UK firms are urged,
New jobs must take the forefront—
Green targets on hold.
New jobs must take the forefront—
Green targets on hold.
The changes are part of government efforts to tackle the youth unemployment crisis.
Category: Business
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Oil prices fall on hopes Strait of Hormuz could reopen
Oil prices retreat,
Talks ease flow from Hormuz shores,
Rubio leads the way.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent both announced talks had progressed to allow shipments to resume.
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Almost £200,000 of fuel stolen from UK forecourts every day since Iran war began
Fuel flows like water,
£200K lost each day,
Theft spikes post-conflict.Incidents of fuel being taken without payment have risen by a fifth in five months, according to industry analysis.
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Passenger on British Airways mayday flight describes fear and shout of ‘I don’t want to die’
Mayday call in flight,
Passengers cry, fear takes hold,
London's skies safe now.Edward Killiwick was on the flight that issued a distress call, before it landed safely at Heathrow earlier this month.
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Faisal Islam: Four reasons why Fifa’s World Cup plan never stacked up
FIFA’s bold plan shared,
Questions rise from Qatar's bid,
Privatization stalls.The actual presentation of FIFA's plan to part-privatise the World Cup raises many more questions than it answers.
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Snapchat joins other popular platforms in fight against ‘AI slop’
Snapchat stands with peers,
Battling AI's false clips—
Truth in content's call.Snapchat, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Substack are trying to combat the proliferation of fake AI content.
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Sainsbury’s agrees to sell Argos for £120m
Sainsbury's sells Argos,
£120 million deal,
Nectar points remain.Under the terms of the deal, Argos will still operate in Sainsbury's shops, sell Habitat products, and offer Nectar points.
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Shell profits double as oil prices rise due to Iran war
Iran's conflict stirs,
Oil flows from Hormuz cut tight—
Shell profits soar high.Disruption to global supplies of oil and liquid natural gas through the Strait of Hormuz has pushed up prices.
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Burnham has no scope to increase borrowing, think tank warns
Burnham’s funds run dry,
Cost-of-living plans unveiled—
Think tank warns, no room.The Prime Minister has announced a series of cost-of-living measure since taking office but is facing questions about how he will fund them.
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Schools to offer technical subjects to pupils from age 14, Burnham says
At age fourteen, learn—
AI and manufacturing,
Burnham's plan takes shape.The government wants pupils to take courses like AI and manufacturing which are linked to local jobs.