The ‘buy now, pay later’ service Klarna is to be investigated by the UK’s data protection watchdog after it sent out marketing emails to people who had never even used it before. The Information Commissioners’ Office said it was ‘making enquiries’ into the £8.22billion Swedish firm with 8.6million UK customers after receiving more than 90 … Read more
Ofcom bosses have concluded they will not investigate Diversity’s Black Lives Matter dance from Britain’s Got Talent on 5 September. On Wednesday, viewer complaints about the performance soared to a vast 24,041, and after consideration a spokesperson for the government-approved regulatory body confirmed to MailOnline no action would be taken. The representative said: ‘We carefully considered a … Read more
Hundreds of people are evacuated from leafy Manchester suburb as ‘bomb squad and police investigate suspicious package’ Buildings have been evacuated and several roads are closed in Hazel Grove Army bomb disposal units are understood to be heading to the scene Police received reports of a ‘suspicious package’ at a property at 4.15pm By Isabella … Read more
Shopping centre in Derby remains closed as bomb squad continue to investigate a ‘suspicious package’ found yesterday evening A Derby shopping centre closed overnight after reports of a ‘suspicious package’ A bomb disposal team were called to Intu Derby after the reports on Friday night Diners were forced on the streets as the centre was … Read more
French police investigate Rwandan refugee, 39, after he admitted arson attack on Nantes cathedral Rwandan refugee, 39, admitted he was responsible for the cathedral inferno Questioned for second time yesterday and confessed to fire early this morning Took 104 firefighters to tackle the blaze which started in three places on July 18 By Lydia Catling … Read more
Former CPS chief prosecutor Nazir Afzal urges Scotland Yard to ‘thoroughly’ investigate Dominic Cummings’ trip from London to Durham Lawyers for Afzal written to Met chief Cressida Dick, Jo Farrell and Max Hill QC He called for ‘thorough investigation’ into 264-mile journey made by Cummings Letters describe investigation by Durham Police as ‘short, narrow and limited’ By George … Read more
Wildlife scientists around the world are planning to investigate how animal behaviours have been affected by the slowdown in human activity during lockdown. They will gather data from sources including GPS, sensors and surveys to assess how more than a hundred terrestrial and marine species responded to the lockdown – or ‘Anthropause’. At least two … Read more
President Donald Trump promised a ‘big day for fairness’ in a tweet Thursday as he prepared to sign an order expected to open social media platforms to an avalanche of lawsuits from conservatives who claim they have been censored and discriminated against. It comes after Twitter slapped two of the President’s tweets with a ‘fact … Read more
Police investigate death of unborn baby after woman took ‘pills by post’ abortion drugs while 28 weeks pregnant – four past the legal limit Abortion laws were relaxed due to coronavirus so women could take both pills at home Women can use these pills at home up to the 10th week of their pregnancy A … Read more
Police investigate claims GMB union boss ‘had a casting couch culture’ and was ‘sexist and aggressive’ towards young female employees An anonymous letter, believed to be from a union worker, was sent to GMB Tim Roache, 58, stepped down from his role of secretary for health reasons The letter claimed Mr Roache was ‘sexist’ and … Read more