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Rail strike to bring many train services to a halt

A strike by rail workers today will bring train services to a halt across the country in the latest disruption caused by a wave...

Technology

Snap stock surges on report that Biden may ban TikTok

Co-founder and CEO of Snap Inc. Evan Spiegel attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition...

Technology

Google ends enterprise sales of Google Glass, its augmented reality smartglasses

Alphabet’s Glass being used in manufacturing Alphabet Google has stopped selling its Glass Enterprise smart glasses, the company announced on Wednesday on its website....

Environment

Labour to oppose removing lifetime pensions allowance, calling it a ‘tax cut for the rich’

Labour has said it will oppose plans to abolish the lifetime pensions allowance, calling it a “tax cut for the rich”. Shadow chancellor Rachel...

Labour to oppose removing lifetime pensions allowance, calling it a ‘tax cut for the rich’

Labour has said it will oppose plans to abolish the lifetime pensions allowance, calling it a “tax cut for the rich”. Shadow chancellor Rachel...

Spacesuit lands astronauts with a new look

A new spacesuit designed for astronauts hoping to land on the moon has been demonstrated in Texas. NASA awarded Axiom Space, a company based...

Russia trying to recover crashed US drone after Black Sea collision

The US says the drone which crashed into the Black Sea after encountering two Russian fighter jets will not provide intelligence of any value...

Sports

NASCAR hits Hendrick with largest penalty ever

2:58 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR levied the largest combined fine on one team in series history Wednesday, hammering Hendrick Motorsports...

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Sir Michael Caine celebrates 90th birthday with Tom Cruise and Loose Women’s Denise Welch

Sir Michael Caine celebrated his 90th birthday with a star-studded dinner attended by Tom Cruise, David Walliams and Loose Women panellist Denise Welch. The...

Technology

In client call, SVB’s new CEO urges clients to bring funds back to the bank

Three days into his tenure as Silicon Valley Bank‘s government-appointed CEO, Tim Mayopoulos has a message for his high-powered venture capital and startup clients:...

Workers on Jeremy Clarkson’s farm ‘wear body cameras after abuse from villagers’

Teenage workers on Jeremy Clarkson’s farm are allegedly having to “wear body cameras” after locals directed “abuse” at them. It comes as the television...

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Workers on Jeremy Clarkson’s farm ‘wear body cameras after abuse from villagers’

Teenage workers on Jeremy Clarkson’s farm are allegedly having to “wear body cameras” after locals directed “abuse” at them. It comes as the television...

Environment

Oil plunge is bad for energy stocks but actually good for other areas of our portfolio

Energy stocks were slammed Wednesday as U.S. oil prices plunged to their lowest levels since December 2021. The extent of the decline in West...

Man jailed for life for murdering his 20-year-old niece who had refused marriage

A man who murdered his niece and dumped her body on wasteland has been sentenced to at least 25 years in jail for the...

Business

FTSE 100 takes £75bn hit as Europe becomes new focus of Silicon Valley Bank fallout

The FTSE 100 and other major European stock markets have taken a beating as concern over the health of US banks crosses the Atlantic....

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Banksy mural appears on derelict farmhouse in Kent’s Herne Bay – but has it already been demolished?

A mural that appeared on the side of a derelict building in Kent has been confirmed as a Banksy – but it appears it...

World

110 people arrested over mystery gas incidents at girls’ schools in Iran

Iranian authorities have arrested more than 100 people in connection with a recent wave of suspected poisonings of schoolgirls across the country, believed to...

Business

Budget 2023 calculator: See if you are better or worse off after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s statement

Are you richer or poorer? Use our budget calculator to see how you have been affected by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s tax and spending announcements....

Environment

Oil tumbles to lowest level since December 2021 as banking crisis routs markets

Oil production in Azerbaijan Vostok | Getty Images Oil prices fell sharply Wednesday, as traders feared a brewing banking crisis could dent global economic...

Politics

Budget 2023: UK economy will avoid recession in 2023 and inflation set to plummet, says chancellor

Jeremy Hunt said the British economy is “proving the doubters wrong” and will avoid recession, as he delivered his first full budget speech to...