London Businesses Face Uncertain Future as GDPR Draws Near
In hopes of protecting the personal information of EU citizens everywhere, the General Data Protection Regulation will come into effect on 25 May 2018, tasking London businesses with the duty of compliance. While the regulation does replace the 1995 Data Protection Directive, which was considered outdated by many in these technological times, it also leads some to believe reforms could cause for even weaker data protection according to a report by ComputerWorld. The act builds upon the original directive by looking to...
Murdered DNC staffer confirmed as Wikileaks source by Pulitzer prize winning journalist
Murdered DNC staffer Seth Rich has been confirmed as being a Wikileaks source by Seymour Hersh in a leaked telephone call. The journalist, who has high level FBI sources, discussed what he knows about the murder in the call and revealed some interesting details about what is in the FBI report following the cyber unit investigation. Seth Rich was an American employee for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) who was fatally shot in the Bloomingdale neighbourhood of Washington. His murder has...
In full: Transcript of telephone call between Trump and president of Mexico
Donald Trump dubbed New Hampshire a "drug-infested den", boasted about his election victory and urged his Mexican counterpart to remain quiet about a border wall in a telephone call which has been leaked by the Washington Post. The transcript provides a rare glimpse into the private conversations of a new US President testing his negotiating powers on foreign counterparts, with the phone call taking place just seven days after Trump entered office. More than 30 references to "the wall" are made in the...
Carer branded “despicable” by a judge spared prison for stealing cash from deaf 93-year-old woman
A "despicable" carer caught on camera stealing cash from a 93-year-old deaf woman in her own home has been spared jail - and told to pay back less than £1-a-day. Jessica Holmes stole a total of £150 from vulnerable Kathleen Clee after going through her purse on three occasions. Holmes, 26, was spotted when Mrs Clee’s daughter, who managed her mother’s finances, installed CCTV after she became suspicious that money was being stolen. The carer was employed by Caremark to...
Residents clear rubbish piled up across Birmingham after bins not collected for FIVE weeks
Residents and agency staff are digging in to clear mountains of rubbish which has been piling up on the streets of Birmingham for five weeks - after a strike by binmen. Dozens of fed-up homeowners in the Sparkhill area of the city have not had their refuse collected while binmen take industrial action over possible job cuts. The strike started on June 30 after Birmingham City Council announced restructuring plans, which trade union Unite claim will threaten the jobs of...
Restaurant review: Darwin Brasserie, Sky Garden
One of the first things you should consider when pairing wine with food is whether to mirror or contrast the bottle with the dish. For some people the like-for-like flavours of say, chardonnay and lobster make the perfect duo, whereas others opt to contrast with the crisp and bold flavours of champagne. Either are absolutely fine to do, but one of the big no-nos is to juxtapose great with humble or humble with great, and it's a sin Darwin Brasserie is...
Cambridge University’s gender pay gap revealed – Only 17 of 123 top earners are female
Britain's top university came under fire today (fri) when it emerged that less than one in seven of its top paid staff are female. Just 17 out of 123 Cambridge University's staff earning over £140,000 a year are women, according to figures released after a Freedom of Information request. The gender pay gap was branded "shocking" by Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner. It comes in contrast with rivals at Oxford University where a bursar has slammed the "grossly excessive" £410,000 pay...
Catholic Bishop says Muslims are teaming up with lefties to try to re-conquer a CATHEDRAL
A bishop is 'waging holy war' against Muslims and lefties who want to wrest control of a cathedral away from the Catholic Church - who stole it from the Moors 800 years ago. The bitter row has broken out over the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba in Andalusia, southern Spain. The consecrated site is believed to have originally been a Christian church dedicated to Saint Vincent the third. The city was seized in 711 by a Moorish army, and it became a...
Moped thieves snatched a paramedic’s phone out of her hand while she was responding to an emergency
A paramedic had her phone snatched out of her hand by moped thieves while she was while she was responding to an emergency. Cycle paramedic Katherine McKenna, 32, was about to respond to an emergency call where an elderly man had fallen down stairs when her mobile was swiped. She was attacked by three muggers on two mopeds, all wearing helmets with black visors covering their faces, in London's West End on July 25, while she was wearing her paramedic...