Image copyright EPA Image caption Ferry services have not operated from Ramsgate since 2013, but Seaborne Freight planned to launch services from there by Brexit day on 29 March A controversial ferry contract awarded to a company with no ships as part of no-deal Brexit plans has been scrapped, the government has said. Ministers had …
Image caption Ms Bonafede says the experience was “distressing” An EE customer has said she was stalked by an ex-partner who worked at the firm, after he accessed her personal data without permission. Francesca Bonafede’s number was switched to a new handset and her address and bank details were accessed. She said the company failed …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The attempted breach is the latest in a number of known attacks on the Australian government Authorities in Australia say they are investigating an attempt to hack into its parliament’s computer network. Lawmakers said there was “no evidence” that information had been accessed or stolen, but politicians’ passwords have …
Image caption The project aims to capture one tonne per day of CO2 The giant Drax power station, near Selby in North Yorkshire, has become the first in Europe to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from wood-burning. Drax burns seven million tonnes of wood chips each year to drive generators to make electricity. The firm has …
Image copyright Austin Jones YouTube has decided to delete singer Austin Jones’s channel, after he admitted exchanging sexually explicit images and videos with underage girls. The video-sharing site was criticised after it left the singer’s videos online, despite him pleading guilty to charges in court. Other social networks were quick to remove his content but …
The co-founder of the pocket-sized Raspberry Pi computer chose to open his first high street store because “there are things you can do in the physical world that you can’t do online”. The Cambridge store stocks the British-designed computer and accessories, which have mainly been sold online since launch in 2012. Primarily unveiled as an …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWATCH: What is TikTok? Have you seen the viral video where a choir of gummy bears sing a rousing chorus of Adele’s Someone Like You? Or maybe the slightly bizarre sight of people putting make-up on potatoes? Or perhaps you have been out and about and someone …
Image copyright OLI SCARFF Councillors in Edinburgh have voted in favour of a “tourist tax”, which could become the first of its kind in the UK. However, the new tax will not come into effect until the Scottish Parliament has passed enabling legislation, which is unlikely to happen before next year. Edinburgh’s transient visitor levy …
Image copyright Getty Images A key decision that could reshape the UK’s supermarket sector is due shortly, with Sainsbury’s and Asda waiting to hear if their proposed merger can go ahead. Should the deal go through, the combined group would knock Tesco off its perch as the UK’s biggest supermarket chain. But concerns over whether …
Image copyright Getty Images Sir Philip Green paid a female employee more than £1m to keep quiet after she accused him of kissing and groping her, the Daily Telegraph has reported. The paper said the senior female employee was one of five members of staff who signed gagging orders after being bullied or harassed. It …