Manchester city centre on lockdown after suspicious packages found May 3, 2019 Parts of Manchester city centre have been put on lockdown following reports of suspicious packages. A cordon is in place around Piccadilly Gardens and some office workers in the city have been asked to stay indoors after a suspicious package was found. https://twitter.com/Kieron_Curtis/status/1124296352232542208 A 26-year-old man has been formally arrested and is in custody, Greater [...]
Softbank mulls float for $100bn Vision Fund as it looks for fresh cash injection May 3, 2019 Japanese investment giant Softbank is reportedly considering an initial public offering (IPO) of its $100bn (£77bn) Vision Fund. The firm is mulling the bumper float as part of series of options as it looks to raise more funds for its investment arm, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Read more: Softbank [...]
Evening Standard set to cut jobs as it merges print and online business May 3, 2019 The Evening Standard is to announce a string of job cuts as it looks to merge its print and online businesses. Read more: Mirror publisher Reach revenues slip amid pressure on print In an email to staff, editor George Osborne said the paper is making the cuts in a bid to counteract rising costs. “We [...]
Bitcoin price gains continue as it jumps to six-month high May 3, 2019 Cryptocurrency Bitcoin surged six per cent this morning to hit a six-month high, in a move that has left traders “dazzled”. Read more: Wirex market view: Bitcoin Cash is star of show Bitcoin climbed as high as $5,796 today, its highest level since 14 November, according to data from Bitstamp. It has since dipped to [...]
Hymns fall out of funeral charts as pop hits the right notes May 3, 2019 Traditional hymns have fallen out of the top 10 most popular funeral songs for the first time ever, according to the latest chart figures. The 2019 funeral chart, published by Co-op, shows religious favourites such as The Lord is my Shepherd and Abide with me have been shunned amid stiff competition from pop hits. Read [...]
S4 Capital continues to grow profits as it lands big-name client wins May 3, 2019 Sir Martin Sorrell’s advertising firm S4 Capital has posted another quarter of bumper revenue and profit growth as it looks to win over big clients with its digital-first approach. Read more: Sir Martin Sorrell was paid £140,000 by S4 Capital in 2018 The figures S4 Capital posted like-for-like revenue growth of 35 per cent to [...]
Russian state broadcaster RT is a ‘weapon of disinformation’, says Jeremy Hunt May 2, 2019 Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt has slammed Russian state broadcaster RT, describing it as the country’s “weapon of disinformation”. Addressing an audience in Ethiopia, Hunt launched a searing attack on the channel, formerly known as Russia Today, over its coverage of the Salisbury novichok poisonings last year. Read more: Mirror publisher Reach revenues slip amid pressure on [...]
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange refuses to accept US extradition May 2, 2019 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has refused to agree to be extradited to the US to face charges of computer intrusion. Read more: Wikileaks founder Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in jail Speaking via video link at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, Assange defended his work, saying it had protected “many people”. “I do not wish to surrender [...]
Why Airbnb, Paypal and Spotify are paying hackers to break their security May 2, 2019 Top global chief executives have willingly forked out more than $50m (£38m) to hackers amid growing concerns about cybersecurity threats. Bosses have paid so-called ethical hackers to help tighten up their cyber defences in a bid to avoid expensive and embarrassing data breaches. Read more: Government to roll out new cybersecurity laws for IoT products [...]
Five moments we’ll always cherish from Gavin WIlliamson’s time as defence secretary May 2, 2019 Historians will look back on former defence secretary Gavin Williamson as one of the more colourful figures in Theresa May's Cabinet. Read more: Defence secretary Gavin Williamson ousted from cabinet over Huawei leak Williamson, who was last night sacked over allegations he leaked information from a top secret security meeting, experienced a series of gaffes [...]
