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Brits who use online banking services vulnerable to criminal hackers could be made liable for financial losses stemming from theft, as intelligence officials, central bankers and Downing Street seek to shirk responsibility.
- Belgium detains 4 over alleged terror attack plot
- US pressured Western states to shun security summit in Chechen capital – Russia
- 3 detained in Poland over alleged plan to detonate explosives at police station
- Vietnam won’t pursue military buildup in S. China Sea - PM
- EgyptAir contracts French, Italian firms to search for black boxes
- France uses strategic oil reserves amid union refinery blockade
- Did Snowden’s mass surveillance leaks have a chilling effect on political activists?
A new report examines how political activists have responded to the knowledge they are under mass surveillance and subject to police spying. - Cutting immigration after Brexit would hurt British economy - report
Falling immigration in the event of a Brexit will make the UK’s economy smaller and British citizens poorer, according to a new study. - Police must ‘up their game’ in fight against slavery in the UK - commissioner
Police in the UK must “up their game” and devote more resources to fighting slavery, the UK’s anti-slavery commissioner Peter Hyland has warned. - British armed forces would be stronger outside the EU, say former military chiefs
Former military leaders have rallied in favor of a British exit from the EU, citing the perils of allowing Brussels to run the country.
- Lawyers & juries could be ‘transported’ to virtual 3D crime scene – study
Researchers from a UK university want to develop ways of how virtual reality technology can help to solve crimes. By using new techniques, they intend to recreate crimes scenes for jurors and revolutionize how evidence can be analyzed. - Brits hit by cyber theft could be forced to foot bill as banks shirk responsibilityBrits who use online banking services vulnerable to criminal hackers could be made liable for financial losses stemming from theft, as intelligence officials, central bankers and Downing Street seek to shirk responsibility.
- Police must ‘up their game’ in fight against slavery in the UK - commissionerPolice in the UK must “up their game” and devote more resources to fighting slavery, the UK’s anti-slavery commissioner Peter Hyland has warned.
- Cutting immigration after Brexit would hurt British economy - reportFalling immigration in the event of a Brexit will make the UK’s economy smaller and British citizens poorer, according to a new study.
- Did Snowden’s mass surveillance leaks have a chilling effect on political activists?A new report examines how political activists have responded to the knowledge they are under mass surveillance and subject to police spying.
- British armed forces would be stronger outside the EU, say former military chiefsFormer military leaders have rallied in favor of a British exit from the EU, citing the perils of allowing Brussels to run the country.
- Gun data must be shared Europe-wide to fight crime & terrorism - study
European states must improve the way in which they gather and share data on firearms in order to reduce crime and combat terrorism, a UK-led study has said. - Isis Close? Looks suspicious! Unfortunately named street address ‘blocked by PayPal’
PayPal has been accused of blacklisting all addresses containing the word ISIS, according to a technology expert. - Brexit would ‘condemn Britain to irrelevance’ – UK historians
More than 300 historians have warned voters that leaving the European Union would “condemn Britain to irrelevance,” while Europe would be open “to division and weakness.” - Tory benefit sanctions driving vulnerable claimants to crime & poverty – report
Benefit sanctions are driving “vulnerable” claimants to hunger, destitution and crime, a report by Salford City Council has revealed. - Generous or ‘mugs of the world’? 144% rise in UK aid spending enrages Tories
Tory MPs have rounded on Prime Minister David Cameron after new figures revealed British overseas aid spending has rocketed to £13 billion (US$19 billion) per year. - EU ‘violates international law’ by failing to tackle corruption, says justice minister
The European Union is failing to take steps to tackle the “corruption” and “systemic fraud” that is rife in the bloc, Britain’s pro-Brexit justice minister Dominic Raab says.
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