10 h. ago The kindness of strangers: a woman paid for my groceries when I couldn’t

I was trying to move money over quickly but the banking app was down. Plus, I had a toddler and a baby with me, and one had started screamingRead more in the Kindness of strangers seriesAt the Aldi checkout I was having trouble paying for my $100 grocery shop. It wasn’t that I couldn’t afford to pay, I’d just forgotten to transfer money into our everyday transaction account. I was trying to move the money over quickly at the checkout but the banking app was down. I had my two little kids with me, a toddler and a baby, one of whom had started screaming.With a growing queue of other customers behind me, the checkout guy set aside my receipt for the scanned groceries and saved it, then went on to serving other people. Frantically, I called my husband and asked him to come down to the supermarket with his bank card and pay, as it didn’t seem that I was going to be able to. While I was on the phone to him, a lady in the line paid for her groceries – then told the checkout guy, “I’ll pay ...

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43 h. ago Hackers leak Qantas data containing 5 million customer records after ransom deadline passes

Hacker collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters demanded payment in return for preventing the stolen data of nearly 40 companies from being sharedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHackers say they have leaked the personal records of 5 million Qantas customers on the dark web, after a ransom deadline set by the cybercriminals passed.The airline is one of more than 40 firms globally caught up in the hack, reported to contain up to 1 billion customer records. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Morrisons faces demands to pay out to hundreds of angry motorists after fuel pump mix

People are demanding motorists are compensated after the Morrisons petrol station in Tiverton, Devon, caused problems for many who unwittingly put the wrong fuel into their cars.

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2 w. ago Jeffrey Epstein depicted as king among young women in creepy custom chess set

A custom chess set commissioned by Jeffrey Epstein features him as king and nine young women as pieces, created from photos taken in 2016 for $5,000

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2 w. ago A jury will look at whether Amazon tricked customers into joining Prime

A federal trial beginning in Amazon’s hometown this week is set to examine whether the online retailing giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime service and made it difficult to cancel after they did so

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2 w. ago Jeffrey Epstein's bizarre custom chess set revealed with him as king among young women

Paedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein commissioned a bizarre custom chess set from nine young women. Epstein instructed staff to photograph him so he could be seen as the king

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2 w. ago Hellmann’s offers to pay for repairs after customer set fire to cafe over lack of mayonnaise

The café is located in Seville, Spain

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3 w. ago First annual drop in UK house asking prices since January 2024

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsToday’s warnings about higher food prices coming in the UK are likely to cause fresh worries about how long borrowers will have to wait until Bank of England policymakers vote for another cut, reports Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown.Streeter adds:They are set to leave the base rate unchanged on Thursday and aren’t expected to make a move until next Spring.The Food and Drink Federation is forecasting food inflation could reach 5.7% by the end of December and still be running at 3.1% by the end of 2026. Higher employer and packaging taxes are being blamed for increasing costs for companies, which they can no longer absorb.“I’m delighted that we are on track to deliver yet another period of double-digit revenue growth and a strong profit performance, whilst maintaining our globally leading customer service standards.Our strategy as set out at our full year results is working and we have an exc...

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3 w. ago Closure of east London school £1.1 million in red would be 'catastrophic' for SEND children

Calverton Primary School in Custom House is set to close despite 150 opposing the move, arguing it is essential for the community

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