HENRY DEEDES sees the Prime Minister’s appearance before the Commons Liaison Committee

Hair skew-whiff, a homely fireplace as backdrop and matey, first-name terms only. The Prime Minister appeared before a chosen collection of Westminster’s most self-regarding bobbies yesterday trying to appear as relaxed possible. It was clear, though, that events of recent days had knocked him off-kilter. His jowls were walrussy, the bags under his eyes bulging … Read more

Facebook appoints ‘privacy committee’ on its board

Facebook has created a ‘privacy committee’ on its board of directors as part of the company’s $5billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.   Members of the panel, which will be responsible for overseeing risks related to privacy and data use, were named in a financial filing on Wednesday, Business Insider … Read more

Facebook appoints ‘privacy committee’ on its board

Facebook has created a ‘privacy committee’ on its board of directors as part of the company’s $5billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.   Members of the panel, which will be responsible for overseeing risks related to privacy and data use, were named in a financial filing on Wednesday, Business Insider … Read more

UK coronavirus cases are still too high to ease lockdown, member of secretive SAGE committee warns

The UK has taken three weeks to reduce the daily coronavirus cases by around a third in a ‘disappointingly’ slow decline, an infectious disease expert has said. Professor Keith Neal of Nottingham University said it has taken too long to decrease the daily number of hospitalised patients from 5,903 on April 5 to 3,583 yesterday. The … Read more

UK coronavirus cases are still too high to ease lockdown, member of secretive SAGE committee warns

The UK has taken three weeks to reduce the daily coronavirus cases by around a third in a ‘disappointingly’ slow decline, an infectious disease expert has said. Professor Kieth Neal of Nottingham University said it had taken too long to decrease the daily number of hospitalised patients from 5,903 on April 5 to 3,583 yesterday. It … Read more

DEFENCE COMMITTEE CHAIR TOBIAS ELLWOOD: The global race for a vaccine will turn nasty

It is a race in which the prize could hardly be greater – the dash to find a vaccine. There will be no true exit from the coronavirus disaster without one. The runners and riders include such familiar names as GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi, Imperial College and Oxford University’s Jenner Institute. There has been … Read more