‘You don’t feel judged’: Why we buy more at self-service terminals
How restaurants and retailers use behavioural science to get us to increase our spending.
Month: January 2026
‘Relief’ for pubs and hotels as rates revaluation halted
Finance Minister John O’Dowd said he had “listened carefully” to the concerns raised by hospitality.
‘I needed a coil to ease the bleeding but I just sat on a waiting list’
Elaine Gracey was in a lot of pain but says she was expected to just put up with her menopausal…
Ministers reject Waspi calls for compensation after rethink
Women hit by changes to the state pension age say the decision shows “utter contempt” for their situation.
‘We weren’t perfect’, says bogus Covid lab accused
Evidence in pharmacist Faisal Shoukat’s defence continues to be heard at Bradford Crown Court.
Boss of Post Office IT scandal firm Fujitsu to step down
Paul Patterson will become the chair of Fujitsu’s UK business responsible for its inquiry response.
Aspirin prices ‘rise 1,000%’ amid supply shortage
Pharmacists say the cost to buy a box of aspirin from suppliers was 38p but is now around £7.
Emergency loans offered to civil servants waiting on pensions
Cabinet Office Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds says the waits faced by retired civil servants are unacceptable.
Millionaire GP behind asylum seeker hotels
A firm founded by a GP tried to evict 100 people from flats while planning to move asylum seekers in.
Lanarkshire to become ‘one of the world’s most advanced AI sites’
About 800 AI industry jobs will be created with a further 2,600 roles in the construction sector.