3 h. ago Internet outages at NatWest, BT and Minecraft reported amid Microsoft disruption

There have been more than 2,000 reports of outages at Xbox and at least 500 reports for Microsoft Outlook.

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15 h. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: storm makes landfall in Cuba; ‘extensive’ damage in parts of Jamaica

Reports of families trapped by floodwaters in Jamaica as hurricane hits CubaHurricane Melissa makes landfall in JamaicaVisual guide to Hurricane MelissaTell us if you’ve been affectedAs Cuba prepares for the storm to make landfall any minute, officials in Jamaica are preparing to assess the damage on Wednesday.A video shared by the Jamaican Constabulary Force shows officers surveying extensive destruction in Black River, close to where Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: category 3 storm nears Cuba; ‘extensive’ damage in parts of Jamaica

Reports of families trapped by floodwaters in Jamaica, as hurricane moves on to threaten Cuba’s second-largest cityHurricane Melissa makes landfall in JamaicaVisual guide to Hurricane MelissaTell us if you’ve been affectedAs Cuba prepares for the storm to make landfall any minute, officials in Jamaica are preparing to assess the damage on Wednesday.A video shared by the Jamaican Constabulary Force shows officers surveying extensive destruction in Black River, close to where Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: storm strengthens again to category 4 as it nears Cuba; ‘extensive’ damage in parts of Jamaica

Reports of families trapped by floodwaters in Jamaica, as hurricane moves on to threaten Cuba’s second-largest cityHurricane Melissa makes landfall in JamaicaVisual guide to Hurricane MelissaTell us if you’ve been affectedThe most recent 11pm ET advisory from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned Melissa is “re-strengthening as it approaches eastern Cuba.”The hurricane is expected to make landfall “as an extremely dangerous major hurricane in the next few hours,” it said.Cuban provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, Holguin, and Las TunasSoutheastern and Central BahamasBermudaJamaicaHaitiCuban province of CamagueyTurks and Caicos Islands Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta fears over four injuries as frightening statistic laid bare

Arsenal were unspectacular but ultimately effective in their 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace, which came at a cost as four players were injured in the game

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40 h. ago HMRC cuts child benefit for 35,000 families based on incomplete travel data

UK tax agency apologises after flagging people as having emigrated, often when they return via different routesParents who went from Liverpool to Amsterdam with their autistic children are among thousands who have had their child benefit wrongly stopped as part of a crackdown on benefit fraud, it has emerged.The error by HM Revenue and Customs emerged 48 hours after the Guardian and the Detail reported on hundreds of families in Northern Ireland who had child benefit stopped after they returned home from holiday via Dublin airport, leaving HMRC with the impression they had taken a one-way ticket out of the country and were fraudulently collecting child benefit. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago HMRC cuts child benefit for 23,500 families based on incomplete travel data

UK tax agency apologises after flagging people as having emigrated, often when they return via different routesParents who went from Liverpool to Amsterdam with their autistic children are among thousands who have had their child benefit wrongly stopped as part of a crackdown on benefit fraud, it has emerged.The error by HM Revenue and Customs emerged 48 hours after the Guardian and the Detail reported on hundreds of families in Northern Ireland who had child benefit stopped after they returned home from holiday via Dublin airport, leaving HMRC with the impression they had taken a one-way ticket out of the country and were fraudulently collecting child benefit. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Gwyneth Paltrow shows her support for cheated pal Lily Allen by lauding her break

Gwyneth Paltrow has thrown her support behind Lily Allen, after the singer laid bare how she'd been cheated on by her ex-husband David Harbour.

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58 h. ago Chelsea problems laid bare as Enzo Maresca strives for two key things

Sunderland defeat highlights inexperience as Blues struggle with after-effects of Club World Cup

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58 h. ago NHS trials new rapid blood test that could save children’s lives

The 15-minute blood test can quickly distinguish between bacterial and viral infections

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59 h. ago Lily Allen and David Harbour 'put their New York townhouse on sale for $8m' two days after her album outing his sordid extra

Lily Allen and her ex-husband David Harbour have reportedly put their New York townhouse on the market for an eye-watering $8 million, after the singer laid bare the actor's infidelity.

Economics

2 d. ago Christmas housing market slowdown has started early, says Zoopla

Buyers are waiting to see what the autumn Budget holds, particularly those looking to purchase homes for more than £500,000, Zoopla said.

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2 d. ago Rapid blood test for children ‘could spot sepsis and save lives’

Experts believe the 15-minute test could save lives and lead to more appropriate treatment.

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4 d. ago NHS waiting lists slashed by 206,000 as private sector brought in to help

More than 6 million tests and operations for NHS patients were delivered by independent healthcare providers over the past year, a rise of almost 500,000 on the year before

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4 d. ago Strictly's Motsi Mabuse's transformation laid bare as she shares touching family insight

Strictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse has been a regular on the hit dance show since 2019, and the South African dancer has now spoken out about her weight loss and family life

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4 d. ago Prince Andrew's past 'is catching up with him' says Virgina Giuffre author as King Charles considers paying rogue royal £500,000 out of his own pocket to move out

The King's brother is in talks about leaving the 30-room Grade II listed mansion voluntarily following public outcry over his 'peppercorn' rent.

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4 d. ago Prince Andrew 'could pocket £500,000 from King' by leaving Royal Lodge

The disgraced ex-Duke of York could be due as much as £557,000 if he leaves the Royal Lodge, as Buckingham Palace is said to be 'upping the pressure' on him to vacate the 30-room mansion

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4 d. ago Will the King pay Andrew to leave Royal Lodge? Charles may have to compensate the disgraced ex

Following a renewed public outcry over his living arrangements, the disgraced ex-Duke of York is in talks about quitting his 30-room Grade II listed mansion on the Windsor Estate.

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5 d. ago What REALLY killed Napoleon's army as they fled from Russia: Study of soldiers' teeth finds two deadly pathogens that 'ravaged French troops amid doomed invasion'

The French emperor's failed invasion of Russia in 1812 left more than 500,000 troops dead, with many long believed to have died from a mixture of the cold, starvation and disease.

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5 d. ago Callander man jailed after buying illegal stun gun for TikTok content

His defence solicitor told Stirling Sheriff Court that he had planned to use the 500,000 volt stun gun to "stun himself, make videos, try and make people laugh, and try and make some cash out if it.”

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