why is Mark Carney pushing a Maga

If it goes ahead we will see the construction of a surveillance state that is in some ways worse than the USCanada got duped. We avoided electing an outright Trump sympathiser, but we still elected a prime minister who will align our policies with the United States. Despite all the anti-Trump rhetoric and celebration of the idea that Canada was independent and had no desire to be like the US, we are now passing Maga-inspired legislation.The newly elected Mark Carney government tabled a border bill that will give law enforcement sweeping powers in obtaining citizen’s data, and will align Canada with the US’s refugee policies. Bill C-2, or the Strong Borders Act, is presented as a border security bill. However, its reach extends beyond border applications to nearly all legislation.Erica Ifill is an economist and award-winning political columnist Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Nottingham maternity scandal hospital data was ‘maliciously’ deleted, police say

Families of Nottingham Maternity Scandal review ‘distressed’ and ‘appalled’ to learn their data was maliciously deleted

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5 d. ago Disability benefit cuts will affect Wales disproportionately, campaigners say

UK government declined to conduct Wales-specific impact assessment for plans, despite calls from first ministerDisability benefit cuts planned by the UK government will disproportionately impact the lives of people in Wales, campaigners have said.Research released by the data analytics company Policy in Practice last week estimated that 190,000 people – 6% of the population – could have their incomes slashed by up to 60% by the end of this parliament if eligibility for personal independence payments (Pip) is tightened as proposed in a March green paper. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Police worker accessed sensitive data on force computers to pass to drug dealer boyfriend

Lucy Langmead, 44, was employeed as an administrator by South Wales Police when she accessed the police national computer and passed on confidential information to her boyfriend Daniel Cozens, 37

Economics

2 w. ago Federal Reserve issues rare statement asserting independence amid Trump pressure

Central bank emphasizes nonpartisan role in brief memo after chair Jerome Powell meets with US presidentCan Trump fire Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell?The Federal Reserve issued a rare, strongly worded statement on Thursday after chair Jerome Powell spoke with Donald Trump at the White House Thursday morning, holding firm on the central bank’s independence amid pressure from Trump to lower interest rates.The three-paragraph statement emphasized the Fed’s independent, nonpartisan role in setting monetary policy based on economic data. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Greater Manchester Police rapped for 'losing' two hours of CCTV footage after woman was stripped in cell

“It is clear in this case that Greater Manchester Police failed its obligation to keep the complainant’s personal data safe"

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2 w. ago Powell tells Trump that Fed’s rates policy will depend on data and outlook

Central bank chair meets US president at the White House to discuss economic expectations

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2 w. ago Dutch intelligence agencies say Russian hackers stole police data in cyberattack

Dutch intelligence agencies say that a previously unknown Russian hacker group with suspected ties to the Kremlin was responsible for a cyberattack last year on the Dutch police

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2 w. ago Scots join class action suit against M&S after hackers stole personal data

It comes after the Sunday Mail revealed Thompsons Solicitors have launched a class action suit last week which could result in compensation payouts of several hundred pounds per customer.

Politics

3 w. ago How police used Jay Slater's iPhone data to unravel his disappearance

Jay was found dead in a remote mountainous region around four weeks after he went missing

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3 w. ago Poor mental health as child limits capacity to work in later life, study finds

Children in Great Britain with serious conditions 68% more likely to have limited ability to work as adults, report saysChildren in Great Britain with serious mental health conditions are two-thirds more likely to have a limited ability to work in adulthood, according to research from a leading thinktank.The report by researchers at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) looked at data from about 6,000 people who took part in the 1970 British Cohort Study, which is following the lives of individuals born in a single week in 1970 across Great Britain. Continue reading...

Society

3 w. ago Mapped: Knife crime is rising – how many attacks in your area and why is it increasing?

The number of knife crime offences in England and Wales rose to almost 55,000 last year. We take a look at what is driving the increase and the number recorded by each police force ahead of National Crime Awareness Week

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4 w. ago Russia spy warning over claims Vladimir Putin's agents are 'disguised as lost tourists'

Vladimir Putin's Russian spies are posing as lost tourists as a spy agency warned citizens to keep an eye out for Kremlin agents lurking in their own neighbourhoods

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