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Reeves hints at above-inflation public sector pay rise

Reeves hints at above-inflation public sector pay rise Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg @bbclaurak 21 July 2024, 05:30 BST Updated 38 minutes ago The chancellor has hinted that she may give public sector workers above-inflation pay rises this summer. Rachel Reeves’ comments come after independent pay review bodies recommended an increase of 5.5%… Continue reading Reeves hints at above-inflation public sector pay rise

Scam warning as fake emails and websites target users after outage

Scam warning as fake emails and websites target users after outage Reuters Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service 20 minutes ago Cyber-security experts and agencies around the world are warning people about a wave of opportunistic hacking attempts linked to the IT outage. Although there is no evidence that the CrowdStrike outage was caused… Continue reading Scam warning as fake emails and websites target users after outage

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Mass IT outage affects airlines, media and banks

Mass IT outage affects airlines, media and banks 19 July 2024, 07:20 BST Updated 4 minutes ago A raft of Australian institutions – including major banks, media outlets and an airline – have reported being hit by a mass IT outage. Jetstar has been crippled at Sydney airport, supermarkets are experiencing checkout chaos, and broadcast… Continue reading Mass IT outage affects airlines, media and banks

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UK pledges £84m to stop illegal migration ‘at source’

UK pledges £84m to stop illegal migration ‘at source’ This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Becky Morton Political reporter @beckyrmorton 56 minutes ago Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has pledged £84m for projects in Africa and the Middle East to stop illegal migration… Continue reading UK pledges £84m to stop illegal migration ‘at source’

Starmer seeks to turn promises into reality with King’s Speech

Starmer seeks to turn promises into reality with King’s Speech Reuters Chris Mason Political editor @ChrisMasonBBC 4 hours ago When there is a change of government, there is a dizzying hokey cokey of changing job titles. Even if the winner of the election was not wildly surprising and even for those of us who spend… Continue reading Starmer seeks to turn promises into reality with King’s Speech

Gething downfall delivers Starmer first headache

Gething downfall delivers Starmer first headache PA Media Chris Mason Political editor @ChrisMasonBBC Reporting from Cardiff 3 hours ago Just when you’d have been forgiven for thinking politics might quieten down a bit… The Welsh Labour government was for so long a case study in how the party could operate in power during its long… Continue reading Gething downfall delivers Starmer first headache

Disney investigating massive leak of internal messages

Disney investigating massive leak of internal messages Getty Images Lucy Hooker Business reporter Joe Tidy Cyber Correspondent 1 hour ago Disney has confirmed it is investigating an apparent leak of internal messages by a hacking group, which claims it is “protecting artists’ rights”. The group, Nullbulge, said it had gained access to thousands of communications… Continue reading Disney investigating massive leak of internal messages

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Spiking to be made specific offence in King’s Speech

Spiking to be made specific offence in King’s Speech Nick Eardley Political correspondent @nickeardleybbc 4 hours ago The government is set to introduce a new law to make spiking a specific criminal offence in this week’s King’s Speech. It is expected to be included in more than 35 bills in the programme announced on Wednesday.… Continue reading Spiking to be made specific offence in King’s Speech