Thousands of rail passengers hit by power failure disruption
Posted on Thursday August 06, 2026

An outage in Manchester caused delays and cancellations, with services expected to be affected throughout the evening.

Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant
Posted on Friday August 07, 2026

A New Mexico judge ordered the Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp parent company to pay another $567m for the way it has harmed children.

Arrests in Norfolk town as disorder continues for third night
Posted on Friday August 07, 2026

The arrests follow disorder linked to anti-immigration protests in the Norfolk market town.

Trump again tries to limit US birthright citizenship with new executive orders
Posted on Friday August 07, 2026

The executive orders ban birth tourism and expand the existing definition of people whose children are not eligible for US birthright citizenship.

Uefa says boycott may still go ahead as FA withdraws Infantino support
Posted on Friday August 07, 2026

Fifa's backing of president Gianni Infantino at a meeting on Wednesday "changes nothing", says European governing body Uefa.