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Mar182021 by adminNo Comments

Tottenham dumped out by Dinamo Zagreb, Man United win in Milan, Arsenal through, no Liverpool stars in England squad as Lingard recalled – LIVE football news and reaction

Sports

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Keep up to date with all the latest sports news, views and gossip. Plus, we’ll bring you all the reaction to the Europa League games this evening as Manchester United and Arsenal progressed while Tottenham and Rangers went out. TOP HEADLINES: England squad: No Liverpool stars, while Watkins picked ahead of Bamford and Lingard gets […] talkSPORT

Mar162021 by adminNo Comments

MoD secrets exposed through personal email accounts

Technology

Secret information belonging to the Ministry of Defence was exposed to hostile states when it was transferred from secure networks to personal email accounts, Sky News has learnt.Although documents obtained by Sky News were redacted to obscure the nature of the secret information, they reveal a record number of security breaches in 2020 originating from the British military's private sector partners. The rising number of security incidents raises questions about the UK's resilience to foreign espionage ahead of the government unveiling its Integrated Review on Tuesday, which will set out the strategic direction of Britain's defence and security apparatus. The redacted documents show that a total of 151 incidents were filed with the MoD's defence industry Warning, Advice and Reporting Point...

Mar152021 by adminNo Comments

Thorntons leaves 600 jobs at risk through town centre exit

Business

Thorntons, the chocolate retailer, has announced plans to permanently close its entire UK store estate of 61 sites.The company said its decision, which was now the subject of consultation with employees, would affect 603 workers but said it hoped to redeploy some of those affected. Thorntons said it was based not only on the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns over the past year but factors related to the pandemic across the retail sector. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 'We want to open at exactly the same time as non-essential retail' ...

Jan292021 by adminNo Comments

Digital transactions of over Rs 4 lakh cr done through UPI in Dec 2020: President

Finance

NEW DELHI: Over Rs 4 lakh crore worth of digital transactions were facilitated by UPI in December 2020 and more than 200 banks are linked to the UPI system, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Friday. Addressing the joint sitting of Parliament on the first day of the Budget session, Kovind said the trinity of Jan Dhan Accounts, Aadhaar and Mobile (JAM) has helped safeguard the rights of people and Rs 1.8 lakh crore have been saved from falling into wrong hands. "While maintaining the requirement of 'Do Gaj ki Doori', the institutions and citizens of our country did not allow the pace of growth to slacken, by leveraging the power of . In December 2020, digital transactions of more than Rs 4,00,000 crore have been done through UPI," he said. UPI (Unified Payments Interface) is a digital paymen...

Jan222021 by adminNo Comments

Watch as Chorley bench laugh in face of Adama Traore during confrontation as Vitinha screamer sees Wolves through to FA Cup fifth round

Sports

Adama Traore failed to intimidate the Chorley bench as they laughed off his confrontation during their FA Cup fourth round tie on Friday night. Vitinha’s early screamer proved the difference in the match as the Premier League side won 1-0 away at the National League North part-timers. Midway through the second half, Traore made a late challenge and barged over a Chorley man in front of the home bench. They all jumped up and a free kick was given, prompting a response from the famously muscular Premier League star. He exchanged words with members of the Chorley coaching staff, though they simply laughed off his confrontation and so he walked away. As for the game itself, Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo may have made six changes from the side beaten by West Brom last time out, but the ch...