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Air passengers around the world are facing severe disruption after the US government ordered airlines to cut flights amid the ongoing shutdown in Washington...
Business
A £100m deal to support the construction of two major Irish Sea offshore wind farms will create about 300 jobs in Belfast, in what...
Business
Government plans to award cash grants for innovative steel projects have been scrapped, with ministers instead prioritising emergency support for struggling steelworks. The decision...
Business
A Premium Bonds holder from Shropshire has scooped a £1m jackpot in the National Savings & Investments (NS&I) November prize draw. The winning bond...
Business
Renters across the UK will soon see their monthly rent payments reflected in their credit scores, as Experian overhauls how it measures financial behaviour....
Business
The UK’s manufacturing sector returned to growth in October, boosted by the reopening of Jaguar Land Rover plants and stronger consumer spending, according to...
Education
A British university suspended research into human rights abuses in China after pressure from Beijing, leading to the cancellation of a major project, the...
News
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has voiced her support for government plans to ban people on sickness benefits from leasing luxury cars under the taxpayer-funded...
News
Nigel Farage has stepped back from his party’s flagship pledge to slash £90bn in taxes, saying the policy had always been an “aspiration” rather...
Business
The UK’s electric vehicle (EV) charging industry has warned it could be hit with an unexpected £100m bill after the government confirmed plans to...
Business
Almost one million young people in the UK are currently not in education, employment or training, according to new data that paints a troubling...
News
Thousands of military homes across the UK are set to be refurbished, modernised or rebuilt under a £9bn government plan described as the biggest...
News
Almost 150,000 people aged 90 and over are waiting more than 12 hours in England’s A&E departments every year, according to a new report...
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Britain has been named one of the least “nature-connected” countries in the world, according to a major new global study examining how people across...
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The government is under pressure after it emerged that thousands of families had their child benefit payments wrongly suspended because of flawed travel data...
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More than 50 unaccompanied child asylum seekers who disappeared soon after arriving in the UK remain missing, raising fresh concerns about child trafficking and...
Business
A £3.6 million refurbishment of Filey’s 19th-century railway station has been completed, giving the coastal landmark a new lease of life while protecting its...
Business
The government’s £420m support package for energy-intensive industries has been welcomed as a step in the right direction — but experts and business leaders...
Business
China has said it will relax its restrictions on exporting semiconductor chips to Europe after a diplomatic row with the Netherlands over the state...
News
Devon’s rental market is facing growing strain, with demand for homes still far greater than supply — and local agents say things are unlikely...
News
Almost two million energy customers across the UK could be entitled to a share of £240m in unclaimed credit, according to the latest figures...
Business
The Princes Group, best known for its tinned tuna and Napolina pasta products, has launched its long-awaited stock market debut in London with a...
Business
Nvidia has signed a series of landmark deals with South Korea’s biggest technology firms, including Samsung, LG, and Hyundai, as the US chipmaker accelerates...
Finance
UK house price growth eased in October as potential buyers held back ahead of the upcoming autumn budget, amid speculation that new property taxes...
Business
Digital bank Monzo has appointed Diana Layfield, a former senior executive at Google and Standard Chartered, as its new chief executive as it prepares...
Business
London’s struggling stock market received a much-needed boost on Thursday after small business lender Shawbrook made a strong debut, marking the city’s biggest listing...
Finance
Wealthier pensioners could be hit with an average tax bill of around £2,500 if Chancellor Rachel Reeves goes ahead with a proposed rise in...
News
A 70-year-old man has died and three others, including a child, have been injured after a helicopter crashed in a field near Doncaster, South...
News
A corruption investigation has been launched into Historic Environment Scotland (HES) following a series of scandals and management crises at the country’s leading heritage...
News
New official figures show that nearly all children in dozens of neighbourhoods across England are growing up in low-income families, revealing the scale of...
News
A British national has been arrested in Ukraine on suspicion of spying for Russia and plotting terrorist attacks, Ukrainian prosecutors have said. Authorities in...
News
Birmingham City Council may never have been technically bankrupt when it issued its Section 114 notice in 2023, according to new analysis suggesting the...
News
More than 100 business and charity leaders have urged the government to take the lead in moving England towards a four-day working week, saying...
News
Samsung is launching a desktop version of its popular mobile browser, giving users a more connected experience across their Galaxy devices. The tech giant...
Business
Virgin Media O2 will become the first UK mobile operator to offer customers automatic satellite connectivity, allowing users to stay online in areas without...
Business
Silicon Valley’s biggest players are spending record sums on artificial intelligence as they compete to lead an industry that is reshaping global technology and...
News
Plans to restore international rail services to Kent have moved a step closer after Virgin Trains was granted approval to operate through the Channel...
News
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for strong winds across Northern Ireland on Thursday, with gusts of up to 70mph (115km/h)...
Business
US chipmaker Nvidia has become the first company in history to be valued at more than $5 trillion (£4.1 trillion), fuelled by a surge...
Business
Retail giant Next has reported stronger-than-expected sales and raised its annual profit forecast for the fourth time this year, helped in part by a...
Business
Santander has urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to intervene in the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) £11bn car finance compensation scheme, warning it could harm the...
News
AI chatbot platform Character.ai will block teenagers from having text conversations with its virtual characters, following growing concerns over the safety of young users...
News
More than 200 people suspected of working illegally in Northern Ireland have been arrested over the past year as part of what the Home...
Business
Sir David Attenborough has thrown his support behind a £30m fundraising campaign to buy one of England’s largest private estates, describing the project as...
Business
The NHS has made the morning-after pill available free of charge across all pharmacies in England in what has been hailed as one of...
Celebrity
Actor Prunella Scales, best known for playing the sharp-tongued Sybil Fawlty in the classic sitcom Fawlty Towers, has died at the age of 93....
Business
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen has accused parent company Unilever of blocking the release of an ice cream flavour expressing solidarity with Palestine,...
Business
Wind energy has saved the UK more than £100bn in energy costs over the past decade, according to new research, challenging long-held claims that...
Business
Amazon has confirmed plans to cut about 14,000 jobs from its corporate workforce, saying it needs to become “leaner” to adapt to the opportunities...
Business
Industry groups say Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s £1.7bn property tax plan could accelerate closures of major shops, hotels and restaurants across the UK. Retail and...