Staff in Edinburgh council’s education department spotted a suspicious invitation to a meeting and realised it was “spear phishing”.
Month: May 2025
Elton John and Dua Lipa seek protection from AI
They are among 400 artists appealing to Sir Keir Starmer, saying creative industries are threatened.
UK prepared to pay to access EU defence programmes
Defence secretary John Healey has told the BBC the UK will pay its “fair share” but wants a say in decisions.
Starmer joins world leaders in Ukraine to call for ceasefire
The prime minister will join world leaders as they vow to “ratchet up pressure on Russia’s war machine”.
UK to see temperatures rise for the weekend
Warming up but with a risk of rain in some areas. Darren Bett looks ahead to the weather this weekend.
Bargain Hunt expert admits terror offence after sales to ‘Hezbollah financier’
Oghenochuko Ojiri, who has been an expert on the BBC programme, has admitted eight offences.
Talks with US over digital services continue, says PM
The government continues to push for a wider US trade pact after cutting car and steel tariffs.
Mercenary and coup plotter Simon Mann dies
He was arrested in 2004 after being part of a failed coup to overthrow Equatorial Guinea’s ruler.
NHS plans ‘unthinkable’ cuts to balance books, health managers say
Diabetes care, rehab centres, end-of-life services and talking therapies at risk in England.
Bulgarians convicted of spying for Russia face ‘double figure sentences’
Six Bulgarians will be sentenced at the Old Bailey in London on Monday for their part in a Russian spy ring.
