
06 May, 2021
Gunboats wade into fishing row
Jersey blockade
Two Royal Navy ships are patrolling Jersey amid concerns the island could be blockaded by French fishing boats. The protest marks the latest escalation in a post-Brexit row over fishing rights. French fishers say the new system makes it too difficult to get a licence to fish in Jersey’s waters - they’re so unhappy that the French maritime minister has threatened to cut off Jersey’s electricity supply.
The Starship has landed
SpaceX’s Starship rocket has safely touched down after a successful test flight. Getting a spacecraft to take off is easy but coming down again in one piece has proved harder; 4 previous attempts have ended in explosions. Starship’s next mission? Fly around the moon in 2023, with paying customers on board.
Hacked via WiFi?
6 million people could be at risk of being hacked via outdated routers that might not have received essential security updates. Which? says two thirds of the routers it tested had flaws such as weak default passwords which could allow the device to be hijacked. Virgin, BT and TalkTalk have all said that most customers are using up-to-date devices and can update any time.