Probe into National Grid amid claims Red Ed's obsession with Net Zero made power chiefs mislead MPs over how close we are to blackout

Hackers suspected of having ties to North Korea's Lazarus Group identified 30 servers in South Korea as potential targets for cyberattacks in October, a report released by a cybersecurity firm showed Sunday. Cyfirma said it obtained a list of 216 servers across 10 countries compiled by Korean-speaking hackers, covering government agencies, banks, telecommunications companies and infrastructure providers. Of the total, 30 servers were located in South Korea. The original 216-server list was completed on Oct. 24, the report showed. By region, the Asia-Pacific accounted for 148 targeted servers, followed by North America with 49 and the Middle East with 19. The United States and Japan together accounted for 44.4 percent of the total, Cyfirma added. The cybersecurity firm assessed with "high confidence" that the hackers were linked to the Lazarus Group ecosystem, with their apparent objectives including financial gain and espionage. Cyfirma stressed that inclusion on the target list did not necessarily mean the servers had been successfully breached. The company warned that simply updating webs

A North Korean official considered to be one of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's closest aides has arrived in Russia, the North's state media said Sunday, amid deepening relations between the two countries following North Korea's deployment of troops to support Russia's war against Ukraine. Jo Yong-won, secretary of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party, arrived in Moscow by private plane on Saturday, leading a party and government delegation, the Korean Central News Agency said. The visit comes at "a time when the militant friendship, friendship and relations of alliance between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation with independence and justice as their common ideal are being further cemented with each passing day," it said in an English dispatch. The delegation was invited by Dmitry Medvedev, chairman of Russia's ruling United Russia party. They were greeted at the airport by Andrei Klimov, a member of the party's Supreme Council and first vice chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the State Duma, the lower house of Russia's p

Drivers have been halted on the M2 after an incident involving an overturned car.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is facing heat in Washington, including from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, over his approach to AI chip export controls amid Nvidia's national security scandal. Reports emerged this week that Lutnick took a softer line on Nvidia over the tech giant’s AI chip sales to China and failed to put the Singaporean...

The United States and China are working to iron out a military accident-prevention agreement ahead of their summit in Shenzhen, although progress has been slow amid divisions within the US administration, according to sources. Both sides were still trying to reach common ground on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on military-related crisis communication and prevention, sources said on condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to speak on the matter publicly. The MOU was first...

Plans to turn an ex-care home into flats have been rejected after the proposed accommodation was deemed to offer “unsatisfactory living conditions”.

A long-awaited development to transform a former seafront arcade into luxury flats has been put up for sale for £1.5 million.

A council has been urged to reconsider its decision to axe a sauna and steam room from a new £45 million leisure centre.

Recent figures from the Pew Research Center show that Christians experienced harassment, ranging from verbal abuse to physical attacks and killings, in 165 countries in 2023.

Jeffrey Epstein promised ambitious young models he was going to help their careers and change their lives. Instead, he subjected them to years of sexual abuse and control.

Sergei Polunin, who at age 20 was the youngest-ever male principal dancer to join London's Royal Ballet in 2010, has pledged his 'full support' for the jailed comedian on social media.

The Government is set to look at demands to protect teens from sexual exploitation by older partners following allegations against Russell Brand and David Walliams.