With wildfires sweeping across the southwest coast and hundreds of thousands of locals and tourists evacuated, should you be reconsidering your trip to France this August? Here’s what you need to know if you’re planning…
The September US jobs report is expected to show slower hiring but stable unemployment, a combination that could give the Fed more time before its next rate hike.
More Americans were hunting for work in September, a welcome new trend that appears to have begun the month before. This time, however, far fewer were successful, as the U.S. economy added just 29,000 jobs, about a thir…
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August 8, 2026, 3:45 AM EDT. With UK equities trading close to all-time highs, British Land LSE:BLND is seen as a growth opportunity, backed by a 23.3% upside forecast and improving occupancy levels. easyJet LSE:EZJ att…
Sugary soft drinks, biscuits and some breakfast cereals have disappeared from prominent positions in Scotland's supermarkets.
Restrictions are being put on products with high sugar, fat and salt content, but the meal deal lives on.
Gold (XAU/USD) attracts some sellers during the Asian session on Friday, though the downside remains limited as traders opt to wait for the crucial US employment details before placing fresh directional bets. The popula…
The RAC says diesel price rises are showing no signs of slowing, "heaping more misery" onto drivers.
OpenAI has fired three researchers for allegedly mishandling information, including work that involved an external organisation that analyses artificial intelligence (AI) models.
Japan’s wholesale inflation remained elevated in July, with producer prices rising 7.2% from a year earlier, reinforcing expectations that the Bank of Japan could raise interest rates as early as September as higher imp…
The largest sportswear brand on the planet, named after the ancient Greek goddess of victory, has been losing of late. Losing sales, losing customers and losing ground to its rivals.
Britain is in talks with EU partners to release additional strategic fuel reserves, including diesel, if needed, the BBC understands.
Until early September, Hassan Nassar, 26, was saving around £430 every month into his NHS workplace pension.
At the lavish home of one of Miami's top plastic surgeons, overlooking the Biscayne Bay, some of the wealthiest Cuban-American families in Florida have gathered.
Campaigners and Green Party leader Zack Polanski raise concerns about Rosebank's ties to an Israeli firm.
The prime minister has been warned that approving a controversial oil field risks contravening his own sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
The Federal Reserve's June 2026 meeting marked a significant shift in monetary policy expectations, with the central bank signaling potential interest rate hikes later this year despite holding rates steady at the curre…
An economic indicator just hit its highest level in four years, and it is quietly building the case for something most investors thought was off the table until 2027. The manufacturing data, combined with record corpora…
The Treasury Committee, which is responsible for overseeing HMRC, has urged the body to scrutinise tax implications of the Manchester City verdict.
Room intrusions were still being reported at one-in-10 Travelodge hotels this summer, a review finds.
President Donald Trump's push to rename AI may be behind an "unprecedented" rise in registrations for domain names in Slovenia, according to its official national registry.
