Twitter’s blue ticks disappear as Musk attacks NY Times
As well as not paying the subscription fee, the New York Times said it would also not pay for the...
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China’s loans to Africa worry World Bank President David Malpass
At a press conference this week Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said China "respects the will of relevant countries, has...
Food prices: How the humble shopping list is saving us money
List writing is proving popular as the cost of living has soared, helping people to budget and buy what they...
Lazarus Heist: The intercontinental ATM theft that netted $14m in two hours
In 2017, he was working at the North Korean embassy in Kuwait, helping to oversee the employment of some 10,000...
Council tax, water and mobile bills rise for millions
This will increase some bills, even though the warmer, longer days should reduce gas and electricity usage. Bills had been...
House prices see biggest annual fall since 2009
The Nationwide's findings, based on its own lending data, suggest prices have now fallen for seven months in a row....
Heathrow strikes to go ahead for 10 days over Easter break
More than 1,400 security officers in the Unite union, who work for Heathrow Airport, are going ahead with a ten-day...
Warning UK car industry under threat without help
In recent years, Honda has closed its Swindon car plant, with the loss of about 3,500 jobs. However, BMW is...
New UK plan to reach net zero goal faces criticism
Lucy Yu, CEO of the Centre for Net Zero, a think tank owned by Octopus Energy, told the BBC: "Speeding...
Starbucks’ Howard Schultz denies chain is against unions
Mr Schultz, who led the company for years and returned as chief executive last year, defended its practices, saying the...
Ambani, Adani: Should India break up its big conglomerates?
The trend raises several concerns, according to the former deputy governor. These include "the risk of crony capitalism, i.e., political...
Spice sales boom as home cooks get more adventurous
On a country-by-country basis the biggest producer of spices is India. It is also the largest exporter, and in the...
Renting: ‘We were kicked out because we complained’
"Looking at the options we had as tenants there was very little we could do. It was just really baffling,...
Do Instagram and TikTok mean banks are less safe?
Perhaps this is an overreaction to the very special case of SVB. It is a careful balancing act. Other jurisdictions...
Dermalogica founder shares her business advice
Jane Wurwand, who co-founded the skincare brand Dermalogica with her husband, credits her mother with encouraging her to develop a...
Adidas backtracks on Black Lives Matter design opposition
The company added that consumers who are familiar with its goods and services "are likely to assume" that those offered...
Diesel 17p more per litre than petrol despite oil price falls
However, Andrew Opie, director for food at the British Retail Consortium, which represents supermarkets, said: "Retailers understand the cost pressures...
Russian influx drives up rental prices in Dubai
Waquar and his family were staying in a one-bedroom apartment in South Dubai paying $9,500 (£7,750) annually. When his lease...
