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China refutes Microsoft allegations it hacked critical US infrastructure
C hina has denied allegations made by tech giant Microsoft that Chinese state-sponsored hackers have been trying to disrupt critical communications infrastructure between the US and Asia. On Wednesday, Microsoft issued a report accusing a Chinese nation-state hacking group called “Volt Typhoon” of targeting critical infrastructure in the US andContinue Reading
Former principal stole €93,000 from school accounts to feed gambling addiction
A former school principal who took almost €100,000 from his former school’s accounts to feed a chronic gambling addiction, was given a fully suspended 20 month jail sentence on Friday. Father of three Stephen Condon, The Grange, Raheen, Limerick City, admitted stealing €93,000 from St John the Baptist National School,Continue Reading
Chancellor ‘comfortable’ with recession if it forces down inflation
Mr Hunt made the startling admission amid fears that the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee may have to raise interest rates from 4.5 per cent to as high as 5.5 per cent to properly grip inflation and stabilise the economy. Such a hike would pile further misery on millions of homeownersContinue Reading
Martin Amis: literary wunderkind who ‘blazed like a rocket’
A “blazing, once-in-a-generation talent”, Martin Amis “provoked, inspired and outraged readers … across a literary career that set off like a rocket, and went on to dazzle, streak and burn for almost 50 years”, said Boyd Tonkin in The Guardian. He wrote 15 novels, as well as journalism and essaysContinue Reading
Gwen John: Art and Life in London and Paris review, Pallant House Gallery
The Welsh-born painter Gwen John is generally remembered as a “fragile”, isolated figure, said Mark Hudson in The Independent. Neglected for some time after her death, John (1876-1939) was rediscovered in the 1980s, when she was reassessed as a reclusive talent overshadowed by two “bombastic male egos”: her brother, theContinue Reading
Review into civil unrest in Leicester
A n independent review of the violence which broke out in Leicester last year has been commissioned by Michael Gove. In September 2022, tensions between the British Pakistani Muslim and Indian Hindu communities spilled over into widespread violence and vandalism. The Secretary of State for communities announced on Friday thatContinue Reading
Simon Harris ‘genuinely worried’ about far right
The Minister for Justice has said he is “genuinely worried” about the far right following recent anti-migrant protests across the country. Speaking to The Tonight Show on Virgin Media Television, Simon Harris said: “There is a relatively small number – we shouldn’t overstate it because it is a small numberContinue Reading
MPs warn of levelling-up failure in call for long-term funding
T he Government’s levelling-up policy has significant flaws and is unlikely to achieve its objectives without a significant shift in approach, MPs have said. A damning report by the cross-party Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee found funding for short-term initiatives and a lack of transparency on allocations created barriersContinue Reading
Murder investigation launched after woman’s body found in Louth
A murder investigation is underway after a woman’s body was found in Dundalk, Co Louth. A postmortem examination has been completed on her body after she died in an assault at a house on Bridge Street on Wednesday evening. The results are not being released for operational reasons, gardaí said.Continue Reading
Decision on Commons suspension for MP Margaret Ferrier delayed
M argaret Ferrier’s proposed 30-day suspension from the House of Commons for breaching coronavirus rules has been delayed. A motion was listed on Thursday’s order paper which, if approved, would have confirmed Ms Ferrier (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) was suspended from Friday. But Conservative whip Ruth Edwards replied “not moved”Continue Reading