Jack Ross, a Conservative activist accused of offering to broker a contract killing, was engaged for social media work at Conservative Party headquarters until earlier this year. The party has confirmed his contractual arrangement, which ceased before the recent allegations surfaced.
A senior civil servant, Kashim Chowdhury, has acknowledged "mistakes" in managing five concurrent government positions, leading to an aggregated contracted work week of 183 hours, exceeding the total hours available in seven days.
A 2024 ransomware incident, facilitated by a 'Password1' security lapse, led to the theft of children's data from Ogi Networks Limited and Data Cymru, drawing a reprimand from the UK's data watchdog.
Sixty years on, four survivors who were children at the time of the Aberfan disaster recount the horrific moment a coal waste tip engulfed Pantglas Junior School and surrounding homes, killing 116 children and 28 adults.
