Jay Z showed off his DJ skills at Kendall Jenner’s 818 launch party, attended by Liam Payne, Winston Duke, Jose Andres and more, at the Atlantis Royal Hotel in Dubai. As he performed behind the decks at the bash, which prohibited phones from the room, the 53-year-old rapper kept celebrities from Sports Illustrated Swimsuit …
Read More »UK’s bishops apologize to LGBTQI+ people for ‘shameful’ treatment
‘We have not loved you as God loves you, and that is profoundly wrong… We affirm, publicly and unequivocally, that LGBTQI+ people are welcome and valued: we are all children of God,’ say the Church of England bishops LONDON, United Kingdom – Church of England bishops apologized to LGBTQI+ people on …
Read More »Three anti-strike bill petitions gaining big results
As the contentious anti-strike bill moves a step closer to becoming law, efforts are being ramped up to protect the right to strike. This week saw MPs vote in favour for the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill that would set minimum service levels for frontline workers holding industrial action. Following …
Read More »UK December clothing sales rise despite retail down overall
Image via Getty Images UK clothing stores saw sales volumes increase by 1.0% in December 2022, however the total non-food stores sales volumes, including department, clothing, household and other non-food stores, fell by 2.1% over the month. The ONS explains the feedback it has received from retailers suggests that consumers …
Read More »Royal Mail stamp deadline: Everything you need to know as millions to become worthless
Classic stamps are being replaced by ones with barcodes, which allow recipients to watch videos and greeting messages from senders – but when is the deadline to use old stamps? Royal Mail has issued a grace period for using old stamps ( Image: Getty Images) Royal Mail customers have been …
Read More »Modern warfare: How cyber attacks are companies across the world’s biggest threat
Less than two weeks ago, one of the biggest sorting facilities of mail in Northern Ireland was attacked. he attack was sinister, likely calculated and its timing raised suspicions. The attackers demanded a ransom and rendered operations completely inactive causing widespread disruption and chaos. The attacker? Well, they weren’t armed …
Read More »RCBC appeals New York court loss to Bangladesh Bank
The New York Supreme Court rules that, contrary to RCBC’s argument, it does have jurisdiction over the 2016 $81M cyber heist case, and dismissed RCBC’s motion against Bangladesh Bank MANILA, Philippines – A Philippine bank at the center of an unsolved $81 million cyber heist has appealed a New York Supreme Court decision to …
Read More »This Week In Security: Git Deep Dive, Mailchimp, And SPF
First up, git has been audited. This was an effort sponsored by the Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF), a non-profit working to improve the security of Open Source projects. The audit itself was done by researchers from X41 and GitLab, and two critical vulnerabilities were found, both caused by …
Read More »Jan 20, 2022: Rolling Stones Honored With Royal Mail Stamps
by Best Classic Bands Staff The Rolling Stones were honored with a series of stamps from Britain’s Royal Mail on Jan. 20, 2022. The 12 stamps, celebrating the group’s 60th anniversary, depicted many of their iconic live performances from around the world including their 1969 concert in London’s Hyde Park. …
Read More »When do old Royal Mail stamps expire and how can you exchange them?
Stamps are soon to undergo a pretty major change. (Picture: Getty Images) A major change is coming in for stamps in the UK – and no, we don’t just mean the Queen’s portrait being replaced by that of King Charles and his cipher. A new scheme is being introduced to …
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