Divided population. and in advance the september anniversary of mahsa amini s death, but then, also of all the other young people who also died in the protests, the government is pushing back. can a place be too popular? the people of one austrian town certainly think so. their home in the mountains is believed to be the real life inspiration behind the disney film frozen. it s known for its pretty views and glacial trails, but its also known for mass tourism. the world heritage site has just over 700 inhabitants, but gets up to an estimated 10,000 visitors a day during high season. and now some locals have had enough, and want the tourists to let it go . they ve been protesting against mass tourism by holding a sit in inside the mountain tunnel that leads to the town. they re calling for limits
Campaigning began weeks ago. nadine dorries last won here by nearly 25,000 votes, but opposition parties sense an opportunity. injuly, labour overturned a similarly large tory majority to win selby and ainsty. its party chair was out in flitwick today, aiming for a repeat. from my conversations that i ve had with people, they can see that labour with keir starmer offering something very, very different. we re absolutely determined to change our country for the better. the lib dems argue they re best placed after explosive wins in places like summerton and frome. this is a seat, a rural blue wall seat, the sorts of seats that liberal democrats have been winning. and if you look at recent byelections in this type of seat, we ve won from third place. while the tories will hope that, as in borisjohnson s old seat of uxbridge and south ruislip, they can hold on. the exit of mid bedfordshire s mp has been dramatic and noisy.
And, according to a senior former officer, some will be more vulnerable than others. if you are, for example, an ethnic minority officer with an unusual name, working in counter terrorism, or working undercover, or perhaps working against organised gangs, you potentially could be more easily identified. now exactly how this happened is still being established, but the met say there was a data breach at a third party supplier that had access to information like names, photos and security clearance, but not police contact information. the force says extra security measures have now been put in place. it comes just weeks after a series of data leaks at other forces, including one at the police service of northern ireland, which saw the details of all staff accidentally published. those were human error. this seems to be a targeted attack on a third party it company thought to be contracted by the met
But the met say there was a data breach at a third party supplier that had access to information like names, photos and security clearance, but not police contact information. the force says extra security measures have now been put in place. it comes just weeks after a series of data leaks at other forces, including one at the police service of northern ireland, which saw the details of all staff accidentally published. those were human error. this seems to be a targeted attack on a third party it company thought to be contracted by the met to make warrant cards. it s similar to the situation british airways, boots, and the bbc found themselves in when their payroll provider was hacked. in the event of the hack, clearly there s been weaknesses and vulnerabilities of the system, whoever is managing and maintaining it, if we are indeed going off the outsourcing. so it s all good and well protecting the front end, but it s got to be the back end as well.
But opposition parties sense an opportunity. injuly, labour overturned a similarly large tory majority to win selby and ainsty. its party chair was out in flitwick today, aiming for a repeat. from my conversations that i ve had with people, they can see that labour with keir starmer offering something very, very different. we re absolutely determined to change our country for the better. the lib dems argue they re best placed after explosive wins in places like summerton and frome. this is a seat, a rural blue wall seat, the sorts of seats that liberal democrats have been winning. and if you look at recent byelections in this type of seat, we ve won from third place. while the tories will hope that, as in borisjohnson s old seat of uxbridge and south ruislip, they can hold on. the exit of mid bedfordshire s mp has been dramatic and noisy. choosing her replacement might be no more peaceful. helen catt, bbc news.