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EuroMillions jackpot of £150 million up for grabs on Tuesday

A “staggering” estimated £150 million jackpot is up for grabs in Tuesday’s EuroMillions lottery draw. Camelot says that if one lucky UK player were to scoop the entire amount they would be richer than Serena Williams, 40, who is the highest-earning ...

28 Jun 2022 at 03:45

Record £191m EuroMillions jackpot could be won on Friday

The largest ever EuroMillions jackpot is up for grabs on Friday, with an eye-watering top prize of £191 million. The lottery game is played in Ireland, Austria, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. If ...

07 Jul 2022 at 15:06

World

Scientists begin mission to explore Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier

A team of scientists are sailing to “the place in the world that’s the hardest to get to” so they can better understand how much and how fast seas will rise because of global warming eating away at Antarctica’s ice. Thirty-two scientists are ...

06 Jan 2022 at 10:25

Brothers who killed sex offender, 85, and left his body in country lane are jailed

Two brothers who beat a convicted paedophile to death before taking his car and bank card have been jailed for life. Matthew and Luke Roe killed 85-year-old Henry Thwaites, who was friends with their mother, after getting him to drive them ...

05 Jun 2023 at 15:33

Seafloor images shed new light on Thwaites Glacier retreat

Scientists have mapped a critical area of seafloor in front of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica in high-resolution for the first time, giving them a window into how fast it has retreated and moved in the past. The glacier has been an ...

05 Sept 2022 at 17:00

City

NatWest boss admits ‘unexpected challenges’ for bank in 2023

The chairman of NatWest has said the banking sector is “evolving rapidly” as he acknowledged that the lender faced “unexpected challenges” during 2023. Rick Haythornthwaite, who stepped into the role earlier this month, addressed the ...

23 Apr 2024 at 13:37

EuroMillions lottery win: Experts suggest ways to handle a massive windfall

The dilemma of what to do with a huge lottery win is the stuff of dreams for most people. But those lucky enough to have a huge windfall should plan for the future as well as readjusting to day-to-day life on their new, ...

19 May 2022 at 14:13

Banks urged to learn lessons from Nigel Farage row after NatWest boss quits

Ministers have urged banks to learn from the mistakes of NatWest in the wake of chief executive Dame Alison Rose’s resignation in a row over the closure of Nigel Farage’s Coutts account. The former Ukip leader went on ...

27 Jul 2023 at 09:07

World

Giant iceberg blocks scientists hoping to study ‘Doomsday Glacier’

Teams of scientists sailing to examine the “Doomsday Glacier” in Antarctica are having trouble getting there. A large iceberg broke off the deteriorating Thwaites Glacier and, along with sea ice, it is blocking two ...

03 Feb 2022 at 10:25

Polar ship RRS Sir David Attenborough completes ‘ice trials’ in Antarctica

Research ship the RRS Sir David Attenborough has completed “ice trials” during its maiden voyage to Antarctica, a key milestone in the vessel’s commissioning. The trials saw the polar research ship tested through ...

31 Mar 2022 at 01:25

NatWest chairman should stay in post, says City minister

It would not be “helpful” for the NatWest chairman to quit now as the bank seeks to rebound from the crisis over Nigel Farage’s Coutts bank account, the City minister has said. Andrew Griffith, who has led the ...

28 Jul 2023 at 20:50

Much of Thwaites Glacier could be lost by 23rd century, experts say

A vast area of the Antarctic Ice Sheet – Thwaites Glacier – continues to retreat and much of it could be lost by the 23rd century, experts say. The glacier spans an area equal to the island of Great Britain ...

20 Sept 2024 at 00:05

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