Bishop has pleaded guilty to her role in the offending and will be sentenced in October. According to the summary of facts, on a Saturday evening in January 2025, the first victim went through the self-checkout without paying for several items, including a plastic-wrapped telegraph cucumber. On the way to his car, he was stopped...Read More
Private guards will monitor town centres amid local authority criticism Peter Harris (right) celebrate during the 2026 Essex County Council election Author: Charlotte BarberPublished 13 hours ago Essex County Council is planning to employ private security guards to patrol town and city centres in response to worries about community safety linked to gatherings of asylum...Read More
Essex County Council said the “operatives” would be introduced in town and city centres in Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford to deter anti-social behaviour and reassure residents. But the personnel will have no more power than other members of the public to take any action against crime, and law enforcement will still need to be led...Read More
Essex County Council’s leader has announced the plan in response to public concerns about asylum seekers being transported daily from the Home Office’s Wethersfield accommodation centre to Braintree, Colchester, and Chelmsford. The centre currently houses around 800 men but is set to increase to 1,245, with the potential to rise to 1,700, according to the...Read More
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Two Kansas City women are suing a security officer and his former employer, alleging he used his uniform and badge to sexually assault them. Monsees & Mayer says the lawsuits were filed on Wednesday, Aug. 26, in Jackson County Circuit Court. The suits come two months after the officer, Brandon...Read More
In an open letter published Thursday by OpenAI, more than 100 firms called on technology companies, government and organizations of all kinds to increase their cyber defenses. Signed by Anthropic, Google, Microsoft and dozens of other companies, the letter said there is a limited window of time before artificial intelligence-enabled cyberattacks become more widespread and...Read More
Union security workers in the Bay Area are seeking better pay and benefits after their contract expired in June. Aug 28, 2026 Updated 11:28 am PT The Salesforce Tower is seen reflected in windows of 500 Howard Street, where AI firm Anthropic subleased Slack’s office, in downtown San Francisco, California, on Oct. 19, 2023. A...Read More
The Shift from Hardware to Software at BlackBerry Once known for its iconic smartphones, BlackBerry has successfully reinvented itself as a leader in secure software solutions for automotive and enterprise markets. CEO John Giamatteo underscored this transformation in a CNBC interview, stating, “While our solutions today aren’t physical devices you can hold, they carry forward...Read More
Petronas said its outlook remains cautious, with the global energy landscape still fragile amid elevated geopolitical headwinds and prolonged conflict in West Asia. PETALING JAYA: Petroliam Nasional Bhd recorded a profit after tax of RM27.2 billion for the first half ended June 30, 2026, up 4% from RM26.2 billion a year earlier. Revenue rose 15%...Read More
Tebogo Sibidla, Director at Werksmans Attorneys. Organisations have spent the last decade locking down workplace technology like laptops, smartphones and enterprise networks to prevent system breaches. But wearable tech like AI-enabled smart glasses, earbuds, watches and rings has slipped under the radar, despite being able to receive and record confidential communication and analyse documents. With...Read More
