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It was the economy, again. Although Donald Trump largely ignored it, voters’ acute concerns over the rising cost of living fuelled a political upheaval for the ages that is likely to deliver the biggest swing toward Dem…
A datacentre company that said it would power a massive AI development near Glasgow with renewable energy has admitted that the scheme will be entirely served by the National Grid.
TikTok is helping to promote and normalise the sex industry, allowing “sexfluencers” to post videos aimed at marketing pornographic content they have uploaded elsewhere on sites such as OnlyFans, a report indicates.
Britain is approaching 10 years since it voted to leave the European Union in a razor-thin referendum – but the debate over what comes next for the UK’s relationship with the bloc persists.
A savings account paying “market-leading” 5.3% interest was launched this week by Nationwide building society. It’s only for Nationwide members – but there are more than 19 million of them.
A woman who promoted a notorious cryptocurrency scam has been elected as a Reform UK councillor and now sits on the audit and risk committee of a major city council.
The U.S. Justice Department expanded its efforts to intervene in California’s ongoing election Friday, sending letters to county elections offices statewide with demands that they segregate ballots from voters the Trump…
It was a curious way of conducting negotiations. Ahead of the 2025 climate summit, in the Amazonian port of Belém last year, the Brazilian hosts had taken off the table the issue that most had assumed would be at its he…
On Thursday, the Bank of England increased interest rates for the first time in over three years as it tries to get a grip on rising inflation linked to the Iran war.
Canada's unemployment rate climbed to a six-month high in October while the economy shed a few thousand jobs, according to Reuters. The report, citing Statistics Canada data released on Friday, showed the jobless rate r…
Shares in artificial intelligence and technology firms have started to climb following an enormous sell-off on Thursday that wiped trillions of dollars off stock values.
Singapore Airlines has said it will offer the “largest double bed in the sky” as part of a S$2bn (£1.2bn) cabin upgrade as super-rich passengers demand ever greater levels of luxury travel.
The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in three years and warned of another increase to come to combat rising inflation unleashed by the Iran war.
The ripple effects of the recent technology-led selloff on Wall Street are no longer confined to US trading floors. As global equity indices tumble following the midterm elections and concerns over artificial intelligen…
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