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Apple is being sued for £1bn (£785m) by UK app developers over its App Store fees. Professor Sean Ennis from the University of East Anglia Centre for Competition Policy is bring the class action lawsuit on behalf of 1,566 app creators because of the tech giant’s “excessive” charges. Some app makers are charged 15% to

BBC newsreader George Alagiah has died at the age of 67, his agent has said. The Sri Lanka-born journalist – the face of BBC One’s News At Six since 2007 – was diagnosed in 2014 with stage four bowel cancer, which had spread to his liver and lymph nodes. He endured two rounds of chemotherapy

Sea evacuations have begun from a beach in Corfu to transport individuals fleeing wildfires on the Greek island – as scores of Britons await repatriation flights out of Rhodes. Around 59 people have been evacuated from Nissaki beach on the northwest coast, the Greek Coast Guard has said. The evacuation involved six coast guard vessels

Apple has launched a blistering attack on government proposals that would force tech firms to clear new privacy features with the Home Office. The iPhone maker said the changes to the Investigatory Powers Act, which are under consultation, would pose a “serious and direct threat” to the security of user data. In a nine-page submission,

Heavy rain is forecast in northern parts of England and Wales today, with the Met Office issuing a yellow weather warning. The area, which stretches from Holyhead in Wales to Scarborough and Carlisle in England, could see up to 20-30mm of rain fall during the day, with places on higher ground potentially getting as much

Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba wants to help tackle the UK’s cost of living crisis, telling Sky News that ending poverty is “the goal” of a new ethical fund he is launching. In an exclusive interview Pogba, 30, recalled queuing with his mother at food banks when he was growing up in France. “I

Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages have now been retrieved from his old phone and will be handed over to the COVID inquiry unredacted, his spokesman has said. The probe into the government’s handling of the pandemic demanded to see the former PM’s messages from the height of lockdown as part of its ongoing work. But after

Polls will open today at 7am for three by-elections across the country, as voters decide who they want to represent them in parliament. The seats of Uxbridge and South Ruislip in west London, Selby and Ainsty in North Yorkshire, and Somerton and Frome in Somerset, will all be up for grabs, with polls closing at

Dan Wootton has addressed claims regarding his personal conduct made on social media, calling all criminal allegations made against him “untrue” and claiming he is the victim of a “smear campaign”. The journalist and presenter made a statement at the start of his daily GB News show, Dan Wootton Tonight, telling viewers: ” As a

Ryan Giggs’ retrial later this month over domestic violence allegations has been abandoned. The former Manchester United and Wales footballer was accused of attacking and controlling his ex-girlfriend Kate Greville, and assaulting her younger sister, Emma. It was to be the second time the 49-year-old was to be tried over the claims. However, the charges

Police bodycam footage has been released showing a dog attack – taken moments before the animal was tasered and put into a wheelie bin by officers. The footage, taken during the incident in Coventry on Tuesday, shows the dog attacking other dogs while people nervously attempt to separate the animals. It was released by West

With Huw Edwards in hospital with “serious mental health issues” and facing no further action by police, the newspaper that broke the story is now under the spotlight. The Sun is facing questions over its coverage of allegations against the 61-year-old newsreader – with some asking whether the claims should have been reported at all.

Millions of UK public sector workers, including teachers and doctors, will get pay rises of about 6% after Rishi Sunak decided to accept the recommendations of independent pay review bodies. The bodies had suggested pay rises of between 6% and 6.5% for 2023-24, at a potential cost of £5bn. Mr Sunak met Jeremy Hunt, the

Four police officers who smashed ice with their hands and elbows to try to reach young boys trapped beneath a frozen lake are among the nominees in this year’s Police Bravery Awards. The officers, who ignored safety guidelines, were the first to answer calls to the lake in Solihull where four boys had vanished after

The BBC has said it did not put allegations made by the family of a young person to a presenter accused of paying them thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos until seven weeks after they were first raised. The BBC has since suspended the unnamed male presenter. A timeline released by the corporation says

The BBC’s director general will face the media today as the scandal over a top presenter deepens. Tim Davie will speak to journalists as he unveils the broadcaster’s annual report, which is set to reveal how much its biggest stars are paid. But the briefing will likely be overshadowed by questions about the unnamed celebrity

Police are appealing for help to find a 23-year-old man in connection to a serious assault in west London. Sam Gray is wanted for questioning after two people were allegedly assaulted in Uxbridge. Metropolitan Police officers said they were called to an address on Arklay Close at around 10.40pm on Friday. They said officers found

The BBC has suspended the unnamed presenter accused of paying a teenager thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos. The presenter allegedly first requested images from the youth in 2020 when they were aged 17 and has made a series of payments over the years, according to The Sun. In a statement, the broadcaster said

A “household name” BBC presenter accused of paying a teenager for explicit photos is facing fresh allegations that he stripped to his underpants during a video call with the youth. The young person’s mother said she was “shocked” after her offspring showed her a screenshot of the video chat, in which the unnamed star was sitting

Below the Medway Viaduct on the A21 in Kent, nettles have reclaimed a shrine left in the memory of Azra Kemal. The 21-year-old died there in July 2020 after falling from the dual carriageway bridge. Her car had broken down nearby and caught fire. She was travelling back to London with a male friend. Paramedics