What is cognitive banking and can it make our financial lives easier?
With bank branches increasingly closing - some 163 this year so far - and a rising number of branchless challenger banks, it is becoming harder to visit a branch.
I had been suffering from acid reflux for 20 years... then I discovered exactly what causes it, the foods that make it worse and how experts say you can cure yourself permanently
Paula Gresty would gasp in pain as the terrible - and all-too-familiar - scorching sensation rose up into her throat at night.
Driver seriously injured after major two-car crash in Halstead as police seek witnesses
The driver was taken to hospital
'A honeypot for hackers': Cybersecurity experts BLAST the UK government's plan to introduce digital ID cards - as they claim it could allow criminals to extort billions from British taxpayers
Cybersecurity experts have blasted Prime Minister Keir Starmer 's plans to introduce mandatory digital ID cards for every UK citizen.
London and Stansted Airport train lines suffer major delays due to system fault
TRAINS between London and Stansted Airport are severely delayed due to an earlier system fault.
Girl found dead in D4vd's Tesla was AGED 12 when they met online. Now as masked men guard his mansion, friends unravel the truth... and tell of the chilling moment her texts stopped
Two masked men were caught on video pacing outside the Hollywood Hills rental home vacated by D4vd, days after police raided the property in search of blood evidence linked to a dead teen.
UK and US security agencies order urgent fixes as Cisco firewall bugs exploited in wild
CISA gives feds 24 hours to patch, NCSC urges rapid action as flaws linked to ArcaneDoor spies
Cybersecurity agencies on both sides of the Atlantic are sounding the alarm over Cisco firewall vulnerabilities that are being exploited by an "advanced threat actor."…
Keir's immigration mea culpa: Labour has 'shied away' from toughening borders even it has been 'too easy' to enter the country and work illegally, PM admits
Keir Starmer delivered the mea culpa as he desperately tries to convince Brits that he is taking tough action on borders.
Dublin's beloved spice bag lands in the UK at Wetherspoons - and fans say it's the 'best meal' at the chain
The meal, made of chicken, chips, vegetables, and curry sauce, is rumoured to hail from Sunflower, a Chinese takeaway in Dublin that served the dish as off the menu from 2006 onwards.
Boy, two, is left paralysed in crash after his mother let her cocaine dealer drive her children home
Single mother Shayna Bowman, 29, agreed to let Rhys Farry give her, her two sons and daughter a lift from a football tournament even though she knew he had been drinking and taking drugs.
11 people are killed and ten more left fighting for life after drinking homemade booze in Colombia
Many of the dead were homeless individuals from the city of Barranquilla, who are known to consume 'cochoco' - a cheap but often deadly cocktail of ethyl alcohol and methanol.
Disastrous Oracle Implementation At Europe's Largest City Council.
Longtime Slashdot reader whoever57 writes: Birmingham City Council, the largest such entity in Europe, has been declared effectively bankrupt. There are a couple of reasons for this, but one of them is a disastrous project to replace the city's income management system using Oracle. The cost of this has risen to $230 million, while the initial estimate was $24 million. There was a failed rollout of the new system earlier this year. "Original plans for the replacement of SAP with Oracle Fusion set aside a 19.965 million-euro budget for three years implementation until the end of the 2021 financial year," reports The Register. "Go-live date was later put back until April 2022 and the budget increased to 40 million euros. After the council realized it would need to reimplement all of Oracle, the budget for running the old system and introducing the new one increased to 131 million euros."
"In a hastily convened Audit Committee meeting this week, councilor heard how that date has now been put back until November, expressing their anger that the news hit the media before they were told." Testing failed with only a 73.3% pass rate and 10 severe deficits, "below the acceptance criteria of a 95 percent pass rate and zero severe deficits.
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Woman 'petrified' after fox jumps onto train between Southend and London during commute
She said it was "agitated" and felt like it might bite
Strictly Come Dancing week one songs and dances REVEALED as celebrities take to the floor for the first time after Dani Dyer forced to step down from BBC series
The official Strictly Instagram page confirmed the routines on Friday morning, with a clip showing each pairing showing off a small snippet of what's to come.
Shocking twist as tourist is swept out to sea in Bali - as urgent warning issued to Aussies heading to the island
An urgent warning has been issued to Aussies heading to Bali.
Manager's double tragedy in space of six days: Boss who 'loved' and gave debut to ex-Arsenal academy star, 21, who died after hitting a wall mid-match is also brother of ex-Liverpool coach who died by suicide last week
The death of 21-year-old forward Billy Vigar has rocked the footballing community. Perhaps none more so than Mark Beard, who lost his brother, Matt Beard last week.
UK to roll out mandatory digital ID for right to work by 2029
Prime Minister Starmer revives controversial scheme despite past denials, sparking civil liberties backlash
The UK government plans to issue all legal residents a digital identity by the end of the current Parliament, which could run until August 2029, with its use required to get a job.…
Trump accuses Comey of nearly starting a war as it's revealed why new MAGA star prosecutor rushed indictment
Donald Trump believes James Comey nearly started a war with his investigation into Russian collusion as one of his rising MAGA legal stars secures his indictment.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are heading to New York City next month after being awarded a Humanitarians of the Year Award
Montecito-based Meghan and Harry have been given the Project Healthy Minds' Humanitarians of the Year Award for their campaigns to make the online world a safer place, PEOPLE reported.
The heartbreaking moment Bad Boyfriends star breaks down in tears after Oliva Attwood exposes her boyfriend's true intentions - as she sobs 'I can't do this'
The popular reality programme, hosted by the former Love Island legend, returned to our screens for a second series earlier this month.