Starmer leadership in peril as ‘Cabinet ministers tell him to consider position’
Dozens of MPs have demanded the prime minister stand down.
Day: May 12, 2026
Instructure reached a deal with hackers who breached its Canvas platform to return stolen data and destroy copies, without disclosing what it gave in exchange (Qasim Nauman/New York Times)
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Instructure reached a deal with hackers who breached its Canvas platform to return stolen data and destroy copies, without disclosing what it gave in exchange — Instructure, which provides Canvas softw…
British Steel nationalisation: what went wrong, and what happens now?
Keir Starmer’s plan for full state ownership marks latest chapter in Scunthorpe plant’s troubled historyFull nationalisation of British Steel expected in king’s speechNils Pratley: More questions than answers on the futureFour queens – blast furnaces n…
BitUnlocker Downgrade Attack Bypasses Windows 11 Disk Encryption in Minutes
A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit that demonstrates how attackers can bypass Windows 11 BitLocker disk encryption in under 5 minutes. Dubbed the “BitUnlocker” attack, this physical downgrade technique exploits a known vulnerability, CVE-2025…
Iran war oil shortage forces Japan snack giant to use black-and-white packaging
Calbee to switch its brightly coloured packaging to black and white because war has disrupted supply of certain raw materials used in inkJapan’s biggest snack maker has been forced to use black-and-white packaging for some flagship products because of …
“Speculative, Misleading”: Pak On Report Claiming It Is Shielding Iran Jets From US Strikes
The ministry claimed that several Iranian and US aircraft had arrived in the country after the ceasefire and during the initial round of Islamabad talks to support the movement of diplomatic personnel, security teams and administrative staff.
European stocks close lower, sterling slides on UK political turmoil
European stocks were in negative territory as prospects for a speedy resolution to the U.S.-Iran war appear increasingly remote.
EU diplomats agree to sanction Hamas leaders and Israeli settlers – NPR
EU diplomats agree to sanction Hamas leaders and Israeli settlers NPREU ministers agree on sanctions targeting violent West Bank settlers ReutersEU announces sanctions against violent Israel settlers The GuardianEuropea…
Tuesday briefing: Starmer’s ‘last chance’ speech and the possible challengers to his premiership
In today’s newsletter: Our policy editor on what Keir Starmer said, how his leadership challengers have reacted, and what lies aheadGood morning. Yesterday, Keir Starmer gave a speech which he hoped would draw a line under any potential moves within La…
Not Missiles, But Energy Resilience: The Unexpected Winners Of Iran War
While energy-secure nations found room to manoeuvre, several oil-dependent economies absorbed the harshest shock of the Iran war.