Boris Johnson and wife announce divorce

LONDON: Boris Johnson, Britain's former foreign secretary and his Indian-origin wife, Marina Wheeler, on Friday announced they planned to divorce amid claims that the politician had cheated on his lawyer wife of 25 years. The couple made the announcement in a joint statement after a report appeared around the couple’s separation over Johnson’s alleged unfaithfulness. “Several months ago, , we decided it was in our best interests to separate. We have subsequently agreed to divorce,” the statement said. PTI

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British Airways to compensate for data breach    

London: British Airways (BA) will pay compensation to customers whose data was stolen in a “sophisticated” and “malicious” hacking attack, its boss said on Friday. The carrier revealed that the personal and financial details of customers making bookings on the BA website and mobile phone app between August 21 and September 5 had been stolen. BA has launched an investigation into the data breach, which involved 380,000 bank cards. The stolen data comprised customer names, postal and email addresses and credit card information. The breach has now been fixed. AFP