The UK has drawn up a plan to roll back data protection obligations and cookie consent boxes in an effort to boost business and research. In a statement summarizing the legislation on Thursday, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport said the planned data reform bill would reduce “the burdens on companies to deliver around £1 billion ($1.23 billion) in cost savings” over ten years. The ad criticized the EU’s “too complex” General Data Protection Regulation and promised “to clamp down on red tape, red tape and pointless paperwork”…
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UK government plans its own NFT instrument by ‘this summer’
The UK government has announced its plan to mint its non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has asked the Royal Mint, the government-owned body that mints UK coins, to set up an NFT by this summer. for beginners, NFTs are any digital assets Which are “minted” or created on the blockchain that represents ownership of virtual items. NFTs have gained a lot of traction with celebrities and tech evangelists who have jumped on the cryptocurrency bandwagon. “I am announcing today that the Chancellor has asked the…
Read MoreUK orders urgent evacuations amid dozens of severe flood warnings
A major accident has been declared and emergency evacuations are underway amid severe flood warnings. Heavy, raucous rain will continue to flood Britain for at least the next two days in the wake of Storm Franklin. There are two severe flood warnings, 116 warnings and 118 alerts in England as wild weather breaks in. There are six warnings and 14 other alerts covering Wales, while Scotland has two warnings and one alert. The Severn River will bear the brunt of the flogging, as rising waters pose a “great danger to…
Read MoreQueen Elizabeth congratulates curling teams in Great Britain
Queen Elizabeth II made her first official statement after testing positive for COVID-19 – and congratulated curling teams in Great Britain on their medal-winning performance at the Beijing Olympics. “I send my warmest congratulations to GB’s women’s curling team on your outstanding performance in winning the gold medal at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, following the silver medal by the men’s curling team yesterday,” the 95-year-old said. “I know your local communities and people across the UK will join me in sending our best wishes to you, your coaches, friends…
Read MoreLong-time coronavirus infected British doctor criticizes Boris Johnson’s plan to return to normal life
A British doctor suffering from COVID-19 has long criticized Boris Johnson’s said plans to ease the pandemic restrictions as “dangerous and irresponsible”. Dr Kelly Fernley, as someone who has had persistent symptoms of the virus for 15 months, said she was “outraged and let down” by the plans to repeal the pandemic rules. “The health of the economy takes precedence over the health of the nation. However, their strategy of ‘live with COVID’ not only fails to follow the science, it also fails to follow the money.” He told Sky…
Read MorePrince Andrew makes secret nightly visits to Queen Elizabeth: report
It’s not exactly the Dark Knight. Prince Andrew uses the cover of darkness to make secret visits to the Queen without the prying eyes of paparazzi tracking his every move. According to the report. Disgraceful royal – on the outside with the company since getting involved in bomb allegations The UK Sun reported that Virginia Roberts Joffrey, Jeffrey Epstein’s former sex slave, snuck into Windsor Castle from his Royal Lodge home every night last week to discuss his future with the monarchy. “Andrew was very careful and trying to keep…
Read MoreBoris Johnson reportedly lifted UK’s latest coronavirus restrictions
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is said to be planning to announce an end to all COVID-19 restrictions in the country on Monday. Johnson will reveal his plan to ‘live with COVID’ when Parliament returns from recess this week, i mentioned the sun. British Prime Minister Johnson backtracked on COVID-19 mandates after increasing Omicron numbers.Getty Images Passengers are no longer required to wear masks on public transport in London.AFP via Getty Images People pack up at Waterloo Station in London on February 10, 2022.Environmental Protection Agency British Prime Minister Boris…
Read MoreBritish policeman walks 17 miles barefoot in the rain to raise money for mental health
A UK police officer walked barefoot 17 miles in the rain and wind on Sunday to raise money for the missing – wearing nothing but shorts in mid-February. The flight took Shane Jones, a K-9 operator, across a suspension bridge and across muddy terrain, who was spotted in places with broken glass, according to Avon and Somerset Police. “I have a couple of bad blisters, but I had to wear emergency slippers for about a quarter of a mile, as there was a section of the sidewalk with broken glass…
Read MoreUK police found 900 pounds of cocaine worth $44 million in a shipment of onion rings
The UK’s National Crime Agency says a truck driver has been arrested with more than 900 pounds of cocaine hidden in a shipment of frozen onion rings this week. Border Force officers stopped the shipment on Thursday in an inbound area from the United Kingdom in Coquille, France. The 921-pound payload is worth more than $44 million. Piotr Perzenowski, a 30-year-old Polish man, faces a first-degree drug smuggling charge. “This was really a huge amount of drugs that went out of circulation,” said the NCA branch leader. Mark Howes said…
Read MoreBritish taxi driver locks terror suspect in car before hospital explodes
A British taxi driver has been hailed as a hero after locking a suspected terrorist in his car just seconds before a bomb exploded outside a Liverpool hospital. Authorities said the suspect was the only person killed after his explosive device exploded inside the cab of driver David Perry outside the Women’s Hospital in Liverpool on Sunday. British police said Monday they were treating the blast as a terrorist incident. Surveillance footage obtained by the sun He showed Perry’s taxi stopping outside the hospital entrance after transporting the suspect about…
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