Selasa, 30 April 2019

State of the Nation report: Social mobility in UK 'virtually stagnant' - BBC News

Inequality will remain entrenched in the UK "from birth to work" unless the government takes urgent action, the Social Mobility Commission has warned.

Its State of the Nation report said the situation had remained "virtually stagnant" since 2014.

It is calling on ministers to provide additional funding for older teenagers in education and to extend free childcare to more low income families.

The government said it would take the recommendations seriously.

The findings will come as a setback to Theresa May who promised to tackle the "burning injustice" of social inequality when she entered Downing Street in 2016.

However, the following year all of the commissioners on the Social Mobility Commission - set up in 2010 to monitor and promote social mobility - resigned, saying the government was too focused on Brexit to deal with creating a fairer Britain.

Dame Martina Milburn, who has since been appointed as the new chairwoman, said she sensed there was now "a real commitment" from the government.

However, she said the biggest concern was not stagnation but that the problem might actually get worse.

"There's still a big shift - if you want to be socially mobile - towards London," she told BBC Radio Four's Today programme.

"I think you're three times more likely to move to London if you're from a professional background than if you're from a working class background."

Education Secretary Damian Hinds said he welcomed the "thorough" report - the first since the new commissioners were appointed - but stopped short of saying the government would adopt all of its recommendations.

He told the Today programme that social mobility was "a very difficult thing to move" but he was now focused on improving prospects for the generation currently coming through school.

The report recommends:

  • a "significant increase" in funding for all 16 to 19-year-olds in education, with a special "student premium" for the disadvantaged
  • extending the offer of 30 hours of free childcare a week to cover households where one parent is working eight hours a week - currently one parent must work at least 16 hours
  • the government agreeing to pay the voluntary living wage to all of its employees and contracted workers, including cleaners and catering staff

The report found those from better-off backgrounds were almost 80% more likely to be in a professional job than their working class peers.

It said the proportion of people from professional backgrounds who were in professional jobs was 60% last year.

In contrast, only 34% of those from working class backgrounds had professional jobs last year. And both figures had changed only slightly over the past four years.

"Being born privileged means you are likely to remain privileged," said Dame Martina, who is also chief executive of the Prince's Trust.

"But being born disadvantaged means you may have to overcome a series of barriers to ensure you and your children are not stuck in the same trap."

The commission said an increasing number of students from low-income families were entering university by the age of 19. That proportion has now reached 26%, compared with 43% of better-off peers.

But five years after graduating, those graduates who had been on free school meals at school were in jobs that earned 11.5% less than other graduates, the report said.


Easier for the better-off to grab opportunities

Career progression and better-paid work is more likely if people move regions - particularly if they go to London, the data shows.

Too often provincial towns and cities don't have the employment infrastructure to ensure career progression, notably in professions like law and accountancy.

Those from wealthier backgrounds are more likely to be able to make that kind of move, with the resources and support to grab opportunities wherever they may be.

Poorer people often struggle to afford to leave their home region.

Some believe devolving power and prestige to local government and combined authorities is the way to ensure a more even spread of growth and new jobs - and make the country less reliant on London.

In England, the Northern Powerhouse and Midlands Engine are initiatives to achieve just that within the wider industrial strategy.

But there are concerns that not enough resources are available to achieve significant structural change.


The report found barriers to getting a top job were there from the start - about a half (52%) of disadvantaged teenagers leave school without basic qualifications and many get stuck in low-paid work.

Adult education could help to redress that, said the report, but almost all forms of adult education have been in decline since 2010.

One route to a better-paid job was to move to another part of the country but those from professional backgrounds were more likely to make such a move, the report said.

There were also longer-term concerns that divisions could worsen as low-paid and low-skilled jobs were more likely to become automated in the future.

The education secretary said employment had risen in every UK region under this government, wages were outstripping inflation, the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers has narrowed and the proportion of 16 and 17-year-olds in education or apprenticeships was at its highest ever.

Dr John Goldthorpe, from the University of Oxford, said social mobility can be both upward and downward - and the rate of downward mobility was rising.

He explained that from the 1950s to 1980s, the number of professional and managerial jobs increased - meaning there was "more room at the top" for people to move up into. But from the 1990s, the rate of growth in professional jobs has slowed - so there is less room at the top and more competition for those jobs.

"For young people today, the objective chances of upward mobility are less than they were for their parents or grandparents," said Dr Goldthorpe, who co-wrote the book Social Mobility and Education in Britain.

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2019-04-30 07:14:58Z
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Senin, 29 April 2019

Nearly half a million UK firms in 'significant financial distress' - CNBC

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New research from British insolvency firm Begbies Traynor revealed that 484,000 U.K. businesses are in "significant financial distress," which is 14% of all the economically active firms in the country.

The "Red Flag Alert" data also showed that the number of firms in "critical" distress, often a precursor to formal insolvency, rose by 17% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2019, prompting concerns that the U.K. could suffer a broader economic slowdown.

Property was the hardest hit sector, with 48,182 companies in significant financial distress, up from 42,512 in the first quarter of 2018, a 13% year-on-year increase.

Construction, often portrayed as the bellwether of the British economy, saw a 10% year-on-year rise in significantly distressed businesses, while financial services had 12,728 businesses affected, a 5% increase from the same period last year.

Julie Palmer, a partner at Begbies Traynor, said the incline in distress for capital intensive sectors such as construction and property was "bad news for the economy," as construction accounts for 17% of all U.K. businesses, employs 2.5 million people and contributes 6% of the nation's economic output.

"Worryingly this data shows that this economic malaise is spreading to the U.K.'s dominant services sector and does need to be stopped in its tracks by a combination of political certainty and a commitment to support U.K. business, particularly SMEs (small to medium-sized businesses) which are the 'engine room' of the U.K. economy," she said.

Executive Chairman Ric Traynor said Brexit uncertainty had hindered business growth and investment, but also highlighted that a combination of faltering European economies and a potential trade war between Europe and the U.S. could have a wider impact on U.K. businesses than its domestic issues.

But he suggested that record high employment figures and growing GDP (gross domestic product) showed the country's "economic foundations remain strong."

"If the government is able to right the ship over the next few months, providing greater certainty to businesses and regaining consumer confidence, then there is still time to head to calmer waters and avoid a storm," he said.

Barclays Chief U.K. Economist Fabrice Montagne, however, suggested that the U.K. picture across the first quarter of this year was not as bleak as the insolvency data suggested.

In a note published Friday, Montagne said that evidence of Brexit-related stockpiling, previously only implied in sentiment surveys, had become more evident in the hard data and boosted activity figures.

"GDP growth was robust through January and February as was job creation with the unemployment rate dipping to 3.9% while retail sales were exceptionally strong in March," Montagne said.

"Overall, the data support a strong Q1 GDP print, with some upside risks to the forecast of 0.4% quarter on quarter."

Against a backdrop of a less favorable global environment, a further adjustment in domestic demand means that Barclays economists are forecasting low levels of headline growth for a longer period of time.

Yet Montagne and his team are not forecasting a recession, rather GDP growth of 1.2% for 2019 and 1.2% for 2020.

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2019-04-29 13:49:25Z
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The UK’s butt-shaped blimp could come back as an EV - Engadget

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The company behind the world's longest aircraft, Airlander 10, has been awarded more than £1 million ($1.3 million) to convert it into an all-electric vehicle. The test version of the slightly obscene-looking British blimp was retired back in January to make way for a production model, and it looks like said model will scrap combustion for a greener type of flight.

The project has been funded by the UK Aerospace Research and Technology Programme and is nicknamed E-HAV1 after Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), the company that makes the 302-foot combination of airplane and airship. However, as with everything that's happened to Airlander 10 so far, it probably won't be smooth sailing.

Aviation consultant Tony Dixon isn't convinced £1 million will be enough for the ambitious project, which will use the combined expertise of HAV, Collins Aerospace and the University of Nottingham to replace the blimp's engines with electric propulsion.

This will require creating a full-sized 500kW electric engine, work which will likely take years to complete. When ready, the craft will "support a broad range of activities from passenger travel to fisheries protection," says HAV.

The test version of Airlander 10 flew just six times, two of which ended badly: it hit the ground on its second ever outing, and on another occasion managed to hurt someone when it broke away and deflated.

The project to turn the aircraft electric is part of HAV's plan to reduce the carbon footprint of flying and "move us closer to our goal of zero-carbon aviation," says Chief Executive Stephen McGlennan. The new design for the electric aircraft is underway now, and production will commence shortly.

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2019-04-29 13:01:46Z
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Change UK's Jan Rostowski: How Poland's former deputy prime minister is planning to stop Brexit - Business Insider

Jan Rostowski, former Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, who will stand as a Change UK candidate in the 2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom.Jan Rostowski, former Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, who will stand as a Change UK candidate in the 2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom.Reuters

  • Change UK candidate and former Polish Deputy Prime Minister Jan Rostowski speaks to Business Insider.
  • Rostowski says he has joined the party because of Brexit is a "fulcrum point" in European history.
  • He says he has "fundamentally" changed his views on homosexuality in recent years, following controversial comments unearthed this week.
  • Rostowski believes that Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage could one day become prime minister.

LONDON — Jan Rostowski has witnessed his fair share of decisive historical moments.

The politician was born and raised in the UK but moved to his parents' native Poland to help steer the country through a dramatic shift in its political landscape. He served first as an adviser to the country's finance minister from 1989 to 1991 — when the country was making its transition from communism to a market economy — and later as the country's Conservative finance minister himself.

That appointment came in 2007, one year before the financial crisis upturned the global economy and ripped apart the established political order. He would later serve as the country's deputy prime minister. 

Now, he has returned to London to try to stop Brexit, which he calls "the worst thing that has happened in Western Europe since the Second World War." He is standing as a London candidate in the upcoming European elections for Change UK - The Independent Group, the upstart anti-Brexit outfit founded earlier this year by disaffected Labour and Conservative MPs.

"I have always, in my political life, felt it's really critical that you try and take part in those fulcrum points in history," he tells Business Insider.

"This is another one of those historical moments. It's bad for Britain, and it could also be very bad for Europe."

Why is Rostowski running to become an MEP? Principally, to try and force a second EU referendum as part of the political group which calls itself the "Remain alliance." 

"The lie was that you could have your cake and eat it. The lie was that you could have frictionless trade without the obligations of membership," he says. 

"This is the fundamental argument for a People's Vote. We've seen what that lie is."

He also believes the EU referendum in 2016 will lead to nothing less than "the collapse of the present party political system" in Britain, and worries about the space it is creating for figures like Nigel Farage to make a run on Downing Street in a future general election.

I would not exclude the possibility that, sometime down the road, [Farage] will walk in through that black door, light up a fag and ask for a pint of Guinness," he says.

Conservative and Labour attempts to find a popular Brexit position among divided voters are already causing havoc with poll ratings, with nascent political movements like Change UK and Farage's new Brexit Party aiming to sweep up support from a deeply polarised electorate.

"After all this, I would not exclude the possibility that, sometime down the road, [Farage] will walk in through that black door, light up a fag and ask for a pint of Guinness," he says.

Rostowski says he has plenty to offer as an MEP because he knows "really well" how the EU works.

His time as Poland's finance minister, from 2007 to 2013, saw him attend over dozens of meetings of ECOFIN, the EU's council of finance ministers. There, he learned a truth widely acknowledged that now seems ironic: British negotiators were masters at extracting the best deal possible from the EU.

"I know just how incredibly good the British were at getting their interests across the line within the European Union. They were absolutely the best negotiators," he says.

He recalls one argument where British negotiators locked horns with French and German colleagues over financial clearing houses. "At one point the French ambassador was almost in tears," he said.

"When the British really cared about something, they would just outplay [their counterparts]. It was unbelievable, it really was. That's why some people in Europe are annoyed [with Brexit]. Because Britain had the best deal of any country in the whole of the European Union. And Britain just turned around and said, no thanks."

Change UK has had a rocky start to its European elections campaign. Two candidates have already been forced to withdraw from the race for comments amid allegations of past racist behaviour.

Rostowski has himself come under fire for comments made during a 2011 interview in which he stated his opposition to gay marriage on the basis that "a stable society is based on heterosexual relations." He says he has changed his opinion "fundamentally" since then.

"My views have fundamentally changed," he says.

"I'm a Conservative and Conservatives change their views."

Change UK faces an uphill battle in its bid for success in the European elections on May 23, should they go ahead.

Farage's Brexit Party, with its clear anti-EU position, has had an explosive start, surging to the top of some polls in the upcoming European elections.

The elections, which were due to be scrapped had Britain left the EU on March 29 as originally intended, are now set to be held in the UK next month following May's decision to delay Brexit until October.

Change UK, on the other hand, has had a more challenging start to life, registering in the low single figures in some national polls as it struggles to forge a unique identity.

"I hope we're polling on a lot more [than 9%] as this clarifies," Rostowski says.

"If the party political system is going to collapse, you want it to collapse in a good way rather than a bad way."

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2019-04-29 08:23:19Z
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Minggu, 28 April 2019

Beijing defends Huawei amid row over role in UK's 5G network - BBC News

The UK should make "independent" decisions about whether to let Huawei help build its 5G network, according to China's ambassador in London.

The US, Australia and New Zealand say the Chinese firm is a security risk because of its ties to the state.

But writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Liu Xiaoming said Britain should resist pressure from other nations.

He said risks should be taken seriously but added the company had enjoyed a "good track record on security".

Last week, the Daily Telegraph reported the UK had agreed to allow Huawei limited access to help build Britain's new 5G network, amid warnings about possible risks to national security.

The paper also reported that various ministers had raised concerns about the plan.

But defending Huawei, Mr Liu said: "Countries of global influence, like the UK, make decisions independently and in accordance with their national interests.

"When it comes to the establishment of the new 5G network, the UK is in the position to do the same again by resisting pressure, working to avoid interruptions and making the right decision independently based on its national interests and in line with its need for long-term development."

Meanwhile, Britain's top civil servant has demanded ministers co-operate with his inquiry into the leaking of discussions about Huawei at the National Security Council.

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Sir Mark Sedwill wrote to ministers on the council and their special advisers after details of the meeting appeared in the media.

Much of the attention has focused on five ministers who were said to have voiced objections to the Huawei decision - Home Secretary Sajid Javid, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson, International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt and International Trade Secretary Liam Fox.

All five, however, have either publicly denied being the guilty party or let it be known through aides that they were not responsible.

Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark, who is also the National Security Adviser, is leading the internal inquiry.

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2019-04-28 10:50:26Z
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Amid Brexit uncertainty and allegations, UK lawmakers consider Mueller-like inquiry - ABC News

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2019-04-28 10:29:00Z
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Amid Brexit uncertainty and allegations, UK lawmakers consider Mueller-like inquiry - ABC News

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2019-04-27 18:49:00Z
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Storm Hannah lashes UK amid severe weather warnings - BBC News

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Storm Hannah is blowing itself out after hitting parts of the UK with winds of more than 80mph.

A yellow wind warning remains in place for Wales and central and southern England until 15:00 BST, with traffic disruption and power cuts expected.

The Met Office has said flooding is "likely" in Northern Ireland, where a yellow rain warning has been issued.

Thousands of homes across Ireland remain without power after a storm brought down power lines.

Rain is continuing to hit Northern Ireland, with a further 10mm (0.4 in) expected on top of 20mm (0.8in) already seen.

Gusts of 60-70mph are still being recorded but the storm is now moving eastwards, the Met Office said.

Winds of 82mph (132km/h) were recorded on the Llyn Peninsula in north Wales overnight and 78mph (126km/h) at Pembrey Sands in Carmarthenshire.

A Turkish Airlines flight had to return to Birmingham Airport 30 minutes after departure because a heavy gust caused the plane's tail to strike the runway during takeoff.

The Boeing 737 took off at 10:45 BST and had to return for technical checks.

Western Power Distribution, which operates in south-west England, South Wales and the Midlands, said more than 1,700 properties on its network were left without power on Saturday morning, with the majority affected in Wales.

Almost all homes had power restored by midday, but a spokesman for the company said the network could see pockets of further disruption until the wind eased off completely.

Storm Hannah struck south-west Ireland on Friday amid a red weather warning of "violent gusts".

The highest recorded were 76mph (122km/h) at Mace Head in Galway and 74mph (119km/h) at Shannon Airport.

ESB Networks said strong winds had caused damage to the electricity network affecting approximately 32,000 homes, farms and businesses, predominantly in south-west counties of Kerry and Cork.

Irish weather service Met Éireann said conditions would ease over Ireland on Saturday but warned it will remain windy with showers of heavy rain.

There were dramatic wind gusts in Wales, as captured by Press Association photographer Ben Birchall.

Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge said: "By the evening the winds will gradually ease but it will be a pretty wet and windy day."

Sunday's London Marathon is expected to start with breezy and cloudy conditions, with sunshine later.


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2019-04-27 13:20:18Z
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Storm Hannah has hit the UK with winds of over 80mph and heavy rain after leaving at least 25,000 properties in Ireland without power overnight.

A yellow wind warning is in place for Wales and central and southern England until 15:00 BST, with traffic disruption and power cuts expected.

The Met Office has said flooding is "likely" in Northern Ireland, where a yellow rain warning has been issued.

Scotland and south-east England are expected to see better conditions.

Western Power Distribution, which operates in south-west England, South Wales and the Midlands, said more than 1,700 properties on its network have been left without power, with the majority affected in Wales.

According to the Met Office, winds of 82mph (132km/h) were recorded on the Llyn Peninsula in north Wales overnight and 78mph (126km/h) at Pembrey Sands in Carmarthenshire.

Exposed coastal areas are expected to be most affected but the forecaster warns that gusts could reach up to 50mph as the storm moves inland.

Storm Hannah struck south-west Ireland on Friday amid a red weather warning of "violent gusts".

The highest recorded were 76mph (122km/h) at Mace Head in Galway and 74mph (119km/h) at Shannon Airport.

ESB Networks said strong winds had caused damage to the electricity network affecting approximately 10,000 homes, farms and businesses, predominantly in counties Kerry and Cork.

Irish weather service Met Éireann said conditions would ease over Ireland on Saturday but warned it will remain windy with showers of heavy rain.


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2019-04-27 07:25:48Z
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Brexit leader slams UK Parliament speaker for Trump snub: 'The guy is a complete disgrace' - Washington Examiner

Nigel Farage, the populist Brexit leader, blasted the man behind the decision not to invite President Trump to address the U.K. Parliament and said he feared he would be barred from meeting the American president during a forthcoming state visit.

John Bercow, speaker of the House of Commons — the chamber's presiding officer — effectively vetoed the idea of a formal address by Trump in Parliament soon after the president was elected.

Farage said in an interview with the Washington Examiner: “The speaker of the House of Commons is supposed to be neutral. This guy is obviously biased, acting for his own political interest and certainly not in the national interest. I think the guy is a complete disgrace.”

Buckingham Palace announced this week that Trump would make his long-awaited trip at the start of June, provoking plans for protests and a string of boycotts. The itinerary does not include an address to Parliament, an honor offered to both Trump’s immediate predecessors.

He added that he hoped Bercow's actions would not harm the "special relationship" between the two countries. The speaker's position dates back to 1377. Bercow, 56, has occupied the role since 2009. He is a Conservative member of Parliament, but by tradition, the speaker severs party ties and acts independently.

Bercow's intervention came as Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labour Party, said he would not attend a state banquet for Trump, becoming the first leader of the opposition to refuse such an invitation.

A string of political heavyweights has come out in favor of an address, including Jeremy Hunt, the British foreign secretary, and Norman Fowler, who is Bercow’s counterpart in the House of Lords, Parliament's upper chamber.

Farage, 55, is one of Britain’s best-known politicians after spearheading the push for Brexit. His new Brexit Party is well placed to deliver a blow to more established parties in European Parliament elections on May 23.

As a populist politician who won an against-the-odds victory, he has made common cause with Trump, meeting him at Trump Tower during the transition in November 2016. “Everybody in this administration is very supportive of Brexit,” he said.

But he added that he was not welcome at events last year when Trump made a working visit to Britain.

He said the British government had told the White House that the president must not meet Farage and that he did not expect to be included this time around. “I speak to him and his family occasionally. I support many things he has done and get on well with him personally,” he said.

“But the Conservative Party has a neurosis about me, so I don’t expect any invitations. And on his last trip, one of the red lines laid down to the White House was that he shouldn’t meet me.” He said the decision was confusing when a strong relationship between the two allies was more important than ever, with the U.K. preparing to leave the European Union.

“All I would say is that I have a good relationship with this administration,” he said. “You would have thought that a British government acting in the national interest might in some ways try to use me, which I find very, very odd.”

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2019-04-26 22:11:00Z
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Jeremy Corbyn to skip Trump state dinner in UK | TheHill - The Hill

British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said Friday that he will skip an upcoming state dinner with President TrumpDonald John TrumpPresenting the 2020 Democratic bracket The time has come for the Democrats to act, finally DHS expedites border wall replacement in Arizona, Texas MORE.

"[British Prime Minister] Theresa MayTheresa Mary MayThe Hill's Morning Report - Boeing crisis a test for Trump administration EU official trolls UK over Brexit with Spice Girls lyrics Brexit is not just a risk to Britain, EU — it could hurt US, too MORE should not be rolling out the red carpet for a state visit to honour a President who rips up vital international treaties, backs climate change denial and uses racist and misogynist rhetoric," Corbyn said in a statement.

He added that maintaining a good relationship with the U.S. does not "require the pomp and ceremony of a State Visit" and expressed disappointment in May's willingness to "kowtow" to the Trump administration.

“I would welcome a meeting with President Trump to discuss all matters of interest,” Corbyn said.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Corbyn's statement.

Other prominent British politicians, including House of Commons Speaker John Bercow and Liberal Democrat party leader Sir Vince Cable, have also declined invitations to the state dinner, according to the BBC.

The White House announced Tuesday that Trump had accepted Queen Elizabeth II's invitation for a state visit in June. He is scheduled to participate in a meeting with May and attend D-Day anniversary ceremonies commemorating the Allied invasion of Europe during World War II.

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2019-04-26 16:11:27Z
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Britain must get to bottom of Huawei leak: UK finance minister - Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) - Britain must get to the bottom of the leak of confidential discussions during a top-level security meeting about the role of China’s Huawei Technologies in 5G network supply chains, British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Friday.

FILE PHOTO: The Huawei logo is pictured outside its Huawei's factory campus in Dongguan, Guangdong province, China, March 25, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

News that Britain’s National Security Council, attended by senior ministers and spy chiefs, had agreed on Tuesday to bar Huawei from all core parts of the country’s 5G network and restrict its access to non-core elements was leaked to a national newspaper.

The leak of secret discussions has sparked anger in parliament and amongst Britain’s intelligence community. Britain’s most senior civil servant Mark Sedwill has launched an inquiry and written to ministers who were at the meeting.

“My understanding from London (is) that an investigation has been announced into apparent leaks from the NSC meeting earlier this week,” said Hammond, speaking on the sidelines of a summit on China’s Belt and Road initiative in Beijing.

“To my knowledge there has never been a leak from a National Security Council meeting before and therefore I think it is very important that we get to the bottom of what happened here,” he told Reuters in a pooled interview.

British culture minister Jeremy Wright said on Thursday he could not rule out a criminal investigation. The majority of the ministers at the NSC meeting have said they were not involved, according to media reports.

Hammond said he was unaware of any previous leak from a meeting of the NSC.

“It’s not about the substance of what was apparently leaked. It’s not earth-shattering information. But it is important that we protect the principle that nothing that goes on in national security council meetings must ever be repeated outside the room.”

Allowing Huawei a reduced role in building its 5G network puts Britain at odds with the United States which has told allies not to use its technology at all because of fears it could be a vehicle for Chinese spying. Huawei has categorically denied this.

There have been concerns that the NSC’s conclusion, which sources confirmed to Reuters, could upset other allies in the world’s leading intelligence-sharing network - the Five Eyes alliance of the United States, Britain, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

However, British ministers and intelligence officials have said any final decision on 5G would not put critical national infrastructure at risk. Ciaran Martin, head of the cyber center of Britain’s main eavesdropping agency, GCHQ, played down any threat of a rift in the Five Eyes alliance.

Writing by Michael Holden; Editing by Mark Heinrich

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2019-04-26 12:06:00Z
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Apple recalls plugs in UK, Hong Kong and Singapore - BBC News

Apple has asked customers to stop using certain plug adapters because of a risk of electric shock.

It has issued a recall of two types of plug; the AC wall plug adapter shipped with Macs and some iOS devices between 2003 and 2010, and a three-pronged plug included in the World Travel Adapter kit.

The affected plugs were shipped in the UK, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Six incidents have been reported, Apple said.

In a statement, the firm said: "In very rare cases, affected Apple three-prong wall plug adapters designed primarily for use in the United Kingdom, Singapore and Hong Kong may break and create a risk of electrical shock if exposed metal parts are touched.

"Customer safety is always Apple's top priority and we have voluntarily decided to exchange affected wall plug adapters with a new adapter, free of charge."

It did not clarify how many people had received electric shocks.

Affected plugs are white, with no letters on the inside slot, unlike newer versions which are white with grey on the inside and have a dimple on the side to make them easier to unplug.

Apple USB power adapters are not affected.

The iPhone maker is in the middle of another plug recall, which affected two-pronged adapters for use in Continental Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Argentina and Brazil. These plugs had the same issue.

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2019-04-26 09:45:39Z
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Kamis, 25 April 2019

Extinction Rebellion protests win political attention in the U.K. - NBC News

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April 25, 201901:08

LONDON — A string of demonstrations that blocked bridges and major streets in central London, disrupted train services and saw over a thousand people arrested are being declared a success in forcing climate change higher up the political agenda.

Extinction Rebellion, a protest movement calling for the prevention of ecological collapse that launched in the United Kingdom last year, has inspired the support of thousands across the country, raised more than £250,000 ($322,000) in just 10 days and gained the attention of politicians.

"I think we’ve become hugely popular and politicians are aware of that," organizer Nuala Gathercole Lam told NBC News. "There has been a shift toward understanding the urgency of this."

The group is rallying behind warnings from scientists, the United Nations and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that significant reductions in carbon emissions must be achieved within the next 11 years to avoid devastating consequences for the planet, such as mass extinction, by the end of the century.

Police officers surround the pink boat which climate change activists used as a central point of their encampment at Oxford Circus in central London on April 19.Tolga Akmen / AFP - Getty Images

Starting on April 15, demonstrators set up makeshift camps at various locations across the city including Waterloo Bridge and Marble Arch, the iconic triumphal arch near popular tourist sites including Buckingham and Kensington Palaces.

The final day of protests began Thursday with a group of seven demonstrators forming a chain outside the doors of the London Stock Exchange to highlight the negative impacts financial industries are having on the physical world, Gathercole Lam said.

Another group caused disruption by climbing on top of a train in in the city's financial center, Canary Wharf, according to the Metropolitan Police. Five people were arrested in the incident.

Protesters are demanding that the British government tell the truth about the severity of climate change, set drastic targets to reach zero carbon emissions by 2025 and establish a citizens' assembly to direct how those targets are reached.

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"It seems like something that is totally unrealistic, but what is really unrealistic is that we're carrying on as business as usual," said Sarah Lummun, who works on the rebellion's political strategy.

People are sacrificing their careers and livelihoods with potential criminal records because they believe in the urgent need for action, Lummun said.

Of the over 1,000 people arrested, Met Police said as of Wednesday, 69 people were charged. A near-even split of men and women, whose ages ranged from 19 to 70, were among those arrested in that one day alone.

Members of the police carry a demonstrator during the Extinction Rebellion protest at the Marble Arch in London on April 24.Toby Melville / Reuters

Conservative-leaning commentators have called the protests inconsequential and attacked them for only being supported by young, well-off liberals. Questions have been asked over why the police didn't take stronger action to clear streets and bridges.

But the net result of 11 days of disruption is a huge amount of publicity and the ear of senior politicians. The rebellion is expecting a formal invitation to meet with Michael Gove, the environment secretary, and other politicians, Lummun said. Numerous other members of parliament, mostly from the opposition Labour and Green parties, have joined the movement and spoken to demonstrators.

"On all levels, the Extinction Rebellion has been a fantastic success on raising the issue," said John Barry, a professor specializing in green political theory at Queen’s University Belfast.

"I think non-violent direct action is absolutely needed to push the political system, to challenge our economic system, to create a better economy and society."

Barry rejected the idea that Extinction Rebellion was "just a niche, green, guilty middle-class protest," he said.

The group has also gained traction internationally. In Los Angeles, protesters scaled the Universal Studios globe waving green flags for Earth Day last Monday. Chapters of the group have also organized in nearly 400 locations around the world.

Although the protests are set to end Thursday, Lummun said the movement will not die down any time soon.

"If we do not act, we have no future," she said. "If the government doesn't meet our demands, we will escalate."

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2019-04-25 11:55:00Z
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Rabu, 24 April 2019

This is what Trump can expect on his British state visit - NBC News

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LONDON — When President Donald Trump visited the United Kingdom last summer, he was greeted by mass protests.

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in demonstrations across the country, many carrying anti-Trump signs daubed with typically dry and lewd British humor. The pièce de résistance was a giant inflatable "Trump baby" — a 20-foot blimp showing a bawling commander-in-chief wearing a diaper.

And that was meant to be a relatively low-key "working trip" for the president. So what will happen this summer when Trump returns for a full state visit?

On Tuesday, Buckingham Palace announced that the president will travel again to British shores in June, but this time on the official invitation of Queen Elizabeth II — with all the trappings and ceremony that a state visit entails.

So, if anything, the protests this time will be even more fierce.

Senior figures in the opposition Labour Party are campaigning to have the state visit canceled altogether, a position previously adopted by Sadiq Khan, the Labour mayor of London, and John Bercow, the speaker of the House and Commons.

Giving a flavor of the feeling against the president, one of these lawmakers, David Lammy, described Trump in a tweet as "deluded, dishonest, xenophobic" and "narcissistic." Another, Stephen Doughty, labeled him "racist, sexist" and "extremist."

Emily Thornberry, one of Labour's most senior lawmakers and would-be foreign secretary under a Labour government, said Trump had "systematically assaulted all the shared values that unite our two countries." She said Prime Minister Theresa May had "no business wasting taxpayers' money on all the pomp, ceremony and policing costs that will come with this visit."

This could all add up to a somewhat frosty reception from what is supposed to be the U.S.' closest ally.

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Khan has been one of the most senior opponents of Trump in the U.K. and in January 2018 said he represented "the polar opposite of our city's values of inclusion, diversity and tolerance."

Trump himself then responded to this, calling him "pathetic" and saying he did a "terrible job" at dealing with the London Bridge terror attack in June 2017. Some of Khan's supporters believe that Trump focused on him because he is a Muslim.

While Khan may these days be using more diplomatic language, he has yet to retract any of his criticisms. A spokesperson for the mayor told NBC News in an email Wednesday that while "Sadiq's views about Donald Trump are well known ... he of course understands the importance of the president visiting to commemorate D-Day."

Arriving June 3, the president and first Lady Melania Trump will likely be greeted by a lavish ceremony and a banquet with the Queen and 150 distinguished guests. Then on June 5 they will attend a ceremony in the southern coastal city of Portsmouth to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

Last time around, Trump did briefly have tea with the Queen, but that was at Windsor Castle some 20 miles outside London city center. His trip seemed specifically designed so he could zip around in his helicopter and entirely avoid the demonstrations raging in the heart of the city.

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2019-04-24 13:50:00Z
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Sri Lanka attacks: Manchester woman confirmed as eighth Briton killed - BBC News

A woman from Manchester has been confirmed as the eighth British victim killed in a wave of bombings in Sri Lanka.

IT director Lorraine Campbell, 55, was staying at Colombo's Cinnamon Grand Hotel on a business trip when she died.

She worked for Dubai-based Al-Futtaim. Her family said her death would leave an "enormous void".

Ms Campbell's husband, Neil Evans, said he had lost his "best friend in the world for all adventures".

Mr Evans said his wife was a "real tour de force" and was a "conduit for bringing people together to both make things happen and make them better."

A senior executive at UAE automotive firm Al-Futtaim emailed staff to say Ms Campbell had "tragically lost her life".

The company said "two of our colleagues" had been caught up in the blasts but gave no further information about the other employee.

'Heavy heart'

The email to staff read: "It is with a heavy heart I inform you that two of our colleagues were caught up in Sunday's terror attacks in Sri Lanka.

"Both were in Sri Lanka on business travel. Lorraine tragically lost her life."

Ms Campbell's son, Mark, said his mother was "inspiring".

"She was very strong, very independent. But the one thing that kind of struck out for me throughout my entire life was she was a leader… she would never leave anyone behind type thing," he added.

He said his stepfather had first been informed she was missing, adding: "He was texting her when she was in the restaurant in the morning and then the texts stopped. Then the report came out, he put two and two together, same hotel."

The Islamic State group (IS) has said it was responsible for the attacks - which targeted churches and high-end hotels - although it has not provided direct evidence of its involvement.

The death toll rose again to 359 on Wednesday, with more than 500 people wounded.

Sri Lanka's deputy defence minister said one of the attackers had studied in the UK before doing a course in Australia.

Mark Campbell said he now wanted to "bring my mum home" and give everyone who knew her "an opportunity to come together and celebrate this beautiful woman".

A doctor and a former-firefighter from Manchester were earlier confirmed as two of the British victims.

Dr Sally Bradley and Bill Harrop, who had been living in Australia since 2013, were also staying in the Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo when one of the suicide bombers struck.

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2019-04-24 13:17:36Z
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Trump takes a shot at United Kingdom's intelligence agencies - Washington Examiner

President Trump on Wednesday took aim at the United Kingdom’s intelligence agencies — just after it was announced he would visit the U.K. in June.

“‘Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson accuses United Kingdom Intelligence of helping Obama Administration Spy on the 2016 Trump Presidential Campaign.’” @OANN WOW! It is now just a question of time before the truth comes out, and when it does, it will be a beauty!” Trump tweeted early Wednesday morning.

Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson, who has previously argued that the U.K has spied on Trump during the 2016 election, has historically argued that that the CIA, not Russia, could have been responsible for hacking the Democratic National Committee.

Meanwhile, special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report, released last Thursday, outlines efforts from Russian military intelligence services to hack into computers and obtain documents from people within the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. Such documents were shared with DCLeaks and Guccifer 2.0, along with WikiLeaks for publication.

Trump and first lady Melania Trump are slated to visit the U.K. from June 3-5, per the request of Queen Elizabeth II. Trump will also attend a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May, along with a ceremony to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of D-Day.

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2019-04-24 11:35:00Z
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Cybersecurity: UK could build an automatic national defence system, says GCHQ chief - ZDNet

The UK could one day create a national cyber-defence system built on sharing real-time cybersecurity information between intelligence agencies and business, the head of GCHQ has said. 

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Individual internet users shouldn't be forced to hold responsibility for staying safe online in the face of cyber-criminal gangs and advanced hacking groups, but rather it's cooperation between government, internet service providers and technology firms that should be doing the heavy lifting when it comes to cybersecurity, says the director of the UK's intelligence services. 

With a recent UK cybersecurity survey suggesting that only 15 percent of people say they know how to protect themselves online, it's time "to do more to take the burden of cybersecurity away from the individual," Jeremy Fleming, director of GCHQ will tell a security conference today. 

Fleming's address is the keynote address at CYBERUK 19, a conference set up and run by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – the cybersecurity arm of GCHQ.

"This technological revolution is providing extraordinary opportunity, innovation and progress – but it's also exposing us to increasing complexity, uncertainty and risk," he will tell the audience at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, adding how it also "brings new and unprecedented challenges for policymakers as we seek to protect our citizens, judicial systems, businesses - and even societal norms."

SEE: A winning strategy for cybersecurity (ZDNet special report) | Download the report as a PDF (TechRepublic)

Malicious cyber operations pose a threat to everyone from individuals and SMBs, to large organisations, critical national infrastructure and even governments, but the NCSC's mission is to use "unique insights into the structural vulnerabilities of the internet in partnership with business to detect, disrupt and fix malicious online behaviour," said Fleming.

One way the UK's 'Active Cyber Defence' programme has already achieved success is by reducing the number of phishing websites from cyber attackers that are hosted in the UK: as of last month, under two percent of global phishing websites are hosted in the UK, down from over five percent when the programme began in 2016.

GCHQ has achieved this by working in partnership with ISPs and cybersecurity firms, and Fleming pointed to a particular success around phishing emails claiming to come from the tax office in an effort to steal banking credentials and other personal data.

"HMRC is an excellent case study of a department leading the way in protecting its customers. In 2016, HMRC was the 16th most phished brand globally, accounting for 1.25% of all phishing emails sent. Today it is ranked 146th and accounts for less than 0.1% of all phishing emails," he said.

A protective DNS system for the public sector has also blocked malware attacks – such as the Conficker worm, which has been active since 2008 – on public sector networks. Fleming argued that private sector organisations should work with GCHQ in the same way as the public sector does in order to protect against attacks using automated services.

Fleming will describe how the agency is now sharing time-critical information in a matter of seconds to allow business to take action.

"With just one click, this information can be shared and action taken. In the coming year, we will continue to scale this capability – so whether it's indicators of a nation-state cyber actor, details of malware used by cyber criminals, or credit cards being sold on the Dark Web, we will declassify this information and get it back to those who can act on it," he will say. 

"If enough do, the results could be truly transformational – a whole-of-nation, automated cyber-defence system," Fleming will say. However, he also warned that improving cybersecurity in this way is only achievable if all parties work to "build a genuinely national effort – with more connections and deeper cooperation with the private sector, and even closer working with our partners and allies."

SEE: The secret to being a great spy agency in the 21st century: Incubating startups (TechRepublic)

For this to happen, government, private sector and academia all need to work together by applying expertise to bolster cybersecurity for individual consumers – and to help protect them against both current and future cyber threats.

"To make this a success, our strongest defence and most powerful weapon will be our ingenuity – our ability to imagine what has yet to be imagined. To see further into the future than anyone else. Our vision for the next stage of the UK's cybersecurity strategy aims to do just that. The prize is great – a safer, more successful UK," Fleming is due to say.

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2019-04-24 08:28:00Z
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