Rio Olympics 2016: Did Brazil pass or fail its big test?
Story highlights Rio promised “passion, happiness and creativity” in 2009 when awarded Games Grappling with economic crisis, many events were poorly attended A series of mishaps and near-misses...
View ArticleIraqi police apprehend boy would-be suicide bomber in Kirkuk
IRBIL, Iraq — A boy would-be suicide bomber was apprehended in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk before he was able to detonate his explosives belt, Iraqi police said Monday. Local television footage...
View ArticleBill Fox joins speakers list for Security Institute 2016 Annual Conference
Bill Fox is a leading specialist in the prevention and management of conflict and violence Security Institute Deputy Chairman Andrew Nicholls MSyI announced today that Bill Fox has joined the list of...
View ArticleFormer Queen’s Park Sports Centre in Chesterfield to be demolished?
16:59 Monday 22 August 2016 The future of the former Queen s Park Sports Centre in Chesterfield is expected to be decided at the end of this month. It has stood empty since the building closed at the...
View ArticleTwo Jims campaign for office in Hancock
HANCOCK Two Republican candidates named Jim offered up visions of governance Sunday that focused on veterans issues, lower taxes and fewer restrictions on gun ownership. In an unscheduled moment at...
View ArticleBurton mother slams lack of mental health provision after son attempts suicide
A mother whose son attempted suicide, has hit out at the former mental health unit at Burton’s Margaret Stanhope1 Centre, after plans to turn it into a dementia care centre were given the green light...
View ArticleDangerous prison absconder Gavin Owens still on the run after two weeks
Comments (0) 1 A dangerous prisoner who absconded from an open prison more than two weeks ago is believed to be in Leicestershire, according to police. Gavin Owens absconded from Hollesley Bay open...
View ArticleUS regulators clear Chinese deal
Greg Wright, Deputy Business Editor 17:48 Monday 22 August 2016 US regulators have cleared ChemChina s $43bn takeover of the Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta, boosting chances that the...
View ArticleREVEALED: The worst places to leave your bicycle in Plymouth
Comments (0)1 Bike thieves targeted a Plymouth art college more times than anywhere else in the city during the month of June, new figures have revealed. Three bicycles were stolen on grounds near...
View ArticlePolice issue drugs warning ahead of Creamfields festival
Sniffer dogs will be on the gates of this year s Creamfields1 festival in a crackdown on illegal drugs. Police chiefs are warning of a zero-tolerance policy ahead of the music event which starts on...
View ArticleAndroid Nougat: Google releases new mobile operating system, saying it is its...
Google is releasing the new version of Android to some people. Android Nougat is being sent out to people s phones around the world from today. It will initially arrive on Google s own Nexus devices...
View ArticleGoogle’s new Android software to be launched within weeks
The new Android software includes improved battery life and enhanced encryption The new version of Google’s Android software, which runs on some of the world’s most popular smartphones, will be...
View ArticleSen.Angus King makes climate change trip to the Arctic
Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, is traveling to Greenland this week to see the national security effects of climate change in the Arctic first hand. King, who co-chairs the Senate’s Arctic Caucus, is...
View ArticleSecurity fears after ‘cat burglar’ scaled wall of Ecuadorian embassy
Security scare sparked when intruder was spotted scaling wall Incident took place at the Ecuadorian embassy in London It has been home to Julian Assange for the past four years The unidentified man...
View ArticleEuropean Leaders Outline Vision For Post-Brexit EU
Share Europe s most powerful leaders have outlined their vision of the EU without the UK. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois...
View ArticleRyan Lochte’s love Kayla Rae Reid voices her support for swimmer as they...
Ryan Lochte landed in Los Angeles with his girlfriend Kayla Rae Reid on Monday morning Reid was all smiles and voiced her sup 51 Viewcomments Ryan Lochte landed in Los Angeles on Monday morning,...
View ArticleGas cylinder mistaken for World War Two bomb on Sunderland beach
Fiona Thompson 15:57 Tuesday 23 August 2016 A suspected unexploded World War Two bomb found on a Wearside beach sparked a seaside security alert – but turned out to be a dumped gas cylinder. Police...
View ArticleScottish economy to see 2-11 billion pounds Brexit hit, government says
EDINBURGH Leaving the European Union will sap Scotland’s economy by between 1.7 and 11.2 billion pounds ($14.76 billion) by 2030, depending on which new trade relationship Britain chooses, the...
View ArticleBrexit has become the ‘neverendum’ story
So Iain Duncan Smith says get on with triggering Article 50 or risk a “neverendum” as that is the will of the people. This from a failed leader of the Tory Party, who signed up to the lies and...
View ArticleResearchers create atom-based quantum ID security
Researchers claim to have invented the world’s first forge-proof ID, using nanoscale atom-based technology they say cannot be copied or cloned. The Quantum-ID (Q-ID) has been developed by Quantum...
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