YEO messaging CEO explains use of geo-fence technology SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The co-founder of a secure messaging app has backed a technological fix for the regulatory burden and political fallout resulting from the Northern Ireland Protocol. YEO Messaging's Alan Jones is a believer in the power of technology to solve real-world solutions and believes a simple geo-fenced encrypted message could be the key to unlocking the current Brexit trade row. Related articles Remoaner torn apart after sharing image of full shelves as Brexit dig 'Made in Britain' labels fuel £7.6bn post-Brexit surge in exports Mr Jones told Express.co.uk: "We developed the ability to carry a Bluetooth signal … [Read more...] about Brexit border row solvable in ‘six months’ boasts UK tech boss behind secure messaging app
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Millionaire, 70, jailed after refusing to tear down ‘Britain’s best man cave’
A millionaire accountant has been jailed for ignoring a court order to tear down ‘Britain’s best man cave’ after a marathon battle with the council. Grandfather-of-five Graham Wildin, 70, is waking up behind bars this weekend after an eight-year fight over his home sport and leisure complex, which includes a bowling alley, mini-casino, squash court and cinema. He was told he was being locked up for six weeks after judge Jarman QC ruled Wildin’s attitude showed he had been determined not to comply with repeated orders from the Forest of Dean District Council throughout the planning case over the hulking construction at the accountant’s home in Cinderford, Gloucestershire. Deputy council leader Paul Hiett said: ‘The enforcement case against Mr Wildin has been a long and complex road. ‘In what should have been a completely avoidable situation, Mr Wildin has continually ignored planning law and policies that are there to protect local communities. ‘The law is the law … [Read more...] about Millionaire, 70, jailed after refusing to tear down ‘Britain’s best man cave’
Petition calls for ‘kebab’ statue to be taken down ‘with immediate effect’
Hundreds think a statue erected in their town centre should be taken down becuase it looks like a kebab sword, ‘unwanted junk’ or an ‘offence to God’. Artist Sandy Brown was commissioned to design an £90,000 monument paying homage to the history of the China clay industry in St Austell, Cornwall. After three years of construction, an 11.5-metre statue called Earth Goddess went up as the crowning jewel of a ceramic art trail, on June 25. But the piece, as big as two double-decker buses on top of each other, has not gone down well with many locals . At least 460 people have now signed a petition to get the statue removed ‘with immediate effect’. Some said the ’embarrassment’ looked like a kebab and nicknamed it the ‘pink sword’. Others feel the piece has religious connotations which go against St Austell’s Christian history. Keith Palmer said: ‘It seems whoever sponsored this completely missed the point. Our town is named after a saint of the Christian faith, … [Read more...] about Petition calls for ‘kebab’ statue to be taken down ‘with immediate effect’