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Your elected representatives agreed an increase on a majority voteStock image of Belfast City Hall(Image: Belfast Live)Belfast Council has agreed to raise its rates by 4.48 percent for the coming tax year, above the rate of inflation.At the February full monthly meeting of Belfast City Council, held on Monday (February 3), elected representatives on a majority vote agreed an increase in the district rate of 4.48 per cent for 2026/27. As of December 2025, the UK annual inflation rate, measured by the Consumer Prices Index, was 3.4 percent.It means there will be a non-domestic rate of 34.2388 percent and a…

Boots, on North Street, Brighton, has launched the service as a trial initially across 17 stores nationwide, offering treatments such as Mounjaro and Wegovy on the high street for the first time. Customers will be offered an in-person consultation with a pharmacist in a private consultation room, where their health and medical history will be assessed to see if they are eligible for treatment. Weight loss medication has until now been largely only available through online prescriptions. GPs in England are also allowed to prescribe Mounjaro on the NHS, but only to severely obese people who also suffer from a…

Figure Technology, a blockchain-based lending company, confirmed it experienced a data breach. On Friday, Figure spokesperson Alethea Jadick told TechCrunch in a statement that the breach originated when an employee was tricked with a social engineering attack that allowed the hackers to steal “a limited number of files.” The statement said the company is “with partners and those impacted,” and offering free credit monitoring “to all individuals who receive a notice.” Figure’s spokesperson did not respond to a series of specific questions about the breach.  The hacking group ShinyHunters took responsibility for the hack on its official dark web leak…

Matt Weston has ended Team GB’s wait for a medal at the Winter Olympics with a record-breaking run in the men’s skeleton – and made history, too.Tunbridge Wells’ Weston, the pre-event favourite for gold, and ahead after day one, put down a marker of 53.63sec as he opened Friday’s session and, in his final run – the last of the competition – he clocked 55.61 for an overall time of 3min43.33sec in Milano Cortina to take his maiden Olympic title in style.Tunbridge Wells’ Matt Weston gets up to speed during his first skeleton run on Thursday. Picture: Anil Mungal/Team GBHe…

Three individuals targeted David Prinçay, President of Binance France, in a home-jacking attempt that constitutes the latest wrench attack reported in the European country. The men invaded Prinçay’s residence, but he was not there at the time of the attack. Binance President Targeted in France’s Latest Crypto-linked Wrench Attack Another wrench attack has been reported […] Source link

Sex toy maker Tenga notified customers of a data breach on Friday, according to an email obtained by TechCrunch. In the message, the Japanese company said that “an unauthorized party gained access to the professional email account of one of our employees,” which gave the hacker access to the contents of the employee’s inbox. This access potentially allowed the hacker to see and steal customer names, email addresses, and historical email correspondence, “which may include order details or customer service inquiries.” The hacker also sent spam emails to the hacked employee’s contacts, including customers, according to the email sent to…

India’s government has partnered with China’s Alibaba.com on an export-focused program aimed at helping startups and small businesses reach overseas buyers. The move highlights New Delhi’s selective engagement with Chinese-linked tech platforms years after it imposed sweeping bans on consumer apps and games. This week, the Indian government’s Startup India initiative announced the collaboration with Alibaba.com to identify and support Indian startups that can help onboard and scale Indian exporters on the group’s global B2B platform. The program offers commissions and technical support to those startups to assist small manufacturers and traders in reaching overseas markets. The new partnership arrives…

Location : The M25 anticlockwise between junctions J7 and J6 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 19:30 and 19:45 on 13 February 2026. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

Gray wolves adapt their diets as a result of climate change, eating harder foods such as bones to extract nutrition during warmer climates, new research has found. The study, led by the University of Bristol in collaboration with the Natural History Museum, and published in Ecology Letters, has implications for wolf conservation across Europe and beyond. Source link