Police evacuate Soho over suspected World War 2 bomb February 3, 2020 The Metropolitan Police have evacuated an area in Soho as they assess whether an old World War 2 bomb has been uncovered. They were called to Dean Street after reports of an unexploded ordnance at 1.48pm today. The London Fire Brigade is also on the scene. The Met said: Officers continue to work in Soho [...]
Man shot dead by armed police in Streatham, South London February 2, 2020 A man has been shot dead by armed officers in Streatham in South London, following an incident that police described as terror-related. The Metropolitan Police said a number of people had been stabbed in Streatham, and later confirmed that the man who had been shot at around 2pm was dead. The Met said there that [...]
Rumble at the Old Bailey: Police called after ‘violence’ at gangland murder sentencing January 27, 2020 Police attended an incident at the Old Bailey today after people were thrown out of court following reports of violence in a gangland murder trial sentencing. The City of London Police said it deployed officers for “reassurance” after people were ejected from court this afternoon at the sentencing of the killers of knife crime victim [...]
Finablr shares plunge after owner pledges stock as collateral for Travelex debt January 24, 2020 Shares in payments firm Finablr plunged to a record low today after its owner pledged more than half the company’s stock as security for debts incurred buying foreign exchange company Travelex. In an update to the stock exchange this morning, Finablr disclosed that majority owner B. R. Shetty had pledged 392.2 million shares, over 56 [...]
Met Police to begin using facial recognition cameras in London January 24, 2020 The Metropolitan Police has announced that it will use live facial recognition cameras operationally in London for the first time. Use of the cameras will be intelligence-led, the Met said, with a bespoke watch list of suspects — predominantly those wanted for serious and violent offences — drawn up for each deployment. The cameras are [...]
Google boss calls for temporary ban on facial recognition technology January 20, 2020 Google chief executive Sundar Pichai has lent his support to a proposed temporary EU ban on facial recognition technology, over concerns it could be misused. “I think it is important that governments and regulations tackle it sooner rather than later and gives a framework for it,” said Pichai at a conference in Brussels today. The [...]
First Travelex UK customer-facing systems restored after cyber attack January 17, 2020 The chief executive of Travelex has spoken out for the first time following a cyber attack two weeks ago that caused a global blackout in the foreign exchange provider’s online services. In a scripted video uploaded to a backup Travelex website, Tony D’Souza said the IT system used by staff was now working again. D’Souza [...]
Travelex restores some electronic services following cyber attack January 13, 2020 Foreign exchange company Travelex is beginning to restore some electronic systems almost two weeks after hackers held the company’s systems to ransom, leading to a global blackout of its online services. Staff at the foreign exchange giant had been forced to use pen and paper to serve thousands of customers after a cyber attack forced [...]
Bank of England’s Sam Woods warns of crackdown on the City January 12, 2020 Deputy Bank of England governor Sam Woods has warned the City that it could face a crackdown by regulators as they try to ensure the financial system remains safe a decade on since the financial crisis. Woods – who is chair of the BoE’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) which oversees lenders and insurers – told [...]
Man charged with murder for fatal Harrods stabbing January 9, 2020 A man has been charged with murder for allegedly stabbing someone to death outside of Harrods last month. Badir Rahim Alnazi, 23, has been charged, after it was alleged he fatally stabbed Mohammed Al-Araimi on 5 December outside the Knightsbridge department store. Read more: TfL: Crime rates on the Night Tube soar in 2019 Alnazi [...]