Britain

Minister calls China ‘security threat’ after Britain and US blame Beijing for hacking

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A government minister has described China as a “security threat” as the government faces demands to officially label the country a “threat”. The government currently describes China as a “game-changing challenge” but has faced pressure from MPs in the House of Commons to formally improve its assessment of Beijing. These calls increased in volume on … Read more

Ministers ‘too weak’ in response to massive Chinese cyber attack on election watchdog

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Ministers were accused of being too weak in their response to China after a cyber attack on Britain’s election watchdog, which had access to the names and addresses of millions of voters. Britain said it called on China’s ambassador to protest and said it was acting in coordination with its ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence partners, including … Read more

Britain and the US expose an international Chinese hacking plot

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Oliver Dowden told the House of Commons that any hostile cyber activity targeting British parliamentarians was ‘completely unacceptable’ – AFP The US and Britain have uncovered a global Chinese hacking plot that targeted White House and State Department staff, as well as British MPs and the Electoral Commission. Washington and London announced sanctions against two … Read more

‘Britain’s Pompeii’ reveals a Bronze Age village frozen in time

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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. It is late summer, 2850 years ago. A fire engulfs a stilt village perched above a boggy, slow-moving river that meanders through the wetlands of eastern England. The tightly packed roundhouses, built just nine months … Read more

‘Britain’s Pompeii’ reveals a Bronze Age village frozen in time

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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. It is late summer, 2850 years ago. A fire engulfs a stilt village perched above a boggy, slow-moving river that meanders through the wetlands of eastern England. The tightly packed roundhouses, built just nine months … Read more

Britain is the second most miserable country in the world

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The internet has had an impact on our once thriving high street – Alamy There’s always someone else worse off, right? Here we look at Uzbekistan, the only country to score lower than Britain in a global index of mental wellbeing. Yes, we are more miserable than Moldova. Bluer than Belarus. Even Yemen and Ukraine … Read more

Why are farmers taking action? The view from Wales

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Farmers across Europe are protesting against changes in regulations and subsidy schemes. Smaller protests have spread across Britain – especially in Wales, where thousands have voiced their grievances over the recent update to the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS). This is the Welsh Government’s proposed plan to replace the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which spent … Read more

The number of references to modern slavery reached a record high, with Britain the most common nationality

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The number of potential victims of modern slavery referred to the system reached a record level last year, with both women and children reaching record highs. Some 17,004 potential victims of modern slavery – including any form of human trafficking, slavery, servitude or forced labor – were referred to the Home Office in 2023, a … Read more