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Luxury fashion firm Burberry has today signalled plans to lay off 500 workers in a bid to save £55million after the coronavirus lockdown slashed its revenues by half. It is axing 150 office jobs in the UK, where it is headquartered, and a further 350 jobs overseas as it looks to save an extra £55million in … Read more
Luxury fashion firm Burberry has today signalled plans to lay off its workers in a bid to save £55million after the coronavirus lockdown slashed its revenues by half. The firm, which employs over 1,000, said that retail sales plunged 45 per cent in the three months to June 27 due to lockdown closing stores. Retail … Read more
Cyber criminals can work out if people are away from home by examining information transmitted over Wi-Fi by home security cameras, say scientists. Internet-connected security cameras that track potential burglars, such as Google’s Nest Cam and Amazon’s Ring range, can be interfered with by attackers. These devices, which are becoming an increasingly common feature of people’s … Read more
Mysterious GPS signals reveal GHOST SHIPS sailing in wide circles off the coast of San Francisco, despite tracking data saying they should actually be thousands of miles away A watchdog group noticed some strange GPS signals near San Francisco Nine ships appeared to be traveling in circular patterns off the coastline The ships weren’t actually … Read more
China has signalled that it could ban dog meat from the dinner table after approving a proposed directive to classify dogs as companion animals instead of farm animals officially. The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs calls for ‘some traditional customs about dogs’ to change in the country and stresses that they are ‘companion, … Read more
Reopening the US – despite the continuing upward march of coronavirus cases and deaths – signals that the country has given up on trying to stop the disease entirely, and is shifting focus to trying to reduce harm from it, one ER doctor told CNN. ‘We had a strategy before. That strategy was we would … Read more
Priti Patel signals fresh crackdown on illegal migrants crossing the English Channel as she also vows to tackle ‘vexatious’ asylum claims Home Secretary conceded there has been a spike in English Channel activity She said UK is working with France on new system to return illegal migrants She also vowed a crackdown on ‘vexatious’ immigration … Read more
After testing on public roads, Tesla is rolling out a new feature of its partially automated driving system designed to spot stop signs and traffic signals. The feature will slow the car whenever it detects a traffic light, including those that are green or blinking yellow. It will notify the driver of its intent to … Read more
Donald Trump signals support for creating a SECOND coronavirus taskforce to look into the reopening of the economy President Trump tweeted that it was a ‘good idea!’ to form a second coronavirus taskforce to come up with a plan to reopen the economy The president was responding to a Friday tweet from Dana Perino, the … Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering further measures to protect the self-employed from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, a Cabinet minister signalled this morning. Mr Sunak has faced criticism that his plan to underwrite the wages of millions of workers who face being laid off as activity dries up does nothing for the country’s five … Read more