Lithuania tells citizens to ditch Chinese phones after report finds built-in censorship capabilities

Lithuania tells its citizens to throw away their Chinese mobile phones after report found devices had built-in censorship capabilities Cybersecurity body report found Xiaomi devices could detect and censor terms ‘Free Tibet’, ‘Long live Taiwan independence’ or ‘democracy movement’ among terms included in the feature, which was turned off for EU region However, it could … Read more

DUP leader threatens to stop NI goods checks in protocol row

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson threatens to stop all goods checks in Northern Ireland if Boris Johnson does not hold firm in protocol row with EU DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson threatening to stop all checks on goods into NI  The UK wants the EU to agree to rewrite parts of Brexit protocol agreed in 2019  But … Read more

Boris Johnson warns EU to ‘look seriously’ at UK demands for changes to Northern Ireland Protocol

Boris Johnson warns EU’s Von Der Leyen to ‘look seriously’ at UK demands for changes to post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol to ease social and economic strife – as Cabinet minister claims agreement was always meant to be temporary and ‘flexible’ The Prime Minister spoke with European Commission president today  UK wants the EU to agree … Read more

Real Madrid ‘must choose between Rodrygo, Vinicius or Eder Militao’ due to Gareth Bale return

Real Madrid ‘must choose between registering Rodrygo, Vinicius or Eder Militao as Gareth Bale occupies up non-EU player place’… while Man United target Kieran Trippier’s status means Atletico Madrid face similar issue Brexit means Gareth Bale and Kieran Trippier both count as non-EU players  LaLiga clubs are only allowed to have three non-EU players in … Read more

ROBERT COLLS: What English flag-waving tells Europeans baffled by Brexit 

There’s a beautiful moral simplicity about sporting contests. Win or lose. In or out. So how nice it is that England, which voted in 2016 to leave the European Union, has done so well in a competition that’s called Euro 2020. After the Brexit vote, the outgoing EU Council president Donald Tusk warned that this … Read more