Chelsea for a british record fee of £115 million. Information released concerning thousands of members of the Police Service in Northern Ireland is in the hand of dissident republican groups. A document posted on a wall in best belfast allegedly shows some of the information from the data breach. The Chief Constable of psni is if simon byrne. We breach. The Chief Constable of psni is if simon byrne. Is if simon byrne. We are confident this set is in is if simon byrne. We are confident this set is in the is if simon byrne. We are confident this set is in the hands is if simon byrne. We are confident this set is in the hands of this set is in the hands of dissident republicans and it is a Planning Assumption they will use this list to intimidate and target officers and staff. I wont go into detail, for operational reasons, but we are working around the clock to assess this risk and take measures to met gate it. Sara girvin is in belfast. This is the news that everyone was dreading . Thi
We begin with the news that thousands of Police Officers serving in Northern Ireland were dreading, that details of their surnames and places of work have fallen into the hands of dissident republican groups who do not support the peace process. The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland confirmed this today after last weeks data breach, in which details on more than 10,000 employees was mistakenly released online. A document posted on a wall in largely catholic west belfast, close to the sinn fein office, allegedly shows some of the information that was uploaded. Sarah girvin has the full story. When news of the psni data breach broke six days ago, the forces Chief Constable said he was aware of claims from dissident republican paramilitaries that they had access to it. Today he confirmed the information was in their hands. We are now confident that the Workforce Data set is in the hands of dissident republicans and it is therefore our Planning Assumption that they
security, their safety and that of their family. news confirmed today that terrorists now have their private information will do little to ease those fears. private information will do little to ease those fears. news today of big changes that are likely to be announced for targets on nhs cancer waiting times in england. there were nine targets, all of which have been routinely missed in recent years. now there ll be just three, including the maximum four week wait, for a cancer diagnosis. that hasn t been achieved for a while, and treatment within a month of cancer being found, with that aim not met, since 2020. here are the six goals that will be dropped, meaning patients with a diagnosis could have to wait longer than two weeks before seeing a specialist, a target last met over three years ago. and breast cancer patients may also have to wait longer for a first consultant appointment. that target was last met over five years ago. the nhs says streamlining
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inside, a ten year old girl was found dead. tonight, police have confirmed that no one else was in the property when she was discovered. officers say they have no reason to believe there is any risk to the public, and they are working hard to build a picture of what happened. some answers might lie in the results of a postmortem examination, due to be carried out tomorrow, which should establish how ten year old sara died. helen wilkinson, bbc news. news now of changes for targets on nhs cancer waiting times in england. ministers argue simplifying and streamlining what patients should expect will lead to better outcomes. cancer charities have cautiously welcomed the plans, but say more cash and investment is also needed. our health editor, hugh pym, is here with the latest. the government s confirmed that nhs england will be allowed to go ahead with planned changes