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Barclays and Barclaycard customers cannot access money on mobile apps

Thousands of Barclays and Barclaycard customers are unable to access their money on mobile apps after they go down Barclays and Barclaycard apps have crashed causing floods of complaints The bank confirmed it was experiencing issues on its service update page Downdetector saw complaints beginning at around midday and continuing   Thousands of disgruntled Barclays and […]

The questions suspected COVID-19 cases are asked

They are the open-ended questions that aim to stop the deadly spread of coronavirus. Have you caught public transport? Have you visited a public site like a shopping centre or train station? Have you dropped a child off at childcare? In Victoria, contact tracers working the phones are armed with a detailed 11-page questionnaire that […]

Oscars: Academy unveils new diversity guidelines for Best Picture

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences publishes new rules that filmmakers will have to meet starting 2024. The body that awards the Oscars has published detailed inclusion and diversity guidelines that filmmakers will have to meet for their work to be eligible for a Best Picture prize, starting in 2024. The Academy of […]

Will pubs and restaurants close again?

PUBS and restaurants have been open since July and Brits have enjoyed splashing out on food and drinks and catching up with friends but new coronavirus rules limit social gatherings to six people. The Prime Minister confirmed the fresh restrictions last night as cases of coronavirus started to soar again. Will pubs and restaurants close […]

Tributes to Asda worker, 23, found dead after working tirelessly during lockdown

A supermarket worker was found dead hours after seeming "visibly upset" over messages and a phone call linked to a relationship breakdown, an inquest heard. Tributes have poured in for much-loved daughter Hannah-Mae Homer, 23, who was discovered hanged at a beauty spot. Police and paramedics raced to the scene at Saltwells Local Nature Reserve […]

This Day in History: Sept. 9

On this day, Sept. 9 …   1956: Elvis Presley makes the first of three appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show."   Also on this day: 1776: The second Continental Congress makes the term “United States” official, replacing “United Colonies.” 1850: California becomes the 31st state of the union. 1948: The People’s Democratic Republic of […]

This Day in History: Sept. 9

On this day, Sept. 9 …   1956: Elvis Presley makes the first of three appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show."   Also on this day: 1776: The second Continental Congress makes the term “United States” official, replacing “United Colonies.” 1850: California becomes the 31st state of the union. 1948: The People’s Democratic Republic of […]

ACLU staffer fumes at University for accepting Nick Sandmann, calls it a 'stain' on the school: report

Fox News Flash top headlines for September 8 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. An American Civil Liberties Union official in Kentucky chastised Transylvania University over the weekend for accepting Nicholas Sandmann as a student, calling the move a "stain" on the institution. Sandmann made headlines back in January 2019 when […]

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Sept 9

G-7 foreign ministers demand Russia ‘urgently’ find Navalny poisoners Group of Seven (G-7) foreign ministers on Tuesday demanded that Russia quickly find and prosecute the culprits behind the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The top diplomats from the major industrial democracies said that Germany, where Navalny is receiving treatment, briefed them with confirmation that President […]