Cabinet minister condemns MPs' expenses watchdog for letting spending run out of control as politicians get bumper 5% pay hike
Treasury chief secretary James Murray warned the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) is simply being handed more money instead of controlling costs.
Paloma Faith gives birth! Singer, 44, announces she has welcomed her third child via 'painful' C-section and spent three days in special care unit
Paloma Faith has welcomed her first child with her boyfriend Stevie Thomas.
Spain's cheapest coastline revealed - with 150 miles of beaches, 315 sunny days a year, and holidays starting at £450
New research has revealed the eight cheapest coastal regions on mainland Spain, with average prices ranging from £457 to £662 per person
As Prince Edward turns 62, he's bracing for some VERY 'intimate insights' in a tell-all memoir by his first love - as royal expert says it's 'nightmarish' timing amid Andrew scandal
Edward who celebrated his 62nd birthday today is one of the more staid members of the Royal Family , but he could have a more tumultuous year ahead with this book on the horizon.
Sorry, kids. Memory crunch threatens to kneecap Chromebook shipments
Low-cost computers bashed by billion-dollar investment in AI infrastructure
Chromebooks, the low-cost computing option popular with education buyers, will be squeezed hardest this year as memory prices spiral out of control.…
'It's hard to eat and sleep' - friend of missing woman issues plea to find her
Vitoria Barreto had been with her friend Liliane Silva at Essex University's Wivenhoe campus before she disappeared
'It's hard to eat and sleep' - friend of missing woman issues plea to find her
Vitoria Barreto had been with her friend Liliane Silva at Essex University's Wivenhoe campus before she disappeared
Desperate BBC bosses save Katya Jones as they hand her new Strictly Come Dancing contract after 'bloodbath' of top talent from show
BBC bosses were 'desperate' to keep the 36-year-old Russian dancer amid the bloodbath because 'they know how popular she is with viewers.'
Linux PC vendor System76 tries to talk Colorado down over OS age checks
Don't celebrate yet – more states are considering them
As more US states push to mandate OS-level age checks, System76 is taking its fight directly to lawmakers.…
New 'significant' evidence found in search for woman missing for seven days
Essex Police have issued an update
Essex Build Expo welcomes businesses from across construction industry
The Essex Build Expo brought together businesses from across the county's construction sector.
Essex Build Expo welcomes businesses from across construction industry
The Essex Build Expo brought together businesses from across the county's construction sector.
EQT Eyes $6 Billion Sale of SUSE
Private equity firm EQT AB is reportedly exploring a sale of SUSE that could value the open-source Linux pioneer at up to $6 billion, roughly doubling the valuation since EQT took the company private in 2023. Reuters reports: EQT "has hired investment bank Arma Partners to sound out a group of private equity investors for a possible sale of the company, said the sources, who requested anonymity to discuss confidential matters. The deliberations are at "an early stage and there is no certainty that EQT will proceed with "a transaction, the sources said. [...] The potential deal comes amid a broader selloff in software stocks, which has disrupted mergers and acquisitions activity. Investors are "concerned that new artificial intelligence tools could displace many existing software products, weighing on technology "valuations and making deals harder to price.
Some investors, however, see Luxembourg-headquartered SUSE as a potential beneficiary of AI adoption, arguing that demand for enterprise-grade infrastructure software is likely to grow as companies build and deploy more AI applications. The company generates about $800 million in revenue and more than $250 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) and could fetch between $4 billion and $6 billion in a sale, the sources said.
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Southend Barclays bank set to shut for three months for huge refurb
The Essex branch will close for refurbishment
Jeremy Clarkson rips into 'idiotic' Countryfile as he blasts BBC for showcasing 'stupid people hugging trees' and lecturing viewers about climate change
On Sunday, the popular documentary series, which showcases British wildlife and the problems faced by those living in the countryside, returned for a new episode.
Teenage boy, 17, is 'raped' in train station toilet in broad daylight - as police arrest 50-year-old man
The alleged rape took place at Sheffield train station at around 3.30pm and was reported by a third party according to British Transport Police.
Scientists reveal controversial plan to launch 50,000 MIRRORS into space for 'sunlight on demand' - but sceptics warn it poses 'serious risks' to wildlife and humans
California-based startup, Reflect Orbital, is poised to secure permission to launch a 60-foot (18.3-metre) prototype mirror into orbit to beam sunlight back to the Earth's surface.
Karen Hauer is AXED in Strictly bloodbath: Longest-serving female pro dancer is sacked in major lineup shake-up
Strictly Come Dancing bosses have axed professional dancer Karen Hauer, the Daily Mail can exclusively reveal.
Teenage owner of dangerous XL Bully that left baby girl in a coma is spared jail
The baby girl had to be airlifted to hospital and placed in a medically induced coma following the mauling which left the infant with two skull fractures and suffering brain haemorrhages
Full transcript of Essex Police press conference on missing Brazilian woman
Vitoria Figueiredo Barreto was last seen in Brightlingsea on March 4