By: Lynsey Barber

I'm City A.M.'s award-winning technology editor, covering everything from happenings at Apple and Google to the latest London startup. In particular fintech, blockchain, artifical intelligence, driverless cars, virtual reality and the sharing economy get me out of bed in the morning. I'm always trying to illustrate stories with pictures of dogs. Sometimes with some success. I was named technology journalist of the year at the UK Tech Awards.

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Cyber Monday 2015 UK: Currys PC World follows Black Friday discount deals with online sale offers on, Samsung TVs, Asus ZenPad, Lenovo Yoga, GoPro Hero, Jawbone Up and Pebble watch

November 29, 2015

Just as everyone was breathing a sight of relief as Black Friday drew to a close, along comes Cyber Monday. But for shoppers, that just means more bargains and discount deals, and the UK's retailers are more than willing to indulge them, and Currys PC World is the latest to spring some rather tasty offers on [...]
Cyber Monday 2015 UK: Deals at Tesco, Sainsbury’s , Amazon, eBay, Currys PC World to offer Xbox, PS4, Apple Watch and iPad, large screen TV deals and much more on sale

November 29, 2015

Black Friday may be gone, but that does not mean everyone must instantly return to paying full price for their shopping just yet. Yes, Cyber Monday is here. While the two deal days used to be separate, the fact that online shopping has become as common as high-street shopping means there's really no difference these days, especially [...]
UK weather: Storm Clodagh brings down tree on tracks at Bellingham causing travel disruption on Southeastern trains

November 29, 2015

High winds from storm Clodagh have caused a tree to fall on to the tracks near Bellingham station in south east London, creating disruption to journeys to and from the capital. Southeastern trains from Orpington to Victoria, Ashford to Victoria and from Sevenoaks to Blackfriars are diverted or delayed as British Transport Police attend the incident. https://twitter.com/BTPbromley/status/671002468310982657 Train tickets for [...]
COP21 Paris climate summit: London climate march attracts “tens of thousands”, including Jeremy Corbyn, ahead of Paris UN deal talks

November 29, 2015

Tens of thousands of people have turned out to attend a march in central London against climate change, reports suggest, as world leaders meet in Paris to agree a new deal for tackling the issue. The march, from Park Lane to Millbank outside parliament, coincides with the United Nations conference on Climate Change and is one of [...]
Cyber Monday 2015 UK: Amazon’s best bargain deals are back, including on Xbox, PS4, Nest, Kindles, Kindle Fire and Fire TV

November 29, 2015

Amazon will offer another week of deals starting on Cyber Monday following on from a week-long shopping bonanza for Black Friday, which on the day itself still brought the online retailer its single biggest ever shopping day in the UK. Shoppers will be able to take advantage of deals on electronics, video games and a whole range [...]
Black Friday 2015 UK vs Cyber Monday: Shoppers on high street decline as they turn online

November 29, 2015

The number of shoppers hitting the high street fell on Black Friday as they turned to buying online and as retailers spread their discount deals throughout the week. Footfall on high street pavements was down more than four per cent on Black Friday, compared to the same time last year the earliest figures reveal, according to retail [...]
UK weather: Storm Clodagh’s here as Met Office says UK and London weather will include 70mph winds, heavy rain, flooding and even snow

November 29, 2015

Britain is bracing itself for a miserable day of heavy rain and winds of up to 70mph as storm Clodagh follows Barney and Abigail across the Atlantic. A yellow weather warning has been issued for greater London and the rest of the country due to high winds throughout Sunday. Read more: Tree downed by storm Clodagh causes [...]
The UK’s economic growth is losing some momentum, CBI Growth Indicator for November finds

November 29, 2015

The growth of the UK's economic is losing some momentum, figures from the Confederation of British Industry reveal. Growth across manufacturing, retail and service sectors remained steady, according to the CBI's latest growth indicator survey of more than 700 respondents. However, the latest forecasts suggest businesses expect over the coming three months growth will be at its weakest [...]
“High risk” of Paris-style attacks in UK, warns defence secretary Michael Fallon ahead of Cameron’s crucial vote on Syrian air strikes

November 29, 2015

Defence secretary Michael Fallon has warned of the high risk of Paris Style attacks as the government seeks cross-party support for Syian air strikes in the fight against Islamic State (IS). “What happened in Paris and Brussels could easily happen in London,” warned Fallon in an interview with a Sunday newspaper. "The threat to the UK is extremely high. An [...]
Sainsbury’s Black Friday deals: Supermarket will offer big discounts for the first time on Kindle, Dyson, Dolce Gusto, Sony and 13 other brands

November 26, 2015

Sainsbury’s is getting on board with Black Friday for the first time, offering major discounts on TVs, tablets and electricals in a bid to get customers spending in the run up to Christmas this year. Kindle, Dyson and Sony are just some of the big name brands on offer among a total of 13 items [...]

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