Locals demand Royal Mail move postbox from ‘dangerous’ slope after 86-year-old man slipped while trying to send a letter Residents of Lynher Drive in Saltash, Cornwall, say the location is hazardous By Sukhmani Sethi Published: 13:13 EDT, 16 October 2023 | Updated: 13:17 EDT, 16 October 2023 Locals in Cornwall …
Read More »Royal Mail apologises after some Perthshire pupils were left waiting for SQA results
Royal Mail has apologised after a number of pupils in Perth failed to receive their exam results on Tuesday. The Perthshire Advertiser is aware of pupils in Tulloch and Oakbank who did not receive their certificates through the post on results day. Royal Mail carried out an immediate review and …
Read More »John McGee: Elon Musk is going to need a lot more than a name change to win over ‘X’ shareholders and supporters
Leaving aside his childish petulance, his apparent lack of emotional intelligence and his inability to read the room, Musk has ignored the very basics of brand building by rebranding Twitter as “X” earlier this week. In doing so, he has also stuck two fingers up at the libraries full of …
Read More »Cotswolds bridge closure causing ‘hell’ as ‘summer ruined’ for small hamlet
The peace and quiet of summer had been shattered for a Cotswolds village that is taking the brunt of a major road diversion following the closure of a small bridge over a river. Buscot Wick on the Gloucestershire border with Oxfordshire is being used by motorists who can’t cross the …
Read More »Facebook says it will pull Canadian access to news as Bill C-18 heads for royal assent
Facebook announced Thursday it is to end millions of Canadians’ ability to access and share news on its platform in response to the government’s online news act which passed Thursday. Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, said both platforms would block access to news before the act takes effect, expected …
Read More »Cambuslang Rangers and East Kilbride Thistle to remember Alan Paterson with memorial match
East Kilbride Thistle and Cambuslang Rangers will come together to remember their former player and manager, Alan Paterson, with a memorial match next month. Paterson, who played for and managed both clubs, tragically passed away in September at the age of just 44. The father of two’s sudden death shocked …
Read More »Jailed at Truro Crown Court in April: Rapist, paedophile and drugs gang taken off Cornwall streets
The months are flying by and hopefully better weather and warmer temperatures are just around the corner. But regardless of the weather outside the wheels of justice continue to turn at Truro Crown Court. Throughout April a number of criminals were jailed at the court, for crimes spanning the criminal …
Read More »Quedgeley butchers to reopen smaller shop due to customer demand
A Quedgeley butcher and deli which was forced to close due to rising utility costs and overheads has good news for its customers. Following a conversation with a customer talking about the large customer base and social media following, the owners decided to reopen a smaller and scaled back business …
Read More »Lanarkshire man aiming to play every golf course in Scotland after kidney and pancreas transplant
A Lanarkshire man is on a mission to play on every single golf course in Scotland. Barry Smith has always loved golf but following his kidney and pancreas transplant in November 2019, the 41-year-old said the sport has given him a “new lease of life”. This World Kidney Day, on …
Read More »Dealing with the implications of ChatGPT. Telegram impersonation affects cryptocurrency firm. Phishing attacks.
By the CyberWire staff At a glance. Dealing with the implications of ChatGPT. Telegram impersonation affects cryptocurrency firm. Phishing attacks. The NOTAM outage appears not to have been caused by a cyberattack. Ransomware attacks and developments. Dark Pink APT active against Asian targets. Kinsing cryptojacking targets Kubernetes instances. The Health3PT …
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