47 h. ago Man arrested after allegedly ramming car through front gates of Russian consulate in Sydney

Police called to Woollahra following reports of ‘unauthorised vehicle’ parked in driveway, with 39-year-old then crashing through gates, police allegeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesA man has been arrested after a police officer was injured when a car ploughed through the gates of the Russian consulate in Sydney.Officers had tried to speak to the driver of the white SUV when it was parked in the driveway of the consulate in the city’s eastern suburbs on Monday morning. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago HSBC update after major outage left thousands of customers unable to access online banking services

Thousands of HSBC customers had trouble accessing their online banking on Wednesday

Economics

6 d. ago Is HSBC app down? Millions in panic as bank app goes down on payday

HSBC’s sister bank First Direct is also facing disruption

Economics

6 d. ago HSBC issues apology as thousands of customers unable to access online banking

Customers have been experiencing issues since around 11:30am on Wednesday

Economics

6 d. ago HSBC apologises after customers unable to access online banking and app

HSBC said it is currently investigating the problem ‘as a matter of urgency’.

Economics

6 d. ago HSBC and First Direct customers unable to access accounts as banking apps go down

HSBC and its sister bank First Direct are both experiencing issues with their mobile app and online banking on Monday morning as users fume on social media about the inconvenience

Economics

6 d. ago HSBC is DOWN: Banking app crashes for thousands of users across the UK

According to Down Detector, the problems started at around 11:17 BST, and are affecting users across the UK.

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6 d. ago HSBC down: Bank app not working as users hit with ‘err03’ code instead of seeing their accounts

HSBC’s online banking has stopped working, with customers reporting they are unable to see their money.

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1 week ago Vinted down for thousands of users as fashion fans 'losing their minds'

The buying and selling app has ran into some issues prompting users to vent their frustrations on the internet

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2 w. ago Can crocodiles and canoeists coexist at Australia’s 2032 Olympic Games?

As world’s largest living reptile reclaims the Fitzroy River in Queensland, some say athletes shouldn’t worry while others warn against ‘running the gauntlet’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAndrew Miller is only minutes into a crash course on using a V8 ocean ski when he first drops the C-bomb.The former red beret paratrooper and current president of a Rockhampton canoe club is explaining to a first-time paddler why he won’t begin on a K1 – the kind of craft the world’s best canoe sprinters will paddle when and if they come here to central Queensland to compete at the 2032 Olympic Games. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Which of Britain's Big Four banks can you rely on for the healthiest profits? Our shares guru with the golden touch MIDAS reveals all...

It was all supposed to be different. When feisty newcomers such as Metro, Revolut and Monzo burst on to the British banking scene, there were high hopes for change.

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2 w. ago Thousands of users’ personal data — including their IDs — were leaked from a popular male revenge dating app

A widely downloaded new app invites men to review the women they’ve dated, and asks for photo ID to verify their identity. What could possibly go wrong?

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2 w. ago Thousands of users’ personal data — like their IDs — were leaked from a popular male revenge dating app

A widely downloaded new app invites men to review the women they’ve dated, and asks for photo ID to verify their identity. What could possibly go wrong?

Politics

3 w. ago ‘Commodifying themselves’: the ordinary people posting Instagram sponcon to profit off friends

Users can make thousands a year by sharing links to their favorite items online – and they only need about 1,000 followers to qualifyShelbi Howell, a 32-year-old stay-at-home mom, lives in a small town outside of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. She is not, in any traditional sense, an influencer. Like millions of other women around the world, she posts her daily outfits to TikTok, where she has a frankly paltry 1,624 followers, and Instagram, where she has 1,251. Yet despite being in every sense an ordinary woman on the internet, Howell estimates that she has made more than $500 just from posting to social media.She does this by posting a video of her outfit or her makeup and reminding viewers – many of whom are people she knows personally – that they can buy the same item via a link in her bio. Continue reading...

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