Chinese-owned TikTok announces plans to build data centre in Ireland

Chinese-owned TikTok announces plans to build data centre in Ireland after reports it wants a London HQ amid threats of an outright ban on the popular app in the US over security concerns TikTok announced it is planning to build its first European data centre in Ireland  The move comes as the app was threatened … Read more

Shopping centre in Hamitlon, New Zealand, is evacuated after a loud explosion is heard

Loud explosion rocks a shopping centre before bomb squad finds ‘homemade explosives’ outside a store By Daily Mail Australia Reporter Published: 23:12 BST, 5 August 2020 | Updated: 00:11 BST, 6 August 2020 A shopping centre has been evacuated after an explosion was heard and suspected homemade bombs were found at the scene.  A loud … Read more

Museum and arts centre where British colonialist Cecil Rhodes was born is changing its name

An arts centre and museum, which includes the house in which controversial colonialist Cecil Rhodes was born, has changed its name following Black Lives Matter protests. The Rhodes Art Complex in Bishop’s Stortford, Herts, has severed its 82 year link to the controversial imperial figure, who was born in the building which now houses Bishop’s … Read more

How Chinese social media app TikTok became centre of a political storm

TikTok has grown into one of the world’s most popular social networks – with more than 2bn downloads – and become a sensation among teenagers. But the Chinese-owned service is now at the centre of a struggle involving Beijing, Washington and London. The row yesterday saw Donald Trump accused of making mafia-style threats over the … Read more

Shopping centre giant Hammerson set to tap investors for £600m

Shopping centre giant Hammerson set to tap investors for £600m Hammerson has only received a fraction of rent due over the past six months  It is currently the London Stock Exchange’s most shorted company  By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 1 August 2020 | Updated: 23:02 BST, 1 August 2020 … Read more

Essex Police find body of missing boy, 15, last seen in the lake near Lakeside Shopping Centre

Police find body of missing boy, 15, who was last seen in the lake near Essex shopping centre Essex Police said that the discovery was made shortly after 12.40pm on Saturday Police were called out on Friday night after reports a teenager had gone missing They rushed to Lakeside Shopping Centre and asked for the public … Read more

Drinkers in Manchester hit city centre for a night out despite new COVID restrictions

Groups of Friday drinkers flocked to Manchester’s pubs and bars on the hottest day of the year with beer gardens rammed despite the Government introducing new lockdown measures.  As temperatures have risen across the country, people have been seen standing close together in pubs, contrary to recommendations from the government.  It comes as new restrictions … Read more

Orville and Emu are at centre of battle between Keith Harris and Rod Hull’s widows and toy-maker

Orville and Emu are at centre of battle between Keith Harris and Rod Hull’s widows and toy-maker who ‘borrowed’ iconic puppets only to put them up for £10,000 sale at Bonhams The birds had been put up for sale by merchandiser Roger Shaw with Bonhams They were expected to make up to £20,000 for the pair … Read more

UK’s financial centre deserted as workers stay at home

The Royal Exchange in London – home to exclusive shops such as Tiffany, Fortnum & Mason, and Boodles – is at the heart of one of the world’s most vibrant financial centres.  But yesterday the landmark, founded in 1566 to act as a centre of commerce for the City of London, was empty despite the … Read more

Suspected explosive device out of river in Leeds city centre

Bomb squad rush to city centre as area is evacuated after magnet fisherman pulls suspected explosive device out of river Rusty object believed to be an explosive device pulled from River Aire in Leeds  Large cordon was placed around the area and nearby businesses evacuated  West Yorkshire Police later confirmed ‘shell-like’ object is an old … Read more