ONS staff refuse to work two days a week in office (www.bbc.com)
Why haven't I heard calls for sanctions on this abominable regime yet? (www.theguardian.com)
Conservative MP Daniel Poulter defects to Labour (www.bbc.co.uk)
If Britain is so bothered by China, why do these .gov.uk sites use Chinese ad brokers? (www.theregister.com)
At least 18 public-sector websites in the UK and US send visitor data in some form to various web advertising brokers – including an ad-tech biz in China involved in past privacy controversies, a security firm claims....
'It should have been safe’: twin of woman found under coat in A&E says death avoidable (www.theguardian.com)
Inese Briede says her sister, Inga Rublite, 39, might not have died ‘if someone was just checking up on her’’
Why are so many bodies in Britain found in a decomposed state? (www.economist.com)
In a recent study in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, the authors looked at records of deaths for which pathologists were unable to determine a cause during an autopsy (coded as “unascertained”). In the vast majority of cases, including Giddings’s, this is usually because a body is too decomposed to examine...
Just two in five pupils in England always feel safe in school, survey finds (www.theguardian.com)
Laurence Fox told to pay £180,000 in libel damages - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
‘Huge disappointment’ as UK delays bottle deposit plan and excludes glass (www.theguardian.com)
UK has worst rate of child alcohol consumption in world, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
Captain Sir Tom Moore's home on sale for £2.25m (www.bbc.co.uk)
The family home where Captain Sir Tom Moore raised millions for NHS charities during the pandemic has been put up for sale for £2.25m....
Mr Bates vs Post Office drama lost £1m, ITV boss says (www.bbc.co.uk)
They did, however, do a public good....
Military horses run loose in central London, injuring 4 people and causing havoc (apnews.com)
https://i.imgur.com/9r2kjHZ.mp4...
Two UK water companies lack complete maps of sewage networks (www.ft.com)
Can you guess which ones?
Leasehold charges to be capped at £250 rather than cut to zero: Report – Mortgage Strategy (www.mortgagestrategy.co.uk)
Rwanda bill set to become law after protracted stand-off with Lords (inews.co.uk)
Judge throws out case against UK climate activist who held sign on jurors’ rights (www.theguardian.com)
Germany and Britain detain suspected Chinese spies (www.aljazeera.com)
[BBC News] Claims that smart motorways tech leaves drivers at risk (www.bbc.co.uk)
Two men charged with spying for China under Official Secrets Act (www.bbc.com)
Cross posted from: beehaw.org/post/13328418...
MoD giving Ukrainian soldiers in the UK free cigarettes to 'boost morale' (metro.co.uk)
Despite a recently proposed smoking ban, it’s been revealed the UK government has been providing cigarettes to Ukrainian troops training in the country....
Afghanistan interpreter told his British citizenship bars family from UK visa (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/14065157...
Grindr sued for allegedly revealing users' HIV status (www.bbc.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/14099083...
Deadly nitazene drug adverts on X and SoundCloud, investigation finds (www.bbc.com)
Evidence suggests dozens of suppliers are advertising openly on the internet and sending nitazenes in the post from China, where they are manufactured in laboratories. The majority of suppliers claimed to work for companies that otherwise appeared legitimate, with professional websites and business addresses in Chinese cities....
Tories ease performance targets for train bosses to scupper renationalisation plans, Aslef says (morningstaronline.co.uk)
