32 h. ago Twitter down as hundreds of X users report major issues and blast Elon Musk

X users who were somehow able to post from their profiles amid the disruption were quick to blast Elon Musk

Technology

33 h. ago Twitter down as users of Elon Musk's X app report major issues

According to Downdetector, huge numbers of X/Twitter users are struggling to use the social media website this evening - while others are having issues with the app and login page

Technology

36 h. ago Exam season is here: A psychology expert’s top tips to support a child through exam stress

Exam season can be a testing time—not just for students, but also for parents. Recently, more than three quarters (77%) of teachers and school leaders reported seeing mental health issues related to exam anxiety in their Year 11 students during the past academic year, so it comes as no surprise that many parents are deeply concerned about the mental health of their children during this stressful period.

Science

36 h. ago RFK Jr.'s MAHA report raises concerns about vaccines, American foods and prescription drugs

A new government-issued report reflects some of the most controversial views on vaccines, the nation’s food supply, pesticides and prescription drugs held by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F

Events

3 d. ago Online criminals attacking HSBC ‘all the time’, says head of UK arm

Ian Stuart tells MPs that cybersecurity is biggest expense as bank systems face scrutiny after M&S and Co-op attacksThe boss of HSBC’s UK arm has said the bank is “being attacked all the time” by online criminals, with cybersecurity now its biggest expense, costing the lender hundreds of millions of pounds.Ian Stuart sought to reassure MPs that cybersecurity was “very much at the top of our agenda”, amid growing concerns that other large businesses could fall victim to the kind of attacks that have caused chaos at retailers such as Marks & Spencer and the Co-op. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Tesco apologies for ‘system issues’ after shoppers report app and website failures

Tesco revealed that it had been facing "technical issues" as shoppers complained of app and website being down

Events

7 d. ago Halifax down: Users reporting issues with online banking and app

According to Down Detector, problems at Halifax started at around 11:00 BST and are affecting more than 1,000 users across the UK.

Politics

8 d. ago Sky TV is 'DOWN': More than 30,000 people report issues with television

Sky has suffered an outage with more than 30,000 people reporting issues with their broadband and television.

Culture

8 d. ago TikTok is DOWN worldwide as users report issues with watching videos in app

TikTok has suffered a worldwide outage that's disrupting millions of people trying to watch videos on the app.

Politics

8 d. ago Police issue update after new reported sighting of missing Manchester man in Cumbria

Paul Pennington travelled from Manchester to the Lake District

Events

1 week ago Louisiana: controversial Denka plant suspends production after dire losses

Chemical plant linked to air pollution and cancer risks in majority-Black region ‘exploring all options for the future’A controversial chemical plant in the centre of Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” region has indefinitely suspended all production following dire financial results, the facility’s operators announced on Tuesday.The Denka Performance Elastomer plant in St John Parish has long been associated with chronic air pollution issues and was the subject of a years-long Guardian reporting series examining the disproportionate cancer risk rates experienced by the majority-Black fence-line communities that surround the facility. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago Her family thought she was missing in Thailand... she was actually in a cell in Georgia

Bella May Culley was reported missing in Thailand - but police have now issued a shock update

Events

1 week ago Missing boy, four, is found safe and well hours after police issued urgent appeal following reports he was seen with group of people before 'running off'

Four-year-old Quinton had last been seen on Sands Lane in Lowestoft, Suffolk, 'with a group of people before he ran off' at about 9.20am this morning, but he was later found safe and well.

Events

1 week ago ‘Punching walls’ and ‘shouting’: Inside the worrying rise of children reporting anger issues

School and online pressures have been blamed for the rise in children turning to Childcare for help with anger issues

Politics

1 week ago DWP full list of 19 changes Universal Credit claimants must report or risk losing benefits

Full list of change of circumstances you must report to the DWP or risk being taken to court or issued a fine

Events

2 w. ago Ten explosions heard near Kashmir airport as India and Pakistan exchange fire

Multiple explosions have been heard near Srinagar International Airport in Indian Kashmir, according to Indian officials, just hours after blackouts were issued amid drone attack reports

Events

2 w. ago Lloyds Banking Group teams up with online school to teach young people to manage their money

Leading online school Minerva Virtual Academy (MVA) has launched a series of education films with Lloyds Banking Group, to empower young people with managing their money.

Economics

2 w. ago When video games journalism eats itself, we all lose out | Keith Stuart

As industry giants trade beloved brands like commodities and AI offers easy content, independent games outlets are rising up. Here’s why they’re sorely neededLast week was a bad one for video games journalism. Two key contributors to the veteran site Giant Bomb, Jeff Grubb and Mike Minotti, have announced their departure after a recent podcast was taken down. The 888th episode of the Giant Bombcast reportedly featured a section lampooning new brand guidelines issued to staff and is no longer available online. Later this week, it was announced that major US site Polygon was being sold to Valnet, owner of the ScreenRant and GameRant brands, resulting in a swathe of job losses. This follows ReedPop’s sale, in 2024, of four high-profile UK-based sites – Eurogamer, GamesIndustry.biz, Rock Paper Shotgun and VG247 – to IGN Entertainment, owned by Ziff Davis, which also resulted in redundancies.It’s sad how these long-standing sites, each with vast audiences and sturdy reputations, have bee...

Politics

2 w. ago Drugs, sabotage, stealing and racism exposed in shocking report into Wales' biggest hospital

A damning report has revealed major issues at Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales

Events

2 w. ago Update issued after reports made of attempted child abduction in Greater Manchester town

Concerns were raised after it was claimed that there was an attempted kidnapping of a child last week

Politics