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After Marks and Spencer refused to say whether it paid a ransom, the UK's Home Office proposes that businesses will have to notify the government if they plan on paying a ransom to cyber criminals under new proposals.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-to-l

UK to lead crackdown on cyber criminals with ransomware measures
Measures to tackle the threat of ransomware and protect businesses and critical services will be taken forward with industry following public consultation.

A young female bear caused a stir after wandering out of the forest and into the leafy suburbs of the Lithuanian capital.
For two days, the brown bear ambled through the neighborhoods of Vilnius,
trotted across highways and explored backyards
— all while being chased by onlookers with smartphones and, eventually, drones.
The government then issued a permit for the bear to be shot and killed.
That did not go down well with Lithuania’s hunters who refused, aware …

Lithuanian hunters refuse government request to shoot a wild bear in the capital
Lithuanian hunters have refused to shoot a wild bear that was spotted roaming around the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius and criticized the government for issuing a permit to kill a member of the protected species. The Lithuanian Association of Hunters and Fishermen says in a statement it is shocked by the decision of the Environment Ministry to shoot the bear. The bear now seems to be out of danger as it was spotted on Wednesday walking through forested areas well outside the city. A government …

Delaware governor signs executive order protecting gender-affirming care
https://thehill.com/homenews/5362106-delaware-governor-signs-executive-order-protecting-gender-affirming-care/

A crowded race for governor has turned into an all-out fight over Trump's endorsement (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/crowded-race-governor-turned-fight-trumps-endorsement-rcna226030
http://www.memeorandum.com/250822/p58#a250822p58

Heroes.
Government to ban Palestine Action after group vandalises RAF planes | ITV News
https://www.itv.com/news/2025-06-20/government-to-ban-palestine-action-after-group-vandalises-raf-planes

Ofcom's Future of Public Service Media report urges the UK government to change laws to make UK public broadcaster content easier to find on YouTube (Max Goldbart/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/07/youtube-broadcaster-content-easier-to-f…

UK Government Should Change Law To Make Broadcaster Content Easy To Find On YouTube, Regulator Urges
BBC, ITV, Channel 4 content on YouTube should be easier to find, Ofcom has told the UK government as part of its public service media review.

'Flying Blind': Trump Strips Government of Expertise at a High-Stakes Moment (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/politics/trump-government-expertise.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250822/p1#a250822p1

James Harding, ex-BBC director of news and current Observer EIC, says the BBC must gain complete independence to protect against defunding like CPB's in the US (Michael Savage/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/aug

"According to Israel's national broadcaster Kan, only 60 per cent of soldiers are now showing up for reserve duty — roughly half of the 120 per cent recorded in the early days of the war."
As the IDF begins its invasion of Gaza City, tensions with the Netanyahu government are at an all-time high - ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-21/israeli-military-netanyahu-government-gaza-tensions/105659574

Engineer Pleads Guilty to Stealing for Chinese Government's Benefit Trade Secret Technology Designed for Missile Launch and Detection (US Department of Justice)
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/engineer-pleads-guilty-stealing-chinese-governments-benefit-trade-secret-technology-designed
http://www.memeorandum.com/250721/p130#a250721p130