Cyber Explorers programme reaches 50,000 11-14 year olds in 18 months

The government-backed Cyber Explorers programme has reached 50,000 young people at 2,000 schools around the UK since its launch in February 2022, and ahead of the new school year, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is urging teachers across the country to sign up to access free resources to help secondary school-aged children build… Continue reading Cyber Explorers programme reaches 50,000 11-14 year olds in 18 months

Number of people waiting for hospital treatment in England reaches new record high at 7.6m – UK politics live | Politics

Key events 383,083 people waiting more than year for hospital treatment in June, NHS England figures show Today’s NHS England also show that 383,083 people in England had been waiting more than 52 weeks to start routine hospital treatment at the end of June – down very slightly from 385,022 at the end of May.… Continue reading Number of people waiting for hospital treatment in England reaches new record high at 7.6m – UK politics live | Politics

The British Museum reaches settlement with translator whose work was used without permission

A translator has reached a settlement and received an apology from the British Museum months after her work was used in a temporary exhibit without her permission or credit. Translations by Yilin Wang, a Chinese-to-English translator, writer and editor, of poetry by the Chinese revolutionary and poet Qiu Jin were used in the museum’s exhibit… Continue reading The British Museum reaches settlement with translator whose work was used without permission

Family of man who died in Georgia jail cell with bed bug infestation reaches settlement with county

ATLANTA — Georgia’s Fulton County has reached a settlement with the family of a man who died in a bedbug-infested cell in the county jail’s psychiatric wing, the family’s lawyers said Thursday. Lashawn Thompson, 35, died in September, three months after he was booked into the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. Attorneys Ben Crump and Michael Harper,… Continue reading Family of man who died in Georgia jail cell with bed bug infestation reaches settlement with county

Federal jury reaches verdict in death penalty case for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers

PITTSBURGH — Federal jurors reached a verdict Wednesday in the sentencing of Robert Gregory Bowers, who was convicted after killing 11 worshippers at a synagogue nearly five years ago in the most heinous antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Jurors will need to be unanimous to impose the death penalty or else the gunman will receive life… Continue reading Federal jury reaches verdict in death penalty case for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers