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US journalist Evan Gershkovich has been found guilty of espionage by a Russian court and sentenced to 16 years in a high-security penal colony, after a secretive trial decried as a “sham” by his employer, his family and the White House.The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter was first arrested last March while on a reporting trip in the city of Yekaterinburg, about 1,600km (1,000 miles) east of Moscow, by security services.Prosecutors accused him of working for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), accusations that Gershkovich, the WSJ and the US vociferously deny.It marks the first conviction of a US journalist for…

Cyber security experts are warning about the knock-on effects of a global cyber security outage that caused widespread disruption on Friday.Although there is now a software fix for the issue, the manual process required will take a huge amount of work to get computers back up and running, they said.And it could take days for big organisations to get back to normal.The outage affected firms including GP surgeries, pharmacies and airports in the UK.The outage led to long queues at airports and knocked some TV channels in the UK off air.The issue was caused when an update from cyber security…

A single update pushed out from an anti-virus company in the US has managed to cause global havoc today.It’s being described as the biggest outage ever, and while there have been a few lately, it’s certainly hard to recall something that has taken out as many services and companies across the world as this one has. I stopped updating my list of brands reporting issues within an hour of starting it because there were simply so many names to keep track of.You may never have heard of the anti-virus firm Crowdstrike before but something it did to its virus scanner…

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1 hour agoBy Riyah Collins, BBC NewsbeatSony MusicJade dropped Angel of My Dreams on Friday, her first solo track since Little Mix announced a hiatus If there’s one word Jade Thirlwall’s fans are sick of, it’s “soon”.”They hate me for that,” the singer says. “I’m so sorry.”After Little Mix announced they would go on a break after their 2022 tour, Jade is the last member of the girl group to release her solo music and has long been appeasing fans with the promise it was on its way.Now her debut single, Angel of My Dreams, has arrived, Jade tells BBC Newsbeat: “I’m…

15 minutes agoBy Robert Plummer, BBC NewsGetty ImagesUnited is among the airlines affected by the IT chaosA mass IT outage has caused chaos around the world, with major banks, media outlets and airlines among the victims.Many flights have been grounded, with queues and delays at airports, while shops and communications have also been hit.Cyber-security firm Crowdstrike has admitted one of its updates caused the problem, which it said affected Microsoft Windows devices.Microsoft has said it is taking “mitigation action” to deal with “the lingering impact” of the outage.Here is a summary of what else we know so far.What caused this?The boss of…

Most GP practices in England have been disrupted by the global IT outage, the NHS has said.GPs have been struggling to access their records systems, which include online bookings, and pharmacy services such as accessing prescriptions have also been affected. The IT outage has also led to long queues at UK airports and has knocked some TV channels off air.Cyber security firm Crowdstrike said the global IT issues were caused by a “defect” in “content update”.An NHS England spokesperson said: “The NHS is aware of a global IT outage and an issue with EMIS, an appointment and patient record system,…

4 hours agoBy Katy Prickett, BBC News, CambridgeshireNational Museum of SerbiaThe exhibition will show how the 1924 Olympics was a breakthrough in changing attitudes to body image, identity, class, race and gender, say organisersAn exhibition inspired by the Paris Olympic Games in 1924 will reveal how international artists engaged with the themes of the sporting body a century ago.The event was the first truly international games, according to curators. A letter sent by American long jumper William DeHart Hubbard, the first black athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual event, is among rare loans on display. The exhibition at…

Donald Trump spoke for an hour and a half at the Republican National Convention on Thursday, setting out a message of unity.He spoke about ending foreign wars and quipped about how presenting a chart had saved his life on stage when a gunman fired at him.Here are the highlights from the convention in 90 seconds. Source link

The UK’s national debt has reached its highest level since 1962, according to new official figures.The total stock of government debt was worth 99.5% of the value of the economy in June, exceeding the highs reached during the coronavirus pandemic for the first time.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures also showed that the amount the government borrowed was more than expected in June.A statement on the state of the public finances is expected from the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, by the end of the month.Government debt refers to the overall amount of money owed by the government that has built…