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Israeli accused of hacking released by UK authorities due to misunderstanding

9 May 2024

By Raphael Satter (Reuters) – An Israeli private investigator arrested over allegations of hacking on behalf of an unnamed U.S. lobbying firm was released because of a procedural error, British authorities said Thursday. Amit Forlit was arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport on April 30 at the request of U.S. authorities, who accuse him of engaging …

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Bank of England chief backs naming financial firms under investigation

9 May 2024

By David Milliken and Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said financial regulators should be able to name companies under investigation if needed to protect consumers, after criticism from the industry and politicians who fear it might stigmatise innocent firms. The Financial Conduct Authority – which Bailey headed before leading the …

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Meet the British wrestling collective with ‘queer joy’ at its core

9 May 2024

LONDON (Reuters) – Think fishnet tights, silver hot pants and long false eyelashes, then add in bodies bouncing off ropes and into takedowns which land with bottoms on faces. This is queer wrestling outfit Fist Club. Their mission, they say, is to prove “that wrestling isn’t just drag for straight people, it’s drag for everyone.” …

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UK tells tech firms to ‘tame algorithms’ to protect children

9 May 2024

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – Social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok will have to “tame” their algorithms to filter out or downgrade harmful material to help protect children under proposed British measures published on Wednesday. The plan by regulator Ofcom is one of more than 40 practical steps tech companies will need …

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UK’s Labour holds 30-point poll lead over Sunak’s Conservatives

9 May 2024

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party has increased its poll lead over Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives to stand 30 points ahead, according to a YouGov poll for the Times newspaper. The poll, coming ahead of an election later this year, put Labour on 48% and the ruling Conservatives on 18%, the worst reading …

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Four UK editors named in Prince Harry’s phone-hacking lawsuit against Daily Mail

9 May 2024

By Sam Tobin and Michael Holden LONDON(Reuters) – Four current British newspaper editors and a string of other senior press figures have been named in a privacy lawsuit brought by Prince Harry and other public figures against the publisher of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday. Harry, the younger son of King Charles, …

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