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Wimbledon statement after qualifying suspended and all players forced off court
BBC commentators Annabel Croft and Andrew Castle were left scratching their heads at a Wimbledon tanoy announcement. Croft said:” Well, play has suspended here. It is quite an unusual situation as the heat is wreaking havoc with the electronic line calling system all aroud the ground.” A tannoy announcement thenContinue Reading
Rachel Reeves’ ISA tax raid could be her final own goal as chancellor
Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth Sign up to our free money email for help building your wealth When it comes to personal finance, so muchContinue Reading
Burnham inches closer to No 10 after Starmer ally withdraws from race – but only 13% of voters want coronation
Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletter Get the latest political headlines with our free email Get the latest political headlines with our free email Andy Burnham’s hopes of becoming prime minister without a leadership contest have been given a boost after aContinue Reading
Britain’s electricity grid operator issues system warning due to heatwave
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The Mediterranean secret to keeping your home cool in a heatwave
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email At a seminar on building cooling strategies in the late 1990s, I vividly remember hearing that “in 30 years’ time, theContinue Reading
Jude Bellingham shows true colours live on BBC after England draw with Ghana
Clear-cut chances were at a premium for England in a match defined by defensive organisation rather than attacking flair. Bellingham was voted player of the match, but the 22-year-old looked somewhat embarrassed to be collecting the award. During his BBC interview after the final whistle, he said that he wouldContinue Reading
Oxford and UCL Win £60m to Build Cheaper, UK-Made AI for Business
Two university-led research labs are to share up to £60 million of government money in a bid to make artificial intelligence cheaper to run, more dependable and far easier for ordinary British businesses to adopt, ministers have announced. The labs, hosted by the University of Oxford and University College London,Continue Reading
Jesy Nelson slams MPs after parliament debate over twins’ disease: ‘I cannot tell you the outrage I feel’
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Social Media Drives 1.7bn UK High Street Visits a Year
Far from luring shoppers away from the high street, social media is sending them through the door in their millions. New research from American Express estimates that content scrolled on phones is now behind some 1.7 billion visits to UK high streets every year, an average of more than 30Continue Reading
ICO fines Manchester firm £300,000 for 5.5m spam debt texts and fake bailiff threats
A Manchester company has been hit with one of the largest nuisance marketing fines in recent years after it deliberately targeted people already struggling with debt, deluging them with millions of unlawful texts and, in some cases, fake threats that bailiffs were on their way. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)Continue Reading