Mobile networks to tackle rural not-spots with mast building plan January 27, 2021 Mobile networks O2, Vodafone and Three are teaming up to build hundreds of new masts as part of a push to tackle so-called signal not-spots in rural areas. The companies will build and share 222 mobile masts in an effort to improve 4G coverage across the UK. In total 124 sites will be built in [...]
Grindr hit with £8.5m fine over data privacy breach January 26, 2021 Grindr is set to be slapped with a hefty fine after regulators found it had illegally disclosed user data to advertising firms. The Norwegian Data Protection Authority has announced an intention to fine the gay dating app 100m krona (£8.5m) — equivalent to 10 per cent of its annual turnover — over the breach. The proposed [...]
Birdwatch: New Twitter feature allows users to flag misinformation January 26, 2021 Twitter will allow users to flag posts that are misleading or inaccurate in its latest effort to purge misinformation from its platform. The new feature, dubbed Birdwatch, allows people to write notes providing context and rebuttals on posts they believe are misleading. The pilot programme is being tested in the US, with notes initially only [...]
Facebook launches UK news service in boost for publishers January 26, 2021 Facebook will today start rolling out its dedicated news feed, marking a major boost for publishers in a long-running tussle over online advertising revenue. Facebook News will offer users a selection of curated stories alongside news personalised to their interests from hundreds of national, local and lifestyle outlets. The social media site today said it [...]
New business creation nears all-time high during lockdown January 25, 2021 New business creation neared record highs last year as the entrepreneurial spirit flourished during Covid-19 lockdowns. More than 29,000 new companies were registered in the UK in September, the highest number since October 2007 and the third-highest month since records began in the late 1980s. New business creation increased month on month from the first [...]
Flat-pack jabs: New London vaccine hub assembled at former Ikea store January 24, 2021 A former Ikea store has been transformed into a Covid-19 vaccination centre amid a ramping up of jab facilities in the capital. Up to 25 new vaccination sites will start offering Covid jabs this week as the NHS accelerates the biggest immunisation programme in its history. A former Ikea store at the Westfield shopping centre [...]
Covid: UK records a further 1,348 deaths as 5.9m vaccinated January 23, 2021 The UK has recorded a further 1,348 coronavirus-related deaths, but new figures showed a sharp increase in the number of Brits to receive a vaccine. A total of 5,861,351 people have now been given their first dose of the vaccine, while 468,617 people have also had their second jab. The figures mean that almost half [...]
Cheap use-at-home ‘wonder drug’ that could prevent Covid deaths moves to trial January 23, 2021 A cheap drug credited with dramatically reducing Covid-19 deaths has been moved to trial stage in the UK. Researchers at Oxford University are carrying out a Principle trial programme aimed at finding a treatment that can counteract the disease at an early stage and could be used at home soon after symptoms appear. The next [...]
Alexei Navalny: Police arrest 1,500 amid protests over jailing of Putin critic January 23, 2021 More than 1,500 people have been arrested across Russia as protesters staged rallies in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. The Putin critic called on his supporters to protest after being arrested last weekend when he returned to Moscow for the first time since being poisoned with a military-grade nerve agent. Tens of thousands [...]
Larry King: US talk show host dies after testing positive for Covid-19 January 23, 2021 Larry King, the US talk show legend who quizzed world leaders, politicians and celebrities during a career spanning more than six decades, has died aged 87. The TV star had been admitted to a Los Angeles hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in December. In a statement on social media Ora Media, the production company [...]
