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Visa says it is now “working normally” after a technical issue left millions of customers unable to pay for goods and services. The financial services company also said that its customers “should not be charged” if transactions did not complete during the disruption on Friday.”The technical issue we experienced yesterday has been resolved. Our network is working normally,” it said in a statement.”If you attempted a Visa transaction that did not complete as a result of this issue, you should not be charged.”A small number of cardholders may have pending transactions that could be limiting their spending ability. We are…

Thousands of small businesses are at risk of closing down as Network Rail sells its railway arches off. From artisan bakeries to family-run garages, from Manchester to Bristol, business owners fear they will be left without their livelihoods as the publicly-owned company is set to sell about 4,000 arches by the end of this year.A buyer will purchase all of the arches as one, with tenants allowed to remain.However many of those independent businesses across the country have already been forced to close as their rents over the past year have sky-rocketed.Tenants believe the unprecedented rent increases of up to…

A man has suffered life-threatening injuries after being shot a number of times in north west London. The victim, believed to be in his 20s, was found in Lawrence Avenue, Brent, at around 8.34pm on Thursday.Scotland Yard have said he is in a critical condition in a central London hospital.No arrests have been made and a weapon has not been recovered.A Met Police spokesman said: “Police were called by the London Ambulance Service (LAS) at approximately 8.34pm to reports of a man with gunshot injuries on Lawrence Avenue, Brent.”Officers attended.”An eyewitness, who asked not to be named, told the Evening…

Britain’s longest-serving poppy seller, a 103-year-old former World War II nurse, is retiring after 97 years collecting for the appeal. Rosemary Powell began selling poppies at the age of six with her mother for the Royal British Legion’s first Poppy Appeal in 1921.She said she has decided to pass the baton to a new generation of fundraisers because she is “getting old”.The great-grandmother said: “I sold poppies last year, maybe not as enthusiastically as previous years, but this year will probably be my last year of selling. I’m getting old now.”Ever since the age of six, I’ve been selling poppies…

The Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, looks set to be ousted in a no-confidence vote over a corruption case. The motion, filed by the main opposition Socialist party, looks set to pass with an absolute majority after the Basque Nationalist Party said its five representatives would vote against Mr Rajoy on Friday.If there are no U-turns, their decision will mean a majority of more than 176 voting against Spain’s leader, following a Socialist party push to secure smaller parties’ no confidence votes.It would mean the fall of Spain’s government, an end to Mr Rajoy’s eight years in power and would…

North and South Korea have resumed peace talks as Donald Trump awaits a “personal letter” from Kim Jong Un amid a US-led push to persuade Pyongyang to end its nuclear programme. The meeting at the demilitarised border village of Panmunjom – which was initially called off in response to a joint US-South Korea air force drill – follows talks in New York between US secretary of state Mike Pompeo and North Korean vice chairman Kim Yong Chol.American diplomats are also meeting with North Koreans in the demilitarised zone as well as in Singapore in a bid to secure the 12…

Donald Trump’s administration has slapped tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from the EU, Canada and Mexico. What is affected?The US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross says there will be a 25% tariff (basically a tax) on steel and 10% on aluminium brought into the US from the EU, taking effect from today.The tariffs were actually announced in March but the EU (along with some other US allies) was given an exemption. This exemption was due to expire today.What is at stake?Gareth Stace, director of industry group UK Steel, told Sky News’s Ian King Live programme that the UK exports around…

Massive US tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from the EU have come into force as the UK warned a transatlantic trade war would be bad for both sides. President Donald Trump said back in March that he would slap a 25% tariff on steel and a 10% tariff on aluminium, citing national security interests.The levies have now been imposed on the EU, Canada and Mexico, after they were previously granted exemptions. Image: Donald Trump is accused of launching a trade war The White House move was branded “patently absurd” by International Trade Secretary Liam Fox, who dismissed American claims…

The country’s financial watchdog has proposed a package of measures to help consumers who are facing high-cost credit charges. One of the main suggestions is a cap on prices in the household goods rent-to-own sector, with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) saying a consumer renting an essential such as an electric cooker costing £300 could end up with a £1,500 bill.The FCA said it had “identified a need to intervene to protect financially vulnerable consumers in this market”.Also for consideration on the table is a ban on the sale of extended warranties at the point of purchase, which the watchdog…

A train company that compared its service to Poundland cooking chocolate in a tweet has been threatened with legal action by the discount retailer. The spat on social media erupted after a disgruntled passenger named Kevin tweeted an image of a departures board showing cancelled trains, with a sarcastic caption which read: “Why, Ambassador @TLRailUK, with this fine service you are really spoiling us.” Thameslink replied: “Very sorry Kevin. Appreciate at the moment the service is less Ferrero Rocher and more Poundland cooking chocolate.”Poundland’s retail director Austin Cooke issued a scathing response to Charles Horton, chief executive of Thameslink’s parent…