Thames Water rescue plan promises £20.5bn investment
The group of Thames Water lenders aiming to rescue the company have set out plans for £20.5bn of investment to bolster performance. The proposals,...
Salesforce CEO confirms 4,000 layoffs ‘because I need less heads’ with AI
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff participates in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2025. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg...
Matthew Perry and the Hollywood drug network exposed by his death
Before he died alone in his jacuzzi, Matthew Perry had received three injections of ketamine in the space of just six hours. “Shoot me...
Cardi B cleared of assaulting security guard
Cardi B has been cleared of assault by a California jury in a civil trial brought by a former security guard. The $24m (£17.9m)...
Google ordered to make search engine changes – but avoids dramatic break-up
A US federal judge has ordered a major makeover of Google’s search engine in a crackdown aimed at addressing the damaging effects of monopolistic...
Apple shares rise after judge rules Google can continue preload deals in antitrust case
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc., during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, on June 9, 2025. David...
Waymo starts testing in Denver, Seattle in bid to expand robotaxi service across U.S.
Waymo partners with Uber to bring robotaxi service to Atlanta and Austin. Uber Technologies Inc. Alphabet’s Waymo unit will begin test drives of its...
No room for Treasury complacency as UK hit by toxic cocktail of market shifts
No chancellor much likes it when the pound takes a tumble. No chancellor much likes it when the yield on their government debt –...
Google stock jumps 8% after search giant avoids worst-case penalties in antitrust case
Google CEO Sundar Pichai during the press conference after his meeting with Polish PM Donald Tusk at Google for Startups Campus In Warsaw in...
New Green leader reveals he spoke to Jeremy Corbyn – and doesn’t rule out pact
The new leader of the Green Party has revealed he spoke to Jeremy Corbyn this week amid suggestions there could be a pact between...
The ‘eco-populist’ Green Party leader who wants to be the Farage of the Left
Zack Polanski, the new leader of the Green Party, has been studying one politician closely this summer – Nigel Farage. The 42-year-old, who stormed...
The questions raised by alleged GPS jamming of EU chief’s flight
The alleged GPS jamming of a plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen by Russia raises concerns about air travel – but were there politics...
French actor Gerard Depardieu to face trial over alleged rape and sexual assault of fellow actor
French actor Gerard Depardieu has been summoned to face trial in Paris over allegations of rape and sexual assault against actress Charlotte Arnould. “I...
How a delivery driver’s death fuelled deadly protests in Indonesia
At least seven people have been killed, parliament buildings have been set alight and more than 1,000 people have been arrested as anti-government protests...
Revealed: Huge rise in protests being dealt with by police
Police across the UK dealt with more than 3,000 protests over three months this summer – more than three times as many as just...
Scientists Discover Hidden Mantle Layer Beneath the Himalayas Challenging Century-Old Theory
For decades, geologists believed the Himalayas were built on a double layer of continental crust. New research overturns that view, revealing that a dense...
Brianna Ghey’s mother calls for school smartphone ban
The mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey is calling on the government to introduce a ban on mobile phones in schools – a move...
Pound drops as 30-year gilt yields at highest level this century
The value of the pound has sunk – as the cost of 30-year government borrowing reached a high last seen in 1998. The so-called...
Astronomers Propose Rectangular Telescope to Hunt Earth-Like Planets
Astronomers are exploring a revolutionary space telescope design with a long, narrow primary mirror instead of a traditional circular one. A 20×1 m rectangular...
Thames Water rescue plan promises £20.5bn investment
The group of Thames Water lenders aiming to rescue the company have set out plans for £20.5bn of investment to bolster performance. The proposals,...