The Leeds shopping centre helping international students feel at home
Town Centre Securities Opened in the 1960s the Merrion Centre in Leeds is home to a growing number of Asian-inspired businesses A 1960s shopping centre in the middle of Leeds…
Can Joe Tidy’s AI clone fool his colleagues?
Companies are being warned about the increasing use of AI to carry out so-called CEO Fraud. More victims are coming forward with their stories of being targeted using generative AI…
How pen and paper comes to the rescue in an IT crisis
Getty Images In July a botched software update caused chaos for the airline industry worldwide When the CrowdStrike software bug bricked 8.5 million computers around the world on 19 July,…
Labour donor reluctantly in the spotlight
Getty Images Lord Alli has long been a Labour supporter and has become has one of the party’s major financial backers, with donations stretching back nearly 20 years. Although he…
Covid was like a daily terror attack, doctor tells inquiry
Prof Kevin Fong said he undertook an informal visit to one of the “hardest hit” intensive care units in the country Treating patients during the pandemic was like responding to…
Covid inquiry rejects clinicians’ request for anonymity
Getty Images The provision of PPE for healthcare workers is being explored in this part of the Covid inquiry (stock image) The chair of the Covid inquiry has refused an…
Is Elon Musk’s internet firm Starlink a game changer for Africa?
Elon Musk’s satellite internet company Starlink claims it can bring superfast broadband to ‘almost anywhere on Earth’. It is the largest satellite internet provider around the world, and has already…
What is the winter fuel payment, how much is it worth and who can get it?
Getty Images Millions of pensioners will lose winter fuel payments under changes being brought in by the government. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said that future payments would only be made to…
How Hitchin parents pushed to delay phones for school children
DJ McLaren/BBC Some secondary schools in Hitchin, such as Hitchin Boys and The Priory, have already announced their plans to join William Ransom Primary School to be ‘phone-free’ Parents have…
Climate change supercharged Europe’s floods, scientists warn
AFP Local residents rescue a woman from rising flood waters in the Romanian village of Slobozia Conachi Central Europe’s devastating floods were made much worse by climate change and offer…