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Oil prices hit $100 for the first time since May
Oil prices hit $100 a barrel for the first time since May as the escalating conflict in the Middle East reignited fears over global energy supplies.
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Pubs cheer business rates relief while other firms 'left out in the cold'
Andy Burnham's decision to cut business rates for pubs, social clubs and live music venues raised a cheer among industry bosses.
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Burnham says 20% business rates cut for English pubs 'a first step'
Pubs, social clubs and live music venues in England will be given a 20% cut to business rates from April, with new Prime Minister Andy Burnham calling it a "first step" to help the industry.
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Google burning through cash with spiralling AI costs
Google parent Alphabet saw its business continue to grow in recent months, yet growing spending on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure put its leftover cash into negative territory.
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Google burning through cash with spiralling AI costs
Google parent Alphabet saw its business continue to grow in recent months, yet growing spending on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure put its leftover cash into negative territory.
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Firm hacked by rogue OpenAI models says it is 'a wake up call'
The co-founder of Hugging Face, a technology start-up that was hacked after some of OpenAI's most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models went rogue, said on Thursday that the incident is "a wake up call" for the i…
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China's Moonshot AI stole from Anthropic, Trump tech adviser says
A White House adviser has accused China's Moonshot AI of a "large scale" effort to steal the capabilities of top US artificial intelligence (AI) models.
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Why the UK is dithering over what to do about e-scooters
When I step out of Southampton Central railway station, it takes me just seconds to spot an e-scooter. In this city, these devices have become a normal part of the transport ecosystem, along with e-bikes.
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Airport drop-off fees up by a third - here are the priciest
Drop-off fees at the UK's major airports have risen by a third on average since last summer, new analysis has found.
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Former Lloyd's of London boss's relationship breached rules, firm says
Lloyd's of London's former boss's close relationship with another director breached compliance rules, the insurance market has said after an internal investigation.
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Aston Martin secures £550m loan deal
The luxury car maker has been struggling in recent years and in March announced it would cut about 600 jobs, as last year's net losses leapt by a little over 50% to £493.2m.
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Aston Martin secures £550m loan deal
The luxury car maker has been struggling in recent years and in March announced it would cut about 600 jobs, as last year's net losses leapt by a little over 50% to £493.2m.
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OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack
OpenAI has revealed some of its most advanced AI models went rogue and hacked a start-up after it lost control of them during a security test.
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I travel four hours on a bus per day - the bus fare cap will save me £500 a year
The wool shop owner says she travels about four hours from Bedworth in Warwickshire to Leamington Spa and back, six days a week.
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Most bus fares in England to be capped at £2 from January
The bus fare cap in England will revert to £2 from January, new prime minister Andy Burnham has announced.
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Some food prices have fallen – but inflation expected to rise from here
Food prices are rising at their slowest rate in nearly two years, as the cost of some staples such as margarine and sugar have gone down.
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Most bust fares in England to be capped at £2 from January
The bus fare cap in England will revert to £2 from January, new prime minister Andy Burnham has announced.
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The borough where families are slowly disappearing
Islington seems, on the surface, a family-friendly area. Parents push buggies through quiet leafy side streets of this popular neighbourhood that is also within easy reach of central London.
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The borough where families are slowly disappearing
Islington seems, on the surface, a family-friendly area. Parents push buggies through quiet leafy side streets of this popular neighbourhood that is also within easy reach of central London.
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'I can't afford to turn the oven on': 7.4m households struggling to buy essentials
Four years into the cost of living crisis, almost two-thirds of low-income families say they struggle to buy essentials such as clothes, heating and food, according to anti-poverty charity the Joseph Rowntree Foundation…
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France passes law banning under-15s from social media
France's parliament has approved a law to ban social media for under-15s from January 2027, making it the first European country to block young people from the platforms.
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Tokyo urges men to wear shorts to work, but some women say it's 'leg hair harassment'
As temperatures rise this summer, Japanese men are baring more leg at work than ever before.
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Will AI help you do your job or replace you?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies are making vast claims about the ability of their tools to replace human labour.
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Boost youth jobs by cutting employers' national insurance, MPs urge
Employer national insurance (NI) contributions for all under-25s should be cut to boost job opportunities for young people, a group of MPs has urged.