Partygate Report Due As Boris Johnson Rails At Committee
MPs investigating whether Boris Johnson purposefully misled Parliament over Partygate will publish their long-awaited report on Thursday. Mr Johnson quit as an MP after receiving an advance copy of the report – which he said had found him guilty “regardless of the facts”. The report follows a year-long inquiry by the Privileges Committee. On Wednesday... Read More
Amazon Cracks Down On Fake Reviews With AI
Amazon says it is using the latest in artificial intelligence (AI) to crack down on fake reviews and identify comments that aren’t genuine. The tech giant has been grappling with fake review “brokers”, which are a huge problem for its shopping site. Amazon has invested in machine learning models that analyse thousands of data points... Read More
Hot Weather Adds To NHS Pressure As Doctors Strike
Health bosses are warning of major disruption and pressure on the NHS in England, as the hot weather combines with the latest junior doctors strike. British Medical Association members will walk out for 72 hours from 07:00 on Wednesday. It is the third strike in the pay dispute and is expected to lead to the... Read More
Boris Johnson Sends Last-Ditch Letter to Partygate Inquiry
Boris Johnson has submitted a last-ditch letter to the MPs investigating whether he misled Parliament over lockdown parties, as they prepare to publish their findings. The privileges committee said it was “dealing with” submissions received from the former PM at 23:57 on Monday. The committee is set to publish its conclusions this week but is... Read More
Engineering Manager – Royston, Hertfordshire
Engineering Manager – Royston, Hertfordshire Overview of the role: The Engineering Manager provides support to the site to ensure that day-to-day maintenance support is provided and long-term engineering strategy. The Engineering Manager leads the deployment of engineering objectives for the site, including capital investment program, compliance & standards; line performance improvement; organizational standards & capability;... Read More
Wildfires: UK To Set Up New Mediterranean-Style Specialist Units
Firefighters will deploy new techniques learnt in the world’s worst wildfire hotspots as climate change raises the risk level in the UK this summer. Last year’s heatwaves saw thousands of fires break out, with one destroying homes at Wennington, east London. This year has already seen hundreds of grass fires and one of the UK’s... Read More
HotSat-1: Spacecraft To Map UK’s Heat-Inefficient Buildings
A novel British satellite designed to map the heat signature of buildings has been launched. The idea is to highlight those dwellings that are wasting energy and could benefit from better insulation. The relatively small spacecraft is appropriately called HotSat-1 and it will be operated by the London-based start-up Satellite Vu. Its infrared sensor has... Read More
Lead Front End Developer – Southampton, Hampshire
Lead Front End Developer – Southampton, Hampshire Tech Stacks: Angular, HTML, CSS, TypeScript, JavaScript, jQuery, React, VueJS, Web, UI, UX, Front End, Angular Developer In just over 5 years our client has established itself as a world-leading Aviation development group for some of the world’s biggest Aviation Groups. They currently are working on a new... Read More
UK Immigration: No Clear Case For Routinely Accepting Albania Asylum Claims – MPs
People fleeing Albania to come to the UK should not routinely be granted asylum – because it is a safe country, a committee of MPs says. The Home Affairs Select Committee noted a spike in Albanian arrivals last year but found little evidence to suggest its citizens were at risk. However, it said some Albanians... Read More
MPs to Conclude Partygate Inquiry – Boris Johnson
MPs investigating whether Boris Johnson misled Parliament about lockdown parties in Downing Street will meet on Monday to conclude their inquiry. Mr Johnson resigned as an MP dramatically on Friday after he was sent an advanced copy of the Privileges Committee report. The former prime minister described the committee as a “kangaroo court” trying to... Read More