Barclays has said the “technical issue” impacting payments and transactions for customers has been resolved following three days of disruption. The bank said delayed payments had been processed and it…
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Northern Ireland: NIE warns of compensation scammers as 6,500 still without power
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) said they aware of scam messages in relation to compensation after Storm Éowyn left thousands without power. About 6,500 properties in Northern Ireland are still without power one…
Northern Ireland: A week after Storm Éowyn 6,500 properties still without electricity
About 6,500 properties in Northern Ireland are still without power one week on from Storm Éowyn. Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) has brought in 350 additional engineers from across the UK and Europe to…
UK: Flood victim to tell summit ‘what it’s really like’
A councillor whose home was badly flooded said she hoped her personal experience would help a flooding conference understand “what it’s really like”. Alison Thomas’s house in Long Stratton, Norfolk,…
Australia: Thousands flee homes as floods hit northern Queensland
A woman has died in Australia and thousands have been forced to flee their homes after torrential rainfall has caused flooding in northern Queensland. Authorities are warning that flood waters…
UK: Lib Dem’s Ed Davey urges Starmer to start EU customs union talks
Sir Keir Starmer should “fire the starting gun” on creating a new UK-EU customs union at a meeting with European leaders in Brussels on Monday, the Liberal Democrats have said.…
USA: Federal websites scrub vaccine information and LGBT references
The Trump administration has scrubbed references to LGBT health, and data from vaccines, from federal websites including top public health agencies. The move follows a Wednesday memo instructing agencies to…
Somaliland: Optimism in Donald Trump’s leadership
Many people in Somaliland are convinced that the United States, under the presidency of Donald Trump, is poised to become the world’s first country to recognise the self-declared republic. The…
Syria: President Sharaa vows to pursue criminals
Syria’s new president Ahmed al-Sharaa has vowed to “pursue the criminals who shed Syrian blood and committed massacres and crimes” in his first address to the nation since the fall…
Palestine: Sick and wounded leave Gaza as Rafah crossing reopens
Gaza’s Rafah border crossing, a main entry and exit point for the territory, has reopened after eight months to allow sick and wounded Palestinians to cross over into Egypt to…