BT fined millions for ‘catastrophic’ 999 failure
The telecoms giant was found to be “ill-prepared” to respond to a fault affecting 999 calls....
IT working but delays possible after outage, says NHS
NHS England says services are back online after the global IT outage, but there could still be disruption....
‘I earn £50,000 and can’t afford to buy a house’
Renters are four times less likely than current owners to be able to afford a home, research suggests....
HMV boss says more people buying DVDs and Blu-ray
Phil Halliday says HMV sales are up but figures suggest a DVD revival is not on the cards....
Rachel Reeves hints at above-inflation public sector pay rise
The chancellor says not settling the matter quickly would incur other costs to the wider economy....
Postmasters had fingers in the till, minister told
Jo Swinson claims Paula Vennells told her “clearly some of them are actually just at it.”...
Warning IT chaos could take days to fix
The manual fix required means it could take days for big organisations to get back to normal....
How a single IT update caused global havoc
Friday’s IT outage is a poignant reminder of how reliant the world has become on devices managed remotely by huge firms....
GPs, pharmacies and airports in UK hit by IT outage
Some GP practices are struggling to access their records systems, which include online bookings....
Surprise mobile mid-contract price rises banned
Regulator Ofcom says the new rules will come into force in January with price rises made clear before sale....