Key worker tests for coronavirus have run out for a second day running as the government announced the UK’s official death toll from the disease passed 20,000. The latest figures report a total 20,319 deaths of hospital patients in the UK – a rise of 813 on the previous day, with home secretary Priti Patel […]
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Boris Johnson has avoided his first Commons defeat after Conservative backbenchers rebelled against their government’s decision to allow Huawei a role in the UK’s 5G network. The prime minister’s 80 strong majority was cut to just 24 as 38 Tory rebel MPs voted for former Conservative party leader Iain Duncan Smith’s amendment to remove the […]
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The UK government is in discussions with a Chinese company who have offered to build England’s HS2 rail link for “tens of billions” less than the forecast £106 billion – and in just five years compared to the expected 15-20 years. Boris Johnson finally gave the controversial HS2 project the go-ahead this week and today’s […]
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The prime minister has given England’s controversial high speed rail link the “green signal” despite widespread concerns from environmentalists and politicians about the £106 billion HS2 project. Boris Johnson told the House of Commons he is committed to the two sections of the project that will link Birmingham with London, Manchester and Leeds, and announced […]
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The government’s decision to permit Huawei to build part of the UK’s 5G network has been immediately attacked as a major security risk. Politicians in the UK have been joined by leading US counterparts in castigating the prime minister’s decision to let the Chinese tech-giant build non-core elements of the UK’s 5G network. Foreign secretary […]
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The prime minister has asked “what’s the alternative?” after the UK government was warned by the US it would be “madness” to let Huawei develop the nation’s 5G network. Boris Johnson insisted he will not risk Britain’s national security when deciding if the Chinese technology giant will be allowed to upgrade the UK’s 5G communications […]
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Amazon’s deal with Deliveroo is under a formal investigation by the competition watchdog after the companies failed to address concerns and provide concessions needed to green-light the partnership. The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) announced the tie-up could be bad for customers, retailers and restaurants and follows Amazon’s £440 million investment in Deliveroo through a […]
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Facebook will give the Metropolitan Police cameras for their firearms teams in a bid to stop mass shootings and terror attacks being live-streamed. Scotland Yard said armed police will wear the company’s cameras during training exercises and the footage will be used by Facebook to develop algorithms to recognise firearms attacks. The technology will help […]
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The NHS is to offer patients in England a ‘gene testing’ service that will predict their chances of developing a range of illnesses. They will be charged for the gene sequencing service and be expected to share their data anonymously with scientists afterwards. The gene health report will forecast their chances of developing conditions such […]
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Facebook should be ‘controlled and regulated’ or it could become a threat to democracy, a former senior intelligence boss has said. Robert Hannigan, who was head of Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in Cheltenham, said the social media giant was incapable of reforming itself. The company wanted to ‘squeeze every drop of profit’ out of users’ […]
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