The U.K. government is still trying to gain access to encrypted iCloud data, according to the Financial Times, after British officials allegedly filed a new secret order demanding Apple build a backdoor. On Wednesday, the British newspaper reported that the U.K. Home Office sent an order to Apple earlier in September requesting that the tech…
The UK government has launched its £1 million Regional Tech Booster programme to support 14 projects across the country. The investment will provide businesses and entrepreneurs with targeted training, expert guidance, help to build networks, and support to scale their operations from within their communities. The government said a series of investment events will also…
The UK government has agreed a £400 million ($543 million) contract with Google Cloud, days before President Donald Trump’s visit, saying Friday it will allow it to “deploy the same technology” as the US and strengthen cooperation. The deal “will strengthen secure communication links between the UK and US, in addition to the extensive intelligence…
Angela Rayner, who resigned as deputy leader of the British government on Friday, was a rare working class champion in a country long dominated by a government disproportionally educated at private schools and Oxford and Cambridge universities. Rayner, 45, is a former care worker who had a baby at the age of 16 and left…
image: ©SAKhanPhotography | iStock The UK government announces a £104 million funding boost to enhance local transport services, including cleaner buses, safer cycling routes, and improved accessibility across towns and rural areas Millions of people across England will gain access to jobs, education, and public services, following a £104 million government investment funding boost. The…
The UK government has launched a campaign warning international students not to overstay their visas, with Home Secretary Yvette Cooper saying those who remain without legal status will face removal. According to a BBC News report, the Home Office has directly contacted international students by text and email for the first time. Around 10,000 students…
Britain’s government announced Monday it was suspending a scheme enabling families of refugees already in the UK to apply to join their relatives, as it tries to reduce irregular immigration. Labour is struggling to stop record numbers of undocumented migrants arriving in the country by small boat, which is fuelling a bitter national debate and…
Britain said on Monday (September 1) it would suspend applications from registered refugees to bring family members into the country in order to give the government time to toughen the rules, its latest attempt to cut the number of arrivals. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government is under mounting pressure to reduce the number of…
On September 7 at 3 pm, millions of phones and tablets throughout the United Kingdom will buzz out a loud siren as part of a trial of the government’s Emergency Alerts system. During the test, any supported 4G or 5G phone or tablet will vibrate and emit a loud siren.(Representational Image/ Shutterstock) According to a…
LONDON: Britain abandoned its demand that Apple provide so-called backdoor access to any encrypted user data stored in the cloud, US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said Monday. Gabbard indicated London and Washington had resolved their high-stakes dispute over electronic privacy, writing on X that she and President Donald Trump and Vice President JD…