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The racy Italian bestseller poised to leave Brits feeling flustered
Fidelity, by Marco Missiroli, won rave reviews in Italy and Netflix has already snapped up the TV rights to transform the story into a raunchy series. It is released in English on Thursday.
Categories: UK News
Private school scholarships 'do little' to boost social mobility, says study
The study is based on analysis of data from the Charity Commission and the annual financial accounts of 142 private schools in England.
Categories: UK News
Security Researcher Drops Chrome and Edge Exploit on Twitter
An Indian security researcher has published today proof-of-concept exploit code for a recently discovered vulnerability impacting Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and other Chromium-based browsers like Opera and Brave. From a report: The researcher, Rajvardhan Agarwal, told The Record today that the exploit code is for a Chromium bug that was used during the Pwn2Own hacking contest that took place last week. During the contest, security researchers Bruno Keith (@bkth_) & Niklas Baumstark (@_niklasb) of Dataflow Security used a vulnerability to run malicious code inside Chrome and Edge, for which they received $100,000. Per contest rules, details about this bug were handed over to the Chrome security team so the bug could be patched as soon as possible. While details about the exact nature of the bug were never publicly disclosed, Agarwal told The Record he spotted the patches for this bug by looking at the source code commits to the V8 JavaScript engine, a component of the Chromium open-source browser project, which allowed him to recreate the Pwn2Own exploit, which he uploaded earlier today on GitHub, and shared on Twitter. However, while Chromium developers have patched the V8 bug last week, the patch has not yet been integrated into official releases of downstream Chromium-based browsers such as Chrome, Edge, and others, which are still vulnerable to attacks.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Categories: Technology
Police arrest woman, 36, over murder of 'well-mannered and kind' disabled boy, 17
Levi Ernest-Morrison, 17, was stabbed to death while standing on a street corner in Sydenham, south London, with his mother on Saturday evening. A woman, 36, is being held on suspicion of murder.
Categories: UK News
Pollution: Richest one per cent produce DOUBLE the carbon emissions of the poorest 50 per cent
This disparity in pollution is highlighted by a recent report from the UK-based Cambridge Sustainability Commission on Scaling Behaviour Change.
Categories: UK News
Dutch cyclist looking at his mobile phone while riding smashes into a parked van
The cyclist, who was believed to be in Holland, was so absorbed by whatever was on his phone screen that he failed to spot the stationary van up ahead.
Categories: UK News
Covid: UK confirms 2,472 coronavirus cases and 23 deaths on Tuesday
Today's daily update comes as a separate report counting weekly deaths, most recently in the week ending April 2, found that they plunged to their lowest level in six months.
Categories: UK News
Live updates as crash blocks A13 causing huge delays
Emergency services are at the scene
Categories: Essex News
Is YOUR decking upside down? Homeowner reveals planks of wood shouldn't be placed ridged-side up
Stephanie Savvides-Howell, 37, from North London, stunned her Instagram followers are explaining that anyone who has laid their decking 'ridged side up' has done it 'upside down.'
Categories: UK News
Attorneys for Cristiano Ronaldo's rape accuser 'have asked him to testify within weeks'
Former model Kathryn Mayorga claims she was mentally incapacitated when she accepted the out-of-court settlement with Ronaldo after claiming he raped her in a Las Vegas hotel in 2009.
Categories: UK News
Crisps fans go wild for the release of frozen Hula Hoops and Space Raiders
KP Snacks has sparked another frenzy with the announcement that their Hula Hoops and Space Raiders snacks will be available across the UK.
Categories: UK News
End of an iconic EYESORE: Bulldozers trample south London's Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre
Developer Keltbray is set to demolish the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre, and replace it with a £1billion development, including nearly 1,000 new flats - 116 of which are social rent home.
Categories: UK News
Prince Philip's commitment to the Commonwealth in pictures
The Duke of Edinburgh, who died last Friday at Windsor Castle aged 99, made 229 visits to 67 Commonwealth countries on solo visits without The Queen over 67 years between 1949 and 2016.
Categories: UK News
Microsoft's Surface Laptop 4 now includes AMD options for biz customers, boasts up to 19 hours of battery life
Surface Headphones 2+ also available and a range of 'Modern' kit coming in the next few months
Microsoft has opened the order books on the fourth generation of its Surface Laptop, replete with Intel-baiting AMD chippery in the line-up.…
Categories: Technology
Facebook removes French town's official page because of its 'offensive' name
Facebook has apologised to the town's mayor and restored the page. The mayor criticised an over-reliance on tech to detect offensive terms.
Categories: UK News
People who experience big dips in blood sugar levels eat more
People experiencing a 'big dip' in blood sugar levels saw a nine per cent rise in hunger and waited half an hour less than others before having their next meal.
Categories: UK News
Public inquiry into coronavirus response 'could take EIGHT YEARS'
Lord Saville said he would be 'amazed' if a full inquiry could be conducted in less than 'seven or eight years', insisting: 'You can't hurry these things.'
Categories: UK News
Microsoft Announces New Webcam and USB-C Speaker for the Work from Home Era
Microsoft's long-awaited new webcam is finally here, alongside a number of accessories designed for the work from home era. From a report: Rumors of a new Microsoft webcam have been circulating for years, and the result is what Microsoft calls the Modern Webcam. It's a fairly basic and affordable 1080p webcam that will start shipping for $69.99 in June. The Microsoft Modern Webcam will support up to 1080p HDR output at 30fps and connects via USB-A, not USB-C. It's not the 4K webcam found on Microsoft's Surface Hub 2, and it doesn't include Windows Hello support either. It's really a simple webcam designed for students or workers to quickly add a better video calling option to an existing laptop or PC. Microsoft is also including a privacy shutter and LED indicator to let people easily see when the webcam is active. Microsoft is also launching a new USB-C speaker. The Modern USB-C Speaker is designed primarily for Microsoft Teams, and it even includes a button to launch a control panel for Teams with quick actions for meetings.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Categories: Technology
Lonely mother jumped to her death from third-floor window, inquest hears
Georgina Hindmarch, 62, told a police 'just let me die' as she lay on the ground after she fell out of a window of her third-floor flat in Slough, Berkshire, an inquest into her death has heard.
Categories: UK News
Couple claim their home CCTV has captured proof a PUMA is prowling the Cheshire countryside
Chris and Wendy Bebbington caught the large black cat-type creature on camera when they were in the garden of their Cheshire home and a Puma Watch group said it's the 'best evidence yet'
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