Comptroller Scott Stringer slapped the de Blasio administration with a subpoena Friday for appraisals of a controversial $173 million real estate deal to create more affordable apartments. The subpoena was issued a day after the city closed a deal with developers Stuart and Jay Podolsky to pay $30 million above the appraised price for 17 […]

What IS my password? Britons forget their security information once a fortnight, researchers say New study reveals one in six people forget their password at least once a week Women were more likely than men to admit to forgetting their own password Britons are more likely to want to use biometrics than a password to log in […]

President Trump on Friday said he’ll once again boycott the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner — calling it “boring” and “negative” — and will hold a rally instead. “I’m going to hold a rally, because the dinner is so boring and so negative,” Trump told reporters on the South Lawn of the White House. “I […]

Convicted sex offender Bill Cosby on Friday settled a federal defamation lawsuit brought by seven women who said the former actor and comedian sexually assaulted them and wrongly called them liars when they went public with their charges years later. The settlement ends a court fight that predates the 81-year-old’s conviction a year ago for […]

Police were called to The Cross Keys Pub on Crown Street, Dagenham after the fight broke out at around 8pm. London Air Ambulance were also called to the scene. A police cordon has been set up, but no arrests have been made. In a statement, Barking and Dagenham Police said: “Police are currently on scene […]

Online predators are using video-sharing app TikTok to target children with sexual messages after tech firm fails to delete their accounts TikTok has come under fire after investigation into abusive comments and users Probe found some users were repeatedly sending sexual messages to girls Some members are also as young as nine, violating its 13-plus […]

A 9-year-old Georgia girl hit by an out-of-control car while playing in her front yard says she owes her life to her 12-year-old brother, who performed CPR on her after the terrifying crash. LaDerihanna Holmes suffered a fractured skull and broken pelvis in three places when the vehicle slammed into her on March 29, sending […]

The family, who lived on another farm a few miles away in Gorsgoch, Ceredigion, were transporting sheep on the land at the time and a trailer was attached to the vehicle, the inquest heard. The car door is thought to have opened while his father was reversing causing Evan to fall on the ground. The […]

Facebook stored millions of passwords in plain text Facebook had stored millions of user passwords in plain text for years, the social media company confirmed after a security researcher posted about the issue online. African child brides are reportedly being advertised on Facebook, with parents selling their kids via connections made on the social media […]

The WikiLeaks founder has been saying in the London building since 2012. He sought asylum there after Swedish police wanted to question him over allegations of sexual assault and rape. WikiLeaks revealed in a tweet on Thursday night: “A high-level source within the Ecuadorian state has told WikiLeaks that Julian Assange will be expelled within […]