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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway closes, causes Splash House Palm Springs set cancellation
The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway was closed Friday, Aug. 8 due to unexpected technical issues with its electronic system, with no immediate word on when it will reopen. Tramway officials emailed a press release at 12:57 p.m. that said maintenance teams were actively working to resolve the issue and restore service "as quickly and safely as possible," but a reopening timeline was still unknown as of 5 p.m. Friday. Closure affects Splash House Palm Springs The closure is particularly pertinent to the few lucky Splash House eventgoers who were chosen to attend an intimate DJ set by BLOND:ISH aboard the tram Friday night as part of the poolside music festival. Sara Hartzell of Infamous, the public relations company hired by the festival, told The Desert Sun that the set "won't be happening anymore." No other information was provided, and as of 5:15 p.m., the Monday, Aug. 4 Instagram post announcing the special set had not been deleted. More: The ultimate guide to Splash House tickets, 2025 lineup, parking and more Desert Sun entertainment reporter Brian Blueskye contributed to this report. (This is a developing story and will be updated as new information becomes available.) This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Palm Springs tram issue sparks closure, Splash House set cancellation Solve the daily Crossword
CBC
3 days ago
- General
- CBC
Frequent power outages in this Montreal borough leave residents, businesses frustrated
The mayor of Île-Bizard-Sainte-Geneviève says it's been a major issue all summer. Hydro-Québec says it's identified the problem and fixed the technical issues, but some residents worry the damage has already been done.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
‘Troubling' courts service IT bug ‘extremely serious'
An IT bug causing 'technical issues' within the body running courts in England and Wales is 'unbelievably serious' and could be compared to the Post Office Horizon scandal, a former lord chancellor has said. The BBC has reported that it took HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) several years to react to the bug, which is said to have caused evidence to go missing, be overwritten or appear lost, resulting in judges in civil, family and tribunal courts making rulings on cases when evidence was potentially incomplete. HMCTS said there is no evidence to suggest any case outcomes were affected as a result of the issues. The bug was found in case-management software used by HMCTS and the Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) Tribunal, which handles benefit appeals, is thought to have been most affected, the BBC said. Referred to as Judicial Case Manager, MyHMCTS or CCD, the BBC said the software is used to manage evidence and track cases, and is used by judges, lawyers, case workers and members of the public. Documents seen by the BBC show the bug caused data to be obscured from view, meaning some evidence was sometimes not visible as part of case files used in court. The BBC said a leaked internal report said HMCTS did not know the full extent of the data corruption, including whether or how it had affected cases. Alex Chalk, former lord chancellor and former justice secretary, said what has happened is 'incredibly serious' and could have involved cases which determine whether a child is taken into care. 'So unbelievably serious. And, so the whistle blowers indicate, it could potentially have bled into other tribunals as well, whether it deals with divorce and so on. 'And the thing that is so troubling is that this report evidently got on to the desk of the senior leadership of HMCTS in March 2024 when I was in office, and it was never brought to my attention. 'And I am incredibly troubled by that, because any lord chancellor, of any stripe, if they discover that there's potentially a situation in the courts which is leading to injustice, then you will immediately want to investigate that, and yet in effect that was covered up and I'm afraid I think that is extremely serious,' Mr Chalk told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. The BBC said several sources within HMCTS have likened the situation to the Horizon Post Office scandal. Mr Chalk was asked on the Radio 4 Today programme if what has happened could be compared to the Post Office scandal, and he said: 'It could be.' An HMCTS spokesperson said: 'Our internal investigation found no evidence that any case outcomes were affected as a result of these technical issues. 'The digitisation of our systems is vital to bring courts and tribunals into the modern era and provide quicker, simpler access to justice for all those who use our services. 'We will continue to press ahead with our important modernisation.' It is understood that while the bug resulted in some documents not being accessible to users on the digital platform, they were in fact always present on the system. It is also understood that because of a number of 'fail-safes', parties and judges involved in these cases always had access to the documents they needed.
The Independent
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Independent
‘Troubling' courts service IT bug ‘extremely serious'
An IT bug causing 'technical issues' within the body running courts in England and Wales is 'unbelievably serious' and could be compared to the Post Office Horizon scandal, a former lord chancellor has said. The BBC has reported that it took HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) several years to react to the bug, which is said to have caused evidence to go missing, be overwritten or appear lost, resulting in judges in civil, family and tribunal courts making rulings on cases when evidence was potentially incomplete. HMCTS said there is no evidence to suggest any case outcomes were affected as a result of the issues. The bug was found in case-management software used by HMCTS and the Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) Tribunal, which handles benefit appeals, is thought to have been most affected, the BBC said. Referred to as Judicial Case Manager, MyHMCTS or CCD, the BBC said the software is used to manage evidence and track cases, and is used by judges, lawyers, case workers and members of the public. Documents seen by the BBC show the bug caused data to be obscured from view, meaning some evidence was sometimes not visible as part of case files used in court. The BBC said a leaked internal report said HMCTS did not know the full extent of the data corruption, including whether or how it had affected cases. Alex Chalk, former lord chancellor and former justice secretary, said what has happened is 'incredibly serious' and could have involved cases which determine whether a child is taken into care. 'So unbelievably serious. And, so the whistle blowers indicate, it could potentially have bled into other tribunals as well, whether it deals with divorce and so on. 'And the thing that is so troubling is that this report evidently got on to the desk of the senior leadership of HMCTS in March 2024 when I was in office, and it was never brought to my attention. 'And I am incredibly troubled by that, because any lord chancellor, of any stripe, if they discover that there's potentially a situation in the courts which is leading to injustice, then you will immediately want to investigate that, and yet in effect that was covered up and I'm afraid I think that is extremely serious,' Mr Chalk told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. The BBC said several sources within HMCTS have likened the situation to the Horizon Post Office scandal. Mr Chalk was asked on the Radio 4 Today programme if what has happened could be compared to the Post Office scandal, and he said: 'It could be.' An HMCTS spokesperson said: 'Our internal investigation found no evidence that any case outcomes were affected as a result of these technical issues. 'The digitisation of our systems is vital to bring courts and tribunals into the modern era and provide quicker, simpler access to justice for all those who use our services. 'We will continue to press ahead with our important modernisation.' It is understood that while the bug resulted in some documents not being accessible to users on the digital platform, they were in fact always present on the system. It is also understood that because of a number of 'fail-safes', parties and judges involved in these cases always had access to the documents they needed.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
Heathrow Airport chaos as passengers 'stuck' in tunnels, trains cancelled and traffic jammed
Passengers at Heathrow have been stuck in tunnels at the airport for over an hour amid travel delays this morning (Tuesday, August 5). Photographs show large crowds of people unable to move at the airport as the Central Terminal Area tunnel to Terminals 2 and 3 is closed due to "technical issues." Scott Roberts, who is at the airport, posted a photograph of a crowd of people at the airport to his X account. His post was captioned: "Been at Heathrow for an hour caught between the lifts and terminal tunnel and no one knows what is happening, this country is knackered." Drivers trying to leave the airport are also reportedly facing congestion. One person took to X to say that they had been sat in a cab trying to leave the airport since 8.20am. READ MORE: 'I slipped in beer at Oasis' Wembley concert yards from where man fell to his death' READ MORE: Woman who saw man fall at Wembley football match questions whether lessons were learned The Heathrow Express has also cancelled all services in both directions due to the "overcrowding". A status alert on its website currently states this will last until the end of the day. The M4 Heathrow Spur (at J4) into Terminals 2 and 3 is also now closed due to "severe delays". People are being asked to use the M25 J14 and head towards Terminal 5 and to allow extra time if heading to the airport this morning. Heathrow Airport has said that the main road tunnel to Terminals 2 and 3 has now reopened but congestion still remains in the area. Passengers are still recommended to allow extra time for their journeys. People have taken to social media to complain that they are currently unable to leave the airport, with large crowds of people gathered waiting for information. One person wrote that there was "chaos" at the Terminal 5 train platform to Terminals 2 and 3, with not trains serving the station for at least 30 minutes. Meanwhile, others reported being stuck in Terminal 3 and unable to exit the Tube station. Another person posted a picture of people running with their luggage in the roads, presumably to reach their flights and avoid the congestion in the airports tunnels. A spokesperson for Heathrow posted to X: "Due to a technical issue, the Central Terminal Area tunnel to Terminals 2 and 3 is currently closed. Please use public transport to Terminal 5, where train services are available to all other terminals. We're working hard to resolve the issue and apologise for the disruption." Got a story? Please get in touch at Stay updated on the latest travel news for London's roads with our London Traffic and Travel newsletter. Sign up HERE!
