Scientist 'Infected' With Computer Virus
Scientist 'Infected' With Computer Virus
Dr Mark Gasson, a cybernetics expert at the University of Reading, has had a computer chip implanted in his hand. The chip is programmed to open security doors to his lab - and ensure only he is able to switch on and use his mobile phone. But Dr Gasson deliberately infected the chip with a computer virus, which was then automatically transmitted to the lab security system.
"Once the system is infected, anybody accessing the building with their passcard would be infected too," he told Sky News. The virus on his chip is benign. But malicious computer code could give criminals access to a building. Dr Gasson says his experiment also exposes the vulnerability of chips now routinely implanted in patients. Heart pacemakers contain mini-computers that control the heartbeat, and communicate with doctors via a special reader held against the skin.
But if a virus was transmitted to the device which stopped it working properly, the consequences for the patient could be fatal. "The devices will have to start to use security encryption," said Dr Gasson. "Medical devices should have some kind of password protection as well. They're basic security precautions. It's surprising these devices don't have them already."
Football results
15th May 2010
The FA Cup
Chelsea 1-0 Portsmouth | Report
Coca-Cola Football League One
Huddersfield 0-0 Millwall | Report
Coca-Cola Football League Two
Aldershot 0-1 Rotherham | Report
Scottish Cup
Dundee Utd 3-0 Ross County | Report
International Match
Paraguay 1-0 North Korea
Scot-Ads Highland Football League
Deveronvale 3-0 Cove Rangers
Fort William 1-0 Lossiemouth
League of Ireland Premier Division
Sligo 6-0 Drogheda Utd
Coca-Cola Football League One
Swindon 2-1 Charlton | Reports
0-4 Formartine Utd
Keith 6-1 Strathspey
Thistle Rothes 6-1 Wick
Academy Carling Premiership
Institute 0-1 Donegal
Celtic League of Ireland Premier Division
Dundalk 0-0 Galway
Utd UCD 1-2 Shamrock
Thursday, 13 May 2010
International Match
Germany 3-0 Malta
FA Tesco Women's Premier League
Birmingham Ladies 0-1 Blackburn
Ladies Wednesday, 12 May 2010
Uefa Europa League Atletico
Madrid 2-1 Fulham (After Extra Time) | Report
The Coca-Cola Football League Championship
Cardiff 2-3 Leicester (agg 3-3) (Cardiff win 4-3 on penalties) | Report
Scottish Football League Championship First Division
Cowdenbeath 0-0 Brechin
Scottish Football League Championship Second Division
Scot-Ads Highland Football League
Buckie Thistle 1-0 Brora Forres
Mechanics 3-0 Huntly
Strathspey Thistle 0-9 Nairn
County FA Tesco Women's Premier League
Arsenal Ladies 3-0 Leeds
Ladies Tuesday, 11 May 2010
The Coca-Cola Football League Championship
Nottm Forest 3-4 Blackpool (agg 4-6) | Report
International Match
Mexico 1-0 Senegal
Scot-Ads Highland Football League
Rothes 2-1 Turriff United
FA Tesco Women's Premier League
Nottm F Ladies 0-2 Everton Ladies
Rousing start for Yes campaign
The politics of the Kibaki Succession played out at a rally called by the government on Saturday to drum up support for the proposed new constitution.
Left, Prime Minister Raila Odinga (left), President Kibaki (centre) and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka (right) release doves in the air to launch the 'Yes' campaign at Uhuru Park, Nairobi May 15, 2010 andon the right President Mwai Kibaki addresses wananchi at the launch of the Yes campaign at Uhuru Park, Nairobi, on Saturday.
The political top brass led by President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga walked into Uhuru Park to a rousing welcome.
It was a cast reminiscent of the Narc rallies that preceded the 2002 General Election as each leader asked Kenyans to vote for the proposed laws.
All leaders at Uhuru Park meeting spoke in support of the proposed constitution but Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka was forced to cut short his speech as sections of the crowd shouted him down.
This was despite repeated pleas for calm and respect by Westlands MP and minister Fred Gumo, the master of ceremonies.
In contrast, the crowds urged on Prime Minister Raila Odinga when he took to the rostrum.
The crowd’s reaction to the VP at Saturday’s launch now threatens a series of 20 joint rallies that the two sides of the coalition had planned to drum up support for the Yes vote.
“There are people in PNU who are very furious and it is all but decided now that we will just hold parallel Yes rallies,” said a minister who did not wish to be quoted before the matter is fully decided.
The Sunday Nation learnt that Mr Odinga and Mr Musyoka held a teleconference on Friday at about 4 p.m. to discuss the rally and it was agreed that it would be used for national healing.
It was also agreed that the meeting would not be used as a platform to attack those opposed to the draft.
Another meeting was held by ministers Kiraitu Murungi, Fred Gumo, Anyang’ Nyong’o and former Starehe MP Maina Kamanda to lay out the final plans for the rally.
It agreed on Friday that the top brass would meet at Serena Hotel and walk together into the park as a show of unity for the Yes camp.
“We convened the Uhuru Park meeting in order to launch a constitutional referendum, civic education that should see the country realise a new constitution by August. The meeting was intended to be peaceful and joyous,” said the VP through his aide Kaplich Barsito.
He added: “It was interrupted by groups placed strategically to shout down certain leaders even though we are all in the Yes side. Retrogressive elements still exist despite our collective efforts to restore political order,”
“Such acts of intolerance might serve to drive some people away from Yes to the No camp,” said Mr Musyoka.
Fake draft: Three face the spotlight
Investigations were launched on Friday into the illegal publication of copies of the proposed new constitution.
Investigators start probe into drafts as the date for a national referendum is set
The announcement came on the day when August 4 was set as the referendum date. Five senior detectives assigned to investigate the introduction of two words into the draft’s Bill of Rights are scheduled to deliver their report on Wednesday.
But the Saturday Nation has learnt that three Government Press staff were the focus of the probe. Read on......
Ministers kick off with a 5% cut in pay
Ministers cut their own pay by five per cent at Thursday’s first cabinet meeting of the new coalition government.
The first meeting of the new coalition cabinet
The move will save about £3million – a drop in the ocean when weighed against the nation’s record £167billion budget deficit.
Prime minister David Cameron will see his annual salary cut to £142,500 from £150,000, while senior ministers will be paid just under £135,000.
Downing Street said ministers’ pay would then be frozen for the lifetime of the five-year parliament.
Meanwhile, Britons are in line to shoulder a 2.5 per cent rise in VAT to 20 per cent, according to economists.
Elsewhere, the NHS is facing further ‘efficiency savings’ of at least £20billion despite a commitment to increase funding in real terms every year.
It is believed health secretary Andrew Lansley could freeze workers’ pay to boost his coffers.
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt said the £9.3billion budget for the 2012 London Olympics was ‘not protected’ and spoke of the ‘very difficult challenges’ ahead.
‘We are all very aware of the seriousness of the situation and frankly, if we don’t have a credible programme to reduce the deficit – and at the moment Britain has one of the least credible programmes amongst the developed economies – then we won’t have the confidence of the world and the confidence of the country,’ he said.
All Whitehall departments without ringfenced spending including defence, transport and the home office, are likely to suffer an ‘intense squeeze’ on spending, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies. It also warned of potential cuts to welfare payments.
Mr Cameron and his Liberal Democrat deputy Nick Clegg opened the meeting by stressing their commitment to work together, highlighting their strong shared agenda.
Chancellor George Osborne hammered home the priorities of tackling the deficit and said Britain was ‘open for business’. He will deliver a Budget before June 30, setting out cuts to non-frontline public services.
Mobile phones have now been banned from the one-hour weekly sessions to ensure ministers are not disturbed.
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Two Britons dead in Tripoli plane crash
A 10-year-old Dutch boy has survived a plane crash in Libya which killed all the other 103 people on board.
In what is being called a "miracle", the youngster did not suffer any life-threatening injuries, just broken bones.
Some 93 passengers and 11 crew were on board flight 8U771 from Johannesburg. Fifty-eight of the passengers were Dutch and six South Africans.
This Dutch child is the only known survivor of the crash of an Afriqiyah Airways plane in Tripoli. yesterday
There were two British passengers, two Libyans, two Austrians, one German, one French national and one Zimbabwean.
The nationalities of 19 other passengers have not yet been revealed but the 11 crew are known to have been Libyan.
The Airbus A330, operated by Libyan carrier Afriqiyah Airlines, crashed as it tried to land at Tripoli airport before disintegrating. Terrorism has been ruled out.
The boy was taken to a hospital in Tripoli where he underwent surgery for multiple fractures in both legs. Doctors later said he was out of danger.
Footage broadcast on Libyan state TV showed him in a hospital bed, wearing a breathing mask.
He appeared to be conscious, and the only visible sign of any injury was a bandage around the top of his head.
The plane was scheduled to continue its flight to London's Gatwick Airport after a brief stop in Tripoli.
Shortly before the crash the pilot had contacted the control tower to ask them to alert emergency services because there was a problem with the jet, reports said.
The search for bodies continues at the site of the crash
Foreign Secretary William Hague said: "I was greatly saddened to hear of this morning's Afriqiyah Airways crash in Tripoli.
"We are continuing urgently to clarify whether any other British nationals were on the flight. We stand ready to offer emergency consular assistance."
President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek said he had been informed about the crash.
"Some 100 people have died no doubt from many countries around the world, this is a tragedy," he said.
"I have also been informed that one child has survived, which given this tragic event is truly a miracle."
Bongani Sithole, an official of the airline at Johannesburg airport, said: "We hear that it happened one metre away from the runway."
Libyan state television showed footage of a large field with small and large pieces of plane debris scattered over it, and dozens of police and rescue workers.
A large piece of the plane's tail bearing the brightly coloured Afriqiyah logo was visible, while other parts of the plane were in shreds. There was also a burnt, smashed car.
:: The Foreign Office in London has set up a hotline for concerned relatives and friends to call. It is 020 7008 8765. Afriqiyah Airlines can be reached at 0203 355 2737.