Streeting urges public to prepare for disruption from cyber emergencies Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has warned that households and businesses should prepare for “increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks” and potential disruption to essential supplies. It comes as households are being urged to take steps to be prepared if everyday services are temporarily disrupted. The Government is
Russell Brand rape accuser did not think police would believe her, court hears Friends and family of one of Russell Brand’s alleged rape victims told a court she did not go to police at the time because she “didn’t think she would be believed”. Brand, now 51, is accused of raping a 21-year-old fan after
John Lennon’s ‘twisted’ whisky bottle goes on display in museum A whisky bottle which belonged to John Lennon has gone on display in a museum. The Johnnie Walker Black Label bottle, which has been twisted into an unusual shape, was bought by Lennon when he was in New York with Sir Paul McCartney in 1968
Harry Brook becomes first England batter to record ODI double century Harry Brook became the first England batter to record a double century in one-day internationals as he propelled his side to 429 for four in their tri-series contest in Rawalpindi. Brook started watchfully as England looked to bounce back from their 87-run defeat to
Katie Price’s ex-husband Kieran Hayler cleared of raping 13-year-old in 2016 Kieran Hayler has been acquitted of raping and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl when he was married to Katie Price after a court heard he said the charges were part of a “smear campaign” against him by his ex-wife. The 39-year-old was found not
Selfridges unveils Christmas windows with festive scenes from around the world Selfridges has unveiled its Christmas windows featuring scenes of festive traditions from cities around the world. Titled Christmas And The City, the windows – across all of the department store’s UK outlets – “celebrate the rush, magic and emotion of the world’s most festive
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