Britain is braced for two-day deluge as Storm Ellen hammers UK with torrential rain

Britain is set to be battered with torrential rain and 70mph winds today as Storm Ellen sweeps in promising two days of chaos.   The storm, which contains the remnants of Tropical Storm Kyle, will bring heavy gales as it hits Ireland, before dominating the UK for the rest of the week. The tempest will batter … Read more

ANOTHER day of thunderstorms: Britain is braced for travel chaos, road closures and power cuts

Thunderstorms and heavy rain will sweep across most of England and Wales until Monday after flash flooding brought disruption to parts of the M25 and M23 last night. The Met Office has issued yellow thunderstorm warnings until early next week, with the potential for more flooding and damage to buildings from lightning and hail. Storm … Read more

Ministers are braced for backlash when they confirm Huawei is banned from involvement in 5G network

Ministers are braced for backlash from Beijing when they confirm today that Huawei is banned from involvement in UK’s 5G network Telecoms firms to be banned on installing new equipment supplied by Huawei Huawei executives held talks with officials in the hope of watering down plans BT boss says it could take ten years to … Read more

Banks braced for £10bn hit as job losses shoot up

Banks braced for £10bn hit as customers are weaned off loan payment holidays just as job losses shoot up Lenders have granted payment holidays on loans worth more than £250bn Many of the three-month holidays will come to an end this month Fears are rising of a wave of defaults as customers lose their incomes  … Read more

Braced for battle: Colorized images show US troops preparing to go to war in Korea 70 years ago

Photographs of the Korean War have been brought back to life in color seventy years on from its outbreak, which began on June 25, 1950. North Korea invaded their southern neighbors, five years after the end of World War II, when Korea was liberated by the United States and the Soviet Union from imperial Japanese … Read more

‘Driest May ever’ is set to continue with Britain braced for scorching 82F sunshine this weekend

Britons are set for scorching 82F (28C) sunshine this weekend in what could be the ‘driest May ever’, as odds are slashed on June being the hottest on record. The mercury will widely hit 77F to 81F (25C to 27C) today and potentially 82F (28C) in more isolated spots, as lockdown restrictions are eased across … Read more

Easyjet braced for showdown with Stelios over £4.5bn Airbus order

Easyjet braced for showdown with founder Stelios as he attempts to oust four directors over £4.5bn Airbus order By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 21 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 21 May 2020 Easyjet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is set to grill bosses about the budget airline’s ties to European … Read more

Estate agent Foxtons braced for shareholder rebellion

Foxtons braced for shareholder rebellion over way it raised £22m from investors last month By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 BST, 10 May 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 10 May 2020 Foxtons is braced for a shareholder rebellion over the way it raised £22m from investors last month.  The London-focused estate agency … Read more

British Airways braced for legal battle on axe for 1 in 4 pilots

British Airways heading for legal battle with union officials over plans to make a quarter of its pilots redundant By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:58 BST, 2 May 2020 | Updated: 13:59 BST, 3 May 2020 British Airways is heading for a legal battle with union officials over plans to make a … Read more