4 h. ago Storm Benjamin to batter UK as Met Office issues warnings with 2in of rain and 75mph winds on way

The Met Office warned the wet and windy conditions may cause travel disruption, flooding, power cuts and damage to buildings within the alert areas tomorrow.

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19 h. ago M8 closures: Drivers warned of disruption ahead of overnight closures on M8 slip road near Livingston

Drivers are being told to plan ahead to avoid disruption.

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20 h. ago ‘Significant exposure’: Amazon Web Services outage exposed UK state’s £1.7bn reliance on tech giant

Cloud computing disruption highlights risk of deepening ties despite warnings from UK’s own regulators, including the TreasuryAmazon chief executive Andy Jassy beamed as he met Keir Starmer in Downing Street’s garden to announce £40bn of UK investments in June. Starmer was equally effusive, gushing: “This deal shows that our plan for change is working –bringing in investment, driving growth, and putting more money in people’s pockets.”Four months later, and the tech company was left scrambling to fix a devastating global outage on Monday that left thousands of businesses in limbo – and shed light on the UK government’s reliance on its cloud computing business, Amazon Web Services (AWS). Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Train company issues warning to passengers over 'significant disruption' despite strikes being called off

CrossCountry - which runs services between Manchester and Birmingham and other major UK cities - are running a 'limited' service on Saturday

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6 d. ago MI5 chief reveals China plot disrupted last week and warns of 'daily' security threat

Sir Ken McCallum, the Director General of MI5, said the intelligence service had intervened operationally to disrupt a threat connected to China in the last week

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7 d. ago Manchester trains LIVE: Several major UK railway lines shut sparking huge travel chaos

Commuters have been warned they face hours of travel disruption this morning after a points failure has forced several major rail lines to shut

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8 d. ago Eurostar passengers warned of 'severe disruption' as RMT union threatens strike action

RMT claims staff face increased workload due to ‘unreliable trains’ and problems at control centre

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9 d. ago Cows on the line cause disruption to train services between Dumfries and Carlisle

The line has reopened but passengers have been warned the disruption is expected to last for another few hours.

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1 week ago M4 road closures and other roadworks as drivers face disruption this week

Partial closures and roadworks are expected to take place on the M4 Prince of Wales Bridge, in Cardiff, as well as between Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot

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1 week ago UK weather set to spark travel disruption as Met Office issues 'take care' message

The Met Office warns that thick patches of fog could cause disruption across parts of the country

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1 week ago M4 drivers warned of weekend disruption amid lane closures and roadworks

Journeys could be disrupted this weekend

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1 week ago Major Welsh road closure to hit drivers and affect M4 users next week

A section of the dual carriageway will shut for five nights next week with diversions put in place

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2 w. ago Bank of England warns of risk of AI market correction; gold hits new $4,000 an ounce record – business live

Soaring tech valuations could drop amid potentially ‘disappointing’ progress on AI, central bank says; gold has doubled in two years and extends 50% rally so far this yearPeter Hargreaves, the billionaire co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown, is retiring from the UK’s largest personal investment site, seven months after its £5.4bn acquisition by private equity firms. Hargreaves, 79, who set up the business in 1981 in the back bedroom of his house in Clifton with Stephen Lansdown, is handing his board position to his son Robert and said this “marks a proud new chapter in the family legacy”. His firm pioneered “DIY” investments, allowing people to invest directly in shares via its website without costly financial advisers.The Bristol-based company said he had rejoined the board earlier this year to “provide continuity and support through a period of change” following its takeover by a private equity consortium of Jersey-based buyout giant CVC Capital Partners, Sweden’s Nordic Capital and...

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2 w. ago Bank of England warns growing risk AI bubble could burst; gold hits new $4,000 an ounce record – business live

Soaring tech valuations could drop amid potentially ‘disappointing’ progress on AI, central bank says; gold has doubled in two years and extends 50% rally so far this yearPeter Hargreaves, the billionaire co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown, is retiring from the UK’s largest personal investment site, seven months after its £5.4bn acquisition by private equity firms. Hargreaves, 79, who set up the business in 1981 in the back bedroom of his house in Clifton with Stephen Lansdown, is handing his board position to his son Robert and said this “marks a proud new chapter in the family legacy”. His firm pioneered “DIY” investments, allowing people to invest directly in shares via its website without costly financial advisers.The Bristol-based company said he had rejoined the board earlier this year to “provide continuity and support through a period of change” following its takeover by a private equity consortium of Jersey-based buyout giant CVC Capital Partners, Sweden’s Nordic Capital and...

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2 w. ago Spot gold rises above $4,000 for the first time; car dealer Vertu Motors warns of £5.5m profit hit from JLR disruption – business live

Gold has doubled in two years and extends 50% rally so far this year amid central bank buying and political turmoilPeter Hargreaves, the billionaire co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown, is retiring from the UK’s largest personal investment site, seven months after its £5.4bn acquisition by private equity firms. Hargreaves, 79, who set up the business in 1981 in the back bedroom of his house in Clifton with Stephen Lansdown, is handing his board position to his son Robert and said this “marks a proud new chapter in the family legacy”. His firm pioneered “DIY” investments, allowing people to invest directly in shares via its website without costly financial advisers.The Bristol-based company said he had rejoined the board earlier this year to “provide continuity and support through a period of change” following its takeover by a private equity consortium of Jersey-based buyout giant CVC Capital Partners, Sweden’s Nordic Capital and the Abu Dhabi wealth fund, which completed in March.Har...

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2 w. ago M4 road closures and roadworks to hit drivers in Wales this week

There are closures along the M4 expected this week

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2 w. ago Around 62,000 Scots left without power as Storm Amy ravages country

Since hitting Scotland yesterday, several records have been smashed overnight and the UK has been warned to brace for more "disruption" over the next 24 hours as Met Office weather warnings stay in place.

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2 w. ago M4 road closures and roadworks to hit drivers in Wales this weekend

There are closures along the M4 expected this weekend

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2 w. ago Storm Amy: Fresh amber warning as more travel disruption expected

Scots can expect gusts of more than 90mph along with heavy rain as the first named storm of the season continues to batter the country.

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2 w. ago Storm Amy: Further disruption expected as weather warnings cover whole of UK

Weather warnings covering the whole of the UK are in place on Saturday and include alerts for both wind and rain, the Met Office said.

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