Norway blocks the sale of the last private property in Arctic archipelago
Norway has blocked the sale the last privately-owned property on Svalbard. Invoking national security concerns amid…
National security review of the Japanese deal with AI champion Graphcore
The proposed Japanese takeover by Graphcore of the British artificial-intelligence company is being reviewed for…
After BlackRock deal worth £2.5bn, a British couple becomes wealthier than Larry…
The couple who built an outdoor theater on their Suffolk farm estate were catapulted to the top of Britain's Rich…
French stock market gains after betting Le Pen will not win majority
The European stock market rose today on signs that France's Hard-Right will not be able to win enough seats in the…
Boeing deal threatens 2,400 jobs in UK factory
After the split of Spirit AeroSystems by Boeing and Airbus, the future of a British aerospace facility is…
France’s flag carrier faces €180m loss as tourists avoid Paris Olympics
France's flag carrier, Air France, is preparing for a €180m loss (£153m), as tourists avoid Paris during the…
Tata warns that early Port Talbot closure will cost them £500m
Tata Steel is facing a £500-million loss from its shocking decision to close its Port Talbot plant earlier than…
Falkland Islands to benefit from economic boom after talks with oil company about…
British territory consults with islanders about plans to drill 500m barrels for oil
First time in history the…
The British snobbery that left restaurants scrambling to find staff
Restaurants are desperate to hire UK workers but can't find them
The celebrity chef Yotam Ottolenghi blamed a…
Under a former Royal Navy base, vast salt caverns are being used to store…
Under Britain's largest former naval base, vast salt caverns will be excavated to store hydrogen as part of plans…
Flood of cheap Russian fertilisers’ threatens Europe’s food safety
The crop nutrition industry warned that a flood of cheap Russian fertilizer could drive European producers out or…
Marks & Spencer launches clothing repair and alterations services
Marks & Spencer will launch a clothing-repair service.
Customers will be able to get alterations and repairs…
Sunak’s smoking ban dropped, amid tobacco lobbying
An investigation revealed that Rishi Sunak had abandoned his "legacy policy" to ban smoking in future generations…
The Baby Bust: How Britain’s declining birthrate is alarming the economy
Vanessa, a project manager in Brighton, 35, says that having children is an expensive luxury.
My friends who…
UK haulage industry urges investment in electric truck infrastructure
The road haulage sector is calling for the new government's urgent attention to investment in infrastructure for…
UK and EU horticulture companies warn of the harm caused by post Brexit border…
Nursery and garden centres in Britain and Europe warned that the new border posts after Brexit are not functioning…
Boots sale is halted due to a fall in shares of the US parent company
Boots, the struggling US-owned chemist chain, has for the second consecutive time abandoned plans to sell its…
AI requires more data to cure diseases
The machines have already surpassed humans in a number of areas, including chess and bird identification. They can…