17 m. ago Lloyds Bank warning for 5 groups of customers over £50 payments into accounts

Customers with Lloyds may qualify for multiple payments but the deadline is just weeks away

Economics

47 m. ago Berenberg made largest unlawful UK political donation with £300,000 for Tories

Conservatives returned funds in July from private German bank given ‘in good faith’

Politics

3 h. ago Australia news live: PM says ‘enough is enough’ as social media ban comes into effect; Gina Rinehart’s helipad plan rejected

Follow the latest updates liveSocial media ban: some platforms still allowing 14-year-olds as landmark ruling comes into forceCallout: How is Australia’s social media ban affecting you and your family?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastInman Grant says getting ‘the most powerful, rich companies’ to comply was always going to be messyInman Grant said she expects kids to experience massive changes as the social media ban sticks around. The eSafety commissioner added that some social media companies were more difficult to work with than others during the rollout of the ban, telling ABC News:To the extent that there are seven stages of grief, we have seen some be very accepting, some in denial, some are quite angry.I guess that shows the character of the company and how they’re taking this. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Australia news live: social media ban comes into effect; apps not included in banned list surge on app stores

Follow the latest updates liveCallout: How is Australia’s social media ban affecting you and your family?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastInman Grant says getting ‘the most powerful, rich companies’ to comply was always going to be messyInman Grant said she expects kids to experience massive changes as the social media ban sticks around. The eSafety commissioner added that some social media companies were more difficult to work with than others during the rollout of the ban, telling ABC News:To the extent that there are seven stages of grief, we have seen some be very accepting, some in denial, some are quite angry.I guess that shows the character of the company and how they’re taking this. Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago Don’t talk loudly on your phone, eat stinky food or seat hog – new Christmas train rules reveal what Brits hate to hear

WITH millions of Brits set to travel home by train this Christmas, a new survey has uncovered to top DOS and DONT’S when it comes to travelling on the rails. The poll revealed that talking loudly on the phone (59 per cent) was voted as the nation’s biggest bugbear.   Blaring music or videos out loud...

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5 h. ago Revealed: The shockingly high amount of time the average Brit spends scrolling on their phone every day

UK adults are now spending more time online than ever before, with the average Briton spending four and a half hours on their devices every day.

Events

5 h. ago A vision splendid or eyesore? South Australian court to rule on ‘Blue Blob’ sculpture vandalism charge

If Amelia Vanderhorst is found guilty and penalised for allegedly sticking googly eyes on Mount Gambier landmark, it might be the first time such an act has been punishedOn Mount Gambier’s Bay Road, the “Blue Blob” stands like a proud but paunchy echidna, its seamless coating restored to perfection after an alleged googly eye stunt that captured the world’s attention.Amelia Vanderhorst, 20, from Mount Gambier in South Australia, was charged with damaging the town’s $136,000 Cast in Blue sculpture by sticking large novelty eyes on it on 13 September. Continue reading...

Events

7 h. ago Zelenskyy ‘ready for elections’ after Trump questions Ukrainian democracy

Zelenskyy says he would hold wartime elections within months given help from allies and Ukraine’s parliamentTrump lambasts ‘weak’ and ‘decaying’ Europe and hints at walking away from UkraineVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is ready to hold a wartime election within the next three months, if Ukraine’s parliament and foreign allies will allow it, after Donald Trump accused him of clinging on to power.Zelenskyy, clearly irritated by Trump’s intervention, said that “this is a question for the people of Ukraine, not people from other states, with all due respect to our partners”. Continue reading...

Politics

7 h. ago Trump to kick off final round of Fed chair interviews this week

White House adviser Kevin Hassett to compete with three other candidates for powerful US central bank post

Politics

7 h. ago Donald Trump to pit Kevin Hassett against trio of Fed chair finalists

Final interviews for top central bank job to kick off this week

Politics

8 h. ago Storm Bram batters Scotland as high winds bring parts of country to standstill

Storm Bram has made its presence felt as road, rail and ferry travel disrupted and homes left without power.

Events

10 h. ago JPMorgan shares slide as bank says expenses will jump $9bn in 2026

Rising costs in consumer unit are a ‘big part’ of overall increase in spending

Economics

10 h. ago Starmer came into power promising action — but change is taking longer than his MPs expected

Some targets are long-term overhauls, others have been dogged by delays. But ministers failed to focus on delivery early on

Politics

10 h. ago Starmer came to power promising action — but change is taking longer than his MPs expected

Some targets are long-term overhauls, others have been dogged by delays. But ministers failed to focus on delivery early on

Politics

10 h. ago Jailed mum faces deportation after enslaving woman and 'beating her' with sticks

A 30-year-old woman has been jailed for 11 years and faces deportation after being accused of subjecting another woman to nearly two years of horrific modern slavery

Events

11 h. ago Dozens killed in Haiti's capital as armed men break away from gang coalition in bid for power

A human rights group says dozens of people in Haiti’s capital have been killed in a clash between a powerful gang coalition and armed men who apparently broke away from it

Events

12 h. ago Chancellor’s Budget to help bring down inflation from spring, say Bank officials

Clare Lombardelli, deputy governor of the central bank, pointed towards the continued easing of inflation on Tuesday.

Economics

12 h. ago In the shadow of the Louvre heist, Paris opens another royal jewel display nearby

A glittering exhibition of royal jewels opens in Paris this week, but the sparkle competes with unease

Politics

12 h. ago Lack of NHS dentist access after Tory cuts leaves one in four Brits with rotten teeth

Adult Oral Health Survey shows 41% of people had rotten teeth just before Labour came to power last year - as bad as it’s been since the previous sustained period of Tory rule 25 years earlier

Politics

12 h. ago Lack of NHS dentist access after Tory cuts leaves 41% of adults with rotten teeth

Adult Oral Health Survey shows 41% of people had rotten teeth just before Labour came to power last year - as bad as it’s been since the previous sustained period of Tory rule 25 years earlier

Politics