What Hollywood is doing with props to cut waste
After a production decides, often based on corporate commitments, to implement waste reduction policies, the person charged with doing so...
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UK drought: Why we need to get used to wonky vegetables
Her crops are "alive, but not growing or thriving". The hot summer sun made her sweetcorn delicious, but smaller than...
Train strikes: Passengers face disruption with only a fifth of services running
Steve Montgomery, chairman of the Rail Delivery Group, which represents train companies, said: "The railway is vital to this country,...
Tory leadership race: Tax cut pledges are unrealistic, says IFS
In its report, the think tank predicted that high inflation could result in more public spending - adding £4bn to...
UK inflation rate calculator: How much are prices rising for you?
Note: in the calculator, the ONS compares your personal inflation rate with CPIH, a measure of inflation that includes housing...
Economic slowdown: China urges push to boost sluggish economy
China's economy continued to recover in July, but there were "small fluctuations", Mr Li said in a video meeting with...
Young watch almost seven times less TV than over-65s – Ofcom
"Traditional broadcasters face tough competition from online streaming platforms, which they're partly meeting through the popularity of their own on-demand...
Backing for Adam Neumann’s new firm prompts outrage
"My immediate reaction was, 'Man, I wish women had the same opportunity to fail up as spectacularly as Adam Neumann...
Inflation: Why price rises may feel even worse than they are
In the age of hybrid work however, suits are out, and blazers, for the more sporadic trip to the office,...
UK to receive shipment of Australian gas next week
While the UK bought only a small fraction of its gas from Russia before the conflict began, the country is...
Heathrow Airport extends cap on passengers to end of October
"Though the extension of the passenger cap may help Heathrow prevent a repeat of the unacceptable last-minute cancellations we saw...
UK to cut import taxes from some of world’s poorest countries
International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan said: "As an independent trading nation, we are taking back control of our trade policy...
‘Starbucks fired me for being three minutes late’
She had been waiting for the decision. Though she liked her job as a barista, which gave her flexibility to...
Keir Starmer calls for extra windfall tax to freeze energy bills
Paul Johnson, director of the IFS, told the BBC Labour's plan was "a very big and very expensive plan" that...
PwC says graduates do not need a 2:1 degree to work at the firm
A-level grades were inflated in 2020 and 2021 as a result of measures to help combat the disruption, which had...
House prices drop for the first time this year, says Rightmove
Tim Bannister, Rightmove's director of property science, said: "A drop in asking prices is to be expected this month, as...
The tech aiming to prevent lost airline luggage
"SeeTrue uses artificial intelligence and computer vision algorithms to discover prohibited items in bags," says chief executive Assaf Frenkel. "It...
Saudi Aramco: Oil giant tops own record with $48.4bn quarterly profit
"While global market volatility and economic uncertainty remain, events during the first half of this year support our view that...
