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The clocks are going back again in the UK and that means an extra hour in bed. As autumn settles in, the country is preparing for the annual time change that marks the return of Greenwich Time (GMT).At 2 a.m. on Sunday, October 26, Britain’s clock will go back one hour to 1 a.m., officially ending British Summer Time (BST). The ritual signals darker mornings and earlier sunsets, but also an extra hour of sleep for one night only. The change happens automatically on smartphones, laptops and most digital devices. But those with analog clocks will need to turn the hands…
Lidl’s 20-euro Mystery Box is back and it’s set to thrill fans once again in 2025. The budget supermarket giant has announced the return of its popular Mystery Boxes filled with “middle of Lidl” treasures worth over 100 euros Shoppers have just one chance to grab these limited-edition boxes online this Friday, October 24, at 10 a.m.This year, there are only 1,500 boxes up for grabs. Each bright blue box is packed with a mix of quirky, practical, and surprising items that usually appear in Lidl’s middle aisle. Items could range from coffee makers and noise-canceling headphones to electric staplers…
Coventry Building Society has made saving exciting again. The financial giant has launched two innovative savings accounts designed to help Britons fight inflation while keeping their cash accessible. The new 4 Access Saver and 5 Access ISA are already creating a buzz among savers across the UK. They offer variable interest of 4.30% and 4.15%, respectively—rates that sparkle in a market where inflation still bites and households are counting every pound.These aren’t your usual, dull savings accounts. Coventry’s fresh approach lets customers dip into their savings a few times a year without losing all interest benefits. That means flexibility and freedom,…
The Met Office is currently on a weather alert regarding rain because as such as 50mm may fall in only a few hours, especially in some regions of Surrey and East Sussex, on Thursday.Brits have also been cautioned to be prepared to receive heavy rains that would result in flooding. The Met Office has emphasized that residents in eight areas must pack what it has termed as emergency kit in case they experience floods, power outages, and travelling inconveniences during the early morning of Thursday. Throughout Thursday, weather warnings such as the rains are there with southern England most probably bearing…
Amazon.com cloud service returned to normal operations on Monday afternoon, as per AWS, after an internet outage that caused global turbulence. The outage hampered thousands of sites, including some of the internet’s most popular apps, like Snapchat and Reddit.Various banks, such as Lloyds and Halifax, were impacted by the issue. Amazon said some AWS services had a backlog of messages that may take a few hours to process. The platform outage monitor Down detector stated that users reported the outage issue globally, including 11 million on Monday. Prof Alan Woodward of the University of Surrey said, “What this episode has highlighted is…
The most recently released cumulative update to Windows 11, KB5066835, has been causing major problems to users, most recently, by making USB keyboards and mice usable in the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE). On October 14, 2025, the patch was released, impacting Windows 21 24H2, and Windows server 2025, putting a critical roadblock on troubleshooting and repairing the systems.The major problem lies in the fact that, when users want to enter into WinRE, one of the essential models to repair a botched booting process, reset an individual PC, or restore it with the help of a backup, they face the apparent…
Vampire fans, the wait is over. “Vampire: The Masquerade—Bloodlines 2” launches on October 21, 2025. This sequel to the 2004 cult classic RPG is releasing on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows. It takes place in 21st-century Seattle, shrouded by a heavy snowstorm during Christmas. Players become elder vampires, choosing clans that shape their powers and story. The game’s world is dark and mysterious. Vampires hide their existence while battling for control in a shaken city. The vampire society, known as the Camarilla, is fractured after the assassination of their prince. Opposing factors like the Anarchs capitalize on the chaos.…
Rocker Sam Fender wins the Mercury Prize 2025 for his third album ‘People Watching’ on Thursday, in a ceremony held in his hometown, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. This was the first time the award ceremony took place outside London.Albums by the British and Irish artists with a release date between July 13, 2024, and August 29, 2025, were eligible for the Mercury Prize ceremony 2025. ‘People Watching’ is the third studio album of Fender, and it is the second to be nominated for the prize after 2021’s Seventeen Going Under. The ‘People Watching’ was released back in February and scored an…
The Google-owned video streaming platform YouTube is down for thousands of users across the world on Wednesday afternoon. This sudden YouTube crash affected users from the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, South Korea, and other regions.The users suddenly found YouTube crashing, and they faced widespread issues with video playback, receiving error messages, or encountering black screens when they attempted to stream content on YouTube, YouTube TV, and YouTube Music.This phenomenon began around 7:15 pm ET on October 15, 2025, and peaked within 45 minutes. Approximately, more than 358,000 outage reports have been logged by 7:59 pm ET on DownDetector.DownDetector data reveals…
The Xiaomi 17 Pro Max was able to outperform the Vivo X300 Pro in the AnTuTu test of the GPU.The new flagship phone of the Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Vivo X300 Pro, was released in China on Monday along with the entry-level Vivo X300. The differences in performance between the two handsets are brought out by the handset passing an AnTuTu CPU benchmark test over the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max. The Vivo smartphone was better in CPU and memory with the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 SoC, whereas the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in the flagship device of Xiaomi provided higher results with…

