Month: November 2021
Initiative launched to increase London tech diversity
The mayor of London has launched a programme designed to help encourage young black men into tech sector careers in the city. The project will run as part of […]
MI6 will ‘open up’ to tech firms to innovate faster than adversaries, says chief Richard Moore
The Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, will open up to technology companies in an unprecedented way to keep pace with tech developments in Russia and China. MI6 chief Richard Moore […]
Kent weather: Freezing -9C ‘Arctic blast’ to hit as 10cm of snow to fall in UK
Kent faces another cold blast with snow expected to fall across the UK this week. The UK has been battered by Storm Arwen in recent days, with gale-force winds and […]
Taxi licensing and the fit and proper person test
Sefton Council has overturned a Magistrates Court’s decision to grant a taxi licence to an ex-policeman convicted of child abduction. Gary Grant explains how. In September 2019 Sefton […]
HMRC denies outside-IR35 hiring ban as accounts reveal agency’s reliance on umbrella workers
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has denied that it has issued a partial hiring ban on limited company contractors, after its latest set of accounts revealed a relatively large […]
UK bank branch cull continues as TSB condemns 70 more
TSB will close another 70 branches next year as the bank sees no prospect of branch use returning to pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels. The migration of customers to digital channels […]
UK Covid: The new rules on face masks and PCR tests now in force in England
The government has announced new rules that are in force from today (November 30) following a new COVID-19 variant being detected in the UK. Boris Johnson addressed the nation on […]
Ban on Troubles prosecutions ‘legally dubious and morally corrupt’, says Hain
Controversial plans to ban prosecutions for Troubles murders are “legally dubious, constitutionally dangerous and morally corrupt”, a former Northern Ireland secretary has said. The scathing criticism was levelled at Westminster […]
Tougher penalties for child cruelty through ‘Tony’s Law’
Government to deliver ‘Tony’s Law’ Maximum punishments to increase for a range of child cruelty offences One of a series of new measures to be added to the Police, Crime, […]
Victims of sexual violence let down by UK asylum system, report says | Violence against women and girls
Victims of sexual violence face further abuse and trauma as a result of the UK asylum process and are systematically let down by authorities, according to a report. The research […]