Beijing’s Calculated Gambit: Can China Broker Middle East Peace?
As the crisis in the region moves into its second month, destabilising global energy supplies and pushing crude costs to unprecedented levels, China has positioned…
Income-based energy support plan emerges as bills set to soar in autumn
The government has revealed plans for energy bill support linked to household income as wholesale prices rise sharply amid Middle East tensions, with Chancellor Rachel…
2.7 Million Workers Receive Wage Boost as Minimum Pay Rises Across UK
Around 2.7 million workers across the UK are due to get a pay rise this week as the national minimum wage takes effect. The over-21s…
Oracle slashes workforce in major restructuring drive
Oracle, among the world’s biggest software and cloud computing companies, has revealed “significant” job cuts on Tuesday as part of a significant restructuring initiative. The…
Australia’s online watchdog has criticised the world’s largest social media companies of not adequately implementing the country’s ban on under-16s using their platforms, despite laws…
Why Big Tech Blames AI for Thousands of Job Losses
Technology major companies including Google, Amazon and Meta have announced substantial job cuts in recent weeks, with their executives pointing to machine learning as the…
Lloyds IT Failure Exposes Data of Nearly Half Million Customers
Nearly half a million clients of Lloyds Banking Group experienced their personal financial information exposed in a substantial system outage, the bank has revealed. The…
NHS to Provide Weight-Loss Injections for Heart Attack Prevention
The NHS is to make available weight-loss injections to over one million people in England facing the threat of heart attacks and strokes, representing a…