18 h. ago Loose Women 'in chaos as stars doing the show through gritted teeth' as 'terrified' presenters face pay cut

Some of the stars are believed to be 'furious' and 'insulted' over the shake-up, and are already fearing inevitable job losses.

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35 h. ago Germany boosts Nato’s eastern flank with new Baltic brigade amid threat from Russia – Europe live

Friedrich Merz visits Lithuania to mark the official formation of Germany’s first permanent overseas military unit since the second world warPortugal wants European energy regulators’ agency ACER to lead an independent investigation into the causes of the huge power outage that brought most of Spain and Portugal to a standstill last month, its acting energy minister told Reuters.Maria da Graça Carvalho said prime minister Luís Montenegro wants an independent investigation led by the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators to complement the technical report being prepared by the European network of transmission system operators ENTSO-E. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago TfL reveals why it shunned social media warning to passengers about Tube power cut chaos

Passenger watchdog says more could have been done to warn passengers after thousands were stranded on Underground and Elizabeth line

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9 d. ago Readers reply: If you were prepping, what would your top five items be?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts. This week’s followed the Spain/Portugal outagesIf you were prepping, what should be your top five things to hoard in light of the recent power outages in Spain and Portugal? Alina Ahmad, JohannesburgSend new questions to nq@theguardian.com. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tube power cut: Full scale of chaos revealed as 20 stations shut and trains left in tunnels in network collapse

Six Tube lines and Elizabeth line affected after fire at electricity substation

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1 week ago London travel news LIVE: Tube lines suspended and delayed as power cut causes chaos on TfL network

Tube’s Northern and Jubilee lines and the Elizabeth line are disrupted by the power supply issues

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1 week ago Police swoop on Manchester Airport and stop limousine dropping off passengers

The limo arrived in style - but did not leave the same way

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1 week ago London travel news LIVE: Tube lines suspended as power cut causes chaos on TfL network after substation fire

Tube’s Northern and Jubilee lines and the Elizabeth line are disrupted by the power supply issues

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1 week ago Video shows commuter chaos as London Underground hit by power cut

This video shows frustrated travellers as they face disruption on the Elizabeth line at Paddington on Monday afternoon.

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1 week ago Passengers react as Stansted Airport shares major update on IT glitch 'meltdown'

Thousands of passengers have been left 'stranded' and 'delayed' at Stanstead Airport after a major IT glitch occurred early this morning. People have been reacting on social media to the 'meltdown'

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2 w. ago Flights ARE delayed as fleet of buses mobilised to move passengers to a different terminal amid power cut at Manchester Airport

Engineers are trying to fix the problem

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2 w. ago Manchester Airport 'power cut' in terminal causes passport control chaos

A reported power cut at Manchester Airport's Terminal 3 appears to have sparked chaos at passport control gates as the airport confirms they are facing 'technical issues'.

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2 w. ago Chaos at Manchester Airport after 'power cut' in terminal sparks passport hell

This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated as the story develops

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2 w. ago Manchester Airport 'power cut' in terminal sparks passport control chaos

A reported power cut at Manchester Airport's Terminal 3 appears to have sparked chaos at passport control gates as the airport confirms they are facing 'technical issues'

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2 w. ago 'Cash rule' warning for UK tourists in Spain, France and Portugal amid power outage threats

Holidaymakers have been urged to ensure they are carrying physical cash

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2 w. ago Person cut free from vehicle after serious crash causes traffic chaos around major road

The collision on the A40 has led to heavy congestion in the area

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2 w. ago Spain's train network grinds to a halt after vital signalling cables stolen in ‘act of sabotage'

It comes just a week after Spain and Portugal suffered an unprecedented and unexplained power blackout

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2 w. ago BBC Breakfast plunged into chaos as host missing and guest 'cut off' mid

BBC Breakfast, which was without two of its regular presenters this morning, experienced some major tech issues.

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2 w. ago BBC Breakfast host forced to step in and issue apology after interview chaos

BBC Breakfast was thrown into chaos as host Roger Johnson "cut off" a guest mid interview

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3 w. ago ‘No one knew what to do’: power cuts bring chaos, connection and revaluation of digital dependency

People share their experiences of Monday’s massive power outage across Spain, Portugal and parts of France that upended modern life“It felt like chaos,” said Iñigo, a doctor at a hospital in northern Spain.With no electricity from noon on Monday, the building’s emergency generators were kept for the critical areas, leaving staff without access to patient data, broken communications due to no telephone signal or email, and colleagues unable to carry out some of their duties, he said. Continue reading...

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