Lethal super-strength opioids have been detected in fake medicines bought across the UK, it has emerged. Figures show that in the last year, there have been 130 examples of someone trying to buy medicines illegally and instead receiving substances contaminated with nitazenes. These man-made opioids, which can be hundreds of …
Read More »Chinese hackers could shut down UK hospitals and steal Royal Family’s medical files ‘at the flick of a switch’, security experts warn
By Glen Owen Political Editor Published: 17:49 EDT, 31 August 2024 | Updated: 18:09 EDT, 31 August 2024 China has the ability to shut down British hospitals ‘at the flick of a switch’ – and could even access the medical records of the Royal Family, security sources say. Beijing’s army …
Read More »Royal Mail launches scanner for counterfeit stamps – Evening Standard
The company also confirmed it would continue to waive £5 penalties for members of the public to collect post with counterfeit stamps. Royal Mail … Source link
Read More »Royal Mail launches app which lets customers detect fake stamps after row over £5 fines given to recipients of letters carrying alleged counterfeit postage
By Adele Cooke Money Mail Reporter Published: 19:00 EDT, 30 July 2024 | Updated: 19:44 EDT, 30 July 2024 Royal Mail has launched a new stamp scanner on its mobile app that allows customers to check for themselves if a stamp is genuine or not. The postal service has stepped …
Read More »Microsoft staff told to use iPhones in China amid security fears
Microsoft has told staff they will be able to pick up iPhones at various offices in China and Hong Kong to replace Android devices such as those made by Huawei and Xiaomi. Multinationals have introduced increasingly strict protocols for staff when visiting or working in China. Consultancies Deloitte and KPMG …
Read More »REVEALED: The sailor sent by China to serve in Royal Navy on D-Day. ROBERT HARDMAN tells the remarkable story of Lam Ping-yu’s role in the invasion and beyond… and his possible fling with a British girl called Violet
He writes of watching the first salvos blasting over the heads of the troops in landing craft heading – like ‘ants’ – for the French coast. He describes German torpedo attacks ‘narrowly’ missing his Royal Navy ship – three times. But what makes this previously unseen witness account of D-Day …
Read More »‘Czech sphinx’ billionaire Daniel Kretinsky is warned he MUST pass national security tests and meet trade union demands for his £3.5billion Royal Mail takeover to go ahead
By John-Paul Ford Rojas Published: 18:00 EDT, 17 May 2024 | Updated: 18:09 EDT, 17 May 2024 The Czech billionaire bidding for Royal Mail was today warned he must pass national security tests and meet trade union demands to avoid his £3.5 billion takeover plans being scuppered. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt …
Read More »Speech by UK PM Sunak frames upcoming general election around war and immigration
UK Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned Monday, “The world is closer to a dangerous nuclear escalation than at any point since the Cuban missile crisis.” He did so in a speech launching the Tory party’s general election campaign citing an existential threat “that the next few years will be …
Read More »How royal garden parties always steal the show: From the Queen being heard saying Chinese aides were ‘very rude’ in 2015 state visit… to Kate and Sophie’s coordinated ensembles – as the King attends party at Buckingham Palace
The Buckingham Palace garden party is one of the most prestigious invitations of the season. Established by Queen Victoria in the 1860s as twice-yearly ‘breakfasts’ presenting debutantes into society, the afternoon events took full advantage of the nation’s new-found obsession with tea-drinking. Today, the sovereign hosts two summer garden parties at Buckingham …
Read More »First class decision! Royal Mail ditches controversial £5 fines on letters using ‘fake’ stamps
Charge dropped until at least July while app to highlight fakes is developed Customers will be able to scan stamp barcodes to check if they are genuine Experts warn this will not help elderly customers who rely on service to pay bills By Adele Cooke Published: 20:09 EDT, 29 April …
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