A major power cut brought widespread disruption to the country after issues with two generators, leaving many people stranded on Britain’s railways. Via: Britain braces for MORE flooding as thunderstorms, heavy rain and 60mph gusts sweep in
The fresh demonstrations came after the city’s leader pledged she would not grant concessions to the protesters as their movement enters its third month. Via: Hong Kong police fire tear gas at anti-government protesters as demonstrations enter a tenth week
Leeds had to settle for a point despite dominating large periods of their 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest. Pablo Hernández scored his second goal of the season, but Lewis Grabban’s scrambled goal cancelled it out – Forest’s only effort on target.United bossed proceedings from start to finish but were too Read more
Live updates from all the 3pm BST kick-offs around the groundsLive scoreboard! Keep up with all the goals and gamesAnd you can email Barry or tweet @bglendenning 2.46pm BST 1 – This will be the first ever top-flight meeting between Bournemouth and Sheffield United – they’ve previously met in the Read more
Welcome to the new world. Which looks, it must be said, quite a lot like the old world. On a breezy afternoon in East London Manchester City’s two-time champions kicked off the new season with a defeat of West Ham that barely required a shift out of second gear.Raheem Sterling Read more
Leigh Griffiths scored from a free-kick as Celtic recovered from an early setback to win 5-2 at Motherwell.Motherwell were rewarded for a positive start with Liam Donnelly’s strike but Kristoffer Ajer netted his first goal in Scottish football two minutes later. Continue reading… Via: Leigh Griffiths strikes as Celtic surge Read more
Wealthy financier accused of sex trafficking, 66, has killed himself in prison, according to a report by ABC NewsWealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein has killed himself in prison, according to a media report by ABC News.Epstein, 66, had been accused of sex trafficking and was being held without bail in jail Read more
Five trains trapped between Lockerbie and Carlisle as water levels cover tracks Via: UK travel: West Coast Mainline closed due to flooding between England and Scotland, says Network Rail
Incident a ‘wake-up call’ to energy industry Via: UK power cut: What happened, why it was so bad and who is to blame for outage that left 1 million in the dark?
‘Worst security of any dating app we’ve ever seen,’ say experts Via: 3fun: Security glitch in threesome hook-up app reveals details of users in Downing Street and White House