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Business

UK jobless rate surprises with unexpected drop to 4.9%

The UK's jobless rate has caught off guard economists with an unexpected fall to 4.9% in the period ending February, according to the latest figures...

Apr 17

Business

Suspicious Trading Patterns Shadow Trump’s Major Policy Announcements

Market commentators have uncovered a concerning pattern of suspicious trading activity that regularly precedes Donald Trump's key policy announcements during his second term as US...

Apr 16

Business

Why a third of young British men still live at home

More than one in three men in their twenties and thirties in the United Kingdom are currently residing with their parents, marking a significant shift...

Apr 15

Business

Mortgage rates begin recovery as geopolitical tensions ease

Mortgage rates have begun their recovery after striking record levels during escalating international conflicts, with leading financial institutions now making "meaningful" reductions in offerings for...

Apr 14

Business

Global Finance Chiefs Voice Alarm Over Powerful New AI Security Threat

Finance ministers, central bankers and high-ranking bank officials have expressed serious concern over a powerful new artificial intelligence model that threatens the integrity of worldwide...

Apr 13

Business

UK Economy Surges Ahead of Middle East Crisis Uncertainty

The UK economy has surpassed expectations with a solid 0.5% growth in February, according to official figures published by the Office for National Statistics, significantly...

Apr 12

Science

Government to Decouple Electricity Prices from Volatile Gas Markets

Science

Government to Decouple Electricity Prices from Volatile Gas Markets

The government is poised to reveal a substantial reform of Britain's energy pricing framework on Tuesday, seeking to sever the link between fluctuating gas prices...

Apr 19

Conservationists Fear Mass Toad Deaths After Surprise Reservoir Drainage

Apr 18 · Science

Wales Divided Over Renewable Energy Expansion Plans

Apr 17 · Science

The Cost Conundrum: Why Affordability Trumps Purity in Net Zero

Apr 16 · Science

Artemis II Crew Return With Message of Unity and Hope

Apr 15 · Science

World

Trump Demands Iran Deal Before Lifting Strait of Hormuz Blockade

World

Trump Demands Iran Deal Before Lifting Strait of Hormuz Blockade

Donald Trump has announced that the United States will not lift its blockade on Iranian ports until Tehran consents to a deal, escalating pressure as...

Apr 14 · Haon Garworth

Louisiana shooting leaves eight children dead in domestic tragedy

World

Louisiana shooting leaves eight children dead in domestic tragedy

A father has shot dead seven of his own children and an eighth unrelated child in a shooting spree in Shreveport, Louisiana, in what police...

Apr 13 · Haon Garworth

Decorated Australian Soldier Faces War Crime Murder Charges

World

Decorated Australian Soldier Faces War Crime Murder Charges

Australia's most-decorated active soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has vowed to fight five war crime murder charges in his first public statement since being arrested the previous...

Apr 12 · Haon Garworth

Oil prices tumble as Iran pledges Strait of Hormuz access

World

Oil prices tumble as Iran pledges Strait of Hormuz access

Oil prices have dropped significantly after Iran stated the Strait of Hormuz would remain "completely open" to merchant traffic throughout the truce in the US-Israel...

Apr 11 · Haon Garworth

Unexpected Ceasefire Leaves Israel’s North Questioning Leadership

World

Unexpected Ceasefire Leaves Israel’s North Questioning Leadership

Israel's communities in the north were greeted with an unexpected ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday, negotiated by US President Donald Trump –...

Apr 10 · Haon Garworth

Politics

Senior Diplomat Set to Defend Silence Over Mandelson Vetting Failure

Politics

Senior Diplomat Set to Defend Silence Over Mandelson Vetting Failure

Sir Olly Robbins, the dismissed permanent under secretary at the Foreign Office, will justify his decision to withhold details about Lord Peter Mandelson's failed security...

Apr 15

Politics

Five Critical Questions Facing Starmer in Commons Mandelson Showdown

Apr 14

Politics

Starmer Would Have Rejected Mandelson, Lammy Insists Amid Vetting Crisis

Apr 13

Politics

Foreign Office Chief Set to Answer MPs Over Mandelson Security Clearance Controversy

Apr 12

Politics

Mandelson Vetting Crisis Deepens as Senior Civil Servant Departs

Apr 11

Technology

Apple Charts New Course with Hardware Chief John Ternus at the Helm

Apple has announced a major executive reshuffle, designating John Ternus as its new chief executive to take over from Tim Cook after 15 years at...

Apr 18

Technology

Anthropic’s Mythos AI Model Sparks Global Security Alarm

Anthropic's most recent artificial intelligence model, Claude Mythos, has sparked significant concern amongst regulatory bodies, lawmakers and financial sector organisations across the globe after assertions...

Apr 17

Technology

Dating Apps and Video Platforms Adopt Iris Scanning to Verify Real Users

Major video and dating platforms are embracing iris-scanning technology to address the growing challenge of artificial intelligence-generated fake accounts and scams. Tinder and Zoom have...

Apr 16

Technology

White House seeks dialogue with Anthropic over advanced AI security tool

The White House has held a "productive and constructive" discussion with Anthropic's chief executive, Dario Amodei, representing a significant diplomatic shift towards the artificial intelligence...

Apr 15

Technology

Digital Twins Transform Workplace Productivity and Raise Legal Questions

A tech adviser in the UK has invested three years developing an artificial intelligence version of himself that can handle business decisions, customer pitches and...

Apr 14

Technology

Tech Giants Face Downing Street Grilling Over Child Safety Online

Social media executives from Meta, Snap, YouTube, TikTok and X are called upon to Downing Street on Thursday for a crucial meeting with Prime Minister...

Apr 13

Health

Health visitors overwhelmed as caseloads soar to 1,000 families per worker

Health

Health visitors overwhelmed as caseloads soar to 1,000 families per worker

Health visitors in England are struggling under "unmanageable" caseloads of as many as 1,000 families each, the Institute of Health Visiting has raised concerns, calling...

Apr 20 · Haon Garworth

The Risky Business of Asking AI for Medical Guidance

Health

The Risky Business of Asking AI for Medical Guidance

Millions of users are embracing artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini and Grok for health guidance, drawn by their ease of access and ostensibly customised...

Apr 19 · Haon Garworth

Pregnancy RSV vaccine slashes newborn hospital admissions by over 80%

Health

Pregnancy RSV vaccine slashes newborn hospital admissions by over 80%

A vaccine given during pregnancy is substantially lowering hospital admissions among newborns with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), with UK health officials confirming a decrease of...

Apr 18 · Haon Garworth

Britain’s Vaccine Programme Hailed as Historic Achievement by Covid Inquiry

Health

Britain’s Vaccine Programme Hailed as Historic Achievement by Covid Inquiry

Britain's Covid-19 vaccination programme has been praised as an "extraordinary feat" by the Covid inquiry, representing a rare moment of praise for the authorities' pandemic...

Apr 17 · Haon Garworth

Alzheimer’s Drugs Hailed as Breakthroughs Face Credibility Crisis

Health

Alzheimer’s Drugs Hailed as Breakthroughs Face Credibility Crisis

Prominent medical scientists have concluded that so-called "breakthrough" Alzheimer's drugs are unlikely to deliver meaningful benefits to patients, despite years of hype concerning their development....

Apr 16 · Haon Garworth