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Iran-linked cyberattack shut down a UK power plant
A suspected Iran-linked cyberattack knocked a small UK power plant offline for four days, in what is believed to be the first disruptive Iranian cyberattack of its kind on British soil. A UK government spokesperson confirmed the incident to The Register, describing the affected site only as a “small-scale energy generator” and stressing that there…
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Mothers’ plea to Prime Minister over sewage in rivers and lakes after children struck down with infections
Two mothers whose young children fell ill after visits to Lake Windermere are appealing directly to Prime Minister Andy Burnham to force water companies to stop discharging sewage into rivers and lakes. Three-year-old Iris Vanderstock contracted a campylobacter infection after paddling at Bowness-on-Windermere, while eight-year-old Rex Earley suffered temporary kidney damage and needed treatment at…
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Graduate jobs slump, Burnham escalates Russia tensions in Kyiv, Harry and Meghan mull UK return
Adzuna data shows graduate vacancies at a ten-year low; Andy Burnham’s Kyiv trip and Ukraine’s Scalp missile deal have deepened the Russia rift, plus Malaga drone chaos, China’s aborted Moon launch and Maradona’s Hand of God ball fetching £2.5m.
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Bodegas revolt over Mamdani’s $70M government owned supermarkets even as other blue cities eye copycats
New York City’s independent grocery stores and bodegas are suing Mayor Zohran Mamdani over his plan for city-backed, government-owned supermarkets, arguing the scheme unfairly undercuts small businesses he had earlier pledged to support. The Multicultural Business Coalition, representing immigrant-owned grocers and bodegas, filed suit in New York County Supreme Court claiming the plan breaches state…
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The curious incident of the fox in the night time… Shocked MP finds furry visitor nosing through papers in Commons office
Conservative MP George Freeman was left startled after a fox was discovered rummaging through his Westminster office, having apparently found its way into Portcullis House and hidden in a stationery cupboard. His caseworker spotted the animal before 9am, and staff gave it water and kept it calm while a pest control team was called to…
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Gang feud linked to A66 crash that killed seven
The fatal A66 crash that killed seven people, initially described as a “joyriding” incident, has been revealed as the culmination of a violent gang feud in Middlesbrough. A rival gang rammed a Volvo XC60 into the home of Gye Worthy, father of 17-year-old Cole Worthy, in Acklam at 3am, reversing into the front window twice…
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Albanese seeks to quell datacentre disquiet as climate expert warns ‘we’ve got one shot to get the rules right’
Anthony Albanese will use Wednesday’s national cabinet meeting to address growing state-level opposition to proposed federal controls on datacentre developments, arguing that a planned new AI approval law will complement rather than override state rules. The push comes as conservative-led governments in Queensland and the Northern Territory resist federal requirements that datacentres be powered by…
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Nato missile boost for Ukraine, US financial offensive against Iran, Fed chair faces Jackson Hole test
Andy Burnham has pledged British support for Ukraine’s missile ambitions in Kyiv, whilst Washington threatens Iran’s trading partners and new Fed chair Kevin Warsh braces for a critical Jackson Hole address amid inflation fears.
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Royal grocer Waitrose in battle with Burnham ally over £100m taxpayer-backed spa town redevelopment
Waitrose has objected to a £100m redevelopment of Buxton’s Springs shopping centre, joining hundreds of local residents opposing plans by Manchester developer Capital & Centric. The scheme, backed by Labour-run High Peak Borough Council and taxpayer funding, would transform the 1980s shopping centre but cut the town’s main public car park from 431 to 142…