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Big tech earning £200k per person from data of each internet user in UK, report finds
May 24, 2026Big Tech companies are harvesting up to £200,000 worth of data from every internet user in the UK, according to a new report. The report, released by not-for-profit organisation the Web3 Foundation, claims that Big Tech and AI companies extract nearly £200,000 in commercial value from each UK and European internet user over the course […]
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New £20 banknote to feature Scott McTominay’s famous overhead kick
May 24, 2026The Bank of Scotland has unveiled a limited edition £20 note featuring an image inspired by Scott McTominay’s famous overhead kick. It has been created to celebrate Scotland’s return to the World Cup, and fans will have a chance to win one of just 100 brand new notes in the coming weeks. The design blends […]
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Playing bridge helped rebuild my life after stroke, says retired teacher
May 24, 2026A retired Scottish teacher has said playing bridge helped her rebuild her life and memory after a stroke led to her being placed under a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) notice. Alice Cowieson, from Dairsie, near Cupar, Fife, is speaking out as part of a Scottish Bridge campaign to encourage more people to try the card game. The […]
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Tech giants earn up to £194,000 from data of each UK internet user, study finds
May 24, 2026The companies first announced the landmark deal in June 2023 (Alamy/PA) Big technology and artificial intelligence (AI) firms earn up to £194,000 from using the data of each UK internet user over their lifetime, according to new analysis. Some of the world’s biggest and most powerful companies collect and monetise personal data to power the […]
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Man, 60, dies eight days after street assault with murder investigation launched
May 23, 2026Sam Corbishley Published May 23, 2026 5:39pm Updated May 23, 2026 5:39pm A 60-year-old man has died more than a week after he was taken to hospital following an assault in north-west London. Michalis Kyriacou was found with severe injuries by officers on patrol in Chippenham Road, Maida Vale, at 2.40am on May 14. He died from […]
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Every London Tube and Overground line closed this May bank holiday weekend
May 23, 2026Anyone travelling this bank holiday weekend across London may want to check their options as multiple London Underground and Overground lines will be closed. Journeys through and around the capital are set to be disrupted over the late May bank holiday weekend period as both Transport for London (TfL) closures and a rail strike threaten […]
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DUP presses Chancellor for ‘better financial settlement’ for Northern Ireland
May 22, 2026DUP leader Gavin Robinson said he has pressed the Chancellor for a better financial settlement for Northern Ireland. He said he also asked Rachel Reeves for borrowing powers that would allow Northern Ireland to build more homes, improve infrastructure and support economic growth. It comes as the Stormont Executive remains unable to agree a new […]
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Man arrested after five people stabbed in west London
May 22, 2026Brooke Davies Published May 22, 2026 7:38pm Updated May 23, 2026 7:39am Five people have been stabbed outside a shop in west London. Emergency services were called to Horn Lane in Acton this afternoon to reports five men were assaulted and stabbed in an altercation. Four of the men, aged 20, 22, 42 and 47, […]
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Is this London’s most ‘nightmarish’ crossing? We went to find out
May 22, 2026To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A man stuck out his thumb pleading with the traffic to let him cross, not at the side of a dusty highway, but at a cycle lane’s pedestrian crossing. The crossing, outside of Blackfriars Station in central […]
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Morrisons to close 100 stores across the UK putting hundreds of jobs at risk
May 21, 2026The supermarket began consulting staff affected by the proposals on Thursday, according to industry magazine The Grocer. Affected stores, which are all Morrisons Daily branches, are expected to shut over the next few months, with the supermarket looking to move employees to other stores “where possible.” The news comes despite convenience being an area of […]
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