ASA report finds many use negative stereotypes and highlights concerns about targeting of end-of-life services An elderly man fires off a tirade at a child who has asked “grandad” to return a mud-covered football that has landed on his gleaming car. He is then seen eating a microwave dinner for […]

Hours before the decision, the president called the Fed’s chair, Jerome Powell, ‘stupid’ for anticipated rate holdThe US Federal Reserve kept interest rates on hold, but signaled it might make two cuts this year, as Donald Trump continues to break with precedent and demand lower […]

There have been many chances to avert this ‘appalling mess’, but, fuelled by political puff and short-termism, the project has become a farceWhen was it obvious that HS2 was an economic turkey at risk of becoming “an appalling mess”, as the transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, described […]

The oil shocks of the 1970s-90s had brutal economic impacts. As Israel attacks Iran, a moderate rise in oil prices rests on questionable assumptionsFinancial markets picked up the clear message when Donald Trump cut short his stay at the G7 summit in the Canadian Rockies this week. Despite calls […]

National security agreement allows Trump to name a board member as well as a non-economic golden shareNippon Steel’s $14.9bn acquisition of US Steel closed on Wednesday, the companies said, confirming an unusual degree of power for the Trump administration after the Japanese company’s 18-month […]

Change is part of general business shift away from working from homeJohn Lewis is asking some head office staff to spend at least three days a week in the office or out on the road in the latest shift away from working from home.The department store group said members of its commercial teams – […]

Regulators say online retailer not doing enough to prevent sale of counterfeit clothes and unsafe children’s toysThe European Commission has accused the online retailer AliExpress of a “systemic failure” to prevent the sale of illegal and dangerous goods on its platform, as Brussels steps up […]

As the government announces a further delay, here are key moments in the troubled project’s history so farHS2 delayed beyond 2033 as minister attacks ‘appalling mess’Business live – latest updatesUnder detailed plans ministers set out more than a decade ago, HS2 was to cost £32.7bn and […]

After Hurricane Helene’s flood waters slammed into Lake Lure’s century-old dam last September, the resort town was spurred on to seek federal funding for an ambitious rebuilding plan. While the initial response from the Federal Emergency Management Agency seemed encouraging when Joe Biden was […]

Heidi Alexander says billions wasted in ‘litany of failure’ but vows ‘new era of leadership’ will turn project aroundTimeline: 16 years of high hopes and bruising realityBusiness live – latest updatesThe high-speed rail network HS2 cannot be completed on its current schedule and budget […]

Sam Altman describes offer from Mark Zuckerberg’s company as ‘crazy’, as scramble for talent intensifiesThe boss of OpenAI has claimed that Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has tried to poach his top artificial intelligence experts with “crazy” signing bonuses of $100m (£74m), as the scramble […]

Chatbot tries to change subject after serving up unrelated user’s mobile to man asking for rail firm helplineThe Meta chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, called it “the most intelligent AI assistant that you can freely use”. But Barry Smethurst, 41, a record shop worker trying to travel by rail […]

Exclusive: poll shows 62% of women and 47% of men across political spectrum say economy and inflation getting worseWomen across the political spectrum are more concerned about the state of the US economy and inflation under Donald Trump than men are, according to a new exclusive poll for the […]

An Unearthed and Greenpeace investigation found garments by UK brands on a rubbish dump in a protected wetland in Accra, Ghana. The reporters found items from Next, George at Asda and Marks & Spencer washed up near the dump, which is believed to have emerged in the past year. UK consumers […]

Annual rate slows in May from 3.5% in April despite record increase in chocolate pricesBusiness live – latest updatesInflation in the UK eased slightly to 3.4% last month as a steep fall in air fares and petrol prices was offset by a jump in the cost of food.May’s decline in the consumer prices […]

Andrew Jassy tells white collar workers that such technology means fewer people will be needed for some jobsThe boss of Amazon has told white collar staff at the e-commerce company their jobs could be taken by artificial intelligence in the next few years.Andrew Jassy told employees that AI agents […]

AI really could shift the locus of life and meaning away from work, but we must have vision and daring to make it happenAs the AI revolution heralds a new dawn – or living nightmare – in the world of work, I find my thoughts turning increasingly to Kellogg’s. Yes, the cereal company, and not […]

Act swiftly and these steps could help mitigate the damage from a sim-swap scam and prevent it happening againYour mobile phone line is the artery through which data, calls and texts flow. It is also used to prove you are who you say you are for a plethora of accounts, from banks to messaging […]

Garments thrown out by consumers from Next, George, M&S and others found in or near conservation areasClothes discarded by UK consumers and shipped to Ghana have been found in a huge rubbish dump in protected wetlands, an investigation has found.Reporters for Unearthed working with Greenpeace […]

Spain's environment minister has ruled out a cyber-attack as the cause of the power outage in April, after an after expert report. Sara Aagesen said a 'multifactorial' system failure caused by the network’s inability to control grid voltage led to the outage that affected Spain and Portugal […]

I feel it is taking advantage of the fact I don’t know how the system worksI am living in my first home since coming out of foster care. I moved into the flat in 2020, and topped up my credit meter with £50 a month, as instructed by my housing association. I understood that this covered my gas […]

If it’s a long holiday, or just for an evening, make sure everything inside and out is secureWhether it is a fortnight’s holiday, a weekend away or just an evening out, if you are planning a trip during the summer months you should take steps to secure your home against burglaries. Continue […]

Rightmove says prices dropping as more properties are available and after stamp duty increases in EnglandBusiness live – latest updatesProperty asking prices slipped in June, as sellers faced the toughest competition in a decade to find buyers.The “unusual dip” in prices – by 0.3% to […]

The NHS Business Services Authority contacted me even though I had paid the fee that was dueLast Christmas I was prescribed antibiotics for a post-operative infection. The pharmacy assistant insisted, despite my questioning, that I was exempt from prescription charges.Two weeks later I returned […]

Fraudsters offer great pay for liking and sharing TikTok content – but then demand a fee to unlock higher earningsOut of the blue you receive a call or a text offering you a job. It sounds great – it’s remote working and you could earn up to £800 a day. If you’re interested, you just need […]

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Hundreds of fathers protest with children to call for two weeks’ statutory paternity leave to be increasedHundreds of fathers took to the streets of London and Edinburgh on Wednesday to demand better paternity leave, in a protest that was billed as the world’s first dad strike.They came with […]