9 h. ago Storm leaves 3 dead in Pennsylvania and about 500K customers without power

Officials are reporting at least three deaths amid a storm system that downed trees and power lines and left about half a million customers in the dark across Pennsylvania, Ohio and neighboring states

Events

17 h. ago British Gas issues warning as 12,000 customers risk energy bill hikes unless they act

The energy supplier issued the warning to its customers who were still using a Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) meter - these electricity meters rely on the RTS service to set the rate of energy

Events

40 h. ago Energy bill boost: Could you be owed £100s without even knowing it?

Could you be owed £100s by your energy supplier without knowing it? Here’s how to claim your money back and cut your bills even further.

Economics

57 h. ago ‘People were stunned’: Spaniards caught unawares by power outage

With mobile networks down and much of Spain’s transport system paralysed, people were left to navigate the chaos as best they couldSpain and Portugal power outage: live updatesIt was the moment the lights went out. In a post-match interview, after her straight sets win to reach the last eight of the Madrid Open, American tennis star Coco Gauff was joking about her avocado toast breakfast and bad night’s sleep, when suddenly the microphone cut. She looked surprised, while behind her the LED ad boards turned black.It was just after midday and all across the Iberian peninsula the power was failing, plunging Spain and Portugal into chaos. Buses and trains stopped; cash machines went dark; people were left trapped in unlit metro carriages and lifts, with no certainty about when they would get out. Continue reading...

Events

57 h. ago ‘People were stunned’: how massive blackout unfolded across Spain and Portugal

With mobile networks down and much of Spain’s transport system paralysed, people were left to navigate the chaos as best they couldSpain and Portugal power outage: live updatesIt was the moment the lights went out. In a post-match interview, after her straight sets win to reach the last eight of the Madrid Open, American tennis star Coco Gauff was joking about her avocado toast breakfast and bad night’s sleep, when suddenly the microphone cut. She looked surprised, while behind her the LED ad boards turned black.It was just after midday and all across the Iberian peninsula the power was failing, plunging Spain and Portugal into chaos. Buses and trains stopped; cash machines went dark; people were left trapped in unlit metro carriages and lifts, with no certainty about when they would get out. Continue reading...

Politics

68 h. ago Should you let your energy bill credit build up or ask for a refund?

Energy firms are sitting on £3billion worth of energy credit from 15million homes. The average household is £200 in credit with their energy supplier.

Economics

3 d. ago Beautiful European seaside resort left to rot becomes haven for dark tourism

In the eastern Mediterranean, a beachside resort that was once a hub for holidaymakers has become a ghost town after years of neglect

Politics

6 d. ago 'ChatGPT gave me a palm reading and chilling prediction made me run to doctor's'

A woman who shared a photo of her palm with an AI chatbot for a reading was left horrified when it sent her a dark prediction that made her book an appointment with a doctor

Science

6 d. ago 'I asked ChatGPT for a palm reading and dark prediction sent me running to doctor's'

A woman who asked the AI tool ChatGPT to give her a palm reading for fun was left horrified when it made a rather dark prediction that sent her running to the doctor's

Politics

6 d. ago Scots gran 'left in the dark' by energy supplier amid looming meter switch

Figures show 139,000 RTS meters were still in use across Scotland as of March 7.

Politics

7 d. ago Sarah Ferguson says 'bomb went off in her life' with heartbreaking cancer diagnosis

The Duchess of York, 63, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023 and then skin cancer in 2024 and has now said she was left to 'struggle alone with the dark thoughts'.

Events

1 week ago Lewis Hamilton's brother Nicolas was living a 'parallel life' as gambling spiralled

Nicolas Hamilton has opened up on his experience with gambling harm, after staking left him in a "dark spot", barely a penny to his name, and feeling as though there was no one to turn to

Politics

2 w. ago Gran scoops £4m Omaze mansion in Highlands and celebrates by watching Braveheart

Widow Patricia once shed five stone so she could give her husband of over 55 years David one of her kidneys for a lifesaving operation.

Economics

2 w. ago Gran who wins £4m mansion does most Scottish thing ever then reveals if she'll sell

The latest Omaze Million Pound House Draw winner has been revealed and a lucky gran has revealed not only what she will do with the property but how she reacted to the news

Economics

2 w. ago Netflix documentary on 'dark side' of child influencers leaves viewers 'utterly disgusted'

Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing has left viewers feeling 'disgusted'

Technology

2 w. ago Wishaw woman left with £700 kitchen repair bill after smart meter switchover 'shambles'

Christina Milligan said she felt “aggressively” pressured by her energy supplier

Economics

2 w. ago Scots gran with dementia plunged into 'fuel poverty' after heating bills hiked by 400%

Linda Chalmers, 71, paid hugely-inflated bills for several months amid a year-long dispute over the shared heat network in her Edinburgh social housing development.

Politics

3 w. ago Woman robbed her gran of £49,000 while she lay ill in hospital

She went into her bank to check on her finances after her spell in hospital she was told her accounts had been closed.

Economics

3 w. ago Zonal electricity pricing 'would give Scots living close to windfarms cheaper bills'

Major supplier Octopus Energy says a pricing shake-up could end Scotland's rural fuel poverty crisis with 44% of households in remote areas struggling with bills.

Science

3 w. ago Controversial Democrat says 'conspiracy theory' long pushed by Trump is true

A top Democrat has FLIPPED on a long-running conspiracy theory pushed by Donald Trump and his closest allies. The left-wing politician now says the dark secret is real.

Politics