Customers conned into sharing passcodes as online fraud cases surge in UK Criminals are using social engineering to trick people into divulging one-time passcodes The Independent UK · May 28, 2025
‘Nonsense and stupid’: Trump’s tariff war will cause global damage, says Grosvenor boss Policy will eventually right itself, adds Mark Preston, who heads Duke of Westminster’s property group The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025
Toxic pesticide levels found in tampons 40 times higher than legal limit for water Glyphosate, a pesticide linked to cancer, found at very high levels in menstrual products in the UK, according to report The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025
Progressive Judaism co-leaders pledge to welcome critics of Israel ‘Judaism has at its heart the idea that we grapple with one another,’ says Rabbi Josh Levy after historic UK merger of Liberal and Reform traditions The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025
AI Gains Ground in the UK Despite Public Mistrust - Online Searches Soar By a Jaw-Dropping 1,025% Searches for AI tools in the UK have surged by over 1,000% as more people turn to ChatGPT, Bing AI, and other technologies International Business Times UK · May 28, 2025
Peak speed: Sherpas say their traditions are at risk after record Everest ascents Use of xenon gas and hypoxic tents before recent expeditions have triggered alarm in Nepal, where guides fear it could encourage inexperienced climbers The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2025
UK homeowners selling for 4.5% below asking price, survey shows Zoopla says more properties came on the market in May than a year ago, giving buyers more choice The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2025
College leaders from all four UK nations unite to call for more cash from PM College leaders in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have joined together to write to Sir Keir Starmer ahead of the spending review. Evening Standard · May 27, 2025
Home sales spike as buyers return to market after stamp duty deadline and Easter lull This month has been the busiest for home sales since the pandemic stamp duty Evening Standard · May 27, 2025
How much the average house seller is willing to accept below the asking price House sellers are advised to be ‘realistic with their expectations on price’ The Independent UK · May 27, 2025
Rural Scots in four regions given ‘significant’ 4G coverage boost The UK Government said the improvement will cover an area equivalent to thousands of football pitches. The Independent UK · May 27, 2025
Jump in unauthorised fraud cases last year – UK Finance Criminals are using social engineering to trick people into divulging one-time passcodes, UK Finance said. The Independent UK · May 27, 2025
UK ambassador Peter Mandelson says he wishes he never met Jeffrey Epstein UK ambassador to the US was asked if he stayed in one of Epstein’s properties while he was in jail The Independent UK · May 27, 2025
Iron Maiden have played a surprise-stuffed first show of their 50th Anniversary tour - watch videos now Scream for me, Budapest! Metal Hammer · May 27, 2025
Evening Standard · May 27, 2025 Trump says Putin is 'playing with fire' in new warning over Ukraine war ‘What Vladimir Putin doesn't realise is that if it weren't for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened in Russia’ Trump said in a Truth Social post
The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2025 AI tool trial could save equivalent of 1.5m meals in food waste Nestlé is among UK companies taking part in project to ‘design out’ waste by redistributing surplus product
Euronews · May 27, 2025 Experts praise police for swift release of details about Liverpool crash suspect “Information voids are almost a gravitational force for conspiracy theorists," said one expert who welcomed the police's early intervention.
Evening Standard · May 27, 2025 Heaven security guard accused of rape ‘was not permitted to work in UK’ Morenikeji Adewole, 47, from Dartford, Kent, is accused of raping a woman in his car near the nightclub in the early hours of November 1 2024.
Evening Standard · May 27, 2025 O’Neill ‘determined to see Casement Park over the line’ A funding decision is expected by the UK government following next month’s spending review.
The Conversation · May 27, 2025 Regulating AI seems like an impossible task, but ethically and economically, it’s a vital one AI has already transformed industries and the way the world works. And its development has been so rapid that it can be hard to keep up. This means that those responsible for dealing with AI’s impact on issues such as safety, privacy and ethics must be equally speedy.
Evening Standard · May 27, 2025 UK and US should cooperate on AI to counter China ‘threat’, says Mandelson The British ambassador to the US used a speech in Washington on Tuesday to warn that China posed a more serious threat than the Soviet Union.
Evening Standard · May 27, 2025 FTSE 100 surges as traders hopeful over US-EU trade negotiations The blue chip index rose 60.08 points, or 0.69%, to close at 8,778.05, bringing it just shy of a nearly three-month peak.
The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2025 By delaying its child poverty plan, Labour has a chance to reverse 15 years of inequality As a former chancellor, I know this challenge can only be met in a budget. But Starmer and Reeves must not waste their chance, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown
The Independent UK · May 27, 2025 Victims of UK’s worst-ever road accident remembered 50 years on A total of 33 people died after a coach crashed at Dibble’s Bridge, in North Yorkshire, in May 1975.
Barchart · May 27, 2025 European Commodities: UK Natural Gas Is Looking for Direction Here are the biggest European commodity winners and losers as of May 26.