Boris Johnson pledges to bring world’s ‘top digital and tech talent’ to the UK

Boris Johnson pledges to bring the world’s ‘top digital and tech talent’ to the UK to transform public services in drive spearheaded by Dominic Cummings Downing Street is to launch a flagship ‘innovation fellowship programme’ Technology experts will be parachuted in to government department positions Idea is brainchild of Dominic Cummings, who called for ‘misfits … Read more

Boris Johnson pledges to bring world’s ‘top digital and tech talent’ to the UK

Boris Johnson pledges to bring the world’s ‘top digital and tech talent’ to the UK to transform public services in drive spearheaded by Dominic Cummings Downing Street is to launch a flagship ‘innovation fellowship programme’ Technology experts will be parachuted in to government department positions Idea is brainchild of Dominic Cummings, who called for ‘misfits … Read more

MPs urge Rishi Sunak to bring in four-day week in bid to tackle unemployment

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is being urged to consider a four-day working week as part of efforts to overhaul the economy after the coronavirus pandemic. A letter signed by MPs including former Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell, Green MP Caroline Lucas and Guardian columnist Owen Jones, argues for reducing working hours so that ‘work is shared … Read more

MPs urge Rishi Sunak to bring in four-day week in bid to tackle unemployment

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is being urged to consider a four-day working week as part of efforts to overhaul the economy after the coronavirus pandemic. A letter signed by MPs including former Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell, Green MP Caroline Lucas and Guardian columnist Owen Jones, argues for reducing working hours so that ‘work is shared … Read more

National Trust urges people not to bring barbecues on visits to the countryside

More people have started taking barbecues to the countryside since lockdown measures started to ease, increasing the risk of wildfires, the National Trust warned.  Park rangers have also seen a notable increase in the amount of litter being left behind by visitors, saying this poses a threat to wildlife who get caught up in it. … Read more

Queen Latifah slams Gone With The Wind… after HBO Max announces plans to bring film back

Queen Latifah has taken aim at Gone With The Wind. The Chicago actress, 50, blasted the controversial 1939 film, set in a plantation during the Civil War, in an interview with Associated Press on Monday. The one-time Oscar nominee declared it was time to ‘let Gone with the Wind be gone with the wind.’  Opposed: Queen … Read more

Scientists bring wireless internet underwater for the first time using ‘Aqui-fi’

Scientists bring wireless internet underwater for the first time after testing a ‘gateway’ device that uses LASERS to transmit data to the surface Scientists built a system that acts like a WiFi booster for deep-sea divers Radio waves transmit data to a Raspberry Pi attached to the diver’s gear Lasers or LEDs send the data to … Read more

Boris Johnson will ‘bang the table’ to bring urgency to Brexit talks by warning of No Deal

Boris Johnson will ‘bang the table’ on Sunday to try to bring urgency to Brexit talks by warning that the two sides are heading for No Deal if the pace of negotiations is not accelerated immediately.  The Prime Minister is expected to use a video conference with the EU’s most senior figures to urge ‘renewed energy … Read more