UK faces ‘very difficult trade-offs’ in budget because of Iran war, say analysts
Andy Burnham has been warned by a leading thinktank of “very difficult trade-offs in the next autumn budget” if the Iran war keeps oil prices and inflation high.
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Adolescence or The Traitors? Netflix neck-and-neck with BBC as British viewers’ go-to
Netflix is neck-and-neck with the BBC as the default service Britons turn to when they switch on their TV, according to research.
EBay and ex-executives to pay $55.7m to couple sent cockroaches in harassment campaign
Bloggers David and Ina Steiner were stalked by eBay executives over their critical coverage of the company
Labour MP suing Elon Musk’s xAI says chatbot added own fake abusive content
A Labour MP who is taking legal action against Elon Musk’s xAI company over fake sexualised images created by Grok says the AI tool was instructed to operate with “no restrictions on adult sexual content or offensive co…
Fifa accused of ‘selling the soul of football’ over $20bn World Cup commercial rights sale plan
Fifa has announced plans to sell the commercial rights to its tournaments, including the World Cup, to private investors in a controversial move that triggered an immediate backlash from Uefa and leading European clubs .
Young people ‘expected’ to engage with new work support, says McFadden
Young people will be expected to engage with new support to find work, Pat McFadden has said, as he announced parents receiving benefits could get £4,500 a year if their child starts an apprenticeship.
GSK to cut jobs amid £1.9bn cost-cutting plan and bid for faster drug development
The British drugmaker GSK is to announce sweeping job cuts as part of a £1.9bn cost-cutting programme to pay for a £400m investment in UK life sciences over the next three years, including in a new research and developm…
Marmite and Dove owner Unilever warns of price rises due to growing costs
Unilever has warned it will push through further price rises over the coming months, as the Marmite, Dove and Hellmann’s owner tries to recoup its own growing costs.
Qantas plane flies for more than 24 hours in record-breaking flight
Qantas completed what is believed to be the longest-ever commercial flight when its Airbus jet landed in Toulouse on Tuesday after a flight from Melbourne lasting 24 hours and 24 minutes.
Strengthening resilience across an increasingly interconnected financial system
Think of the last time you made a payment, transferred money, used a banking app or logged on to online financial services. Did you give much thought to the infrastructure that makes those essential everyday transaction…
More rail services in England set to slow as heatwave shrinks soil
South Western Railway expected to join operators in east of England in reducing train speeds and changing timetables
Security firm linked to ICE crackdown in US reports UK revenue slump after asylum centre contract ends
MTC provided security at heavily criticised Manston centre in Kent and could now make £500m managing the site
Johnson & Johnson to pay $5.5bn settlement in talc cancer lawsuit
Johnson & Johnson said it would pay an estimated $5.5bn to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its baby powder and other talc products caused ovarian cancer , in a landmark deal that could end a contentiou…
Blow to NHS as Royal Mail raises prices for bulk users by a third
Royal Mail will increase the price of its wholesale postal service by as much as a third, in a multimillion-pound blow to the NHS and other large organisations.
Train drivers in Great Britain consider strike action over lack of toilets
Train drivers are considering strike action over a lack of toilets, with unions saying basic needs are still not addressed a year after the rail regulator told operators to provide more facilities and breaks.
Small Business Forum’s Report to Congress Highlights Recommendations to Improve Capital-Raising Policy
On December 23, 2024, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 (FY 2025 NDAA) (P.L. 118-159) was signed into law. The final FY 2025 NDAA takes…
Cracker Barrel CEO to step down after overseeing logo backlash last year
Cracker Barrel’s CEO, Julie Masino, is stepping down, the restaurant announced on Monday, nearly a year after the company was swept into a political maelstrom over proposed modernizations to its branding.
GB News pundit Matthew Torbitt pleads guilty to fraud while Labour aide
A GB News pundit has admitted fraud in relation to his parliamentary expenses when he was a Labour aide.
FCA secures majority of victims’ money back from convicted fraudster
Victims of convicted fraudster John Burford are set to recover the majority of the money they invested after the FCA obtained a confiscation order against him.
Oil prices fall as US pauses strikes on Iran over strait of Hormuz
Oil prices have dropped sharply as traders bet that a pause in US attacks on Iran could prevent an escalation in the conflict that would further restrict global supply.
Industrial chicken farming accelerating spread of diarrhoea bacteria, study finds
Intensive nature of modern chicken farming creates ideal conditions for campylobacter , allowing bacteria to evolve
Hull funeral director broke families’ trust on ‘almost industrial scale’, court hears
Robert Bush, owner of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors, left bodies ‘rotting away’, family members say
Boss of startup hacked by rogue OpenAI agent urges ‘radical transparency’ in investigation
The boss of the startup hacked by an OpenAI agent has called for the investigation into the incident to show “radical transparency”.
AstraZeneca boss urges western drugmakers to move at ‘Chinese speed’
AstraZeneca must operate at “Chinese speed” to ensure it does not suffer the fate of the western automotive industry by losing out to more innovative rivals, the drug company’s boss has said.