All news for 2024-07-11

11 Jul 2024 478

Shoppers left unable to make payments or withdraw cash as card systems dropped today

A third party system which supports card payments for Visa and Mastercard went down this morning leaving shoppers across the country unable to use their debit card to pay or withdraw cash

Sport

11 Jul 2024 514

King leads England celebrations with cheeky message ahead of Euro final

The King has issued a personal message to the England men’s football team– urging them to avoid any last minute drama in the final.

World

11 Jul 2024 695

Putin’s ominous warning to the West regarding $2,000,000 Tomahawk missiles

Vladimir Putin has threatened a ‘military response’ to the West after the US announced plans to station long-range missiles closer to Russia’s borders in Europe.

World

11 Jul 2024 507

Michael Schumacher ‘pics and medical records stolen in £12,000,000 blackmail plot’

A security guard who worked for Michael Schumacher’s family for five years is accused of stealing 1,500 medical files from them.

Finance

11 Jul 2024 579

England’s pubs gear up to serve 10 million additional pints on Euros final day

Flights to Berlin are fully booked and Tesco thinks it will shift 1m pizzas in massive boost to the economy

News

11 Jul 2024 503

Ofwat accused of displaying ‘disregard’ for customers amid increasing water bill prices

Politicians and campaigners condemn charging proposals, as regulator puts Thames Water into special measures

11 Jul 2024 533

Large pod of pilot whales almost wiped out after stranding on Orkney beach

Rescuers including vets rush to save 12 survivors from 77-strong group lying on Sanday shore

World

11 Jul 2024 583

Horrified Russian pilot dobs in 30 fellow bombers after strike on children’s hospital

Shortly after the bombing in Kyiv this week - which sent terrified children attached to drips fleeing for their lives - the mystery flier secretly contacted Ukraine’s security service

News

11 Jul 2024 667

Sir Keir Starmer refuses to put ’arbitrary date’ on 2.5% defence spending target

The prime minister says the figure is a "serious commitment" but that a "roadmap" to reaching it had to be within the government’s fiscal rules.

News

11 Jul 2024 417

Kyle Clifford: Triple murder suspect in ’serious condition’ as police recover crossbow

The 26-year-old was discovered by police in a cemetery in London after a large manhunt followed the deaths of three women in Hertfordshire.

World

11 Jul 2024 543

US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of arms manufacturer sending weapons to Ukraine

US intelligence discovered earlier this year that the Russian government planned to assassinate the chief executive of a powerful German arms manufacturer that has been producing artillery shells and military vehicles for Ukraine, according to five US and western officials familiar with the episode.

News

11 Jul 2024 586

Kyle Clifford’s former employer issues a direct statement after a period of silence regarding the crossbow murder suspect

Clifford’s former employers have spoken out following news that the crossbow-wielding murder suspect was tracked down by police after Wednesday’s comprehensive manhunt

Crime

11 Jul 2024 397

A gang leader believed to be responsible for the drive-by shooting of a 9-year-old girl has been fatally shot

The boss of the Tottenham Turks, Izzet Eren, 41, was hit seven times as he sat outside a cafe in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau on Wednesday amid fears it was a tit-for-tat revenge attack

World

11 Jul 2024 655

Canadian and U.S. residents plead guilty to selling military components to Russia

A Canadian national and a U.S. resident pleaded guilty Tuesday to illegally exporting millions of dollars worth of military components to sanctioned Russian companies with military contracts.

World

11 Jul 2024 379

US seizes LA mega-mansion from former Armenian minister

The U.S. Justice Department seized a Los Angeles mega-mansion from a former Armenian government official, who authorities said purchased the property with tens of millions of dollars in bribery payments.

News

11 Jul 2024 453

Clifton Suspension Bridge latest: ‘Human remains’ found in two suitcases in Bristol spark manhunt

Avon and Somerset Police were called to reports on a man acting suspiciously at the bridge at 11.57pm on Wednesday

News

11 Jul 2024 632

Keir Starmer drops Bank Holiday hint if England win Euro 2024

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he believed the country should ’certainly mark the occasion’ if the Three Lions triumph against Spain in Sunday’s Euros final

Crime