Day: December 30, 2025

Five tech trends we’ll be watching in 2026

Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery, wishing you a happy New Year’s Eve filled with cheer, champagne and Mariah Carey’s comically awful rendition of Auld Lang Syne. Today, we’re looking forward to the next year in technology news. I am watching five trends I think will define the year: datacenters will […]

Eurostar latest LIVE: Channel Tunnel partially reopens but passengers’ New Year’s Eve plans ruined

Coverage ends Delayed passengers are finally boarding services to their chosen European destinations after hours of disruption caused by a power supply outage. However, Eurostar has warned that further delays are likely, and some travellers have said the disruption has ruined their New Year’s plans. Our live coverage is ending for the day, but join […]

Hospital staff attacked with ‘crowbar’ after man denied appointment

A man allegedly attacked hospital staff with a weapon which police say may have been a crowbar after he was denied an appointment. Merseyside Police said the man was believed to have attended Newton Community Hospital in Newton-le-Willows to ask for an appointment but became “increasingly agitated” when his request was refused and he was […]

McIlroy honours omission came despite Stormont nomination

Rory McIlroy’s omission from the New Year Honours list came despite an official nomination from Stormont for his achievements to be recognised, it is understood. The Press Association understands that the devolved administration in Belfast made a recommendation to the Cabinet Office for the star golfer from Holywood, Co Down to receive an honour. McIlroy, […]

House blaze in which girl died not being treated as suspicious – fire service

A house blaze that claimed the life of a child is currently not being treated as suspicious, Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) said. A teenage girl died at the property in the village of Hamstreet in Ashford on Sunday, and another child and an adult were taken to hospital. On Tuesday, KFRS said: “An […]

Body recovered from Essex reservoir after small aircraft crashes in water

Where to watch free London New Year’s Eve fireworks as iconic spot closes

Each New Year’s Eve, fireworks light up the London skyline, delighting thousands of revellers. In fact, the annual light show has become so popular that tickets for the official viewing areas – priced at £20 to as much as £125 each for 2025 – sell out months beforehand. While some tickets may still crop up […]

One of London’s best viewpoints closed for New Year’s Eve fireworks

John Dunne Published December 30, 2025 2:15pm Updated December 30, 2025 2:15pm Revellers will be banned from celebrating New Year at one of London’s major landmarks with steel barricades thrown up around Primrose Hill.  The hill in north London has been one of the main gathering points to view London’s showpiece firework display on the […]

Thousands of Eurostar passengers stranded after power cut sees trains cancelled

Jen Mills Published December 30, 2025 11:58am Updated December 30, 2025 1:54pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Eurostar passengers have been warned ‘please don’t come to the station’ due to severe delays from power issues and a train which ‘failed’ inside the […]

Children left in tears at Jurassic World after discount tickets refused at door

Children hoping to walk amongst dinosaurs have been left in tears after their discounted tickets were refused at the door. Several families who used discounted Wowcher vouchers to pay for tickets of Jurassic World: The Experience at Battersea Power Station were refused entry to the show. Around 30 to 40 people were affected by a […]