100,000 civil servants vote for strike action
In a statement, PCS General Secretary Mark Serwotka said: "Our members have spoken and if the government fails to listen...
Business
John Lewis, Tesco and Lidl tone down Christmas adverts
In the final scene, we meet Ellie, a young teenager clutching her skateboard as she waits to enter her new...
Elon Musk foreign ties worth looking at, Joe Biden says
During a news conference at the White House on Wednesday a reporter asked Mr Biden: "Do you think Elon Musk...
The shops that connect people with their home countries
Serving the South Asian diaspora in the East Midlands city and further afield, sales soared during the coronavirus pandemic, as...
Hushpuppi: Notorious Nigerian fraudster jailed for 11 years in US
"Ramon Abbas... targeted both American and international victims, becoming one of the most prolific money launderers in the world," said...
Shop workers face tide of abuse as prices rise
A separate a YouGov poll of 2,000 UK adults commissioned by the trust found nearly half admitted to getting annoyed...
Why an old train could point to a clean energy future
Although it's not yet certain that the system on Orkney will actually be connected to the local grid during the...
Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group ‘would consider new shareholders’
Liverpool owner John Henry (second left) with manager Jurgen KloppLiverpool's owners say they "would consider new shareholders" following reports that...
‘There really is more to life than posting on Instagram’
"It's simply a way of connecting without connection, and it's a 24/7 comfort blanket of company for many. But addiction...
Do not end green energy grants, manufacturers urge MPs
When I called the Department for Business, Enterprise and Industrial Strategy, a spokeswoman told me they did not know much...
Ten days of Twitter chaos
The policy was due to be implemented in a few days. Anyone could pay to get verified and not only...
Facebook owner Meta expected to announce major job losses
The reason is that many of these giants, including Meta, rely on money from digital ads, which has until now...
Apple: iPhone shipments delayed over China Covid lockdown
The country reported 5,643 new Covid infections on Sunday, its highest daily tally in six months. Zhengzhou, where the Foxconn...
Ebay urges shoppers to pick old over new this Black Friday
At the start of this month, Zara launched a new pre-owned service, offering shoppers the chance to resell, repair or...
Made.com expected to go into administration this week
The retailer, which sourced furniture directly from designers and manufacturers, gained a loyal base of mostly younger customers. During the...
Twitter: Musk defends deep cuts to company’s workforce
He also proposed that those paying the $8 per month fee would get their tweets boosted in replies, mentions, and...
Will falling gas prices mean lower bills?
Forecasters Cornwall Insight expect that from April onwards, without further government intervention, the cap for the average household bill will...
Train strikes: Series of walkouts from Saturday suspended
The suspension is a significant development, as it is the first time in the RMT's long-running dispute that a strike...
