HP says I should have known its £399 laptop bargain was too good to be true (www.theguardian.com)
[…] Parcelforce texted the delivery slot. No delivery. Parcelforce and HP’s tracking systems then claimed I had refused the parcel. I scheduled a redelivery for the next day. Parcelforce then rang me and the agent acknowledged a delivery had not been attempted and that the tracking information was false. It claimed HP had...
Large-scale arrests expected for suspected ringleaders of Dublin riot (www.theguardian.com)
Powerful Lords committee damns Bank of England over inflation forecasts (www.theguardian.com)
Report says lack of ‘intellectual diversity’ at senior level and too wide a range of priorities led to errors and fall in public confidence
‘A bit of a clown’: a look at Congressman George Santos’s endless fabrications (www.theguardian.com)
The New York fabulist accomplished practically nothing in his political career, just self-promotion through sheer chutzpah...
‘Archaic’: the Tennessee town that made homosexuality illegal (www.theguardian.com)
Republican lawmakers in the US are leaning into outdated definitions of obscenity to outlaw drag and ban books too...
Success of Geert Wilders’ far-right PVV raises fears for Dutch climate policies (www.theguardian.com)
The party has a hostile stance on attempts to cut carbon emissions but got more votes than any other in general election...
Home affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo sacked for breaching government code of conduct (www.theguardian.com)
Termination comes days after salary umpire quietly revokes requirement that secretaries receive payout if they’re sacked for breaching rules
Robot dogs have unnerved and angered the public. So why is this artist teaching them to paint? (www.theguardian.com)
Respiratory infection clusters in China not caused by novel virus, says health ministry (www.theguardian.com)
Another 45 people released due to high court ruling on indefinite immigration detention (www.theguardian.com)
Australian Border Force alleges four people previously released have breached their visa conditions
Xi critic who fled 300km on jetski to South Korea will die if sent back to China, says father (www.theguardian.com)
Fears South Korean court will impose harsh penalty on Kwon Pyong to appease Beijing as trial set to begin...
Gaza war fuels tensions in Iraq (www.theguardian.com)
machine gun fire, customary during funerals, illuminated the night sky as dozens of men converged in a dimly lit, unpaved alley on the edges of the sprawling slums of Sadr city to pay their respects. A giant picture of Ali Hassan al-Daraaji had been erected outside the family home in north-east Baghdad to announce his...
Huge pro-Palestinian London march calls for permanent ceasefire (www.theguardian.com)
Victims of French serial killer face last chance for justice as accomplice of ‘Ogre’ goes on trial (www.theguardian.com)
Sierra Leone imposes nationwide curfew after attack on army barracks (www.theguardian.com)
A military armoury in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown came under attack on Sunday, the government announced, as it imposed an immediate nationwide curfew....
Rhysida, the new ransomware gang behind British Library cyber-attack (www.theguardian.com)
Anger across Italy as killing of student highlights country’s femicide rate (www.theguardian.com)
Death of Giulia Cecchettin, 22, allegedly at hands of ex-boyfriend, casts spotlight on violence against women...
Russia wages electronic warfare ‘using UK-made tech’, Ukraine dossier claims (www.theguardian.com)
Australia and Philippines begin joint patrols in South China Sea as regional tensions rise (www.theguardian.com)
Kosovo zoo rescue lion and bears come out to play in winter snow (www.theguardian.com)
Motor emissions could have fallen by over 30% without SUV trend, report says (www.theguardian.com)
I thought I knew royal greed – but King Charles profiting from the assets of the dead is a disgusting new low | Norman Baker | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
‘I employ a lot of hackers’: how a stock exchange chief deters cyber-attacks (www.theguardian.com)
‘I employ a lot of hackers’: how a stock exchange chief deters cyber-attacks::Six Group, which operates the Swiss and Spanish bourses, is a target for cyberwarfare and must be on guard, its boss says