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UK watchdog investigates Ryanair’s ‘jab & go’ ad after complaints that it was ‘misleading’ and ‘trivialised the pandemic’ The ad promoted flights to European destinations and offered seats for £19.99 It said: ‘Vaccines are coming, so book your Easter and summer holidays today’ ‘Vaccines will mean an end to Covid travel restrictions in mid-2021,’ said … Read more
The FBI is probing whether Nashville’s Christmas Day bombing was deliberately designed to target police officers who were lured into the area. The huge explosion – which injured three people and caused massive damage to the city’s downtown area – emanated from a white RV parked on Second Avenue at 6.40 am Friday. Officers had … Read more
Authorities are investigating emails sent to Democratic voters across the United States claiming to be from the Proud Boys and demanding that they ‘vote for Trump’ or else. The threatening emails have been reported by residents in Alaska, Arizona, Florida and Pennsylvania – all but Alaska are highly contested states for the election. They appeared … Read more
What is the secret behind herd immunity? JOHN NAISH investigates claims that people spreading Covid is the most effective way to cut death toll By John Naish for the Daily Mail Published: 08:32 BST, 9 October 2020 | Updated: 08:32 BST, 9 October 2020 Forget everything you thought you knew about this pandemic. If an … Read more
Twitter is looking into allegations that its algorithm which chooses a preview image for a large photo is racially biased. Tests of the algorithm done by users on the social media site over the weekend led to several examples of a preference for white faces from the automated system. Hundreds of thousands of retweets grabbed … Read more
At least one person is killed a shots are fired at University Park mall in Indiana by ‘gunman in clown mask with ripped up US flag’ Authorities confirmed that shots were fired at University Park Mall in Mishawaka, Indiana, on Saturday afternoon The St. Joseph County Coroner confirmed that one person was fatally shot Footage taken … Read more
HMRC investigates 27,000 ‘high-risk’ furlough claims after it emerged Government paid out £3.5billion to fraudsters exploiting the Covid-19 jobs protection scheme HMRC bosses revealed 5-10% of payments may have been stolen or paid in error PM’s spokesman insists ‘everything possible’ would be down to claw back cash Furlough scheme is winding down and will be … Read more
Fully autonomous cars are taking a step closer to reality after the Government announced today that it will investigate the use of Automated Lane Keep Systems (ALKS) in vehicles that could be on the road as early as next year. The Department for Transport has launched a call for evidence to determine if ALKS should … Read more
Twitter has confirmed that some 130 accounts were hacked during Wednesday night’s attack – the most serious breach of its security in history. Joe Biden, Bill Gates, Barack Obama and Elon Musk were among those targeted, with the hackers posting messages on their accounts suggesting followers make ‘donations’ via Bitcoin. Millions of followers were told … Read more
Facebook is investigating new charges that people are using private groups to sell and solicit human remains, including skulls, fetal remains, and even a mummified six-year-old child dated to the 1700s. While Facebook has a policy that explicitly bans the ‘buying or selling of human body parts or fluids,’ some users appear to have gotten … Read more