Political violence review eyes new police powers Getty Images By Peter Saull & Paul Seddon BBC News Police should get extra powers to tackle protests outside Parliament, a government-commissioned review is set to recommend. Details of the unpublished report have emerged amid heightened debate over MPs’ safety following a vote on Gaza. Commons Speaker Sir… Continue reading Political violence review eyes new police powers
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Pressure mounts on Commons Speaker to go after Gaza vote chaos
Pressure mounts on Commons Speaker to go after Gaza vote chaos UK PARLIAMENT By Paul Seddon Politics reporter, BBC News Sir Lindsay Hoyle is facing mounting pressure to quit as Commons Speaker over his handling of a vote on Gaza. SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn said his decision to pick a Labour motion had seen… Continue reading Pressure mounts on Commons Speaker to go after Gaza vote chaos
Sir Lindsay Hoyle: Speaker accused of ‘party politics’ over Gaza vote
Sir Lindsay Hoyle: Speaker accused of ‘party politics’ over Gaza vote This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Ali Abbas Ahmadi & Paul Seddon BBC News The Commons Speaker is facing accusations he played “party politics” by granting a vote on Labour’s Gaza… Continue reading Sir Lindsay Hoyle: Speaker accused of ‘party politics’ over Gaza vote
Thousands report issues with US mobile services
Thousands report issues with US mobile services Getty Images Interruptions to US mobile services have been reported across the United States on Thursday morning. Downdetector.com, which tracks outages, showed thousands of reports made by users of multiple networks after 04:00 EST (09:00 GMT). The reports for AT&T numbered around 32,000 – with hotspots in the… Continue reading Thousands report issues with US mobile services
Henry Staunton: Ex-Post Office chair escalates compensation row
Henry Staunton: Ex-Post Office chair escalates compensation row By Simon Jack Business editor Former Post Office chairman Henry Staunton has released a note he claims proves he was told to stall compensation payments to postmasters. His memo records a top civil servant saying “now was not the time for dealing with long-term issues” and they… Continue reading Henry Staunton: Ex-Post Office chair escalates compensation row
Labour calls for immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza for first time
Labour calls for immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza for first time Sky By Sam Francis, political reporter & Henry Zeffman, chief political correspondent BBC News Labour has called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza for the first time since the outbreak of the conflict in October. The move comes after days of party debate… Continue reading Labour calls for immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza for first time
Sacked Twitter staff in Ghana finally get pay-off
Sacked Twitter staff in Ghana finally get pay-off Twitter/@OluwamayowaTJ By Nkechi Ogbonna BBC West Africa business reporter X, formerly known as Twitter, has finally paid off the staff it sacked in its African headquarters more than a year after they were laid off, the agency which represents them has said. Most had only been in… Continue reading Sacked Twitter staff in Ghana finally get pay-off
Cameron government knew Post Office ditched Horizon IT investigation
Cameron government knew Post Office ditched Horizon IT investigation By Andy Verity BBC economics correspondent David Cameron’s government knew the Post Office had ditched a secret investigation that might have helped wrongly accused postmasters prove their innocence, the BBC can reveal. The 2016 investigation trawled 17 years of records to find out how often, and… Continue reading Cameron government knew Post Office ditched Horizon IT investigation
Hacker group’s site taken over by law enforcement
Hacker group’s site taken over by law enforcement Getty Images An online site run by a major criminal gang who organise ransomware cyber attacks appears to have been taken over by law enforcement. The site belongs to the group LockBit. It sells services which allow people to compromise computer networks and hold their data until… Continue reading Hacker group’s site taken over by law enforcement
Ofcom to investigate GB News show featuring Rishi Sunak
Ofcom to investigate GB News show featuring Rishi Sunak Reuters By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Ofcom has launched an investigation into the impartiality of a GB News programme which featured a Q&A session with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. People’s Forum: The Prime Minister was filmed in County Durham and was broadcast on 12 February. The… Continue reading Ofcom to investigate GB News show featuring Rishi Sunak