UK hands out 1,000 hijabs to channel migrants: Tories blast use of taxpayers' money to fund 'instruments of suppression' for illegal arrivals
Internal government figures show that officials have been handing over Muslim head coverings to those illegally landing on our shores at a rate of 162 a month.
Person arrested for drink driving after car with no tyre spotted near major road
Police have warned it is "extremely dangerous" and puts lives at risk
Major shake-up to bin collections to impact thousands in part of Essex
The change will be implemented with a trial period
What happened to the cast of Logan's Run? From Hollywood stardom to health struggles and tragic deaths - the fates of the cast 50 years on
Based on the book by William F Nolan and George Clayton Johnson, the plot followed Logan 5 a 'Sandman' who
John Nellis announces on Strictly he and wife Shannon McMahon are expecting a baby
The YouTuber, 33, shared some exciting news on Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night as he revealed his wife Shannon McMahon is pregnant.
Multiple Essex trains facing disruption due to issue
Greater Anglia warns of delays after overrunning engineering works block lines between Shenfield and Romford, affecting Essex routes until Sunday, October 4.
Multiple Essex trains facing disruption due to issue
Greater Anglia warns of delays after overrunning engineering works block lines between Shenfield and Romford, affecting Essex routes until Sunday, October 4.
Three EU Officials Not Sold on Europe's Homegrown Alternative to Microsoft Teams
Politico EU reports:
The European Commission has rolled out an alternative to Microsoft Teams — but officials using it aren't impressed, with one describing the tool as "absolute shit."
The Commission introduced Element Pro over the summer as a "sovereign back-up to Teams," according to an internal staff memo seen by POLITICO. The platform is intended to provide a fallback for Commission communications if U.S.-based Teams becomes unavailable.... But three officials have questioned why the Commission needs the new system — and whether it works well enough to serve as a genuine backup. "I don't understand the added value here," one official wrote on an internal staff message board, seen by POLITICO. Another described the tool as "absolute shit." A third official said that, judging matters on how well Element Pro works compared to Teams, the U.S. would "instantly win the war" if it ever decided to switch off its technology...
The Commission hosts the Element system on its own infrastructure rather than relying on Microsoft's cloud. That gives the institution greater control over its communications data and systems... Element is a U.K. company whose software is used by governments and public-sector organizations in Europe... Element CEO Matthew Hodgson told POLITICO in a call using Element software that the Commission is still trialing it. "Obviously there are going to be some teething issues," he said, adding there will always be "cognitive dissonance" when switching to a new app, if only because the "buttons" are in a different place. He noted that the United Nations and NATO also use Element Pro.
The article adds that earlier this year, France announced millions of civil servants will switch to home-grown alternatives to American video-conferencing tools including Microsoft Teams and Zoom by 2027, while Austria's military also replaced Microsoft Office with the German-made LibreOffice last year.
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KATIE HIND: Whoops! Has clever clogs Amol Rajan's early murder sent his dream of social media riches down the YouTube?
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Essex's ‘Beverly Hills’ with really posh million pound homes
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Inside Saipan 2.0: How Ireland vs Israel became football's most politically-charged match - with furious team hotel rows, racism accusations, rival captain vowing 'revenge' with sides set to meet again TONIGHT
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Lady Louise Windsor giggles as she gets back in the saddle one last time for final meet of the carriage driving season
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A game of two other halves as MobLand star Anson Boon proposes to Ellie Bamber in football romcom
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Heidi Klum looks elegant in all white outfit as she brings her daughter Lou Sulola Samuel, 16, to the Vivienne Westwood Paris Fashion Week show
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Kemi Badenoch: I will save £13billion by slashing handouts for mild anxiety and 'routine' back pain
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Reform critics 'dupe their way into Question Time audience'
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Starbucks store opens at brand new Essex services
The service station underwent a complete overhaul
'Extremely wealthy' high-flying fashion boss lost well over $100MILLION due to terrible financial decisions before killing his glamorous wife and business partner in murder-suicide, family claims
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Author Jacqueline Wilson backs bookshops in their plea to be spared crippling tax bills
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Essex residents 'change their accent' to fit in as TOWIE 'haunts us'
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