The UK government has lost its bid to keep a legal battle with Apple private. The UK Investigatory Powers Tribunal rejected the case, which was on behalf of Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. In a ruling published yesterday, the specialist court said that conducting proceedings essentially in private “would have been a truly extraordinary step to […]
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Grand National The epic Aintree horse race begins at 4pm on Saturday, April 5. It’s live to watch for FREE in the UK on ITV1 and ITVX. I Am Maximus is the defending champion, Threeunderthrufive is probably the best named horse field. Premier League Football ​Use your usual streaming service with NordVPN.
“A good day to bury bad news.” That is what British special advisor Jo Moore wrote to colleagues on September 11, 2001. The appalling phrase flagged that nobody was paying attention to anything else on such a monumental day. Trump’s tariffs are, obviously, not of the same magnitude as the world-altering events of 9/11. However,
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Signal is, for most of us, a perfectly secure messaging app. It is though not the tool senior government figures should use to plan imminent military action on their mobile phones. And they certainly should not add a journalist to the chat if they do so. Sometimes, the best scoops just pop up in your
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Megyn Kelly has had a fascinating media career, but her latest iteration as a pro-Trump podcaster is somewhat depressing.
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March Madness, the return of the FA Cup, a big clash in Serie A and some great guests on Jonathan Ross’s sofa are the TV highlights this weekend. FA Cup Quarter-Finals Serie A Football WSL Football March Madness Basketball Live on Sky Sky Sports Mix If you’re travelling abroad but want to access your usual
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On March 23, 2020, then-UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson looked down the barrel of a camera and uttered the words: From this evening I must give the British people a very simple instruction – you must stay at home. The UK’s first full COVID-19 lockdown had begun. Five years on, many of us have tried
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