Lloyds bank reveals IT glitch affected almost half a million customers
In a letter to the Treasury Select Committee, Lloyds apologised and said some compensation had been paid. Source link
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Ex-SNP council leader Jordan Linden guilty of multiple sex offences against young men and boys | UK News
A former SNP council leader has been found guilty of preying on young men and boys. Jordan Linden, 30, was convicted of 10 offences – including five sexual assaults, stalking and sexual communication – following a trial at Falkirk Sheriff Court. Linden, who stood down as leader of North Lanarkshire Council in 2022 after the…
PS5 price hiked by £90 due to global 'pressures'
The changes will see the recommended retail price of the PS5 rise from £479.99 to £569.99 in the UK. Source link
Man questioned by police in Mohamed al Fayed sex abuse investigation | UK News
Police carrying out an investigation into the late former Harrods boss Mohamed al Fayed have questioned a man over allegations of human trafficking and facilitating rape. The suspect, who is in his 60s, was interviewed under caution this month after 154 people came forward to report allegations of sex abuse against Al Fayed, said the…
Man declared fit to stand trial charged with attempted murder of three children in Dublin attack | World News
A judge has decided a man is fit to stand trial charged with attempting to murder three children in Dublin. Riad Bouchaker, 52, of no fixed abode, is accused of an attack at Parnell Square East on 23 November 2023, hours before a riot broke out in the capital. At a hearing on Friday, at…
All the things Donald Trump has put his name on – from buildings to battleships | US News
The US Treasury Department plans to put Donald Trump’s signature on all new US paper currency, the agency has announced. The move would be a first for a sitting president, with US paper currency traditionally carrying the signatures of the treasury secretary and the treasurer. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement: “There…
Just Eat and Autotrader among five firms under investigation in fake and misleading review crackdown | Money News
Just Eat and the funeral provider Dignity are among the latest companies being investigated as part of an inquiry into fake online reviews. The competition watchdog said its expanded crackdown on false and misleading information for consumers also took in the motor sales platform Autotrader, customer review and feedback firm Feefo and dining chain Pasta…
Morgan McSweeney phone theft conspiracy theories – it’s the job of journalists to seek the truth | Politics News
Cards on the table, when I first read a story heavily suggesting the theft of Morgan McSweeney’s mobile phone was somehow connected to requests for messages about Lord Mandelson, I thought to myself: that is an absurd conspiracy theory. After all, what are those “raising an eyebrow” at this affair saying happened? Was Number 10’s…
Inquest into death of Soham child murderer Ian Huntley to begin next month | UK News
An inquest into the death of Soham killer Ian Huntley will open next month in County Durham, it has been announced. Huntley, 52, died earlier this month at Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle after being allegedly attacked with a metal bar in a workshop at HMP Frankland in Durham on 26 February. Senior coroner Jeremy…
All the times Trump has attacked Starmer over Iran war – as PM insists he’s ‘not going to back down’ | Politics News
Sir Keir Starmer says Donald Trump is seeking to “put pressure on me in different ways” – but has insisted that he won’t “buckle under pressure”. Speaking to Sky News’ political editor Beth Rigby, the prime minister said he “wanted a good relationship” with the US president and still does, but vowed he is “not…