Month: August 2021

Coronavirus infection rates have fallen in all home nations apart from Northern Ireland, according to the latest estimates. Data from the Office for National Statistics shows that in the week ending 31 July, approximately one in 75 people in private households in England (722,300 positive cases) were estimated to have had COVID-19. This compares with
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Apple has announced a new system to be included in iPhones that will automatically scan those devices to identify if they contain any media featuring child sexual abuse. It is part of a range of child protection features launching later this year in the US through updates to iOS 15 and iPadOS and will compare
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Live events will be covered by a £750m insurance scheme backed by the government in a bid to stop cancellations over COVID-19. Industry figures have long called for the government to step in after finding that insurers would not cover them for losses caused by the pandemic. Many organisers campaigned for a scheme guaranteed by
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Last month was the second hottest July in Europe on record and the third hottest ever globally, EU scientists confirmed today. The only hotter July in Europe was in 2010. Last month tied with July 2020 as the third hottest ever across the world, behind only 2019 and 2016, according to the European Union’s Copernicus
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