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Fujitsu: MPs seek details on public sector contracts with IT firmThe Treasury and HMRC are among 21 public sector organisations being asked by MPs to reveal details of any contracts handed to Fujitsu after the Post Office computer system scandal.The Commons Treasury Committee says it wants to discover the extent to which taxpayers' money has been spent on contracts with the company since 2019.That is when the High Court ruled prosecutions were wrongly brought based on Fujitsu's faulty Horizon IT system.
DPD customer service chatbot swears and calls company 'worst delivery firm'Musician Ashley Beauchamp was faced with an unhelpful customer service AI chatbot when he started causing "chaos" and was able to get the bot to amusingly turn against the parcel delivery company.DPD has disabled its artificial intelligence (AI) online chatbot after a customer was able to make the bot swear and write a poem criticising the parcel delivery company.
Dog with six legs has operation to remove extra limbsAriel, the six-legged dog found dumped in a supermarket car park, has had surgery to remove her extra limbs.The 11-week-old spaniel hit the headlines after being abandoned outside a Pembrokeshire branch of B&M in September.About £15,000 was raised by well-wishers all over the world, enabling her to have a life-changing operation.Surgeons also managed to save all four of her "normal" limbs after fears one might have to be amputated as well.
Mary Weiss, lead singer of the Shangri-Las, dies age 75The US girl group rose to stardom with a run of hit songs about teenage love and tragedy, including Remember (Walking In The Sand) and Leader Of The Pack – which was later inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Fujitsu used prosecutions of sub-postmasters as a ‘cash cow’Tech company earned up to £20,000 a case for providing evidence in court, inquiry hearsFujitsu used prosecutions as a “cash cow”, the Horizon IT scandal inquiry heard, with the company earning up to £20,000 a case for providing evidence to prosecute sub-postmasters. Addressing Paul Patterson, the director of the Japanese firm’s Europe arm, barrister Flora Page, who represents Lee Castleton and several other sub-postmasters, asked: “The inquiry has heard evidence that providing ARQ data to the Post Office brought in £850,000 per annum, which is obviously small beer in the grand scheme of things but nevertheless, would you agree a reasonable handy bit of extra income?”Ms Page then cited additional “charges for witnesses” who appear in court and cited one case where Fujitsu had charged £20,000 for a witness to attend court.Transaction data was not reviewed before it was used in civil and legal matters, the inquiry heard.
Greece one of the worst countries in Europe for road safety – About 50 people die every month The number of people who lose their lives or are seriously injured on the road is increasing. Greece is one of the four worst countries in Europe in terms of road safety, with 635 road traffic deaths per year. This means that every month, around 50 people lose their lives on the road – as if the train accident in Tempi is repeated on a monthly basis, that is.There are five “killers” on the road: helmet, seat belt, speed, cell phone and alcoholGreece currently ranks 24th among the 27 member countries of Europe in terms of road safety and the number of deaths per million inhabitants.
PM Mitsotakis Urges Older, Vulnerable People to Get Vaccinated for Covid-19An appeal to people over 60 years of age or members of a vulnerable group to get vaccinated for Covid-19 was made by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in a post on X (former Twitter) on Friday.The post included a video, urging citizens to make an appointment for the vaccine which would reduce by 90% the danger of becoming seriously ill.
Pair who caused suffering to wildlife jailed for 'worst animal abuse' expert had ever seenTwo men who caused unnecessary suffering to deers and hares in rural Dorset, encouraging dogs to attack them, have been jailed for a total of more than eight years.Kristin Cooper and Todd Cooper's cruel actions have been described by an expert as some of the worst cases of animal abuse he had seen in 24 years.
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