Storms Austen and Boelo set to batter parts of UK with wind and rain The Met Office has issued weather warnings for wind and rain across parts of the UK, with two named storms due to bring disruption. Storm Austen, the first named storm of the season, is expected to affect south-west England on Friday
Thirty-two Government services offline amid PHP cybersecurity issue Thirty-two Government services are offline and four are partially unavailable while work is carried out to address potential cybersecurity issues, a minister has said. Organisations around the world have been scrambling to fix a critical security flaw in the programming language PHP used by the majority of
Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs this year as AI makes work more efficient Barclays has revealed it expects to have cut around 5,000 staff by the end of 2026 after turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to make the bank more efficient. The banking group said this is the equivalent of about 5% of all its
Consumer confidence tumbles ahead of Budget Consumer confidence has tumbled before the Budget against a backdrop of rising inflation and ongoing geopolitical tensions, figures show. Expectations for the state of the economy over the next three months worsened to minus 40, down from minus 34 in September, according to an Opinium survey for the British
Work tackling England’s potholes ‘turning a corner’ as more funding announced Work tackling England’s potholes is “starting to turn a corner” as nearly 7,000 miles of road resurfacing is set to be completed this year, the Government has said. This is the equivalent distance of travelling between London and Singapore and includes nearly 5,000 miles
Four contenders make City of Culture shortlist for 2029 Blackpool, Milton Keynes, Sheffield and Wrexham have been shortlisted to be the UK City of Culture for 2029. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said the four contenders will receive at least £125,000 to take forward their bid for the chance to win the
Late Declan Rice strike snatches Arsenal a point at Bayern Munich Declan Rice stole the limelight from Harry Kane as Arsenal hit back to snatch a thrilling 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich in a heavyweight Champions League clash at the Allianz Arena. Gunners midfielder Rice lashed low beyond Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer eight minutes from
Carrick’s Como calamity – Manchester United slump to embarrassing loss in Italy Manchester United fell to one of the most embarrassing European defeats in their history as Champions League upstarts Como ran out 4-1 victors to heap pressure on head coach Michael Carrick. The under-fire Red Devils boss had felt Sunday’s purposeful point at rivals
Noel Gallagher to appear on final season of Chicken Shop Date Oasis star Noel Gallagher has been confirmed as the next guest to appear on Amelia Dimoldenberg’s Chicken Shop Date. The singer-songwriter, 59, was revealed as the third guest to appear on the final season of the hit YouTube series which sees Dimoldenberg interview celebrities
Attention moves to Rosebank as Andy Burnham defends Jackdaw approval Attention is set to move to the Rosebank oil and gas field after Prime Minister Andy Burnham defended the decision to approve Jackdaw. Gas from the Jackdaw field will start flowing within weeks after Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh backed the scheme.