Day: July 19, 2024
Microsoft crash LIVE: CrowdStrike says tech outage could take ‘some time’ for firms to ‘recover’ from
July 19, 2024Key effects of major global outage: Heathrow “working hard” to get passengers on their journeys amid global IT outage Heathrow Airport has said it is “working hard” to get passengers “on their way” following a major global IT outage. “We continue to work with our airport colleagues to minimise the impact of the global IT […]
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The price of this ‘dystopian’ flat shows London’s rental market is truly unhinged
July 19, 2024From ‘no-WFH’ rules to £100-a-month charges for plug sockets, the bleak world of renting in London never ceases to shock us. Despite paying eye-watering prices which eclipse those in the rest of the country, tenants in the capital are getting increasingly less for their money. ‘For a grand a month, you could live in a […]
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Paused asylum claims will be dealt with ‘as a priority’, High Court told
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UK’s most expensive footballer Enzo Fernandez facing driving ban
July 19, 2024A £100 million-rated Premier League footballer has been found guilty of a motoring offence and could be banned from driving. The 23-year-old Argentinian was charged with failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver when required to by Dyfed-Powys Police on December 27 last year. Chelsea FC star Enzo Fernandez was convicted […]
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UN top court rules Israel’s occupation of Palestine as ‘unlawful’
July 19, 2024The United Nations’ top legal power, the International Court of Justice, has ruled that Israel‘s presence in the Palestinian occupied territories is “unlawful” and called on it to end. Justices ruled on Friday that the building and expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem were discriminatory against Palestinians. It also ruled […]
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West Wing or Rest Wing for Joe Biden? ….The Standard podcast
July 19, 2024From Westminster, join the Evening Standard’s Parliament team – Nicholas Cecil, Jitendra Joshi, and Rachael Burford – for a special series in the run-up to, and post, the general election. Produced by the Standard podcast team, check back here every week to find a brand new episode of A Week’s a Long Time in Westminster. Episode […]
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Manhunt launched after prisoner escapes during hospital visit from Wormwood Scrubs
July 19, 2024Sam CorbishleyPublished Jul 19, 2024, 12:15pm|Updated Jul 19, 2024, 1:53pm A manhunt is underway after a prisoner escaped in west London. Graham Gomm, 63, gave guards the slip after being transferred to Hammersmith Hospital from HMP Wormwood Scrubs on Wednesday night. Scotland Yard said he had been on remand for burglary offences. He was last […]
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Crochet, drama and first dates: inside a community pub – photo essay
July 19, 2024Pubs are a British institution, staples of the community, but they’re at serious risk. An average of two pubs a day – two a day! – are closing at the moment, and the situation looks likely to get worse as costs escalate. So I set out to investigate what we stand to lose: to explore […]
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UK to swelter in temperatures of up to 31C today as heatwave moves in
July 19, 2024Sarah HooperPublished Jul 19, 2024, 4:00am|Updated Jul 19, 2024, 12:54pm Summer is finally here. Temperatures are set to hit nearly 31C today as hot weather finally moves into the British Isles. Today’s heat brings an end to the rubbish weather conditions we’ve seen so far this summer, with consistent low pressure bringing heavy winds, clouds, rain […]
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