Portrait of the week | The Spectator Australia

Home Britain spent £5.4 billion less than it received in taxes in January, despite support for private customers’ energy bills. Public borrowing so far this financial year is £30.6 billion less than predicted by the Office for Budget Responsibility. The Royal College of Nursing called off next week’s 48-hour strike in …

Read More »

LockBit leaks more Royal Mail data after ransomware attack

The UK’s Royal Mail has announced that its international dispatch service is back up and running after two months of disruption following an attack by ransomware gang LockBit. The cybercriminals today released fresh data purportedly belonging to Royal Mail, which Tech Monitor understands to be genuine. Royal Mail data leaked …

Read More »

Lady Susan Hussey returns to royal duties after race row | News

The rehabilitation of Lady Susan Hussey is slow and painstakingly discreet. But this week it made a significant step forward when the late Queen’s former lady-in-waiting represented the Princess Royal at a memorial service in London. Hussey, 83, “stepped aside” from the royal household after asking a charity’s black chief …

Read More »

Millions of young Nigerians register as first time voters

MILLIONS of young Nigerians have registered as first-time voters for tomorrow’s elections, spurred on by a movement against police brutality. The voting is expected to be the most competitive since the end of the military rule in 1999, with many young people backing third-party presidential contender Peter Obi of the …

Read More »

Russian hackers release Royal Mail data on dark web

Russian hackers target Royal mail data Mashable.com Russian hackers have reportedly stolen 44 gigabytes of data from Royal Mail and uploaded it on the dark web on Thursday. The LockBit gang, which carried out the crime, had asked for a $40m (£33m) ransom from the Royal Mail. The ransomware group …

Read More »