Russia loses almost half a million lives in Ukraine war
Data from statistical agency points to vast toll of progress by Moscow’s forces on a few small fronts
Data from statistical agency points to vast toll of progress by Moscow’s forces on a few small fronts
After 33 years building Nvidia into the world’s most valuable company, its founder’s career disintegrated in less than two weeks
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Experts warn that using AI to enhance property images can go too far and mislead prospective buyers.
Departure marks stunning end to three-decade tenure of executive who built chip company into an engine of the AI boom
The Bank of England has forecast that food inflation will rise to around 5% next year.
Legislators demand Trump’s commerce secretary explain why he allowed chip sales to company linked to alleged Chinese spy
Shares largely recovered by close of market Thursday as shareholders bought the dip and looked to group’s future without CEO
The risks of giving leaders free rein when AI is at the heart of the economy, national security and just about everything else are now clear
President says US does not need an agreement with Tehran as he directs JD Vance to focus on domestic concerns
Users worldwide report issues after tech giant says its infrastructure has been hit by "elevated load"
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Start-up with €7bn valuation and operations in Ukraine is latest European arms group to be targeted
From chief executives of rival companies to the former CEO’s own children, the race to lead Nvidia has begun
The 'magnificent seven' American companies - including the likes of Apple and Nvidia - now have a huge bearing on our pensions and ISAs, even if we don't think we're invested in them
Nvidia chief’s fall could unravel the web of financial dependencies that helped fuel the AI boom
Stock down 10% ahead of Wall Street open
As uncertainty swirls over the boss of the AI chip giant, some names have emerged as potential successors.
US investment firm Gordon Brothers is ‘taking due care’ to consider if one of three bidders has enough funds Business live – latest updates Poundland’s owner has said it is “taking due care” to consider if one of three bidders had enough funds to ensure its survival after the troubled budget retail chain secured two more weeks to find a deal. The management of Poundland , which employs approximately 12,000 people and operates 600 stores in the UK and Ireland, won approval from the high court...
The UK is seeing impressive growth, but will it last?
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Despite John Healey’s defiance, the economy faces threats from a tech slowdown and energy bills this winter AI helps UK economy grow at fastest pace for more than two years The forecasters were clear when John Healey became chancellor in July: Britain’s resilience to the war in the Middle East would not last. The global economic headwinds were too strong, inflation was beginning to rise and growth would slow to a trickle. Four months into the job, the economy is continuing to defy expectation...
At a time when individual men wield massive power, the ramifications of the Nvidia CEO’s affair could be enormous One of the reasons you want to distribute power and responsibility in powerful organizations and high-stakes enterprises is so that the narcissism or myopia of one man do not come to carry outsized consequences. When power is spread out across multiple people, it matters less if one of those people is prone to flattery, or in the midst of a midlife crisis, or perhaps just a bit st...
Shares up 7% after announcement as Jaime Gilinski Bacal seeks exit three years after helping to rescue bank Metro Bank is putting itself up for sale three years after its near-collapse, in a move that could hand a £420m windfall to its Colombian billionaire investor, Jaime Gilinski Bacal. Metro Bank made the rare decision to publicly announce it was open to bids on Thursday, paving the way for a wider pool of suitors. The announcement pushed the share price up by 7% by mid-morning, valuing th...
Inflows drop for second consecutive year as governments bring in tougher rules for workers, students and refugees, OECD finds
CEO says ‘democratic approach’ has helped brand outperform tough market, with big rises in China and US Burberry has returned to profit as its back-to-basics strategy drove strong sales of the British brand’s coats, jackets and handbags over the summer. Joshua Schulman, the chief executive, said the luxury brand had outperformed a “challenging luxury market” to achieve sales growth of 6%, helped by strong online and wholesale sales particularly in China and the US. “Our strategy is working,”...
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UK luxury brand Burberry has beaten forecasts for second-quarter sales and first-half profit, saying its more affordable products had won over younger shoppers in the US and China.
The UK economy grew by 0.7% in the three months to September, according to official figures.
Britain’s national wealth fund invests £113m in UForce, whose equipment has been used heavily in war with Russia A London-based naval drone maker founded by Ukrainians has reached a £4.5bn valuation after it raised more than £500m from investors including the UK government. UForce, which makes military drones for land, air and sea, received £113m from the UK’s national wealth fund. The investment makes UForce one of the UK’s fastest-growing unicorns – or startups with a valuation of more than...
The luxury fashion firm said revenues grew 6% to £1.1 billion in the six months to September 26.
GDP ‘grew robustly’ by 0.7% in third quarter and by 0.2% month on month in September despite high oil prices AI helped the UK defy expectations – but will Britain’s resilience fizzle out? Business live – latest updates The UK economy grew by 0.7% in the third quarter, its fastest expansion in two and a half years, as the rollout of AI services increased activity. The Office for National Statistics reported that the economy “grew robustly” in the July to September quarter, almost entirely due...
Exclusive: Legal notice comes as Buenos Aires ramps up rhetoric over UK territory and seeks to halt Sea Lion project The Argentinian government threatened a British businessman involved in an offshore Falkland Islands oil project with jail, the Guardian can reveal. Sam Moody, the chief executive of Rockhopper Exploration, and his company’s chief financial officer received the correspondence this autumn as Buenos Aires began ramping up its rhetoric over the British overseas territory. Continue...
Regulator to hasten review over concerns that firms are ‘undermining’ rules to make large payments to bosses Business live – latest updates The water company bonus ban is set to be tightened after the regulator accused the industry of a risk of “damaging public trust” with large payments to bosses that appeared to get around the rules. Anglian Water was singled out for particular criticism over “retention payments” worth up to £800,000 for its chief executive, Mark Thurston, despite the bonus...
Chip giant co-founder’s future as chief executive is uncertain following report of a second affair
The UK economy grew at the fastest rate in two and a half years in the third quarter of 2026, helped by a boost from artificial intelligence and extending a strong first-half, official figures showed today.
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Gas bills will increase by about 5% from 1 December, Island Energy announces.
Shoppers are being left unable to pay at the checkout because stores do not accept a payment method they can use. Nearly three in 10 UK adults have experienced the problem in the past year, according to new Post Office research. The findings have prompted a call for retailers to review their payment options and prepare for outages that could stop customers completing their purchases. Among the 29 per cent of adults who had been unable to pay, more than one in five, or 21 per cent, said the sh...
In 2022 and 2023, Hartshead Moor East, near Leeds, was voted the worst in Great Britain. Ever since, staff have been on a mission to redeem its reputation The crime issue of the Long Read magazine is out now. Click here to order In October 2023, at Skelton Lake service station on the M1 south-east of Leeds, Janine Gray received some bad news. She was surrounded by journalists and leading lights from the transport industry: people from the AA, the RAC, motorway service area chief executives, o...
Mansion tax inspectors can photograph people's homes without the owner's permission or knowledge to collect a new levy. The Government has instructed Valuation Office inspectors to take exterior photos of properties and gardens from public highways against an owner's wishes. But critics have slammed the guidance as "state snooping". From April 2028, a levy will be placed on homes worth more than £2million. The move is expected to generate £430million for the Exchequer, as around 150,000 prope...
Global technology editor Dan Milmo on the scandal rocking the world of AI: US intelligence believes the lover of Nvidia’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, is a Chinese spy Nvidia is one of the biggest companies in the world. Its chief executive, Jensen Huang, is worth around $150bn (£112bn). But the AI giant’s stock is sliding – and Huang’s position is under question – after it emerged on Sunday that he had been having an affair with a woman US intelligence services believe is a Chinese spy. Gl...
The BBC understands the discount chain, which has been edging towards administration, will be given more time to find a buyer.
Al Gore, Founding Partner & Chairman, Generation Investment Management and Former US Vice President discusses the future of climate action with Bloomberg's Akshat Rathi at Bloomberg Green at COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye. (Source: Bloomberg)
Poundland has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators, which protects it from creditors until Thursday.
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Former UK national security adviser makes reference to all domains, including land, sea, air, cyber and space
Aluminum buyers on the London Metal Exchange are facing the most severe squeeze in decades as inventories backing contracts plunge and much of the remaining stock comes under the control of just two traders.
Regulatory uncertainty is the biggest hurdle to wider adoption, says one survey
People who use AI chatbots to help prepare their tax returns could be asked to hand over those conversations to HMRC under proposed new powers. The plans would widen the digital information the tax authority can request when checking whether the correct tax has been paid. Chat histories and prompts entered into services such as ChatGPT, Copilot and Claude could fall within the rules if they are relevant to a tax check. The proposals are included in the Budget Bill, which is expected to become...
Incidents appear to be latest co-ordinated attack aimed at disrupting life in Europe
US-Russia-Ukraine talks took place in Abu Dhabi after a roughly 9-month hiatus owing to war in Iran
A food supplier to some of Britain's biggest supermarkets has collapsed into administration, with 662 workers losing their jobs. The business stopped all operations on Monday, leaving hundreds of staff out of work in the run-up to Christmas. Kanes Food Limited, based in Worcestershire, supplied ready meals and salads to chains including Lidl, Aldi, Iceland and Asda. Administrators from PwC were appointed on November 9 after the company suffered years of financial losses and operational diffic...
US indictment links alleged plot to attack British air base to wider campaign across Europe targeting Jewish sites
Hopes are mounting that Poundland can get more breathing space to hash out a rescue deal as the retailer approaches a deadline to secure a buyer.
Pump prices stay stubbornly high as leading bank official warns energy costs are likely to remain ‘elevated’ Business live – latest updates The price of diesel on UK forecourts remains stubbornly close to October’s record high of £2 despite a sharp fall in oil prices. A litre costs an average of 197p, according to the AA, which described the situation as “dismal”. By contrast, petrol has fallen 6p to 168p from the peak of 174.7p in early October. That was the highest level since August 2022....
Hundreds of schools across Europe were evacuated on Wednesday after receiving bomb threats, police forces say, amid growing worries of hybrid threats.
Some people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland can get help with heating costs during cold spells.
Industry experts pick out tiny turntable as one of their ‘15 hottest toys’ for the festive season A record player so small it belongs at a party in a Barbie Dreamhouse is one of this year’s must-have Christmas gifts as the vinyl revival takes an unexpected turn. The £19.99 micro music set plays dinky 1.5in records and comes with an exclusive “mini vinyl” of the school disco favourite APT by Rosé and Bruno Mars. The toy makes the Toy Retailers Association’s annual DreamToys list of the 15 “hot...
EasyJet shareholders have today approved the budget airline's £5.7 billiontakeover by Apollo, clearing an important step for one of the biggest private-equity buyouts of a European carrier.
Households struggling to stay warm could get a free electric blanket or heated throw from their energy supplier. The help comes as the first cold-health alert of the winter is issued for parts of England. Octopus Energy, OVO Energy and EDF offer help that can include blankets, heated throws and other household items. The support could help eligible customers keep warm as temperatures fall and health officials warn of risks to vulnerable people. A yellow cold-health alert covers the North West...
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that since 2020 the proportion of women among the top 1% of earners increased from 24.8% to 28.1% in 2025.
Unions stage action over soaring housing costs and low wages ahead of November 29 snap election
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People could have to wait until well into their 70s to receive the state pension if a future Conservative government keeps the triple lock unchanged, Treasury minister Torsten Bell has claimed. Mr Bell argued that maintaining the policy without reform would require faster increases in the state pension age to manage its cost. Keeping the triple lock in its current form would cost £50billion a year by 2050, according to government estimates. The state pension age is under review and is already...
Britain could face higher interest rates as inflation threatens to keep household budgets under pressure for years. Delays in tackling rising prices and difficult tax and spending decisions risk making matters worse, a leading economic think tank has warned. Interest rates need to rise as high as five per cent to bring inflation under control, according to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR). The warning comes after the Bank of England raised its base rate from 3.75...
The west has spent decades judging Africa’s governance and colonialism is much to blame. But Mo Ibrahim’s latest index offers a different perspective – and some uncomfortable truths The west has never been short of advice on how Africa should govern itself. It has produced rankings, attached conditions to aid and delivered lectures on corruption, often while its own banks and corporations have profited handsomely from the continent’s governance weaknesses. So, there was something refreshing a...
A bumper year so far for toy sales comes as debate intensifies over screen time and tech connectivity.
ITV, the British broadcaster that has agreed to sell its channels and streaming business to Sky, said today it expected advertising revenue to decline by as much as 10% in the important final quarter.
Supermarket’s move labelled ‘shortsighted’ by worker who calls upper management ‘woefully out of touch with reality’ Aldi’s UK business is cutting hundreds of head office roles as part of a global effort to trim costs at the budget grocer. The retailer is consulting with its technology team on the loss of up to 150 roles after 103 redundancies in its finance and administration team earlier this year and almost 20 more redundancies among buying directors. Continue reading...
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