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On this week's show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week's security news, including: A look at the Hive takedown UK's Royal Mail still struggling GitHub's code signing certificates stolen TSA misses the point on no-fly list theft Much, much more This week's show is brought to you by Remediant, which is now a part of Netwrix. Tim Keeler is co-founder of Remediant and joins us to talk about how the PAM market – and the tech that makes it up – is changing. Links to everything that we discussed are below and you can follow Patrick or Adam on Mastodon if that's your thing. Show notes U.S. Department of Justice Disrupts Hive Ransomware Variant | OPA | Department of Justice U.S. Department of Justice Disrupts Hive Ransomware Variant - YouTube Ransomware experts laud Hive takedown but question impact without arrests - The Record from Recorded Future News Royal Mail progressing to full operations following ransomware attack - The Record from Recorded Future News British government minister told council to keep quiet after ransomware attack - The Record from Recorded Future News The Untold Story of a Crippling Ransomware Attack | WIRED Russia blocks access to US ‘Rewards for Justice,' FBI and CIA websites - The Record from Recorded Future News GitHub says hackers cloned code-signing certificates in breached repository | Ars Technica ESET: Sandworm could be behind new file-deleting malware targeting Ukraine - The Record from Recorded Future News TSA issues security directive to airports, carriers after 'no-fly' list leak - The Record from Recorded Future News U.S. No Fly list shared on a hacking forum, government investigating Chinese influence operations may lack critical element: influence | CyberScoop Cybercriminals scam two federal agencies via remote desktop tool, CISA warns | CyberScoop Kevin Rose loses pricey NFTs to wallet hack Moonbirds creator Kevin Rose loses $1.1M+ in NFTs after 1 wrong move NFT company gets restraining order to freeze hacker's online wallet - The Record from Recorded Future News Most Criminal Cryptocurrency Funnels Through Just 5 Exchanges | WIRED Exploiting a Critical Spoofing Vulnerability in Windows CryptoAPI | Akamai Facebook two-factor authentication bypass issue patched | The Daily Swig AI-Generated Voice Firm Clamps Down After 4chan Makes Celebrity Voices for Abuse
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On this week's Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Justin Sherman, the founder of Global Cyber Strategies as well as an Atlantic Council fellow and Wired magazine contributor, discusses LockBit's ransomware attack on Britain's Royal Mail, and the best approach to countering the potential negative implications of apps like TikTok, whether banning them entirely or allowing a third-party to monitor software and data; and Andrea Schaumann of Fortress discusses industry focus areas for 2023 with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
On this week's show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week's security news, including: Royal Mail attack was LockBit and GCHQ will probably “bust some heads” CircleCI's incident report and the problem with malwared endpoints in the Zero Trust age Cloudflare backs Mastodon Paul Nakasone: NSA did some great stuff! It was really good! Cisco won't patch SMB routers sold in 2020 Much, much more This week's show is brought to you by Material Security. Material co-founder Ryan Noon and Snowflake's head of cybersecurity strategy Omer Singer are this week's sponsor guests. Links to everything that we discussed are below and you can follow Patrick or Adam on Mastodon if that's your thing. Show notes Royal Mail cyberattack linked to LockBit ransomware operation Ransomware Diaries: Volume 1 | Analyst1 Congressman calls on CISA to investigate air travel vulnerabilities after outage - The Record from Recorded Future News Ransomware attack on maritime software impacts 1,000 ships - The Record from Recorded Future News CircleCI incident report for January 4, 2023 security incident Researchers: Large language models will revolutionize digital propaganda campaigns Nick Cave - The Red Hand Files - Issue #218 GitHub - cloudflare/wildebeest: Wildebeest is an ActivityPub and Mastodon-compatible server Meta sues Voyager Labs over scraping user data Twitter says leaked data on 200 million users was likely publicly available info - The Record from Recorded Future News A Police App Exposed Secret Details About Raids and Suspects | WIRED ODIN Intelligence website is defaced as hackers claim breach | TechCrunch Nakasone: Foreign surveillance program helped fend off cyberattacks - The Record from Recorded Future News The Guardian confirms criminals accessed staff data in ransomware attack - The Record from Recorded Future News Millions of Aflac, Zurich insurance customers in Japan have data leaked after breach - The Record from Recorded Future News Dark Pink, a newly discovered hacking campaign, threatens Southeast Asian military, government organizations The FBI Won't Say Whether It Hacked Dark Web ISIS Site Norton LifeLock says 925,000 accounts targeted by credential-stuffing attacks - The Record from Recorded Future News Cisco warns of two vulnerabilities affecting end-of-life routers - The Record from Recorded Future News Fortinet says hackers exploited critical vulnerability to infect VPN customers | Ars Technica Vulnerability with 9.8 severity in Control Web Panel is under active exploit | Ars Technica CISA adds recently-announced Microsoft zero-day to exploited vulnerability catalog - The Record from Recorded Future News Hundreds of SugarCRM servers infected with critical in-the-wild exploit | Ars Technica
Following his interview with boss of Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor, Sean Farrington finds out what campaigners have to say about Anders Opedal's claim a greener future means bills staying where they are. Meanwhile, the world awaits China's GDP results, and we hear from a small business owner still affected by the cyber attack on Royal Mail. Plus: how could the new owners of value retailer Matalan turn around its fortunes?
Five Minute Forecast for the week of January 16th. All the cyber security news you need to stay ahead, from Proofpoint's Protecting People podcast. Europol calls time on a chain of pig butchering call centers Norton Password Manager accounts targeted in credential stuffing attack LockBit affiliate takes aim at the U.K.'s Royal Mail delivery service And senior threat researcher Joshua Miller shares up-to-the-minute details on a campaign by advanced persistent threat actor, TA450.
The Cybercrime Magazine Podcast brings you our weekly alert, which provides boardroom and C-suite executives, CIOs, CSOs, CISOs, IT executives and cybersecurity professionals with the latest breaking news stories we're following. If there's a cyberattack, hack, or data breach you should know about, then we're on it. Airs weekly on WCYB and our podcast. For more on the latest cyberattacks, hacks, and breaches, visit https://cybercrimewire.com
GitHub disables NoName accounts. Russia dismisses reports of cyberespionage attempts against US National Laboratories. The Royal Mail cyber incident is now identified as ransomware attack. An update on the NOTAM issues that interfered with civil aviation. A Citrix vulnerability is exploited by ransomware group. CISA publishes its annual report. Bryan Vorndran of the FBI Cyber Division calibrates expectations with regard to the IC3. Our guest is Kayne McGladrey with insights on 2023 from the IEEE. And Positive Hack Days and the growing isolation of Russia's cyber sector. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing: https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/12/8 Selected reading. Impact of Technology in 2023 and Beyond (IEEE) Ukraine at D+323: Fighting in Soledar, and industrial mobilization. (CyberWire) GitHub disables pro-Russian hacktivist DDoS pages (CyberScoop) Russia criticises Reuters story on Russian hackers targeting U.S. nuclear scientists (Reuters) Royal Mail cyber incident now identified as ransomware attack. (CyberWire) Not a cyberattack, but an IT failure. (CyberWire) The Guardian breach and news media as targets. (CyberWire) Citrix vulnerability exploited by ransomware group. (CyberWire) 2022 Year In Review (CISA) Russia's largest hacking conference reflects isolated cyber ecosystem (Brookings)
China could reportedly end its crackdown on Didi Global’s apps as early as next week, the Royal Mail “cyber incident” was reportedly a ransomware attack, and Medium launches its own Mastodon instance. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. You can get an ad-free feed of Daily Tech Headlines for $3 a month here. A special thanks toContinue reading "China Set To End Crackdown on Didi Global – DTH"
The Cybercrime Wire, hosted by Scott Schober, provides boardroom and C-suite executives, CIOs, CSOs, CISOs, IT executives and cybersecurity professionals with a breaking news story we're following. If there's a cyberattack, hack, or data breach you should know about, then we're on it. Listen to the podcast daily and hear it every hour on WCYB. The Cybercrime Wire is sponsored by Deloitte Cyber. To learn more about our sponsor, visit https://deloitte.com/cyber • For more breaking news, visit https://cybercrimewire.com
FAA system failure delays flights Royal Mail hit by “cyber incident” Police app leaked operations data Thanks to today's episode sponsor, AppOmni Can you name all the third party apps connected to your major SaaS platforms like Salseforce and Microsoft? What about the data these apps can access? After all, one compromised 3rd party app could put your entire SaaS ecosystem at risk. With AppOmni, you get visibility to all third party apps and SaaS-to-SaaS connections — including which end users have enabled them, and the level of data access they've been granted. Visit AppOmni.com to request a free risk assessment.
Iranian VPN users are afflicted by Trojanized installation apps. Phishing on the static expressway. NoName057(16) hacktivist auxiliaries target NATO. Yesterday's flight outage appears not to have been caused by a cyberattack. Royal Mail is disrupted by a "cyber incident." Carole Theriault thinks Meta needs to step up their game when blocking financial scams. Our guest is Mark Sasson from Pinpoint Search Group to discuss why cybersecurity may no longer be a candidate-driven market. And HR phishbait dangles raises, and some employees bite. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing: https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/12/7 Selected reading. EyeSpy - Iranian Spyware Delivered in VPN Installers (Bitdefender Labs) Phishing on the Static Expressway. (CyberWire) NoName057(16) - The Pro-Russian Hacktivist Group Targeting NATO (SentinelOne) Not a cyberattack, but an IT failure. (CyberWire) FAA NOTAM Statement (FAA) Canadian Pilot-Alert System Reports Outage Hours After U.S. Grounding Order (Wall Street Journal) US air travel resumes but thousands of flights delayed after planes grounded - live updates (The Telegraph) US Flights Latest: Departures Resume After FAA Lifts Ground Stop (Bloomberg) Royal Mail suffers ‘severe service disruption' after cyber incident (Glasgow Times) Royal Mail issues major disruption warning after 'cyber incident' (Computing) Parcels and letters stuck in limbo as Royal Mail is hit by a suspected hack (The Telegraph) Cyber Incident Hits UK Postal Service, Halts Overseas Mail (SecurityWeek)
Microsoft will update Xbox console to make its energy efficient shutdown mode the default, Microsoft 365 Basic tier coming on January 30th, and Royal Mail sees a “severe service disruption” from a cyber incident. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. You can get an ad-free feed of Daily Tech Headlines for $3 a month here. A specialContinue reading "Microsoft To Issue Energy Efficient Default Update to Xbox Consoles – DTH"
Britain's postal service said it was hit Wednesday by a "cyber incident" that is temporarily preventing it from sending letters or parcels to other countries. Royal Mail reported on its website that international export services were "experiencing severe service disruption" without providing further details. "We are temporarily unable to dispatch items to overseas destinations," the service said, adding that it recommended customers hold on to mail destined for outside the country while it works on fixing the problem. "Some customers may experience delay or disruption to items already shipped for export," Royal Mail said. The British government's National Cyber Security Center said it's aware of the incident and is working with Royal Mail and the National Crime Agency "to fully understand the impact." Services for mail coming into the country are operating with minor delays, Royal Mail said.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Back in the Totally Bent News Studios, with all the news you need...it's just bent!-Foo Fighters to ride again in 2023!-The Knighting of Dr. Brian May!-The solo debut of Michael Stipe?-Billy Idol's Hollywood "Star!"-Iron Maiden honored by The Royal Mail!-As The Journey Turns!-Ozzy & Sharon welcome their first grandson & more!We love our sponsors!!! Please visit their web sites, and support them because they make this crazy show go:Boldfoot Socks https://boldfoot.comCrooked Eye Brewery https://crookedeyebrewery.com/Don't forget that you can find all of our episodes, on-demand, for free right here on our web site: https://imbalancedhistory.com/
Back in the Totally Bent News Studios, with all the news you need...it's just bent!-Foo Fighters to ride again in 2023!-The Knighting of Dr. Brian May!-The solo debut of Michael Stipe?-Billy Idol's Hollywood "Star!"-Iron Maiden honored by The Royal Mail!-As The Journey Turns!-Ozzy & Sharon welcome their first grandson & more!We love our sponsors!!! Please visit their web sites, and support them because they make this crazy show go:Boldfoot Socks https://boldfoot.comCrooked Eye Brewery https://crookedeyebrewery.com/Don't forget that you can find all of our episodes, on-demand, for free right here on our web site: https://imbalancedhistory.com/
Une des accusations d'agression sexuelle à l'encontre de Brian Warner, alias Marylin Manson, vient d'être rejetée car la plaignante, Ashley Morgan Smithline, ne s'est pas manifestée dans les temps et semble donc avoir abandonné les poursuites datant de juin 2021. Une statue de Till Lindemann de Rammstein a été volée en Allemagne seulement 24 heures après avoir été érigée et inaugurée dans la ville de Rostock - là où est né le chanteur - pour célébrer son 60e anniversaire, incident similaire à celui d'il y a trois ans et demi au même endroit, lorsqu'une statue du rappeur Marteria, né à Rostock lui aussi, avait été détruite après seulement deux jours. Fantastic Negrito a annoncé la sortie d'un nouvel album, ‘'Grandfather Courage'' prévu pour le 3 février, une version réinterprétée en acoustique de son dernier album ‘'White Jesus Black Problems'' sorti l'année passée. Les funérailles de Terry Hall, le chanteur des Specials ont eu lieu au Golders Green Crematorium dans le nord-ouest de Londres ce mardi 3 janvier, il est décédé à l'âge de 63 ans, le 18 décembre dernier. Après les Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Queen ou encore Elton John, la Royal Mail anglaise rend maintenant hommage à Iron Maiden et à sa la célèbre mascotte Eddie avec 12 timbres, Steve Harris, bassiste et membre fondateur a exprimé son étonnement. Infos disponibles sur Classic21.be. Ozzy Osbourne devient grand père pour la 10 ème fois grâce à sa fille Kelly et Sid Wilson, l'homme qu'on retrouve derrière les platines dans le groupe metal Slipknot, et c'est Sharon Osbourne, la mère de Kelly, qui a annoncé officiellement la naissance du petit Sydney lors de son émission TV The Talk. --- Classic 21 vous informe des dernières actualités du rock, en Belgique et partout ailleurs. Le Journal du Rock, chaque jour à 7h30 et 18h30.
Felicity Hannah speaks to bosses at Gatwick Airport as Border Force staff begin strike action at six airports across the UK. We hear from a business about the impact of Royal Mail strikes as postal workers also walk out. Plus, with this year's Christmas Number 1 set to be revealed, is it still big business for the music industry?
Spare a moment for the poor suffering editor of The Spectator magazine. Besieged as it is - just because his publication publishes deeply offensive bile! - he now declares that the Royal Mail isn't delivering it on time to customers. But old on a minute: didn't you loudly cheer on its privatisation as a "resounding success"?!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Strike warning: Don't get drunk during ambulance strikes, NHS urges publicExtraordinary demand: ‘Critical incidents' declared at ambulance servicesStrikes this week: All the planned walkouts from nurses, Royal Mail to railMore in the new year: Commuters hit by fresh train strike in JanuaryPM: Rishi Sunak leaves door open to 12p fuel duty rise in Spring Budget 'I stopped saying Xi's name out loud': Why our correspondent had to flee ChinaTribute: Terry Hall took private agony and turned it into the pinnacle of protest musicRead all these articles and stay expertly informed anywhere, anytime with a digital subscription. Start your free one-month trial today to gain unlimited website and app access. Cancel anytime. Sign up here: http://bit.ly/2WRuvh9.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
World Cup: Rishi Sunak tells Gary Neville to stick to football after pundit hits out at GovernmentStrikes this week: All the planned walkouts from nurses, Royal Mail to railLegal case: Rwanda asylum policy is lawful, High Court rulesRoyals: Duke and Duchess of Sussex to present new Netflix documentary seriesRugby Union: Steve Borthwick promises to bring back ‘joy' after years of hurtFestive health: How to avoid Christmas weight gain – and still indulgeRead all these articles and stay expertly informed anywhere, anytime with a digital subscription. Start your free one-month trial today to gain unlimited website and app access. Cancel anytime. Sign up here: http://bit.ly/2WRuvh9.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This episode we dive into the world of chaos in the United Kingdom public sector. Strikes upon strikes! We look at Royal Mail vs CWU and the Govt vs RCN (Nurses). What do these unions want? What are the authorities offering? Whose side are you on?! FOLLOW DISUNOMICS: www.patreon.com/DISUNOMICS Twitter: twitter.com/_NOMICS IG: instagram.com/DISUNOMICS IG: instagram.com/disunomicspod/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The season of strikes is in full swing and on Thursday it's the turn of nurses and postal workers. The Royal College of Nursing say they've been left with no alternative but to hold the biggest industrial action in NHS history. Linda Tovey, a critical care nurse at St Thomas' Hospital, London, reveals what led her to strike and her worries over the quality of care patients will receive. In part two, Katie Strick, commissioning editor and senior feature writer at the Evening Standard, meets postal workers Vinny and Hannah on the picket line to hear about their concerns for the future of Royal Mail. You can read more from Katie on the strikes here: https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/strikes-walkouts-nurse-paramedic-postwoman-firefighter-b1046563.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Royal Mail strikes: Rats and foxes 'chewing Christmas parcels piled up outside depot'Rail walkouts: Fewer than 9pc of rail workers block deal to end strike disruptionPrime Minister's article: 'We will end the Channel migrant crisis'Analysis: Prince and Princess of Wales keep it casual with a sunlit Christmas cardWorld Cup: Magical Lionel Messi sets up final 'last dance' with spell-binding displayAvatar 2 review: Robbie Collin - it's like being waterboarded with turquoise cementRead all these articles and stay expertly informed anywhere, anytime with a digital subscription. Start your free one-month trial today to gain unlimited website and app access. Cancel anytime. Sign up here: http://bit.ly/2WRuvh9.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Sean Farrington speaks to those hit by the Royal Mail and RMT strikes, the latest on the embattled boss of FTX and we hear about depictions of traders and bankers in films.
Also, thousands of postal workers at Royal Mail on strike over pay and conditions
CWU say the postal service changing into a freelance, zero contract world
David McRedmond, CEO of An Post, highlights why Britain's SMEs are losing Irish customers in the post.
Volunteers have been rescuing drivers stranded in cars and dozens of schools have been forced to close after heavy snow hit Kent. Many roads became impassable when the wintry conditions swept across the county last night. Hear from a member of the South East 4x4 Response. We've also been finding out how Network Rail have been trying to keep Kent's trains running and the boss of a foodbank charity says they'll keep feeding people whatever the weather. Plus we have details on some festive events that have been cancelled. Also on today's podcast, a woman has been left covered in shattered glass after a car crashed into the front of her home in Deal. Hear about the moment it happened and why there are calls for safety at a junction to be improved. A small businesses owner from Snodland has been speaking about the impact of Royal Mail strikes with more happening in the run-up to Christmas. Rail operator Southeastern have brought in a new timetable. It's in response to changes in the way we travel following the pandemic - hear what it means in the county. And, find out who's going to be joining Kent cricket for their T20 Blast games next season.
From posties to paramedics, the list of professions taking industrial action seems to keep growing. But will it lead to better working conditions – or just bring the UK to a standstill?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Strikes: Army fury as soldiers told to give up their Christmas to cover workers | December strikes: All the planned walkouts from Royal Mail, rail to the NHS | Sussexes' Netflix show: Comparing Meghan with Diana angers palace aides | Weather: Meet the heating refuseniks – and how they plan to survive this winter | World Cup: England optimistic about Sterling returning before France quarter-final | Feeling left out and bored at work?: How to tell if you're being ‘quietly fired' | Read all these articles and stay expertly informed anywhere, anytime with a digital subscription. Start your free one-month trial today to gain unlimited website and app access. Cancel anytime. Sign up here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
What is a subscription model?A subscription model is a business model in which a customer pays a recurring subscription fee in order to receive products or a service. The popularity of a subscription model has changed the trajectory of how we as a society consume media, art, products and how we approach commercial services.Royal Mail has reported that 26% of Brits are now signed up to subscription boxes, either for themselves or as a gift for others. The value of this market in the UK is predicted to be £1.8 billion by 2025. The pandemic over the last 18 months massively accelerated this trend as consumers limited trips outside the home to shop. Whether its coffee, candles, weekly meals or shaving gear subscription boxes are big business.Sources:The pandemic is boosting the shift to a subscription economy – but is this shift delivering sustainability benefits?Special thanks to Bliss Staple (Founder of Or Collective) and Rui Ferreira (CCO of Onto) for providing their comments in today's episode. You can follow us over on @sustainablyinfluenced and email info@sustainablyinfluenced.com with questions, feedback and guest suggestions.You can also catch us weekly on The Gadget Show on Channel 5 @7pm (GMT). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
THERE'S no need to cry wolf - just tune in to this episode of Pieces of Eighth! We've got werewolves in a fun park, as author Peter Anghelides and BBC Books Eighth Doctor Adventures range editor Steve Cole join us, to tell us about this novel, from 2008. And, trivia fans - The Kursaal is a Grade II listed building in Southend-on-Sea, in Essex, England, which opened in 1901 as part of one of the world's first purpose-built amusement parks. The venue is noted for the main building with distinctive dome, designed by George Campbell Sherrin, which has featured on a Royal Mail special edition stamp. In 1998 the main Kursaal building was reopened after a multi million-pound redevelopment by the Rowallan Group containing a bowling alley, a casino and other amusements. The building originally contained a McDonald's, but the fast food chain left in 2008. The bowling alley closed permanently in 2019, and the casino closed permanently in 2020. This currently leaves only a Tesco Express store occupying part of this historic building.
Welcome to episode three of Prepare to Fast Forward! Our chance to leave the past behind us and chat modern day pop culture. We welcome back to the pod, Jason & Rich's former Dreamcast Years co host Steve! And not only is he here for this episode, but he will be joining the Wolfie crew permanently from the start of season two!!! This time around we discuss Sonic Frontiers, Andor, all the weird but exciting news that has recently fallen from the world of Dr Who and Jason reviews Nostalgia Nerd's latest book Gadgets, Gizmo's and Gimmicks, plus the new roughlite from Team 17 Bravery & Greed! Also in this episode - Jason gets picked on while he tries to do his first ever book review, Chris is still on his crappy mic thanks to the issues with the Royal Mail we are currently experiencing and Rich comes up with a new name for The Book of Boba Fett. Music clips used in this episode: Cyberspace 1-5: Chemical Plant Zone from Sonic Frontiers Dancing Across Space and Time from series thirteen of Dr Who Intro/outro music created by Jerden Cooke Find him on Twitter Thank you so much for listening, If you enjoyed this episode then please consider leaving us a rating or review on APPLE PODCASTS or SPOTIFY and spread the word on your favourite social media platform, we would really appreciate it. If you want to join the conversation on retro or modern-day pop culture with other like-minded people, then please join our DISCORD You can find all our links including our Twitter handles, links to everywhere we are, written articles and more on our WEBSITE. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thewolfiepod/message
Royal Mail workers, lecturers and sixth-form teachers are all taking industrial action today. We speak to Polly Smythe about Britain’s latest strike wave. Plus: Rishi Sunak defends private schools, racism at Buckingham Palace and the far right freak out over census data. With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial. __________________________________________ Support Novara Media for as little […]
The most recent census has revealed white British people are now a minority in London and Birmingham, the two largest cities in the UK! Are you waiting for something in the post? Royal Mail staff are on strike today over pay and conditions and a LBC exclusive has found police stations are closing at rate of one per week. All of that and more on this episode of the Nick Ferrari Whole Show Podcast.
Royal Mail workers, lecturers and sixth-form teachers are all taking industrial action today. We speak to Polly Smythe about Britain’s latest strike wave. Plus: Rishi Sunak defends private schools, racism at Buckingham Palace and the far right freak out over census data. With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial. __________________________________________ Support Novara Media for as little […]
Over in the UK, the latest group of workers announcing a strike is postal workers. Workers from the UK's Royal Mail have decided to strike over pay and working conditions. These strikes started in November and will continue into December. UK correspondent Enda Brady explains why the postal workers are feeling the need to protest their working conditions. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Welcome to the PRmoment Podcast.This week we're chatting to Rick Guttridge, founder of Smoking Gun about his career story in public relations and how he went from a procurement officer for the Royal Mail to PR agency CEO.Smoking Gun is a £1.5 m PR firm based in Manchester, clients include Interflora, the NHS and Alton Towers. It has 15 employees.Previously Rick worked for Brazen and Connectpoint PR. He and his wife Vanessa founded Smoking Gun in 2010.Smoking Gun has had an interesting few years, it was impacted by both Brexit and Covid and Ricks going to talk us through that agency journey on the show today.And do check out the home page of PRmoment for our latest webinars, including The State of Social Media Report.Finally, thanks to our PRmoment Podcast sponsors, The PRCA.Rick, welcome to the show:1 min Rick talks us through what has been an up-and-down-and-up couple of years for Smoking Gun through Brexit and the Covid period was for an independent.“We're living in a world of constant turmoil…you need medication after watching the nightly news”“Having to let good people go is the hardest part of the job”“Feb 2020 was our biggest ever month…and then Covid came along”“How long will the cash last - there's a horizon here for when the business will fold”12 mins Did the PR business come back slower in Manchester than in London? 13 mins What' shape of the business now?“Sometimes everything goes against you, sometimes everything goes for you”14 mins Rick updates us on the runners and riders in the Manchester PR scene17 mins How the last 10 years has seen a changing of the guard of the biggest PR agencies in Manchester.“I reckon there's about a third of the number of staff journalists around that there were when I started 20 years ago”21 mins Rick talks us through how he made the jump from procurement to PR!28 mins A discussion of whether too many in-house PRs still see PR as a media relations-only discipline.“The bigger the organisation the more segregation there is. We really need to break down those internal silos”30 mins Rick talks about an increasing trend of big pitches wanting to include a number of non-London-based agencies.
It's that time of year again… Black Friday is upon us. Research suggests that an extra £500 million is expected to be spent during the sales. The question is though, how do you know if you're really bagging yourself a bargain? Also, the Royal Mail strikes have started and are set to continue into tomorrow. How will this impact deliveries and with action also announced for December, should we reconsider using the post for the foreseeable? Ellie Davis, the Evening Standard's Shopping Editor gives you her top tips and the deals to look out for all the way through to Cyber Monday. In part two, we speak to Ricky McAuley from Royal Mail about the strikes and how much disruption people should prepare for in December. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Analysis: 'Crucial milestone in Scotland's history - and a humiliation for Sturgeon' | World Cup match report: Japan hit back to seal surprise victory over Germany | Protest: Germany players in on-pitch protest over OneLove armband row | Christmas strike dates: Workers warn over ‘end of Royal Mail as we know it' | Ukraine: Boris Johnson ‘has own relationship with the truth', says Germany | Maverick coder: iPhone hacker Elon Musk has asked to fix Twitter in 12 weeks | Read all these articles and stay expertly informed anywhere, anytime with a digital subscription. Start your free one-month trial today to gain unlimited website and app access. Cancel anytime. Sign up here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Première partie - chapitre premier : Un écueil fuyantProposé par audiolude.frNarrateur : Alain Couchot"L'année 1866 fut marquée par un événement bizarre, un phénomène inexpliqué et inexplicable que personne n'a sans doute oublié. Sans parler des rumeurs qui agitaient les populations des ports et surexcitaient l'esprit public à l'intérieur des continents, les gens de mer furent particulièrement émus. Les négociants, armateurs, capitaines de navires, skippers et masters de l'Europe et de l'Amérique, officiers des marines militaires de tous pays, et, après eux, les gouvernements des divers États des deux continents, se préoccupèrent de ce fait au plus haut point.En effet, depuis quelque temps, plusieurs navires s'étaient rencontrés sur mer avec « une chose énorme, » un objet long, fusiforme, parfois phosphorescent, infiniment plus vaste et plus rapide qu'une baleine.Les faits relatifs à cette apparition, consignés aux divers livres de bord, s'accordaient assez exactement sur la structure de l'objet ou de l'être en question, la vitesse inouïe de ses mouvements, la puissance surprenante de sa locomotion, la vie particulière dont il semblait doué. Si c'était un cétacé, il surpassait en volume tous ceux que la science avait classés jusqu'alors. Ni Cuvier, ni Lacépède, ni M. Dumeril, ni M. de Quatrefages n'eussent admis l'existence d'un tel monstre — à moins de l'avoir vu, ce qui s'appelle vu de leurs propres yeux de savants.À prendre la moyenne des observations faites à diverses reprises, — en rejetant les évaluations timides qui assignaient à cet objet une longueur de deux cents pieds, et en repoussant les opinions exagérées qui le disaient large d'un mille et long de trois, — on pouvait affirmer, cependant, que cet être phénoménal dépassait de beaucoup toutes les dimensions admises jusqu'à ce jour par les ichthyologistes, — s'il existait toutefois.Or, il existait, le fait en lui-même n'était plus niable, et, avec ce penchant qui pousse au merveilleux la cervelle humaine, on comprendra l'émotion produite dans le monde entier par cette surnaturelle apparition. Quant à la rejeter au rang des fables, il fallait y renoncer.En effet, le 20 juillet 1866, le steamer Governor-Higginson, de Calcutta and Burnach steam navigation Company, avait rencontré cette masse mouvante à cinq milles dans l'est des côtes de l'Australie. Le capitaine Baker se crut, tout d'abord, en présence d'un écueil inconnu ; il se disposait même à en déterminer la situation exacte, quand deux colonnes d'eau, projetées par l'inexplicable objet, s'élancèrent en sifflant à cent cinquante pieds dans l'air. Donc, à moins que cet écueil ne fût soumis aux expansions intermittentes d'un geyser, le Governor-Higginson avait affaire bel et bien à quelque mammifère aquatique, inconnu jusque-là, qui rejetait par ses évents des colonnes d'eau, mélangées d'air et de vapeur.Pareil fait fut également observé le 23 juillet de la même année, dans les mers du Pacifique, par le Cristobal-Colon, de West India and Pacific steam navigation Company. Donc, ce cétacé extraordinaire pouvait se transporter d'un endroit à un autre avec une vélocité surprenante, puisque à trois jours d'intervalle, le Governor-Higginson et le Cristobal-Colon l'avaient observé en deux points de la carte séparés par une distance de plus de sept cents lieues marines.Quinze jours plus tard, à deux mille lieues de là, l'Helvetia, de la Compagnie Nationale, et le Shannon, du Royal-Mail, marchant à contrebord dans cette portion de l'Atlantique comprise entre les États-Unis et l'Europe, se signalèrent respectivement le monstre par 42° 15′ de latitude nord, et 60° 35′ de longitude à l'ouest du méridien de Greenwich. Dans cette observation simultanée, on crut pouvoir évaluer la longueur minimum du mammifère à plus de trois cent cinquante pieds anglais [1], puisque le Shannon et l'Helvetia étaient de dimension inférieure à lui, bien qu'ils mesurassent cent mètres de l'étrave à l'étambot. Or, les plus vastes baleines, celles qui fréquentent les parages des îles Aléoutiennes, le Kulammak et l'Umgullick, n'ont jamais dépassé la longueur de cinquante-six mètres, — si même elles l'atteignent.""L'année 1866 fut marquée par un événement bizarre, un phénomène inexpliqué et inexplicable que personne n'a sans doute oublié. Sans parler des rumeurs qui agitaient les populations des ports et surexcitaient l'esprit public à l'intérieur des continents, les gens de mer furent particulièrement émus. Les négociants, armateurs, capitaines de navires, skippers et masters de l'Europe et de l'Amérique, officiers des marines militaires de tous pays, et, après eux, les gouvernements des divers États des deux continents, se préoccupèrent de ce fait au plus haut point.En effet, depuis quelque temps, plusieurs navires s'étaient rencontrés sur mer avec « une chose énorme, » un objet long, fusiforme, parfois phosphorescent, infiniment plus vaste et plus rapide qu'une baleine.Les faits relatifs à cette apparition, consignés aux divers livres de bord, s'accordaient assez exactement sur la structure de l'objet ou de l'être en question, la vitesse inouïe de ses mouvements, la puissance surprenante de sa locomotion, la vie particulière dont il semblait doué. Si c'était un cétacé, il surpassait en volume tous ceux que la science avait classés jusqu'alors. Ni Cuvier, ni Lacépède, ni M. Dumeril, ni M. de Quatrefages n'eussent admis l'existence d'un tel monstre — à moins de l'avoir vu, ce qui s'appelle vu de leurs propres yeux de savants.À prendre la moyenne des observations faites à diverses reprises, — en rejetant les évaluations timides qui assignaient à cet objet une longueur de deux cents pieds, et en repoussant les opinions exagérées qui le disaient large d'un mille et long de trois, — on pouvait affirmer, cependant, que cet être phénoménal dépassait de beaucoup toutes les dimensions admises jusqu'à ce jour par les ichthyologistes, — s'il existait toutefois."
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The UK Investor Magazine was thrilled to welcome Matt Britzman, Equity Analyst Matt Britzman, to discuss three equities, including:BurberryIDSNVIDIABurberry has been reliant on the Chinese luxury market for some years but today's update shows the weaker pound is creating a more diverse client base. We run through their update and how their strategy is evolving. IDS, formerly known as Royal Mail, is facing a number of challenges that have resulted in a £57m operating loss in the first half. We look at their Five Point Plan for turning the business around. We conclude with a look at NVIDIA and yesterday's earnings updates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In order to let as many folks as possible hear directly from the workers about the conditions Royal Mail workers are fighting to change, we've decided to unlock our full interview from last week! We hope you enjoy the interview, and if you like the show please support us at patreon.com/workstoppage. Original Description: We are so excited to be joined this week by Gary Banks, a worker for the British Royal Mail and local union representative for the Communication Workers Union. We discuss the conditions that led to over 100,000 Royal Mail workers to hit the picket lines over the last few months, and how both the workers and the broader public have been hit hard since the privatization of the mail. We talk about the solidarity being built between different unions during the current cost of living crisis, and how workers have supported each others' strike actions. Finally, we look at the political situation in the UK and how the resurgent union movement can force the changes that the working class desperately needs. Join the discord: discord.gg/tDvmNzX Follow the pod at instagram.com/workstoppage, @WorkStoppagePod on Twitter, John @facebookvillain, and Lina @solidaritybee
If you're not a patron you can get the full episode by visiting patreon.com/workstoppage and support us with $5 a month. We are so excited to be joined this week by Gary Banks, a worker for the British Royal Mail and local union representative for the Communication Workers Union. We discuss the conditions that led to over 100,000 Royal Mail workers to hit the picket lines over the last few months, and how both the workers and the broader public have been hit hard since the privatization of the mail. We talk about the solidarity being built between different unions during the current cost of living crisis, and how workers have supported each others' strike actions. Finally, we look at the political situation in the UK and how the resurgent union movement can force the changes that the working class desperately needs. Join the discord: discord.gg/tDvmNzX Follow the pod at instagram.com/workstoppage, @WorkStoppagePod on Twitter, John @facebookvillain, and Lina @solidaritybee
The boys are back with Rhys Herbert as he prepares to go to Qatar with Wales for the World Cup. Is he Technical Director of Football, Head of Team Operations or just the ball boy? As per usual AiC makes a mess of things as the lads talk Swans beating Cardiff, rules and regs for travelling to the World Cup and Saudi Arabia's mirrored city. Rhys talks about coaching in the US, travelling helping him get the job with Wales, Paddy's hoping for a Royal Mail strike on the day of Wales games and Ryan finds out the Shark on the Freeway during a hurricane is fake plus much much more….@ambitioniscritcal1997 on Instagram @TheAiCPodcast on Twitter
The Great Train Robbery of 1963 saw a gang of career criminals stage a daring heist of the multi-million pound cargo of a travelling Royal Mail train. The investigation that followed spanned many years and covered the globe. But how did the idea of the crime come about? What went into the planning, and who were the key players? And did any of them truly get away? This is a Short History of The Great Train Robbery. Written by Rob Parker. With thanks to film-maker and true crime researcher, Ray Rose. For ad-free listening, exclusive content and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Now available for Apple and Android users. Click the Noiser+ banner on Apple or go to noiser.com/subscriptions to get started with a 7-day free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Richard Stone has painted portraits of the Royal Family for more than four decades. At the age of 22, he became Britain's youngest royal portrait artist since Sir Thomas Lawrence painted Queen Charlotte in 1790 at the age of 21. Although he has had little formal art training, Richard Stone's success is a direct result of a natural talent and a strong determination to succeed in the career he has pursued since childhood.Born in 1951 the son of a Colchester postman, Richard began cultivating his talent following an accident at the age of four that left him with a fractured skull and permanent deafness in his right ear. The young artist began sketching in a notebook and later painted to communicate with his family and teachers, demonstrating a keen sense of perspective and mixing colours.From the age of eight, he was actively encouraged by his next-door neighbour, Frederick Heron. An amateur Essex painter, Heron taught Richard the basics of art. Then when he was fourteen, Richard went to the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, where he saw a portrait by Sir Gerald Kelly. With the directness that has subsequently characterised his career, he wrote to Sir Gerald, saying how much he had admired the portrait and asking if he could possibly help and advise him. The result was prompt. Sir Gerald could offer him all the reasons against being a portrait painter, but if he would like to call and see him, and bring his work, he was welcome. Richard took along what work he had done, listened to Sir Gerald's reasons, and would not be dissuaded. It was the start of a friendship that was to last until Sir Gerald's death in 1972.Sir Gerald had been an ideal tutor. With his help and advice, Richard set about becoming a portrait painter. The achievements are formidable. Following Sir Gerald's advice, he started knocking on doors in an attempt to find work, and he was successful. One of his earliest subjects was Sir Arthur Bliss, the Master of the Queen's Musick. As well as Sir Adrian Boult, another contact Richard made was at Clarence House, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother's London residence. When he was put through to the Comptroller of the Household, Lord Adam Gordon, Richard made his mark with a memorable phrase, “Don't ring off, I could be the latter-day Rembrandt”. This singular lack of modesty paid off and Lord Adam listened to his reasons for wanting to paint the Queen Mother. After accepting a commission to produce a likeness of Lady Adam Gordon, Richard was invited to paint the Queen Mother's portrait. The finished work was greeted with tremendous critical acclaim, but many were sceptical that the young artist could sustain a successful career.Defying the critics, Richard saw this as the first step that would lead to the achievement of his childhood ambition. Unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in 1992, his portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II is his most famous work. Commissioned by the burghers of Colchester, the eight-foot by five-foot canvas hangs today in the town's Moot Hall, and represents three years of work and some seven sittings. The portrait has been hailed as one of the finest painted during Her Majesty's reign and was subsequently chosen by Her Majesty as the Royal Mail airmail stamp. To commemorate HM becoming Britain's Longest Reigning Monarch, Richard was commissioned by The Realms to paint Her Majesty's portrait again in 2015. Upon completion, it was acquired by The Royal Collection and now hangs in St James's Palace, London.Richard continues to paint senior members of the Royal Family, alongside other prestigious commissions. His sitters have included Nelson Mandela, Luciano Pavarotti, Baroness Thatcher, Dame Joan Sutherland and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.Richard is married and has a son and two daughters. He lives in Colchester where he maintains a studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In the middle of a grave cost of living crisis, bosses at Royal Mail, BT and across corporate Britain are imposing pay rises for workers way below inflation. On Downstream, Aaron Bastani speaks to CWU General Secretary Dave Ward about corporate greed, the shadowy world of CEOs, the return of the working class and how […]