Lobbying firm with close links to Beijing gained access to influential UK figures

Revealed: Lobbying firm with close links to Beijing gained access to influential UK figures including George Osborne and Prince Andrew Hampton Group was founded by a former Chinese government official MPs claimed its activities was evidence of ‘subtle, troubling behaviour by China’ The club insists it is independent and acts purely in the UK’s national interest  … Read more

Poll: Almost half of Brits have no idea how to get access to a coronavirus test

EXCLUSIVE: Almost half of Brits have no idea how to get access to a coronavirus test if they needed one, according to new poll which suggests ministers are STILL struggling to boost awareness of UK’s testing programme Poll for MailOnline revealed 44 per cent of people do not know where to get test Suggests Government … Read more

Lockdown ’caused up to 21,000 extra deaths – many due to reduced access to healthcare’

Lockdown ’caused up to 21,000 extra deaths – many due to reduced access to healthcare’, shocking study claims Almost 2,700 people more than normal died during eight weeks of restrictions  Report claims many died because they were unable to get urgent healthcare  A&E attendances halved, while cancer referrals had plunged by 70 per cent By … Read more

Wayne and Coleen Rooney add access road to their £20m mansion as work nears completion after delays

Wayne and Coleen Rooney’s new £20million mansion in Cheshire is nearing completion after construction resumed on the lavish site in May following delays due to the coronavirus pandemic.  Work on the huge six-bedroom country house and 40-acre estate in Knutsford, Cheshire stopped in April due to concerns around building supply deliveries as lockdown restrictions came into full … Read more

AT&T tells customers to buy new phones or lose network access but doesn’t say they have until 2022

AT&T tells customers with old phones they need to buy new devices or lose access to its network in urgently worded email that fails to mention they have until 2022 An email was sent to customers with the header, ‘UPDATE NEEDED’ It said customers they need to replace old phones to use AT&T’s network The … Read more

Ancient Greek temples had disabled access

Ancient Greeks had the first disabled access to buildings nearly 3,000 years ago, according to a new study. Archaeologists have found 11 small stone ramps at a healing sanctuary built in the 6th century BC, which they say helped the mobility-impaired.  Several Ancient Greek temples and other buildings, some older than the 4th century BC, … Read more

Power of attorney holders given new online access code by OPG

Power of attorney holders can act for loved ones faster with a new online access code that proves their identity almost immediately Lasting power of attorney allows trusted loved ones to take over your affairs New digital ‘access code’ will be available to newly-registered holders first Holders currently use a paper process to prove their … Read more

Twitter says hackers ‘manipulated’ employees to access accounts

Twitter says hackers ‘manipulated’ employees to access 130 accounts – and downloaded data from eight non-verified accounts Hackers carried out a massive security breach at Twitter on Wednesday  More than 130 accounts, many of them high-profile, were infiltrated The world’s most famous including Barack Obama and Elon Musk were targeted  Hackers posted messages from the … Read more

Dirty diesel vans to have free access into most polluted towns in 2021

Some of the worst polluting vans on Britain’s roads will still be allowed free access into new Clean Air Zones because of flaws in official Government data, a new report reveals today. Experts say that admitted errors in the DVLA’s own records – described by ministers as ‘limited gaps’ – mean they will fail to … Read more

Amazon bans TikTok from employee devices with access to company emails citing ‘security risks’

Amazon bans TikTok from employee devices with access to company emails citing ‘security risks’ Amazon sent its employees a memo that bans them from using TikTok It mandates staff remove the app from devices with access to  company emails Staff has until July 10 to comply or will lose access to their mobile emails  By … Read more