Lithuania tells citizens to ditch Chinese phones after report finds built-in censorship capabilities

Lithuania tells its citizens to throw away their Chinese mobile phones after report found devices had built-in censorship capabilities Cybersecurity body report found Xiaomi devices could detect and censor terms ‘Free Tibet’, ‘Long live Taiwan independence’ or ‘democracy movement’ among terms included in the feature, which was turned off for EU region However, it could … Read more

Inside Chelsea Flower Show’s winning gardens

A Chinese-backed garden complete with water lilies, pine trees and ornamental rhubarb plants has taken home the top prize in this year’s Chelsea Flower Show.   The Guangzhou Garden, designed by Peter Chmiel and Chin-Jung Chen, became the first Chinese garden in the show’s 109-year history to be named Best in Show by judges at the Royal Horticultural … Read more

Fans label US media ‘misleading’ for ranking medals table by total medals rather than golds

Olympics fans label US media ‘misleading’ for ranking their medals table by total won rather than just golds… which puts America in first place and ahead of China, despite having seven less first-place finishes! By Jack Bezants for MailOnline Published: 11:55 EDT, 2 August 2021 | Updated: 12:03 EDT, 2 August 2021 American media has … Read more

Surge in students from China will drive 40% rise in demand for university places

Scramble for university places looms as surge in students from China is predicted to drive a 40% rise in demand for university places over next four years UCAS Chief Executive Clare Marchant spoke during Higher Education seminar She argued that internationally there is a ‘real appetite for UK Higher Education’ UCAS warned there will be … Read more

Government watchdog calls for review of foreign CCTV technology in Whitehall after Matt Hancock leak

Government watchdog calls for review of the use of foreign CCTV technology in Whitehall after a video of Matt Hancock clinch with Gina Coladangelo was leaked Requested in letter from the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fraser Sampson said ‘risks and considerations are complex and multi-faceted’ False claims blamed leak of Hancock clip on hostile … Read more

Team GB wins two golds on Super Saturday

Team GB enjoyed more Olympic success in Tokyo overnight, scooping two more gold medals and a bronze on what is already being dubbed a ‘Super Saturday’. Adam Peaty and James Guy secured their second and Great Britain’s fourth gold in the pool with an incredible win in the inaugural Olympic mixed 4x100metres medley relay, while an incredible … Read more

Tokyo Olympics: Adam Peaty helps Team GB storm to gold in the mixed 4×100 medley relay

Adam Peaty helps Team GB storm to gold in the mixed 4×100 medley relay after magnificent effort to catch up the USA and set a world record in the process as Britain earns a FOURTH Olympic title in the pool Team GB secured another gold with victory in the mixed 4x100m medley relay  Adam Peaty … Read more