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Junior doctors and consultants to go on joint strike for first time in NHS history

Junior doctors and consultants in England will take joint strike action for the first time over four days across September and October, the British...

Technology

Tesla reportedly facing DOJ, SEC probes over plans to build Elon Musk a large glass house

Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, looks on as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to...

World

Samuel Newey: British volunteer ‘killed in action’ fighting in Ukraine

A British volunteer has been “killed in action” fighting in eastern Ukraine, his brother has said. Samuel Newey, 22, had travelled to the country...

Technology

Shopify stock pops after company strikes ‘Buy with Prime’ deal with Amazon

An employee works at Shopify’s headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Chris Wattie | Reuters Shares of Shopify jumped 10% on Thursday after the Canadian...

Business

Bank of England’s chief economist Huw Pill issues warning over interest rate rises

The Bank of England’s chief economist has warned there is a risk of “unnecessary damage” being inflicted if interest rates increase too much. Huw...

Business

UBS to cut 3,000 jobs in Switzerland despite huge profits from takeover of Credit Suisse

Swiss banking giant UBS has reported a record pre-tax profit of $29bn (£22.8bn) in the latest quarter following its takeover of Credit Suisse. The...

Business

Google Pixel event: What to expect from search giant’s October hardware reveal

Google will reveal its latest rival to Apple’s iPhone at an event on 4 October. The search giant announced the date for its own...

Sports

The summer signings that will rule the 2024 NHL trade deadline: Tarasenko, Dumba, eight others

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNAug 31, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Whenever I think about how an offseason signing...

School buildings in England made with certain type of concrete forced to close over safety fears

School buildings in England made with a certain type of concrete prone to collapse will be immediately closed over safety fears, the government has...

Politics

School buildings in England made with certain type of concrete forced to close over safety fears

School buildings in England made with a certain type of concrete that is prone to collapse will be immediately closed over safety fears, the...

Business

HMV owner Putman edges closer to rescue deal for bulk of Wilko

The owner of HMV is finalising a deal to rescue the majority of Wilko’s operations, salvaging more than 8,000 jobs at the stricken high...

Politics

Grant Shapps appointed UK’s new defence secretary, Downing Street says

Grant Shapps has been announced as the UK’s new defence secretary, as the prime minister carries out a mini-reshuffle at the top of government....

Business

UBS to cut 3,000 jobs in Switzerland despite huge profits from takeover of Credit Suisse

Swiss banking giant UBS has reported a record pre-tax profit of $29bn (£22.8bn) in the latest quarter following its takeover of Credit Suisse. The...

Business

Former Pru chief Fitzpatrick leads race to run St James’s Place

A former chief executive of Prudential is the leading candidate to become the next boss of St James’s Place (SJP), the FTSE-100 wealth manager....

Politics

Is Rishi Sunak surrounding himself with people who tell him what he wants to hear?

The resignation of Ben Wallace was no surprise, but Rishi Sunak’s choice of replacement has ruffled some feathers. Wallace was by far the most...

Politics

Grant Shapps appointed UK’s new defence secretary, Downing Street says

Grant Shapps has been announced as the UK’s new defence secretary, as the prime minister carries out a mini-reshuffle at the top of government....

Business

Hundreds of job losses at Wilko confirmed as rescue bid collapses

Hundreds of job losses at Wilko have been confirmed after a bid to buy the entire business fell through. Administrators PwC said 269 roles...

Politics

Ben Wallace resigns as defence secretary – read his letter in full

Ben Wallace has resigned as defence secretary ahead of an expected reshuffle from the prime minister. Mr Wallace had said he would resign from...

World

North Korea stages simulation of ‘scorched earth’ nuclear strike on South Korea

North Korea has performed a simulated “scorched earth” nuclear strike on targets across South Korea. The exercise is in response to joint drills that...

World

South Africa building fire: At least 58 killed in blaze in Johannesburg

At least 58 people have been killed in a fire in a multi-storey building in South Africa’s biggest city, authorities have said. Officials said...