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“We are very afraid.” The case came to light after the man, a member of the Maryhill Integration Network (MIN), contacted them for help to get home from the hospital, where he had been left alone with no money for transport. Scottish Greens councillor Kim Long has condemned the raid, which took place during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and SNP MP Alison Thewliss has also offered her support to the family. They fled Pakistan to escape a forced marriage plot against the daughter involving powerful “criminals” from the local community. The father was warned he would be murdered if he stood in the way.
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In late March, the UK s National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) started injecting its anti-encryption views into the major papers via some press releases and statements claiming encryption was the biggest threat to children online. It also claimed its stance was supported by a soon-to-be-released report, which had gathered opinions and analysis from a number of stakeholders.
Its report debuted a few weeks later. Put together with the assistance of PA Consulting, the supposedly balanced report came to the conclusion the NSPCC arrived at earlier: end-to-end encryption is bad. That this wasn t greeted with gasps of shock by readers and receptive journalists shows just how much the UK government s disdain for encryption has gone mainstream. The NSPCC wasn t saying anything new about encryption. It was simply saying what the UK government has been saying for years: it doesn t care for encryption because it believes
AI startup Faculty wins contract to predict future requirements for the UK’s NHS
Faculty, a VC-backed artificial intelligence start-up, has won a tender to work with the NHS to make better predictions about its future requirements for patients, based on data drawn from how it handled the COVID-19 pandemic.
In December 2019, Faculty raised a $10.5M Series A funding round from UK-based VCs Local Globe, GMG Ventures, and, Jaan Tallinn, one of Skype’s founding engineers, giving it a valuation of around $100 million.
Faculty will work with NHS England and NHS Improvement to build upon the Early Warning System (EWS) it developed for the service, during the pandemic. Based on Bayesian hierarchical modeling, Faculty says the EWS uses aggregate data (for example, COVID-19 positive case numbers, 111 calls, and mobility data) to warn hospitals about potential spikes in cases so they can divert staff, beds, and equipment needed. This learning will now be applied across the whole of the se
Indian banks back in British court to pursue Vijay Mallya bankruptcy order
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Last Updated: Apr 23, 2021, 09:51 PM IST
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At a virtual hearing before Chief Insolvencies and Companies Court (ICC) Judge Michael Briggs, both sides presented closing arguments in the case being heard following an amendment to a bankruptcy petition filed last year.
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A consortium of Indian banks led by the
State Bank of India (SBI) was back for a High Court hearing in London on Friday in pursuit of a bankruptcy order against embattled liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya, as they attempt recovery of debt from loans paid out to his now-defunct