“DIY” policing – how do the London forces fare? September 4, 2014 You would probably expect London-based police forces to be the main culprits when it comes to the "emerging trend" of asking victims of crime to carry out their own investigations – but you'd be wrong. Sort of. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary admitted this morning that high-volume crimes are "on the verge of being [...]
iBrute force: Is this how Apple iPhone hackers leaked nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton? September 4, 2014 Yesterday a thread appeared on notoriously NSFW forum site 4chan, promising to post nude photos of actresses Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and Ariana Grande in return for Bitcoin donations. Publicists for Lawrence and Upton confirmed the pictures were real (although Grande’s insisted they were “completely fake”). But how did the hacker get access to their [...]
Euro slides to one-year low as ECB cuts rates to 0.05pc, but confirms stimulus programme September 4, 2014 The euro slid to 1.302 against the dollar, its lowest level since July 2013, after the European Central Bank cut interest rates from 0.15 per cent to 0.05 per cent and confirmed plans to start a programme of buying asset-backed securities. ECB president Mario Draghi hinted during a speech at Jackson Hole last month that the [...]
Cameron: “I won’t resign if Scotland votes Yes” September 4, 2014 David Cameron thinks the fate of Scotland is bigger than he is, after he denied a Yes vote in the Scottish independence referendum on 18 September could lead to his resignation. Opinion polls have narrowed recently, with a recent survey showing 47 per cent of decided voters were leaning towards a Yes vote, up sharply from [...]
Bank of England MPC votes to keep interest rates at record low September 4, 2014 The Bank of England's monetary policy committee has done just what everyone was expecting, and held rates where they are at 0.5 per cent. The minutes of last month's meeting revealed the nine-person panel had been split seven to two in favour of leaving rates at their historic lows, and it is considered unlikely that [...]
Watch: Dyson unveils the 360 Eye, its robotic vacuum cleaner September 4, 2014 In recent years James Dyson has experimented with fans and hand dryers, but it seems he has returned to his first love, the vacuum cleaner. At a press conference in Japan this morning, Dyson unveiled his first robotic vacuum, the 360 Eye. Admittedly, robotic vacuum cleaners aren't a new idea – in 2001 Dyson trailed [...]
French unemployment edges higher adding to Hollande’s woes September 4, 2014 The unemployment rate in France has edged higher in another blow to President Hollande’s efforts to reduce jobless rates- one of a variety of economic woes for the French leader. 10.2 per cent of the French population were out of work in the second quarter of this year, compared to 10.1 per cent in the [...]
Save money on your overseas transfers and payments September 4, 2014 With an expanding expat community (6 million British citizens reside overseas, by the last count) and a diverse population with global connections at home more Brits than ever before are finding it necessary to send money overseas. According to the World Bank the equivalent of more than $23 billion was transferred out of the UK [...]
NHS funding should target the old for tax hikes and benefit cuts, says report September 4, 2014 Higher earners over the age of 40 should be targeted for "critical needs taxes" if the UK is to keep up with demands from an increasingly strained NHS, a new report has said. Charges and private insurance were rejected as possible solutions by the report, compiled by a commission within charity the King's Fund. "We [...]
Paddy Power names Andy McCue successor to chief executive Patrick Kennedy September 4, 2014 A successor to Paddy Power chief executive Patrick Kennedy, who departs at the start of next year, has been found close to home. Despite an “international search”, a new leader was right under their noses all along: managing director of the online bookies’ UK and Ireland retail operations Andy McCue will takeover from 1 January [...]