"The senate authorises the prosecution and lifting of Joseph Kabila's immunity," declared senate Speaker Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde after Thursday's vote.
Three projects that missed out on Levelling Up funds in Worcester are to get a financial boost.Comer Gardens Community Centre, the Swan Theatre and plans for a Worcester music bus will all benefit.
Worcester City Council was awarded a £178,000 capital grant from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in December 2024.Councillors held off allocating money until the outcome of Worcester's bid for government funding was known. The city was due to get £5m but ended up with £2.3m and some projects missed out on funds."Unfortunately we were not successful in a number of project allocations with government," managing director David Blake told the council's policy and resources committee on Tuesday.
He said the council was successful with securing funds for the Scala project - an arts and entertainment venue in the city - and plans to revamp Angel Place and the Corn Exchange.Mr Blake said £42,000 would go towards refurbishment of Comer Gardens Institute, a project to which "the council has already committed £140,000".
The Swan Theatre will get £50,000 towards installation of a lift to improve accessibility, and £80,000 has been allocated to a music bus.
The music bus was described as "a travelling music facility to widen participation and learning amongst young people across the city".of the London department store Harrods.
The hackers who contacted the BBC say they are from DragonForce which operates an affiliate cyber crime service so anyone can use their malicious software and website to carry out attacks and extortions.It's not known who is ultimately using the service to attack the retailers, but some security experts say the tactics seen are similar to that of a loosely coordinated group of hackers who have been called Scattered Spider or Octo Tempest.
The gang operates on Telegram and Discord channels and is English-speaking and young – in some cases only teenagers.Conversations with Co-op hackers were carried out in text form - but it is clear the hacker, who called himself a spokesperson, was a fluent English speaker.