Dozens of ships stuck in Arctic as ice freezes early in reverse of recent warming winters

More than two dozen cargo vessels are stuck in Russia’s Arctic ice, waiting for ice-breakers to come to their rescue, after an inaccurate forecast from the country’s…

Cash will soon be a spent force, says Bank official as he backs digital currency

Cash is going to disappear, a senior Bank of England official said as he backed the creation of a state digital currency. Jon Cunliffe, the Bank’s deputy…

Meghan sends lawyer to defend her against ‘difficult boss’ claims on BBC documentary

Omid Scobie, the author of a biography the Sussexes authorised staff to cooperate with, said: “There’s been rumours that a lot of the most damaging and negative…

Hackers ‘skimming’ bank details from small businesses’ online customers, warns GCHQ

The NCSC said it has seen a spike in the numbers of this type of scam since the pandemic and has been tracking the number of cases…

Jailed: ‘Charlie’s Angels’ moped gang who acted as ‘takeaway service for drugs’

The judge described it as a “highly organised” criminal outfit that supplied a “vast array of controlled drugs on a vast scale”. As well as the retail…

Wisconsin parade: Man charged with five counts of murder is career criminal on bail for running woman over

The victims were named as Virginia Sorenson, 79; Leanna Owens, 71; Tamara Durand, 52; James Coolidge, 52; and Wilhem Hospel, 82. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper reported…

I’ve had enough death threats to paper my home, says JK Rowling, after trans activists reveal her address

One of the activists who took part in the protest, Ms Frost, has had several BBC roles over recent years – including an appearance on Casualty, according…