backgrounds who have been subject to a higher level of threat over the years. a separate data breach happened injuly when documents, a police radio and a laptop with officers details were stolen from a car, but that wasn t made public until yesterday. we have means of wiping those devices remotely. you will also be aware that laptops are protected by passwords. the priority for the psni will be keeping its staff safe. after that, it will be working hard to rebuild trust in a police force where morale is at rock bottom. sarah girvin, bbc news, belfast. sir richard branson s space company, virgin galactic, has completed its first space tourism flight. the passengers included an 80 year old british former olympian and a mother and a daughter who made history as the first caribbean people to embark on the journey. the flight lasted just over one hour. sophie long reports from the spaceport in new mexico.
breach of data. many of the police officers try not to reveal their occupation even to family because of security concerns, so their union says they re shocked and fearful. the chief constable said they had not be able to verify a claim by dissident republicans that they had obtained the staff list. here s sarah girvin. the terrorism threat level in northern ireland is severe that s the highest in the uk and it s because of that threat that some police officers keep their jobs secret from people in their community, theirfriends, even their children. today, the force s most senior officer acknowledged claims that dissident republicans are in possession of information from the data breaches. this is a claim. we haven t yet been able to verify what the substance is behind that claim, or see any of the information that dissident republicans assert that they have. but as you would imagine, we re keeping this under review. i and the senior team apologise unreservedly for what has happene
a separate data breach happened injuly when documents, a police radio and a laptop with officers details were stolen from a car, but that wasn t made public until yesterday. we have means of wiping those devices remotely. you will also be aware that laptops are protected by passwords. the priority for the psni will be keeping its staff safe. after that, it will be working hard to rebuild trust in a police force where morale is at rock bottom. sarah girvin, bbc news, belfast. now to a coup in niger. west african nations have put a smalljoint military force on alert. leaders of the ecowas regional bloc countries met, trying to find a way to push niger back to democracy. the bloc s current chairman, nigerian president bola tinubu, said the organisation was prioritising diplomacy. earlier, there had been threats of military action, if niger s ousted president
other people had done. and that has now happened. i suppose i ve got to go to the moon. a giant leap for those on board and a major milestone for space tourism, at least for those who can afford it. tickets currently cost more than £350,000. sophie long, bbc news, spaceport america, new mexico. it s been two days since the police service of northern ireland mistakenly made public the identities of 10,000 employees, and its chief constable has apologised for what he called an industrial scale breach of data. many of the police officers try not to reveal their occupation even to family, because of security concerns, so their union says they re shocked and fearful. the chief constable said they had not be able to verify a claim by dissident republicans that they had obtained the staff list. here s sarah girvin.
look right now a long way off. thank ou, look right now a long way off. thank you. jonathan blake. two days after the police service of northern ireland mistakenly made public the identities of 10,000 employees, its chief constable has apologised for what he called an industrial scale breach of data. police officers, many of whom try not to reveal their occupation, even to family, because of security concerns, are said by their union to be shocked and fearful. the chief constable, simon byrne, said they had not be able to verify a claim by dissident republicans that they had obtained the staff list. here s sarah girvin. the terrorism threat level in northern ireland is severe that s the highest in the uk and it s because of that threat that some police officers keep theirjobs secret from people in their community, their friends, even their children. today, the force s most senior officer acknowledged claims that dissident republicans are in possession of information from the da