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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Healthy Diet Too Expensive: UN Report Finds 1 in 3 Can't Afford It
Healthy Diet Too Expensive: UN Report Finds 1 in 3 Can't Afford It
A healthy diet is now too expensive for one in three people worldwide, according to a new UN report that highlights the deepening crisis of food affordability. The 2026 State... Mehr lesen …
Andy Burnham Becomes UK PM: Challenges and Global Reactions
Andy Burnham Becomes UK PM: Challenges and Global Reactions
Andy Burnham has entered 10 Downing Street as Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade, drawing warm congratulations from world leaders but also intense scrutiny over the monumental challenges awaiting... Mehr lesen …
UK Borrowing Falls Less Than Expected: Healey's Buffer Plan
UK Borrowing Falls Less Than Expected: Healey's Buffer Plan
UK borrowing fell to £16bn in June, well below City forecasts, giving Chancellor John Healey room to announce a VAT cut on household electricity bills as part of a plan... Mehr lesen …
Social Darwinists to Tech Bros: Book Exposes Fight Against Equality in America
Social Darwinists to Tech Bros: Book Exposes Fight Against Equality in America
Social Darwinists and tech utopians have long fueled the fight against equality in America, as historian Kim Phillips-Fein reveals in her new book Country of Lords. Published amid celebrations of... Mehr lesen …
Balancing Work and Childcare This Summer? Essential Tips for...
Balancing Work and Childcare This Summer? Essential Tips for...
Balancing work and childcare this summer is a major challenge for many parents, with new research showing that arranging six weeks of holiday childcare can cost up to £1,145 per... Mehr lesen …
Andy Burnham Cabinet Appointments: Key Ins and Outs
Andy Burnham Cabinet Appointments: Key Ins and Outs
Andy Burnham's first cabinet appointments have been announced, with the new prime minister rewarding loyalists and shaking up the top team. The reshuffle includes a surprise Chancellor pick and a... Mehr lesen …
AI Drives Tech Workers to Unionize: Key Trends
AI Drives Tech Workers to Unionize: Key Trends
The technology industry, once a fortress resistant to labor unions, is now seeing a wave of AI-driven unionization among tech workers. Facing layoffs, surveillance, and ethical dilemmas, employees at companies... Mehr lesen …
Thames Water Golden Share: Bid to Avoid Nationalisation
Thames Water Golden Share: Bid to Avoid Nationalisation
The Thames Water golden share proposal has emerged as a last-ditch effort by investors to prevent nationalisation of Britain's largest water company. The consortium London & Valley Water (L&VW), representing... Mehr lesen …
Andy Burnham's EU Plan: What Brussels Expects from UK
Andy Burnham's EU Plan: What Brussels Expects from UK
Andy Burnham's EU strategy is under the microscope as Brussels prepares for a pivotal summit. The UK prime minister, little known in European capitals, now faces the same dilemmas that... Mehr lesen …
Stock Market Only Serves Top 1%? Two in Five Americans Think...
Stock Market Only Serves Top 1%? Two in Five Americans Think...
The stock market is often seen as a wealth-building tool, but two in five Americans believe it only serves the top 1%. According to a new Harris Poll survey exclusive... Mehr lesen …
China's Moonshot AI Shakes Silicon Valley: US AI Lead at Risk
China's Moonshot AI Shakes Silicon Valley: US AI Lead at Risk
China is chipping away at the US's lead in the AI race, as Moonshot's free Kimi K3 model shocks Silicon Valley and Google struggles with Gemini delays. This development raises... Mehr lesen …
Buy-cott Boosts Memphis Pizza Shop After Owner Refuses...
Buy-cott Boosts Memphis Pizza Shop After Owner Refuses...
On a recent Friday, a Memphis pizza shop became the center of a heated national debate after owner Miles Tamboli announced he would refuse service to national guard troops deployed... Mehr lesen …