Luxury tights brand Wolford apologises for delays to orders and refunds

Exclusive: Skinwear firm admits delivery services overstretched amid heavy criticism from customers The luxury tights and lingerie brand Wolford has apologised after heavy criticism from customers over delays to orders and refunds, admitting its delivery services were overstretched. Shoppers have taken to the reviews site Trustpilot to warn others against making orders, with some saying…

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Chinese hackers breach US treasury network, gain access to some files

Third-party cybersecurity provider was compromised after hackers obtained key to override certain systems Chinese state-sponsored hactors breached the US treasury department earlier this month, accessing several employee workstations and unclassified documents, according to an agency spokesperson. The breach was orchestrated via a third-party cybersecurity service provider, BeyondTrust. Hackers were able to gain access to a…

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Venezuelan opposition leader says son-in-law kidnapped in Caracas

Edmundo González Urrutia, who fled in exile to Spain in September, says son-in-law was seized by ‘hooded men’ Venezuela’s Edmundo González Urrutia, who the opposition says won a July presidential election against incumbent Nicolás Maduro, has said that his son-in-law was seized by “hooded men” in Caracas. “This morning my son-in-law Rafael Tudares was kidnapped,”…

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Iron age men left home to join wives’ families, DNA study suggests

Study highlights role of women in Celtic Britain and challenges assumptions most societies were patrilocal From Neanderthals to royal courts, history seems awash with women upping sticks to join men’s families, but researchers have found that the tables were turned in Britain’s Celtic communities. Researchers studying DNA from iron age individuals in Britain have found…

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