Only THREE PER CENT of staff at Department of Education headquarters were in work on results day Education Secretary Gavin Williamson was among just 62 people seen entering Attendance appears to be proof that civil servants are ignoring calls to return It was a marked improvement on the previous week, when just two dozen came … Read more
As crisis on the UK High Street intensifies, department store chain John Lewis battles for reinvention under the guidance of Dame Sharon White By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:54 BST, 2 August 2020 | Updated: 21:54 BST, 2 August 2020 John Lewis will today announce a radical shake-up of the way that … Read more
REVEALED: Mysterious seeds sent from China to Americans in all 50 states include cabbage, mint, sage and roses, Department of Agriculture tests find Mint, cabbage, sage and roses have all been identified in mystery seed packets The packages were sent unsolicited to people all across the U.S. from China The USDA advises recipients not to … Read more
US Energy Department rolls out 10-year plan for QUANTUM INTERNET that would be virtually ‘unhackable’ and could transmit data instantly The agency wants to build the first ever quantum internet It would use entangled photons to transmit data across a fiber optic line It would be ‘virtually unhackable’ and extremely fast A prototype from Argonne … Read more
The Pentagon’s once secret department that hunts and investigates UFOs has continued to operate over the past decade despite previous claims it had been disbanded. The Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Task Force has been tucked away inside the Office of Naval Intelligence, and is now being called on to reveal at least some of its findings to … Read more
The U.S. abruptly ordered the closure of China’s consulate in Houston, Texas on Tuesday night – leading to reports of people burning documents and papers in trash cans in the courtyard of the building. The State Department claims the immediate action is needed to ‘protect American intellectual property’ and other private information of American citizens. … Read more
Chinese Nationals Li Xiaoyu (above), 34, and Dong Jiazhi, 31, allegedly stole ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of trade secrets, intellectual property, and other valuable business information’ in a sophisticated, decade-long scheme The Department of Justice announced Tuesday it has charged two Chinese hackers with trying to steal US COVID-19 research as well as other … Read more
No more free deliveries? Department for Transport considers putting compulsory charge on ALL online orders to ‘combat harmful emissions and congestion’ DfT suggested the charge as a way of combating the online shopping boom Scientific advisors suggested a charge similar to the one placed on plastic bags Annual nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from vans rose 43 … Read more
Two Indiana police officers have been put on administrative leave after being caught on video using a chokehold while arresting a man just days after neck restraints were banned by their department. The mayor of Anderson, Indiana, and its police chief have revealed that Anderson Police officers Brandon Reynolds and Ashley Gravely were put on paid … Read more
Top State Department official Mary Elizabeth Taylor resigns over Donald Trump’s handling of George Floyd protests Mary Elizabeth Taylor, 30, was assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs She was the youngest in history and the first black woman to serve in that post She submitted her resignation to Mike Pompeo on Thursday Taylor is … Read more