The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

Caught in the air-traffic control nightmare? Your rights when flights go wrong

Even though airlines are not to blame for the outage, the companies are obliged to care for passengers

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023

Hundreds more rapid charging points installed in UK to help drivers go electric

Fast charging stations that allow for longer journeys are being added in regions beyond London

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2023

Bernie Marsden obituary

Powerfully expressive British guitarist and songwriter who was a key member of the rock band Whitesnake

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2023

UK air traffic control chaos ‘to last for days’ after 1,200 flights cancelled – latest

The National Air Traffic Services outage prompted the worst single day’s disruption to UK flying since the Icelandic volcano in 2010

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023

Hundreds of flights disrupted as UK air traffic control experiencing 'technical issue'

LONDON: Hundreds of flights were disrupted on Monday as a 'technical issue' hit the UK air traffic control.

The Times of India · Aug 28, 2023

UK unions say cutting maternity pay for striking pregnant workers is ‘immoral’

Exclusive: Unite and Unison join campaigners urging government to exempt strike days from maternity calculations

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2023

UK airspace hit by technical fault - OLD

National Air Traffic Services has applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety.

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023

International ransomware gangs are evolving their techniques. The next generation of hackers will target weaknesses in cryptocurrencies

In May 2023, the Dallas City Government was hugely disrupted by a ransomware attack. Ransomware attacks are so-called because the hackers behind them encrypt vital data and demand a ransom in order to get the information decrypted.

The Conversation · Aug 28, 2023

Widespread delays after UK airspace hit by ‘network-wide failure’

National Air Traffic Services says the problem has been ‘remedied’ but there is still a huge backlog of flights

Evening Standard · Aug 28, 2023

Prom 56: LSO/Rattle review – a packed Albert Hall hung on every note in utter silence

In his last UK concert as the LSO’s music director, Simon Rattle bid farewell with an outstanding and assured performance of Mahler’s final symphony. The BBC Singers’ Poulenc, beginning the Prom, was expert and impassioned

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2023