Ambulance service in Essex facing strike threat over controversial proposal
MORE than 1,000 ambulance service workers could vote on strike action over a controversial proposal to change how its staff work
German Banks Halted 10 Billion Euros in PayPal Payments on Fraud Concerns, Says Newspaper
An anonymous reader shares a report: German banks blocked PayPal payments totalling more than 10 billion euros ($11.7 billion) over fraud concerns, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reported on Wednesday, without specifying its sources. The payments were halted on Monday after lenders flagged millions of suspicious direct debits from PayPal that appeared last week, the newspaper said. Asked to comment on the report, a PayPal spokesperson said a temporary service interruption had affected "certain transactions from our banking partners and potentially their customers", but that the issue had now been resolved.
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The gorgeous Essex village church with a creepy link to King Henry VIII's wife Anne Boleyn
Not many people know about the eerie story at this church
White House Farm killer Jeremy Bamber insists he's been 'framed' for murdering his own family as he speaks out from behind bars 40 years on in shocking testimony
Bamber, now 64, killed his adopted parents, sister and two six-year-old nephews at their home in Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex in 1985 - but has always maintained that he is innocent of the crime.
Popular holiday hotspot loved by Brits is now a 'ghost town' - can YOU guess where?
Thousands of Brits visit the popular holiday hotspot each year, but it now appears to be a 'ghost town'.
Haplessly unprepared British TikToker boasts of surviving 18 days trapped in Amazon rainforest because he 'didn't realise' it was wet season - even though helpful locals gave him bed, booze and football on the TV
Callan Bole's trip of a lifetime to the Amazon turned into a nightmare when he was left isolated in a remote indigenous village after his boat broke.
Revealed: 'Negative-calorie' foods that take more energy to digest than they contain. Doctors and experts tell of an extraordinary experiment that shows the truth
The claim is that when we eat certain foods - such as celery, cucumber, lettuce, melon and grapefruit - we burn more calories digesting them than they contain. So is it a diet trick - or just a viral myth?
Are YOU dating a psychopath? Scientists reveal the key sign to look out for
In the early stages of dating, it can be hard to tell what someone's really like. Now, experts have revealed a key sign that the person you're starting to fancy is a psychopath.
Fraud with a board! Ruben Amorim memes flood the internet after beleaguered boss stayed on the bench while his Man United side suffered embarrassing penalty exit to Grimsby
Ruben Amorim has been blasted across social media after footage emerged of him using coaching magnets in the dugout during Manchester United's defeat to Grimsby Town.
Fans blast Man United manager Ruben Amorim for bizarre antics on touchline with his side 2-0 down to League Two minnows Grimsby - as Red Devils suffer Carabao Cup humiliation
Amorim, 40, was bizarrely captured during Sky Sports' broadcast of the encounter, shifting several small magnets on a tactics board in the dugout during the 62nd minute of the match.
Euro banks block billions in rogue PayPal direct debits after fraud glitch
US payments platform back in action, says it's informing affected customers
Shoppers and merchants in Germany found themselves dealing with billions of euros in frozen transactions this week, thanks to an apparent failure in PayPal's fraud-detection systems.…
Bride left 'speechless' by bridesmaid's outrageous outfit request - as people say she should be 'uninvited' from wedding
Chloe Cotterell, from the UK, revealed on TikTok that one of her 10 bridesmaids asked to try on a white dress during a special shopping trip she had organised ahead of her big day.
Jelena Ostapenko explodes after US Open upset loss as victorious Taylor Townsend reveals what was said
Tennis star Jelena Ostapenko was forced to deny being 'racist' after she told her black opponent Taylor Townsend she has 'no education and no class' in an extraordinary tantrum.
Epping asylum seeker injunction ‘risks setting precedent’, Court of Appeal told
An injunction that is set to temporarily block asylum seekers from being housed at an Essex hotel creates a “risk of a precedent being set”, the Court of Appeal has been told.
Epping asylum seeker injunction ‘risks setting precedent’, Court of Appeal told
An injunction that is set to temporarily block asylum seekers from being housed at an Essex hotel creates a “risk of a precedent being set”, the Court of Appeal has been told.
British grandmother locked up in Spanish police cell for 22 HOURS after losing passport
Pam Tweedale, 77, and 13 family members jetted off from London Gatwick on August 16 to their dream holiday in Madrid.
Shameless partygoers who attacked nightclub staff with handbags are banned from bar to give victims 'a rest'
Larisa Sumovskaja, 18, and Jasmine Orchard, 20, kicked off when they were escorted out of the Camel Bar in Bournemouth, Dorset, for being drunk.
What Travis Kelce did on his second date with Taylor Swift proved he was nothing like her ex Joe Alwyn, says ALISON BOSHOFF - as insiders reveal what the timing of his proposal says about their baby plans
August 10th, dusk, in a garden in Lee's Summit, Missouri, just outside Kansas City.
Ed Davey accused of disrespecting the King after Lib Dem leader vows to BOYCOTT next month's state banquet for Donald Trump in protest over Gaza
Following an invitation by His Majesty, the US President is due to arrive in Britain for an historic second state visit between September 17 and 19.
Top doctor reveals how to tackle Mounjaro's most EMBARRASSING side effect - and when it could be a sign of something sinister
While not listed as a common complication on official patient information, reports from sufferers have grown as more people start the weekly injections.