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Smuggled Starlink devices allegedly used to defy India’s internet shutdowns
Elon Musk’s satellite-based Starlink – currently unlicensed for use in India – is being used by militant groups in the conflict-ridden state of Manipur to circumvent government internet shutdowns, fighters and security sources have said.
The satellite internet service provider, operated by Musk’s SpaceX company, is not permitted to legally …
Thai prime minister declares £324m in assets including 217 designer handbags
Thailand’s prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, has declared £324m in assets including a collection of 217 designer handbags and 75 luxury watches in submissions on her wealth to a government body.
Paetongtarn, daughter of the billionaire ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra,
, the fourth member of …Barcelona to fine e-scooter users up to €500 for riding on pavements
Anyone riding an electric scooter on the pavement or without a helmet in Barcelona faces a fine of up to €500 (£415) from 1 February as part of a crackdown on antisocial behaviour linked to the rapid rise of e-scooter use in the Mediterranean city.
In an urban landscape that …
Premiership rugby is now for the masses not the purists – enjoy it while it lasts | Michael Aylwin
There was a time when the first weekend of the new year meant immersion in what we kindly describe as rugby for the purists. The dark days between Christmas and spring are not easy for anyone, but they are largely responsible for giving rugby a bad name in this part …
Digested week: through the Christmas perineum and out the other side
Monday
And so we find ourselves again at the Christmas perineum, the time between the end of the yuletide celebrations and before the new year shenanigans begin, and a phrase so awful I have felt compelled to use it as often as possible ever since the dark day I learned …
Government must look at effects of toxic smoke on Grenfell firefighters, minister says
‘Just a dishonest window cleaner’? Britain’s history of audacious cat burglars
It was one of the stories of Christmas: the
audacious theft of more than £10m
in jewellery, designer handbags and cash from a mansion in St John’s Wood, north London.The heist was carried out by a man who climbed in through a second-floor window and “moved …
Firm led by ex-UK envoy on ethics made £13m on not-for-profit visa services
An entrepreneur who represented the UK on an ethics body was asked to resign from a company running government visa services after officials found it made a £13.64m gain on its not-for-profit contract.
After the discovery of years of profit-making, the company, Ecctis, repaid the money to the government and …
Snow and freezing rain expected across UK as temperatures plummet
Temperatures across the UK have plunged to-8C (17.6F) as the country shivers under an arctic chill expected to bring widespread heavy snow and freezing rain over the weekend.
On Friday morning, the Met Office upgraded its weather warning for snow and ice from yellow to amber for much of northern …
Arrest standoff shows defiance of impeached South Korean president
South Korean anti-corruption officials attempting to arrest the country’s suspended president,
, must know by now what he meant by his repeated vows to “fight to the end
”.In the month since his calamitous declaration of martial law, Yoon, along with most of his …