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The firm at the centre of the global IT outage last month is being sued by some of its shareholders.Lawyers claim cyber security company CrowdStrike defrauded investors by concealing flaws with its software testing. It comes after a software update sent out by the firm caused more than eight million computers to crash on 19 July.The meltdown hit thousands of businesses worldwide, disrupting airports, banks, hospitals and broadcasters.CrowdStrike boss George Kurtz apologised to those affected and blamed a “software bug”, but admitted it would take “some time” to fully fix the problems. The lawsuit, which was filed in Austin, Texas,…

Wizz Air has been named the worst performing airline for customer service by a leading consumer group.Which? said the low-cost carrier ranked the lowest “by far” in a poll of around 1,000 adults. Those surveyed were quizzed on how well airlines performed across eight areas of customer service, including how easy it was to find a contact number, how long it took to get in touch with a person and how well issues were dealt with.Wizz Air received a net satisfaction score of +13. More than half of those surveyed said they had experienced at least one problem with the…

Microsoft’s cloud service has been hit by another outage, weeks after an IT failure in cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike’s services ground the world to a halt.In a post on X, Cambridge Water said some of its services were down this afternoon. “Due to worldwide issues with Microsoft Azure, a problem with our website is affecting several services including MyAccount and PayNow,” said the water company.Microsoft said it is investigating reports of user problems, saying: “We are investigating reports of issues connecting to Microsoft services globally.The company then announced it implemented a fix that seemed to be solving the problem, saying there…

Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix isn’t your average 19-year-old.The Team GB diver is going into her second Olympic Games having worked tirelessly to become one of the country’s most promising athletes. But she’s had to overcome unique challenges to get there – from making a name for herself beyond being the daughter of First Dates star Fred Sirieix to overcoming a fear of diving and becoming one of her country’s brightest talents.Here’s what you need to know about Spendolini-Sirieix ahead of her appearance in synchronised 10m platform diving this morning. Image: Pic: Jacob King/PA Family life and early career The diving sensation from…

The chancellor has said her predecessor Jeremy Hunt “lied” as she accused him of deliberately covering up the truth about the state of the UK’s finances.After announcing a series of spending cuts on Monday, Rachel Reeves said it was “unforgivable” the Conservatives left a £22bn funding black hole. Follow the latest updates from Westminster hereShe told Sky News: “Jeremy Hunt covered up from the House of Commons and from the country the true state of the public finances. He did that knowingly and deliberately.”He lied. And they lied during the election campaign about the state of the public finances.” Ms…

A vegan diet may reduce your biological age, according to a new study in the medical journal BMC. Scientists studied 21 sets of adult identical twins, with one of each pair eating a vegan diet for eight weeks. The vegan twin was found to have reduced methylation in their DNA, which is a marker of biological ageing. So what is the optimal diet for anti-ageing, according to science?There are different interpretations of ageing.”There’s lifespan, which is how long you live, and healthspan, which is how well you live – because who wants to live long and live poorly?” says Dr Linia…

Wrexham striker Paul Mullin has made an appearance in Ryan Reynolds’ latest film.The 29-year-old, who made his Wrexham debut in 2021, appeared as Welshpool, a Welsh version of Deadpool, in the latest Marvel movie Deadpool & Wolverine. Mullin has made 122 appearances for the Red Dragons and has scored 88 goals in the last three years.In a post on X, Reynolds said: “You may have noticed one member of the Deadpool Corps was far deadlier than the rest. WELSHPOOL.”But Mullin wasn’t the only Wrexham AFC player to make an appearance as teammate Ollie Palmer also cameoed as a bar goer.…

Evri is to hire 9,000 new staff in the UK following its multi-billion pound takeover.The delivery giant said it is looking to employ 8,000 more couriers, along with around 1,000 warehouse and other supporting roles. The company said key locations selected for the new jobs included Scotland, Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, Plymouth in Devon and also Gatwick Airport.Couriers typically earn around £16.50 per hour, according to Evri.The recruitment drive comes after private equity firm Apollo Global Management bought Evri for £2.7bn last week, in a deal first revealed by Sky News. Apollo fought off competition from rivals including Chinese…

A common type of bacteria has been found to make some cancers “melt”, according to researchers.People who had fusobacterium in their head and neck cancers had “much better outcomes” – with scientists saying they were “brutally surprised” at the findings. The bacteria is commonly found in the mouth, and in lab studies led to a 70-99% reduction in viable cancer cells when left in petri dishes for a few days.Researchers also analysed 155 patients with head and neck cancer from the Cancer Genome Atlas database and found a 65% reduction in risk of death where fusobacterium was detected.The apparent benefit…

The Gladiators referee who said the iconic line “Gladiators ready! Contenders ready!” has died at the age of 92, the TV show said.John Anderson was best known as the umpire in the original ITV show, which aired between 1992 and 2000, and the revamped Sky series in 2008. The Scottish sports coach trained more than 100 Olympians and was inducted into the Coaching Hall of Fame in 2002.The official Gladiators Instagram account shared a statement saying: “We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our beloved referee, John Anderson, at the age of 92.”Our hearts go out to…