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Can business run a city? In many places, it already does To cut costs, struggling councils have allowed business groups to take partial control of services, policing, and public space One of the UK’s fastest growing imports isn’t a product, it’s an idea. You’ve walked through and inside this idea before, shopped inside its boundaries and maybe even felt it. The streets are cleaner. There’s suddenly more benches and a pristine graffiti mural next to a new craft beer pub, but there’s also more police, cameras, and other uniformed guards you don’t recognize. For a moment it’s eas...

HOUSTON — A worker clearing debris at a construction site in Dayton has filed a work injury case against a Cleveland, Texas construction company. Frank Harrell filed a complaint  April 5 in Harris County District Court against Guy Nicholson, individually and doing business as Weston Construction alleging negligence.  Harrell alleges in his complaint that he suffered "serious personal injuries" while working on clearing a debris field in Dayton on Dec. 16, 2019, and that the defendant is a "non-subscriber to worker's compensation."  He claims the defendants neglected to properly secure an...

Hackney Council hit with ransomware attack Confidential documents have been stolen by a cyber criminal group who hacked Hacknet Council with a ransomware attached A cyber crime group has posted what it claims are documents stolen from Hackney Council in a ransomware attack. The publication on the dark web of the personal details of council staff and residents follows "a serious cyber-attack" on the council in October. Experts said the data was "limited" and "not visible through search engines". Officials continue to work with the UK National Cyber Security Centre and National Crime Agency t...

Some fear missing out in new £12m Covid grant for Hackney businesses While many businesses reopen post lockdown, small company directors continue to struggle. Pic: PA Media Twelve million pounds has been allocated to Hackney Council by the government to support local businesses affected by Covid. However, many Hackney business owners worry they will not qualify, while their colleagues in neighbouring areas remain in the dark. Local authorities across England and Wales have received funding from central government, as part of the “local restriction grant” initiative at the end of the mo...

Hackney cyber-attack causes collapse of property purchases By Nick Johnson image captionHackney Council was hit by a cyber-attack at the start of October A cyber-attack on an east London council has caused property purchases to fall through or be significantly delayed, home buyers have said. Hackney Council was attacked at the start of October, causing IT problems that have impacted services including the processing of land search requests. One woman said she missed out on her home purchase because she lacked a land search, costing her £2,000 in fees. The council said it hoped to offer a pa...