Russian hackers took control of a Norwegian dam this year, opening a floodgate and allowing water to flow unnoticed for four hours, Norway’s intelligence service has said. The admission, by the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST), marks the first time that Oslo has formally attributed the cyber-attack in April on...
Migrants swim from Morocco to Ceuta
Seven children reach shore as dozens of people intercepted on risky route, which authorities say is now used more often About 100 people, including several children, risked their lives by trying to swim from Morocco into Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta early on Saturday morning, as the territory’s authorities...
Prince Harry considers founding new charity after Sentebale dispute
Duke of Sussex ‘absolutely committed’ to supporting children and young people in Lesotho and Botswana Prince Harry is considering establishing a new charity after a dispute that led to him leaving Sentebale, a spokesperson has said. It comes after the Duke of Sussex was criticised by the Charity Commission for...
Strong winds drive dozens of wildfires in Greece
“These are certainly the most difficult 24 hours of the firefighting season,” declared the president of the Union of Fire Officers. Greece has called on the EU civil protection mechanism to secure four additional water-bombing aircraft. Greece was battling around twenty wildfires on Wednesday, August 13, facing what fire service...
Dairy farmers say worker shortage is threatening UK food security
The Arla cooperative says five in six farmers receive very few or zero applications for job vacancies. Dairy farmers have warned that a long-running shortage of workers, exacerbated by Brexit and the pandemic, has put the UK’s food security under pressure. Five in six farmers who have looked for workers...
Trump Administration accuses UK of failing to uphold Human Rights
The Trump administration has accused the United Kingdom of backsliding on human rights over the past year, citing antisemitic violence and “serious restrictions” on freedom of speech. The annual U.S. State Department report, which assesses human rights conditions worldwide, highlighted laws restricting speech around abortion clinics, as well as what...
Trump alone in a room with Putin
The two plan to meet behind closed doors Friday in Alaska to discuss ‘land swapping’. What will happen this time? The lessons of Helsinki are clear: putting Donald Trump alone in a room with Vladimir Putin is an unpredictable – and often dangerous – affair. It was 2018 when the...
UK may require eye tests for older drivers
Ministers also considering lowering drink-drive limit among measures to reduce road deaths and injuries. Older drivers could face mandatory eye tests and the drink-drive limit could be cut as the government tries to reduce the number of road deaths. In a major overhaul of the UK’s road safety laws, ministers...
Thousands evacuated in Spain amid deadly wildfires and new heatwave
Almost 6,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in northern, central and southern Spain as wildfires continue to burn amid a heatwave that could bring temperatures of 44C to some parts of the country. The deadly heat across large parts of Europe has created what scientists have called a...
David Lammy faces possible legal action
Campaigners say placing staff from Shell and BAE Systems in ministries creates potential for improper influence. David Lammy is facing possible legal action over a plan to invite staff from the oil firm Shell and the defence firm BAE Systems to work inside the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The...