Britain needs a 'complete rethink' of its flood defenses after towns, cities and countryside across northern England were inundated when rivers broke their banks in recent days, a government agency said on Monday. Hundreds of soldiers have been deployed to evacuate residents and help emergency services....
Who deploys code changes on Dec 25th? Updated Video game marketplace Steam is leaking people's personal information – including their payment details and billing addresses – to strangers. Gamers browsing the online store have found themselves logged into other people's accounts, revealing strangers' profile settings and other...
Emergency teams are working to evacuate people from homes in York, as flooding continues to hit northern England. Police advised between 300 and 400 people to evacuate near the River Ouse and River Foss in York, with up to 3,500 properties at risk. Hundreds of flood alerts...
European Union leaders pledged to fast-track the establishment of an EU border and coastguard force at a summit where they again urged each other to implement measures agreed this year to curb migration across the Mediterranean. By the middle of next year, they decided at a...
Mobile behavioural biometrics startup AimBrain has raised funding of £350,000 (US$ $525,000) to develop its technology. AimBrain’s system detects how people interact with their mobile devices and learns their behavior to create a unique “signature” through factors such as touch pressure and typing speed. Founders Andrius Sutas and...
The challenger bank is also looking into adding fingerprint biometrics, to give its customers extra security peace of mind Challenger Bank Atom will be pioneering the use of biometrics to give extra security for customers when it launches its app in the new year. Online-only Atom Bank...
Facewatch, a system that helps UK stores identify criminals by locally creating and sharing watch lists of pictures of shoplifters or known thieves, is now testing facial recognition technology according to report by the BBC. Until now, Facewatch has provided businesses with a way to share...
Oxygen masks were dropped down for the 89 passengers on board during the flight from Bahrain to the capital. Cabin crew launched an emergency operation and the plane landed 40 minutes after the incident. Everyone on board disembarked safely on Sunday and no injuries were reported. A Gulf...
Do you think Britain's house prices are out of control right now? Well, it's only going to get worse. A housing research report commissioned by an estate agents group says that property prices are going to rise by 50% within the next decade. However, London house prices...
Hundreds of people have been evacuated from Tooley Street in central London, Metropolitan police have confirmed. Southwark police were called to the road at 12:26pm today following reports of a suspicious item found at the address. Specialist officers are at the scene until around 6:30pm and a...