
China launches iPhone and Android apps for its digital currency - The Verge
China has rolled out a pilot version of a wallet app that lets users make payments using the state-backed digital yuan, or e-CNY. The app is currently only available to users in 10 cities throughout China.

Covid isolations force train services to be cut - Kent Online
Trains will be running under a reduced timetable due to high numbers of railway staff being forced to isolate due to Covid.

Saudi prince at war with bank over £48M super-yacht - Daily Mail
Credit Suisse Group AG claims that Prince Fahad Bin Sultan, the governor of Saudi Arabia's Tabuk province, failed to repay the Swiss bank roughly £57million.

Boots remains silent over reports of '£6bn' sale of business - Nottinghamshire Live
One union says it was an 'unsettling' time for workers

Passengers on smoking plane from Manchester 'prayed' during emergency landing - Manchester Evening News
The flight to Faro was forced to make an emergency landing in Brest, France, following reports of smoke on board

IKEA customers floored as couple's staggering error in store showroom goes viral - Daily Record
The hilarious blunder took place in a branch of IKEA, with the shopper's error outed in a now viral Tik Tok video captured by another customer.

Drivers slapped with more than 22,000 parking tickets every day - In Your Area
Some 163 private firms requested car owner records between April and September

Gambler wins £2.2million on a SLOT MACHINE in French casino - Daily Mail
A frenchman in his thirties, described as an 'occasional player' by the operator of the Saint-Amand-les-Eaux casino in northern France, hit the jackpot while playing on Sunday night.

Nationwide payments down: Online banking hit by more issues in latest outage - The Independent
Nationwide’s payment system appears to have broken again, after a number of outages over the festive season.

Wagamama launches high street's first ever vegan 'fish and chips' - Daily Mail
The new dish costs £12.95 and available in restaurant, on Deliveroo and through click and collect for just one month only at all UK restaurants, excluding Northern Ireland.

Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet reportedly sold in huge deal worth £600m - Cheshire Live
The popular Ellesmere Port shopping destination is the UK's largest outlet centre