Police miss-spent millions on undercover operations infiltrating campaigning groups

Police miss-spent millions on undercover operations including an officer being trained as a CLOWN to infiltrate street campaigning group, inquiry hears Undercover Policing Inquiry hearing evidence on policing tactics across UK Officer EN34 ‘Lynn Watson’ spied on Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army Video clips show her dress in clown costume and make-up to befriend the group … Read more

Operations director, 25, who earns £152, 000 a-year reveals she uses ‘shopping as therapy’

A 25-year-old operations director who earns £125, 000 a-year has been slammed online for revealing she uses ‘shopping as therapy’ and ‘needs to up her stocks.’ The anonymous woman, from London, who works in the data industry, spoke to Refinery29 and provided a weekly diary of her spending, which came to £2, 125 – including … Read more

Coronavirus: Bradford NHS hospital cancels operations as cases spike

NHS hospitals in Bradford have become the latest to start cancelling operations after seeing a spike in admissions of Covid-19 patients. Bradford Teaching Hospitals revealed in a statement it will suspend some non-urgent surgery and outpatient appointments for two weeks from next Tuesday. It runs both the Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke’s Hospital, as … Read more

NHS hospital in Bradford becomes latest to cancel operations amid spike in Covid-19 patients 

NHS hospitals in Bradford have become the latest to start cancelling operations after seeing a spike in admissions of Covid-19 patients. Bradford Teaching Hospitals said in a statement it will suspend some non-urgent surgery and outpatient appointments for two weeks from Tuesday, October 20. It runs the Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke’s hospital and … Read more

Surgery: Wearable smart display for X-ray images ‘could make spinal operations safer and quicker’

Pioneering smart display device that attaches to a surgeon’s glasses and displays images in front of their eyes ‘could make spinal operations safer and quicker’ Spinal surgeons use real-time X-ray scans during operations to guide their work However, such images are typically displayed on monitors in the operating room  This forces surgeons to look away … Read more

Surgeons demand beds are ‘ring-fenced’ for planned operations to avoid a ‘tsunami of cancellations’

Surgeons are calling for hospital beds to be ‘ring-fenced’ for planned operations, to avoid a ‘tsunami of cancellations’ due to rising Covid-19 cases. A survey for the Royal College of Surgeons of England found most surgeons thought the NHS could not meet its targets to get surgery back to pre-pandemic levels. Sir Simon Stevens, the … Read more

Heart operations carried out in UK using ‘camera glasses’ so specialists can watch remotely

The smart specs that offer ‘surgeon’s eye’ view to experts around the world: Heart operations have been carried out in UK using ‘camera glasses’ so specialists can watch remotely and offer support The glasses were used during the fitting of a pacemaker to heart failure patient  John Constable, 65, was treated at the Royal Papworth … Read more

Bars close for a week in Marseille as French hospitals put scheduled operations on hold

Restaurants and bars in Marseille are set to close for a week as French ministers launch scattered new coronavirus restrictions in a bid to stem a rising tide of infections. Hospitality businesses in the Mediterranean-coastal city will close for seven days from tonight. It comes after health authorities reported 14,000 new infections across France on … Read more

Oracle wins bidding for TikTok’s US operations after the app rejected Microsoft two days before ban

Computer software company Oracle has won the bidding for TikTok’s US operations, a source told the Wall Street Journal.   It comes a week before President Donald Trump promises to follow through with a plan to ban the Chinese-owned app in the US. A person familiar with the matter told the WSJ that Oracle will be … Read more

Oracle wins bidding for TikTok’s US operations

Oracle ‘wins bid to buy TikTok’s US operation’ after the Chinese app rejected Microsoft – two days before Trump’s deadline for sale of controversial app Source claimed Oracle won bidding for Chinese-owned TikTok’s US operations Microsoft had said earlier Sunday its bid to buy the app had been rejected Comes a week before Trump promises … Read more