Productivity downgrade may add £20bn to Budget hole
The OBR is understood to have downgraded the UK’s productivity level in early Budget forecasts
Month: October 2025
ChatGPT shares data on how many users exhibit psychosis or suicidal thoughts
The figure could mean potentially hundreds of thousands of users show signs of mental health distress weekly.
City trader sues UBS for $400m after rate-rigging conviction quashed
Tom Hayes launches a legal claim against UBS, claiming he was the bank’s “hand-picked scapegoat”.
Renters’ Rights Bill becomes law – here’s what it means for you
Sweeping new rules for renting in England receive royal assent – so what is changing?
Ex-BBC editor stopped from flying due to Parkinson’s felt ‘humiliated’
Mark Mardell was left feeling ‘humiliated’ after he was told he could not board a flight.
Eastern Airways on brink of collapse with jobs at risk
Hundreds of jobs are at risk after the airline filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator.
North Sea oil and gas firm Petrofac files for administration
The energy services provider, which had been undergoing a financial restructuring, employs about 2,000 people in Scotland.
Hamas says it will hand over another hostage body, as Trump’s 48-hour warning looms
Hamas says it will hand over another body of an Israeli hostage on Monday, as President Donald Trump’s 48-hour deadline…
Trump courts Japan’s emperor and new PM before high-stakes Xi summit this week
President Donald Trump is cozying up with top ally Japan’s emperor and new prime minister Monday ahead of a high-stakes…
Graham says Trump ready for Maduro’s fall, will brief Congress on Venezuela strikes
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said President Donald Trump will brief lawmakers about military operations in the Caribbean, as the president…