Microsoft apologises after thousands report new outage Reuters 13 minutes ago Technology giant Microsoft has apologised after thousands in the UK reported issues with its products, ranging from email service Outlook to the hit game Minecraft. Downdetector, which tracks websites, showed thousands had reported problems on Tuesday afternoon. The incident comes less than two weeks… Continue reading Microsoft apologises after thousands report new outage
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Reeves defends move to scrap winter fuel payments
Reeves defends move to scrap winter fuel payments Getty Images Tom Espiner BBC business reporter 30 July 2024, 08:40 BST Updated 33 minutes ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves has defended her decision to scrap winter fuel payments for around 10 million pensioners. She told the BBC she had found a “black hole” in the public finances… Continue reading Reeves defends move to scrap winter fuel payments
Winter fuel payments scrapped for millions
Winter fuel payments scrapped for millions UK Parliament/PA Mitchell Labiak & Faisal Islam Business reporter & economics editor, BBC News 29 July 2024, 16:32 BST Updated 10 minutes ago Around 10 million pensioners will lose their winter fuel payments, under new plans announced by the chancellor. Rachel Reeves said those not on pension credit or… Continue reading Winter fuel payments scrapped for millions
Chris Mason: Politics roars back in blame game over funding
Chris Mason: Politics roars back in blame game over funding Reuters Chris Mason Political editor @ChrisMasonBBC 29 July 2024, 03:44 BST Comments For the first time since the general election, party politics will come roaring back at Westminster on Monday. Yes, there was a bit of it at the State Opening of Parliament a few… Continue reading Chris Mason: Politics roars back in blame game over funding
Labour accuse Tories of ‘cover up’ over public services
Labour accuse Tories of ‘cover up’ over public services PA Media Sam Francis Political reporter @DavidSamFrancis 42 minutes ago Labour have accused the Conservatives of “covering up” the scale of problems in the public sector, creating a multi-billion pound gap in department budgets. Environment Secretary Steve Reed told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme… Continue reading Labour accuse Tories of ‘cover up’ over public services
Reeves set to reveal public finance shortfall of billions
Reeves set to reveal public finance shortfall of billions Reuters Faisal Islam Economics editor @faisalislam 26 July 2024, 04:12 BST Updated 45 minutes ago An audit of public spending pressures will see claims of a “black hole” worth tens of billions of pounds. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she would give a statement to Parliament on… Continue reading Reeves set to reveal public finance shortfall of billions
ChatGPT reveals search feature in Google challenge
ChatGPT reveals search feature in Google challenge Getty Images Natalie Sherman BBC News 25 July 2024, 20:50 BST Updated 31 minutes ago OpenAI is working on adding new powers to its artificial intelligence (AI) bot, as it seeks to edge out Google as the go-to search engine. The company said it was trialling a search… Continue reading ChatGPT reveals search feature in Google challenge
Labour to use royal land to boost wind energy
Labour to use royal land to boost wind energy Getty Images Tom Espiner BBC business reporter 25 July 2024, 00:09 BST Updated 2 hours ago The government is set to use British seabed owned by the Crown Estate to help build windfarms which it hopes will power 20 million homes. It is the first major… Continue reading Labour to use royal land to boost wind energy
Cyber-security firm rejects $23bn Google takeover
Cyber-security firm rejects $23bn Google takeover Getty Images Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service Graham Fraser Technology reporter 33 minutes ago Israeli cyber-security firm Wiz has rejected a $23bn (£17.8bn) takeover offer from Google parent company Alphabet, in what would have been its largest-ever acquisition. In an internal memo to staff seen by the… Continue reading Cyber-security firm rejects $23bn Google takeover
MPs to vote on two-child benefit cap
MPs to vote on two-child benefit cap Getty Images Becky Morton Political reporter @beckyrmorton 30 minutes ago MPs are to vote on whether they support scrapping the two-child benefit cap, as the government faces growing pressure to get rid of the policy. An SNP proposal – known as an amendment – expresses regret that abolishing… Continue reading MPs to vote on two-child benefit cap