Security guard caught sleeping on the job at The World Trade Center

A half blind security guard who was caught sleeping at his post at The World Trade Center in New York has insisted he was simply ‘exercising his eyes’.

The security of the tower has been called into question after a number of breaches recently, including two base jumpers who jumped from the top of the building in September.  Two CNN producers were also arrested attempting to breach security to expose flaws.

Turkey blocks YouTube amid ‘national security’ concerns

The Turkish government has reinforced its clampdown on social media after an audio recording of a high-level security meeting was leaked on the video-sharing website.

“We’re seeing reports that some users are not able to access YouTube in Turkey. There is no technical issue on our side and we’re looking into the situation,” Google said in a statement emailed to the Guardian.