Bank warned ministers Covid loans were fraud risk
Image caption The BBC revealed how criminal gangs had set up fake companies to claim…
Month: September 2020
Smart plugs sold on Amazon a ‘fire risk’, Which? warns
image copyrightHictkon image captionThe plug in question had a design flaw, found Which? A smart…
US Election: Whoever becomes the next president, social media is changing
Despite their opposing views, both US presidential candidates want to change how social media platforms…
How controversial data firm Palantir hit $22bn
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Palantir shares sold to the public for the first time…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro rejects Biden’s offer of $20 billion to protect the Amazon
Bolsonaro, an ally of President Donald Trump, tweeted on Wednesday saying Biden “stated yesterday that…
US heiress jailed in Nxivm ‘sex cult’ case
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Clare Bronfman said she was “deeply sorry” for her role…
Child dies following Ballymena house fire
Image copyright Pacemaker Image caption Fire crews were called to the house on Wednesday evening…
Google Pixel phone ‘designed for economic downturn’
By Leo KelionTechnology desk editor image copyrightGoogle Google’s hardware chief has said its new flagship…
Too much ‘levelling up’ rhetoric, says ex minister
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Northern towns have been hit hard by coronavirus The…
Greenland’s ice sheet is melting as fast as at any time in the last 12,000 years, study shows
But in the context of Earth’s 4.5 billion-plus year history, melting in any one year…