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Southern rail and Thameslink services suffered a “major signalling fault” – meaning some commuters are facing train delays and cancellations this morning. At around 4am on Monday, both Southern rail and Thameslink warned their customers they had suffered a “major signalling fault” on their networks and “no trains” would be running until further notice. Passengers were warned “do not travel”.By 7am, some services had resumed – however, Gatwick Express trains are not running, and all services between Littlehampton and London Victoria have been cancelled.The disruption is expected to last until 3pm. Reduced services are operating between Three Bridges and Brighton,…

Scientists have discovered one of the world’s smallest fish is capable of making sounds registering more than 140 decibels – which is louder than a pneumatic drill.The translucent Danionella cerebrum is just 12mm-long and has the smallest known brain of any vertebrae. The sound was first noticed by scientists studying the species in Berlin, Germany, who could hear sounds as they walked past the fish tanks.Researchers then set up high-speed cameras on a tank containing the fish to work out exactly what was going on. Image: Noises from the Danionella cerebrum could be heard by scientists walking past the fish…

The UK will “miss out” on economic growth unless it finally comes up with an industrial strategy to green the economy, the leading business group has warned.As the UK economy has stagnated in recent years, the value of green industries like renewables, eco-friendly heating and energy storage is growing and will help unlock further cash for the UK, according to economists at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). They found that while Britain’s GDP growth was stuck at around 0.1% last year, its net zero economy grew by 9%, and attracted billions of pounds in private investment.It argues private investment…

The Odysseus probe will cut short its mission on the moon today, with engineers expecting to lose contact with the lander this morning.The craft touched down on the surface last week in a “nail-biting” descent that saw the first ever privately owned lander reach the moon and the first from the US since 1972. Odysseus was meant to last between a week and 10 days, but is now set to wind down five days after landing on its side on the moon and it remains to be seen how much scientific data might be lost.Intuitive Machines – which launched the…

A music producer has accused Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of sexually assaulting him and forcing him to sleep with sex workersThe suit, filed in New York, accuses the music mogul of repeated instances of unwanted groping and sexual touching. It also says the music producer was forced to work in a bathroom while Combs showered and wandered around in the nude.Combs’ lawyer, Shawn Holley, labelled the events described in the lawsuit “pure fiction”.”We have overwhelming, indisputable proof that his claims are complete lies,” he said. “We will address these outlandish allegations in court and take all appropriate action against those who…

The annual rate of shop price inflation has eased to its lowest level for almost two years, according to an industry reading that credits food and fashion prices.The British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Nielsen Shop Price Index showed the pace of price increases slowed to 2.5% over the 12 months to February from 2.9% the previous month. It was the lowest reading since March 2022, the BRC said.Money latest: How to get a pay riseIt was driven by a significant contribution from food, with prices 5% up on a year ago compared with the 6.1% figure registered at the end of January.…

An Australian photographer claims he was punched by Taylor Swift’s dad in Sydney following the singer’s concert.Ben McDonald said he told police the incident happened at Neutral Bay Wharf, where Swift and her dad had just come ashore from a yacht hours after the singer’s final show in the city. While officers did not release names, police said they are investigating an alleged assault by a 71-year-old man on a 51-year-old man at 2.30am local time.Swift’s representatives have not responded to a request for comment, but a spokesperson told Rolling Stone magazine two people were “aggressively pushing” to get to…

A record 93.4% of in-store card transactions up to £100 were made using contactless in 2023, according to data from Barclays.The figures are based on Barclays debit card and Barclaycard credit card transactions. Shoppers made 231 transactions on average, spending an average of £15.69 each time.This added up to the typical shopper making £3,620 worth of contactless payments over the year.While contactless is still more popular among younger age groups, the gap between older and younger people using the tech is narrowing, Barclays said. Last year, the proportion of active users among 85 to 95-year-olds passed 80% for the first…

The X account of Matthew Perry has been targeted by hackers, according to reports.A foundation set up in honour of the Friends star, who died last October, appeared to be the target of a link in a pinned post at the top of his profile urging people to donate. However, the post actually linked to duplicate site.An Instagram post from the Matthew Perry Foundation said: “We have received reports that Matthew’s official X page has been hacked and is directing users to a fraudulent site soliciting donations via cryptocurrency.”Please do not donate to this site or share the fraudulent posts…

Welsh singer Charlotte Church has said she is in “no way antisemitic” after taking part in a concert which featured a controversial pro-Palestinian chant.Church led a choir of approximately 100 people in a rendition of “from the river to the sea” at a gig she co-organised with a Welsh choir in order to raise money for charity, the Middle East Children’s Alliance. But the singer faced a backlash after using the chant, which is viewed by some pro-Israel supporters as a way to call for the eradication of the Israeli state.Some pro-Palestinian supporters reject this, saying it is simply expressing…