The police watchdog is to launch an inquiry into racial discrimination in the use of stop and search by forces across England and Wales. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) will look into how stop and search powers are used by police to examine whether there are any patterns of prejudice against ethnic minorities. … Read more
Search underway as Seoul’s mayor, 64, goes missing after ‘leaving a message like a will and turning his phone off’ Officers are looking for Park Won-soon at a site where his phone was detected The 64-year-old did not turn up to work today, the mayor’s office has revealed His daughter called police to say her … Read more
A team GB sprinter has accused the Metropolitan Police of ‘racial profiling’ after she and her partner were stopped and searched. Commonwealth gold medallist Bianca Williams, 26, described the confrontation in Maida Vale, west London on Saturday as ‘awful to watch’. A video of Ms Williams and her Portuguese sprinter partner Ricardo dos Santos, 25, … Read more
We’re rooting for you Bruno! Black bear who has traveled 400 miles across four states in search of a mate becomes an unlikely social media star Bruno the black bear began his summer odyssey in Wisconsin in June In the last month he’s walked over 400 miles through Illinois, Iowa and Missouri Wildlife officials believe … Read more
Search for elusive former boss of collapsed payments giant Wirecard intensifies after it emerges his reported flight to the Philippines was faked By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:59 BST, 3 July 2020 | Updated: 22:20 BST, 3 July 2020 The search for an elusive former boss of collapsed payments giant Wirecard intensified … Read more
Artificial intelligence will help scientists search for signs of ancient life on Mars and other planets thanks to work by NASA scientists in training the system. The European Space Agency (ESA) Rosalind Franklin ‘ExoMars’ rover will be the first to have the new AI system when it leaves for the Red Planet in 2022/2023. Allowing … Read more
HISTORY THE HISTORY OF MAGIC by Chris Gosden (Viking £25, 512pp) The 2011 Census revealed that 56,620 of us said we were pagans, 11,766 described themselves as Wiccans and 1,276 people confessed they were signed up to witchcraft. Twenty-seven per cent of the British population also maintained that ‘communication with the dead is possible’. Some … Read more
Google will delete user information including location and search history after 18 months by default under new privacy policy – but YouTube data will be kept for twice as long Search engine’s chief executive, Sundar Pichai, announced the major changes YouTube will also delete users’ history data after 36 months, the company said Previously, users … Read more
Google will automatically delete search and location history by default after 18 months, but existing users have to activate controls in settings Google has made changes to its privacy policy on Wednesday The firm will auto-delete search and location history after 18 months The default is only for new users, existing accounts need to setup … Read more
Facebook tests features that adds information from Wikipedia to search results on its platform A Facebook test will now surface information from Wikipedia in search queries The feature will display information in a side panel for some queries It will look to help mitigate misinformation on the platform The feature is live on iOS, desktop, and … Read more