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Each Monday, our Money team speaks to someone from a different profession to discover what it's really like. This week we chat to Stu Armstrong, who worked as a doorman for more than two decades... People think the job is "look at me, I'm a big hardman"... and that every interaction is physical. But the physical part is really a last resort. It's about talking to people, and building relationships […]

Twelve new mpox vaccination sites have opened across England.It now means every area in the country will be able to offer jabs to those at a higher risk of getting the infection. Previously, vaccines were only available to eligible people at 19 sites across London, Brighton, and Manchester.The NHS offers the mpox vaccine to those deemed a higher risk of catching the virus, such as men who have sex with […]

Sir Keir Starmer will urge European countries to commit more in defence spending as he heads to Brussels for security talks.The prime minister will call on Europe to "step up and shoulder more of the burden" to fend off the threat posed by Vladimir Putin's Russia. Sir Keir, the first prime minister to meet all the leaders of the 27 EU nations in Brussels since Brexit, will argue the bloc […]

Farmer Tony Martin, who shot dead a burglar in 1999, has died aged 80, his friend has said. Martin was initially convicted of murdering 16-year-old Fred Barras but this was reduced to manslaughter on appeal. He was living alone at his farmhouse in Emneth Hungate, Norfolk, which was nicknamed Bleak House, when he caught Brendon Fearon, then 29, and Barras inside.He fired his shotgun three times towards the intruders, killing […]

Barclays says an IT glitch that left some customers locked out of their accounts has been resolved after the disruption entered a third day.The bank said the "technical issue" has been fixed and delayed payments processed. In a statement on Sunday, Barclays said: "We are working on bringing balances up to date for some of our customers and addressing any outstanding issues."We are very sorry for any disruption and will […]

A former Harrods employee has claimed Mohamed al Fayed and his brother, Salah, both assaulted her while she worked for the department store in the 1990s.Speaking on camera about her story for the first time, Rachael Louw told Sky News she was subjected to invasive sexual health tests, surveillance and inappropriate touching while working for the al Fayeds.During her three years at Harrods Rachael was propositioned by Salah al Fayed, […]

A man and a woman have been arrested after two children died following a crash in Essex.Police said a car failed to stop after a collision involving a girl and a boy in Basildon on Saturday evening. Emergency services attended the scene in Walthams Place, Pitsea, but both children died.A man and a woman were arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and failing to stop at the […]

Barclays has advised customers to seek help from friends and family or even contact food banks after a major IT glitch left some locked out of their accounts.Hundreds of people reportedly claim they are experiencing interrupted services and missing funds after the issue struck on what was payday for many British workers and the deadline for self-assessment tax returns. The bank has apologised to those affected, saying the company is […]

A second body has been found in the search for two missing sisters in Aberdeen.Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both aged 32, were last spotted on CCTV in the city's Market Street at Victoria Bridge at about 2.12am on Tuesday 7 January. Around 9.05pm last night, the body of a woman was recovered from the River Dee in Aberdeen. The woman is yet to be formally identified but the sisters' family […]