"It's the least I could do," he said.

Mr Forno, of the UMBC Cybersecurity Institute, said the hacks were probably years in the making."China traditionally takes a very long and strategic view of how they conduct their espionage and intelligence operations," he said. "The US tends to be much more reactive and much more interested in immediate and visible results."

China's foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a news briefing that the accusations were "baseless" and "lacking evidence"."China consistently opposes all forms of hacking and firmly rejects the dissemination of false information targeting China for political purposes," Mao said.A Chinese embassy spokesman said in a statement: "The US needs to stop using cybersecurity to smear and slander China, and stop spreading all kinds of disinformation about the so-called Chinese hacking threats."

An electronics company has put forward plans to expand at a site in Wolverhampton.Kasdon Holdings Ltd has applied for an extension to a manufacturing facility on Strawberry Lane in Willenhall.

Floorspace would increase by nearly 700 sq m and the firm employing 45 people has plans for 10 more workers.

The deadline for a decision over the planning application to the city council is 6 August.When he arrived dressed as a gas engineer, the woman, from Cwmbran, in Torfaen, immediately recognised Mr Silver as the officer who dealt with her in July 2021, Cardiff Crown Court heard.

She had been arrested on suspicion of common assault and he drove her home after she was freed from custody without charge.The woman said she was a domestic violence victim, with PTSD and autism.

She claimed he asked about her sex life during the car journey and gave her his phone number.During the trip he started talking about sex.