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Zoom announces plans to introduce end-to-end encryption

Zoom announces plans to introduce end-to-end encryption

The video conferencing service has acquired secure messaging platform Keybase and will use its engineers to add stronger encryption to its meetings.

Robber jailed after plucky pensioner fights back

Robber jailed after plucky pensioner fights back

Trevor Weston, 77, retaliated when Michael Collins attacked him in Cardiff, punching him twice in the face.

VE Day: Care home creates museum based on residents’ wartime experiences

VE Day: Care home creates museum based on residents’ wartime experiences

Residents have shared their wartime memories, including 79-year-old Bernard ‘Sam’ Lambert who was born under a table during an air raid.

Would-be sunbathers told coronavirus social distancing rules continue to apply

Would-be sunbathers told coronavirus social distancing rules continue to apply

Much of the UK will be bathed in glorious sunshine on Friday.

School hosts socially distanced VE Day tea party for eight remaining pupils

School hosts socially distanced VE Day tea party for eight remaining pupils

Pupils still attending Breadsall Primary School in Derby ate in the sunshine with Union flag bunting above their heads.

Spike in migrant boats in part due to Covid lockdown, Home Office says

Spike in migrant boats in part due to Covid lockdown, Home Office says

Priti Patel had a ‘very positive’ call with her French counterpart about border security on Wednesday, the Home Office said.

Johnson warns Covid-19 lockdown must be eased with ‘maximum caution’

Johnson warns Covid-19 lockdown must be eased with ‘maximum caution’

Nicola Sturgeon says she will not be ‘pressured’ by Westminster into lifting restrictions in Scotland ‘prematurely’.

Speculation on easing lockdown risks ‘mixed messages’ – Welsh Government

Speculation on easing lockdown risks ‘mixed messages’ – Welsh Government

The claim followed reports Boris Johnson is set to ease restrictions on Sunday.

UK was insufficiently prepared for pandemic, secret document reveals

UK was insufficiently prepared for pandemic, secret document reveals

The analysis was based on a 2016 simulation of a flu pandemic, codenamed Exercise Cygnus.

Mourners line streets in tribute to paramedic who died with Covid-19

Mourners line streets in tribute to paramedic who died with Covid-19

Robert Black, from Campbeltown, died at the weekend.

Retail sales plummet in April despite record jump in online trading

Retail sales plummet in April despite record jump in online trading

Closures dragged total sales down, despite a 109.6% jump in online retail sales for the month – the highest increase on record.

Consumer confidence ‘severely depressed’ as families sit on their cash

Consumer confidence ‘severely depressed’ as families sit on their cash

A new survey by GfK found there was a slight overall improvement in mood but fears for the future remain.

Harry Dunn’s parents lodge complaint against CPS for ‘being left in the dark’

Harry Dunn’s parents lodge complaint against CPS for ‘being left in the dark’

Anne Sacoolas was charged with causing the teenager’s death by dangerous driving in December.

Life on the inside: 10 stretches to help your body and mind during lockdown

Life on the inside: 10 stretches to help your body and mind during lockdown

Incorporating stretches into your daily routine can help improve wellbeing.

Kate speaks about life under lockdown as she launches photography project

Kate speaks about life under lockdown as she launches photography project

The Duchess of Cambridge has teamed up with the National Portrait Gallery to launch the Hold Still initiative.

UK not showing it has a plan to succeed in Brexit talks, says key EU official

UK not showing it has a plan to succeed in Brexit talks, says key EU official

Phil Hogan believes the UK wants to blame Covid-19 for the Brexit fallout.

Registrars don PPE to let terminally ill man get married during lockdown

Registrars don PPE to let terminally ill man get married during lockdown

Christine Meaney and Desmond Codona were given special permission to marry at their home in Middlesbrough.

Pubs, transport and shops – how the UK’s lockdown measures could be eased

Pubs, transport and shops – how the UK’s lockdown measures could be eased

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to reveal the Government’s ‘road map’ on how it will lift restrictions.

Judge in container case extradition ‘misinterpreted European Arrest Warrant’

Judge in container case extradition ‘misinterpreted European Arrest Warrant’

Eamonn Harrison is appealing against extradition from the Republic of Ireland to the UK.

Notting Hill Carnival latest summer calendar staple to be cancelled

Notting Hill Carnival latest summer calendar staple to be cancelled

The carnival’s board said the 2020 event will not take place to avoid putting extra pressure on medical workers.

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