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As torrential thundery showers make their way south, forecasters warn there could be flash flooding - because the ground is too hard to soak up the water.

Google has agreed to pay $10 million for a massive trove of anonymized Spirit Airlines data following the carrier's shutdown, including internal communications, spreadsheets, booking and frequent-flyer records, transactions, and employee information. CNN reports: Did you ever fly on Spirit Airlines? Or work there? Or send an email to someone who worked there? Then your information will soon be feeding Google's artificial intelligence model. The discount airline halted all operations in May, and it's been selling off its remaining assets through the bankruptcy process ever since. While most of that is planes, equipment, and real estate, there's other things that are valuable, too. It was disclosed late Monday that the company agreed to sell its data to Google for $10 million. That includes emails and internal communications, spreadsheets, transactions with the public including bookings and frequent flyer information as well as human resources information on its employees. The data has been stripped of anything that would allow individuals to be identified, according to the court filing. But it is still a massive amount of useful intelligence.

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An American singer who fell for a Scottish football fan during the Tartan Army's takeover of Boston during the World Cup has revealed she has ended her romance with him.

Brian Wilkins, 78, dubbed the 'Bird Man of Hartlepool', will stand trial in September at Teesside Crown Court, after he refused to stop feeding breadcrumbs to pigeons and seagulls.

LAWRENCE BOOTH: It's come to something when an England team who arrived in Australia in November with hopes of Ashes glory begin a home series against Pakistan with ridicule threatening.

After years spent calling for action on speeding, residents of Aughton in Lancashire reacted with incredulity when local officers announced the outcome of their search for 'inventive' solutions.

The 123-yeard-old Castle Eden more than 20 miles west of Chicago will be demolished as its owners decided not to renovate the building.

The British newlywed couple who were killed after a helicopter crash during their honeymoon on a Greek Island have been pictured.

The singer, 36, debuted a new haircut and flashed her huge engagement ring as she attended her friends' Oli Jacobs and Laura Sisk's wedding on Saturday.

The 59-year-old actress delighted over the newborn boy in an Instagram video shared with her 30 million followers on Monday.

Romania-born Robert Cretu, 40, of Kirkby, Merseyside, puffed out his cheeks in apparent relief after being spared jail over his elaborate and lucrative fraud.

Pensions are surprisingly easy to lose track of, especially if you have changed jobs, got married or moved home and failed to tell all your old pension providers...

Apple is overhauling its EU App Store fees to settle its Digital Markets Act dispute, simplifying the fee structure and "[resolving] Apple's disagreements with the Commission over business terms and alternative distribution." Developers can sign the new terms starting today, and the changes go into effect on October 1. MacRumors reports: The initial acquisition fee and store services fee are being removed for apps distributed outside of the App Store, and Apple will now charge a 5% Core Technology Commission on digital purchases that replaces the prior per-install Core Technology Fee. Commission rates are changing for App Store apps, alternative payments, and apps distributed through alternative app marketplaces or the web. Developers can offer in-app purchase options alongside alternative payment options in the EU, which is something Apple did not allow before. Apple says there will be presentation requirements so users have a consistent, transparent experience. Developers distributing apps in the EU must select their payment options and maintain those options for 12 months before making changes to "provide consistency and clarity for users." Apple will still use a Notarization process for apps downloadable through the web and through alternative app marketplaces. Apps in the Kids category or being used by children under 13 will not include links to websites to complete transactions. All apps that use alternative payment processing or link to a website for transactions have to include a parental gate if the user is under 18. Apple is relaxing the rules for operating an alternative app marketplace.

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It could be in place from early next year

National Savings and Investments has boosted the underlying rate on Premium Bonds to 4.35% from the next draw. The previous rate was 3.8%.

A retired police officer revealed Tupac Shakur's dying words in his murder trial on Monday.

Lindsay Clancy, 36, is on trial for the murders of her three children, Cora, five, Dawson, three, and eight-month-old Callan, at her Massachusetts home.

Those who thought moving abroad would put their retirement savings beyond the reach of UK tax may need to think again - with experts warning against leaving it too late to act.

Hayden Panettiere's ex-fiancé Wladimir Klitschko has spoken out after the star's death.

JACK GAUGHAN: While presiding over a wretched stretch of nine defeats in 12 games, the Catalan dug deep into his soul in an attempt to shock City players into action.