UK
New government support for British spaceports
Posted in Business on 11th Feb, 2017
by Alex Muller
The government is looking to push forward commercial spaceflight activity in the UK with a series of grants totalling 0m.
European court deals blow to controversial UK surveillance law
Posted in Online on 21st Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller
The Act, which is commonly known as the snoopers charter and received royal assent in November, legitimises a range of government surveillance powers.
'Snoopers' charter' petition hits signatures target
Posted in Science on 29th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller
A petition asking the UK government to repeal its new Investigatory Powers Act now has more than 118,000 signatures.
'Extreme surveillance' becomes UK law
Posted in Online on 24th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller
Investigatory Powers Act legalises range of tools for snooping and hacking by the security services.
Google unveils new plans for its London HQ
Posted in Business on 16th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller
It's the search giant's first "wholly designed" building outside of the US.