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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Record Heat Sends Online Retail Sales to Five-Year High
Record Heat Sends Online Retail Sales to Five-Year High
Record heat in June drove online retail sales to a five-year high in Great Britain, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The volume of retail... Read more...
Andy Burnham's Uphill Battle to Restore British Trust
Andy Burnham's Uphill Battle to Restore British Trust
Andy Burnham faces a monumental challenge in restoring British trust, as a new Ipsos survey reveals deep pessimism and a fractured social contract. The data from the Understanding Society study... Read more...
VW Job Cuts: Mass Layoffs Loom as Profits Plunge in China
VW Job Cuts: Mass Layoffs Loom as Profits Plunge in China
Volkswagen has announced massive job cuts of up to 100,000 positions as its profits plunge amid a severe China sales slump. The German automaker reported a 9.5% drop in second-quarter... Read more...
Trump Tariffs: New 10-12.5% Duties on UK, EU, and Allies
Trump Tariffs: New 10-12.5% Duties on UK, EU, and Allies
Donald Trump has imposed fresh tariffs on over 80 countries, including the UK, EU, Mexico, Canada, Australia, India, and China, replacing a 10% global duty with rates between 10% and... Read more...
Andy Burnham Cabinet: Gender, Race, and Region in Charts
Andy Burnham Cabinet: Gender, Race, and Region in Charts
Andy Burnham has appointed the first cabinet of his premiership, and its demographic makeup reveals significant shifts in gender, race, and regional representation. For the first time in British history,... Read more...
Keir Starmer Resigns: What It Means for UK Politics
Keir Starmer Resigns: What It Means for UK Politics
Keir Starmer resigned as UK Prime Minister in a brief, unceremonious speech outside No 10, marking the end of a turbulent era. The event, which took place without the usual... Read more...
Trump Tariffs Put UK at Disadvantage vs EU: Expert Analysis
Trump Tariffs Put UK at Disadvantage vs EU: Expert Analysis
Donald Trump's latest tariffs have put UK businesses at a disadvantage to the EU, experts say, even though the overall tariff for British goods has not changed. The new levies,... Read more...
Domestic Abuse History Common Among Henry Nowak Protest...
Domestic Abuse History Common Among Henry Nowak Protest...
Domestic abuse history is shockingly prevalent among those arrested during the Henry Nowak protests, with new data revealing that 59% of detainees had prior reports for intimate partner violence. This... Read more...
Should You Use AI for Tasks? The Work vs Gym Test
Should You Use AI for Tasks? The Work vs Gym Test
Should you use AI for a task? Here is a simple way to decide, based on the work versus gym analogy from AI researcher Daniel Meissler. This framework helps you... Read more...
New York Chinatown Casino Development: Predatory Project...
New York Chinatown Casino Development: Predatory Project...
The New York Chinatown casino development, a massive $8bn project backed by the New York Mets owner and Hard Rock International, is raising alarms among residents who call it a... Read more...
Ukraine Strikes on Wildberries Warehouses Hit Small Businesses
Ukraine Strikes on Wildberries Warehouses Hit Small Businesses
Ukraine's drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses are devastating small businesses and bringing the war closer to ordinary Russians. Tatyana Mikhailova watched helplessly as her 4,000 fur coats burned in a... Read more...
Airbus vs Lockheed: £2.4bn Military Satellite Contract...
Airbus vs Lockheed: £2.4bn Military Satellite Contract...
The £2.4bn military satellite contract between Airbus and Lockheed Martin is a critical decision for the UK government, with Unite union urging Andy Burnham to choose Airbus to protect jobs.... Read more...