Billionaire Man United owner loses moral high ground after tax exile, Labour chair says
The Labour Party chair has said Sir Jim Ratcliffe loses "the moral high ground" by making statements about the UK while living in tax exile.
Economy
US, China set for talks on AI, tariffs and critical minerals ahead of summit
The meeting between the two major world leaders comes as the U.S.-led war against Iran generates further global instability, and China continues to secure its critical minerals dominance and credibility as a global ener…
Iran sets terms for US talks as Houthis step up attacks on Saudi Arabia
Maritime security monitoring agency United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) announced that a commercial tanker was hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz.
Chiltern Railways renationalised after 30 years
Chiltern Railways has been brought into public ownership after 30 years as a private company.
Ed Davey calls for immediate 10p cut to fuel duty
Sir Ed Davey is calling on the government to immediately cut fuel duty by 10p a litre until Christmas as part of a package of policies aimed at cutting the cost of living.
UK minister warns of impact of Trump’s Iran war on next month’s budget
Bridget Phillipson says Burnham’s past criticisms of US president not an issue as PM prepares to meet Trump at UN
Reαd carefully: how to spot – and avoid – a homoglyph attack
You’ve read the email carefully and it looks legitimate. The link it asks you to click on has none of the usual red flags: there are no weird numbers or extra parts to the URL. You feel safe to proceed.
Why Greek banks deserve your attention
Let’s be honest: when you hear the word “Arta” the first thing that comes to mind is the bridge and the second that it’s not worth going all that way just for that.
Not all AI workers think the tech could kill everyone
Not all employees of major firms working on artificial intelligence (AI) think the technology spells doom for humanity.
Trump to create ‘AI Force’ to monitor technology as fears over out-of-control agents grow
Donald Trump on Saturday said he would appoint an artificial intelligence czar and create an “AI Force” to help monitor the technology, though he gave almost no details about either plan.
SpaceX Nasdaq 100 weight to jump to 2.82% in quarterly rebalance -Bloomberg
For investors tracking technology trends and aerospace investments, a notable event is unfolding on Wall Street.
Kevin Warsh may be the adult in the room. But can he calm the US economy?
In the end, Kevin Warsh’s Federal Reserve acquitted itself well. For all the uncertainty he had sparked at the previous meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, when he refused to provide any indication of what he …
Jim Ratcliffe says the UK is a country ‘on the slide’
The co-owner of Manchester United Sir Jim Ratcliffe has described the UK as being a country “on the slide” from the days when it had “the greatest empire in the world”.
Porsche could face another 4,000 job cuts, Handelsblatt reports
BERLIN, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Volkswagen's sweeping turnaround plan foresees more than 4,000 further job cuts at Porsche, German business daily Handelsblatt reported on Saturday, following a profit warning linked to probl…
Google's Gemini AI hacked three companies in security test
Google's AI model Gemini autonomously hacked into three companies during a test of its cyber-security capabilities, the company has said, in what is thought to be the first known case of it carrying out such an act.
Domestic datacentres: how computer power can help heat your home
Attached to the hot water cylinder in his London home is a compact computer server that generates heat and then transfers it as it operates.
Scottish Labour’s new leader backs Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gasfields
Scottish Labour’s new leader Michael Marra has backed the development of the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gasfields in the North Sea in one of his first acts after being elected, calling for a “more rational” approach t…
Ten days that changed the course of AI
How is AI changing the way we work? Our previous research on AI’s economic impacts looked at the labor market as a whole, covering a variety of different jobs. But what if we studied some of the earliest adopters of AI …
Students scramble for accommodation after provider goes bust in Dundee
Nearly 70 students in Dundee have been left scrambling to find accommodation for this academic year after the latest in a string of university housing schemes went bust amid severe financial strain on the sector.
Anduril says Trump’s Taiwan arms sales delay is hurting its business
Anduril’s missile motor factory near the Gulf Coast of Mississippi already seemed to be running behind schedule when, about a year ago, a young engineer scorched his hand. The employee, whose previous job had been at a …
‘A losing battle’: will UK public service broadcasters survive amid US onslaught?
“I wouldn’t be surprised if the BBC or Channel 4 disappeared,” says one of the thousands of TV staff at risk of redundancy, as British broadcasters face what has rapidly become a fight for survival against US digital ri…
Europe’s winter power prices jump as gas supply concerns grow - Bloomberg
London and New York City, May 19, 2026 – The ways in which the world produces, delivers, consumes and ultimately pays for energy is front and center today. So far in this decade, the world has suffered three substantial…
How AI concerns moved to the center of the midterm debate
There is an eerie low hum that emanates from data centres, where tens of thousands of chips make trillions of computations a second to help drive the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution.
Stocks Adjust to a ‘New Normal’ for 10-Year Treasury Rates
The relation between stocks and bonds indicates whether supply or demand shocks dominate the risks to economic activity. After two decades of concerns primarily about changes in demand, the stock-bond correlation recent…