TalkTalk hack: Second teenager in cyber attack investigation arrested by Metropolitan Police after data theft October 30, 2015 A second teenager has been arrested in connection with the TalkTalk hack, police have confirmed. A 16 year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of computer misuse act offences at an address in Feltham yesterday, following a search conducted by detectives from the Metropolitan Police Cyber Crime Unit (MPCCU). Officers have also searched a residential address in Liverpool. [...]
West End retailers poised for £2.3bn Christmas and Black Friday 2015 shopping bonanza October 27, 2015 West End retailers are bracing themselves for a £2.3bn shopping bonanza this Christmas, with spending set to reach its highest level since 2007, as higher disposable incomes and lower prices help boost consumer confidence. London’s main shopping streets – Oxford Street, Bond Street and Regent Street – are expecting a 1.2 per cent uplift in sales [...]
TalkTalk down: Share price falls after “significant and sustained cyber attack” and Metropolitan Police hacking investigation revealed October 23, 2015 The Metropolitan Police has opened a criminal investigation after internet provider TalkTalk sustained a “significant and sustained cyber attack”, which has led to fears that customers’ details might have been hacked. It sent shares in the telecoms firm sliding more than 11 per cent in Friday morning trading. The issue first appeared at 3pm on Wednesday. However, according to [...]
Home Affairs Committee to question Labour deputy leader Tom Watson over Leon Brittan allegations October 13, 2015 It's more bad news for those at the top of the Labour party as the influential Home Affairs Committee summons deputy leader Tom Watson to answer questions over the allegations he made against Leon Brittan. The Home Affairs Committee is to hold evidence on Wednesday 21 October around matters "currently in the public domain concerning [...]
Over 30,000 seats left empty at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium last season as club “overstate attendance” by 5,000 fans per game October 7, 2015 More than 30,000 seats were left unoccupied at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium last season according to police figures which reveal the club may have exaggerated its overrall attendance by nearly 22,000. Nearly every Premier League fixture at Arsenal's 60,432 capacity home is claimed to be a sell-out, despite the most expensive matchday and season ticket prices [...]
Kings Cross evacuated because of overcrowding after severe delays on Hammersmith & City, District, Circle and Metropolitan lines October 7, 2015 Kings Cross station was evacuated because of overcrowding during rush hour this morning, with Tube lines not stopping at the station. British Transport Police confirmed the station was closed because of problems on the Hammersmith & City Line today. Although it has since reopened, BTP warned commuters to allow "extra time" for their journey as [...]
London Black Cab protest to target Fleet Street and Aldwych today as Uber crackdown revealed September 30, 2015 Drivers, beware: Cabbies are planning a second street protest in a week today, targeting roads around Aldwych and Fleet Street. Roads in the area will be closed and motorists and cyclists are advised to avoid the area and make alternative arrangements. City of London and the Metropolitan Police said they had "an appropriate and proportionate [...]
Hounslow West station closed as police investigate assault September 29, 2015 Hounslow West station was closed this morning as police investigate a stabbing. Metropolitan Police confirmed that a serious assault had taken place outside the station in the early hours of this morning. A police spokeswoman told City A.M: "Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at 3:40am on Tuesday, 29 September, to [...]
United Cabbies Group urges “ideological” groups to stay away from taxi driver protests as man arrested after City Hall assault during Uber rally September 24, 2015 A cabbies group has distanced itself from a man who was arrested yesterday following an attack on a security guard at City Hall last week and urged "ideological" protesters to stay away from future rallies. The man, said by police to be 65 years old, was arrested on suspicion of assault in Essex yesterday. He [...]
2015 Ig Nobel Prize winners: The year’s most ridiculous discoveries in science, literature and economics September 18, 2015 Not every scientific discovery will save thousands of lives or transform the way we use technology – sometimes, they do little more than make us laugh. In celebration of this, a series of Ig Nobel Prize awards are given away each year to those scientists who make the most absurd findings, and the 2015 [...]