Commons Speaker orders security review after Hancock CCTV leak

Sir Lindsay Hoyle has ordered a review of parliamentary security amid growing concerns among MPs in the wake of Matt Hancock’s resignation following the leaking of CCTV footage.  The Commons Speaker said this afternoon that he had ‘directed senior officials to consider what implications there are for security arrangements’ in Parliament after the Whitehall leak.    … Read more

McDonald’s is testing voice recognition software in Chicago for drive-thru orders

I THINK they want fries? McDonald’s is testing voice recognition software in Chicago for drive-thru orders – but employees have to help nearly a quarter of the time McDonald’s is testing voice recognition software at 10 locations in Chicago The technology is being used in the drive-thru to cut customer wait time  The systems is 85% accurate, … Read more

Council orders family to tear down illegal ‘eco-friendly’ bike shed

Council orders family to tear down illegal ‘eco-friendly’ bike shed in front garden after it was built without permission and is ‘not in keeping with Victorian character of the area’ Kavi and Mita Pujara are in a ‘David vs Goliath’ battle with Leicester City Council  Over wooden shed they erected outside their Stoneygate Road home … Read more

Fort Jackson Army trainee armed with a rifle hijacks elementary school bus – but orders 18 kids off

A 23-year-old Army trainee in South Carolina escaped from his base and hijacked a school bus to try and get home to New Jersey, but let the 18 children on board off after they asked too many questions and he became ‘frustrated’. Jovan Collazo, 23, faces 19 kidnapping counts plus carjacking, armed robbery and firearm … Read more

Judge orders Elon Musk to turn over communications in suit over CEO’s $50BN pay package

Elon Musk and his lawyer friends have to turn over documents they shared among each other before Musk was awarded a $50billion-plus pay package as part of an ongoing lawsuit to find out who approved the the CEO’s big 2018 pay day.  Shareholders, represented by Richard Tornetta in court documents, accused Musk and Tesla’s board … Read more

Paris woman orders food from a restaurant across the street

Uber–the-top! ‘Lazy’ customer films delivery driver packing her food order into his scooter and checking satnav… before realising she only lives across the street Laurène P was stuck inside her Paris apartment due to the Covid-19 curfew She ordered food from a restaurant directly across the street from her flat  More than 1.5 million people … Read more

Handforth Parish Councillor who insisted Jackie Weaver ‘read the standing orders’ steps down

Handforth Parish Councillor who insisted Jackie Weaver ‘read the standing orders’ steps down Vice-chairman Aled Brewerton has quit the council, it emerged yesterday  Comes days after chairman Brian Tolver resigned, citing the criticism online  Mrs Weaver had been drafted in as a temporary clerk to referee authority   By James Tozer and Liz Hull for the … Read more

Handforth Parish Councillor who insisted Jackie Weaver ‘read the standing orders’ steps down

Handforth Parish Councillor who insisted Jackie Weaver ‘read the standing orders’ steps down Vice-chairman Aled Brewerton has quit the council, it emerged yesterday  Comes days after chairman Brian Tolver resigned, citing the criticism online  Mrs Weaver had been drafted in as a temporary clerk to referee authority   By James Tozer and Liz Hull for the … Read more

Coronavirus: UK orders 60million more doses of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine

UK has bought 60million more doses of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine to supply autumn booster jabs that will target mutated variants, Matt Hancock reveals Pfizer is one of the most used in Britain’s rollout and studies have shown it is the most effective one in reality The company is working on a booster jab targeted at … Read more