Business & Economy

Excessive Online Time Linked to Stress and Worse Mood: Study

Excessive Online Time Linked to Stress and Worse Mood: Study

Excessive online time is linked to higher stress levels and worse mood, according to a new study published in PLOS One. Researchers at the Universi...

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Parliamentary Watchdog Declines Inquiry into Richard Tice's

Parliamentary Watchdog Declines Inquiry into Richard Tice's

The parliamentary watchdog has declined to investigate a complaint against Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice over an undeclared loan of nearly £...

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Wildfires Kill Three Greek Firefighters in Crete and Mainland

Wildfires Kill Three Greek Firefighters in Crete and Mainland

The recent wildfires in Greece have tragically killed three firefighters as blazes rage across Crete and the mainland, highlighting the dangerous c...

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Uefa Emergency Meeting: Opposition to FIFA's Plan Hardens

Uefa Emergency Meeting: Opposition to FIFA's Plan Hardens

The Uefa emergency meeting convened on Thursday as opposition to FIFA's controversial plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors con...

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Hackers Steal Sensitive Data from UK Education and Police

Hackers Steal Sensitive Data from UK Education and Police

A cyberattack on the UK Department for Education and a police database has exposed more than 740,000 pieces of sensitive data, including names, ema...

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Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady Amid Inflation Concerns

Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady Amid Inflation Concerns

The Fed holds interest rates steady in a divided vote, reflecting ongoing inflation pressures and political tension. The US Federal Reserve's Feder...

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Trident Renewal: Defence Spending Creates 18,000 UK Jobs by 2030

Trident Renewal: Defence Spending Creates 18,000 UK Jobs by 2030

Trident renewal and defence spending are at the forefront of Andy Burnham’s plan to reindustrialise Britain, with a new phase of contracts worth £8...

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Todd Blanche's AG Nomination in Jeopardy After Vote Postponed

Todd Blanche's AG Nomination in Jeopardy After Vote Postponed

Todd Blanche, President Trump’s pick for US attorney general, saw his nomination hit a major roadblock after the Senate Judiciary Committee postpon...

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WSL Brings Back Sunday Evening Kick-offs After Ratings Dip

WSL Brings Back Sunday Evening Kick-offs After Ratings Dip

The Women's Super League (WSL) is bringing back Sunday evening kick-offs after indifferent viewing figures last season, signaling a strategic shift...

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Ukraine F-16 Crashes: Pilot Safe After Intercepting Russian

Ukraine F-16 Crashes: Pilot Safe After Intercepting Russian

The Ukraine F-16 crash occurred during a frontline mission intercepting Russian airborne targets, with the pilot ejecting safely, Ukraine’s air for...

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How Small Businesses Are Using AI to Protect Jobs and Grow
How Small Businesses Are Using AI to Protect Jobs and Grow
Small businesses are increasingly adopting artificial intelligence to help their employees work more efficiently, reduce errors, and even create new job opportunities—contrary to fears of mass layoffs in corporate America.... Read more...
Should the US Break Up? Comparing EU and US Federalism
Should the US Break Up? Comparing EU and US Federalism
Should the US break up into separate states, much like some critics argue about the European Union? This question, sparked by a recent readers' reply column, challenges the double standard... Read more...
V&A Workers Strike Over Pay and Heatwave Conditions
V&A Workers Strike Over Pay and Heatwave Conditions
V&A workers strike over pay and heatwave conditions is underway as the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) launches a ballot at one of the world’s leading art and design... Read more...
New Jersey Bans Surveillance Pricing to Protect Shoppers
New Jersey Bans Surveillance Pricing to Protect Shoppers
New Jersey has enacted a groundbreaking law banning surveillance pricing, making it the third U.S. state to prohibit businesses from using shoppers' personal data to charge different prices for identical... Read more...
Arts and Humanities Play Key Role in Space Exploration
Arts and Humanities Play Key Role in Space Exploration
Arts and humanities are essential for understanding space exploration, yet they remain sidelined in current debates about our cosmic future. As physicist Laura Grego warns, we must be aware of... Read more...
Privatised Water Firms Blamed for Hosepipe Bans – Here's Why
Privatised Water Firms Blamed for Hosepipe Bans – Here's Why
Privatised water firms are increasingly being blamed for the rise in hosepipe bans across the UK, with critics arguing that decades of underinvestment and shareholder payouts have left the network... Read more...
Ed Miliband Puts Climate and Development at Heart of UK Foreign
Ed Miliband Puts Climate and Development at Heart of UK Foreign
Ed Miliband has signaled that the climate crisis and overseas development will be central to UK foreign policy by personally taking up the country’s seat on the World Bank board.... Read more...
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Obituary: A Visionary Leader
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Obituary: A Visionary Leader
The obituary of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani details the life of a remarkable leader who transformed Qatar from a modest Gulf state into a global economic powerhouse. In... Read more...
Gary Stevenson Quits YouTube Channel Citing Health Concerns
Gary Stevenson Quits YouTube Channel Citing Health Concerns
Gary Stevenson, the former City trader turned wealth tax campaigner, has announced he is quitting his YouTube channel due to health concerns. The 38-year-old posted an 18-minute signoff video titled... Read more...
One-Hour Photo Lab Job: A Nostalgic Look at 1990s Photography
One-Hour Photo Lab Job: A Nostalgic Look at 1990s Photography
Working at a one-hour photo lab in the 1990s was an unexpected window into people's lives. I didn't apply for that job out of a noble desire to serve the... Read more...
Andy Burnham Takes No 10: UK Leadership Change Explained
Andy Burnham Takes No 10: UK Leadership Change Explained
Andy Burnham has strolled into No 10 Downing Street, marking the latest rapid turnover in UK prime ministers. The ceremony was smooth, with King Charles performing his fourth handover in... Read more...
Extreme Job Anxiety: Navigating Long-Term Unemployment
Extreme Job Anxiety: Navigating Long-Term Unemployment
Extreme job anxiety is a growing crisis affecting thousands of professionals. In today’s volatile economy, long-term unemployment has become a shared yet rarely discussed experience. Stacey Duguid’s viral Instagram post... Read more...