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The Government is stepping up pressure on Silicon Valley giants to take responsibility for unlawful material online and share the spoils of the internet with media companies. The digital minister Matt Hancock told a gathering of technology lobbyists that the likes of Google and Facebook must intervene to help preserve freedom and liberal values. The […]
Wage rises are still lagging well below the rate of inflation as households continue to feel the impact of the post-Brexit vote slump in sterling.
Sir John Vickers, who scrutinised banking regulation after the crisis, has warned reform is still unfinished.
The Murdoch family’s failings on corporate governance and editorial compliance are due to be raked over by competition watchdogs after the Government signalled a major expansion of the investigation into their £11.7bn takeover of Sky.
Theresa May’s government has secured its face-saving victory over the EU Withdrawal Bill, thanks to a handful of Labour rebels.
There has been a bigger-than-expected jump in the rate of inflation, to 2.9 per cent last month, aided by a Brexit-related leap in clothing costs. According to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), fashion costs rose at an annual rate of 4.6 per cent in August, reports Sky News. It attributed the increase […]
NHS staff shortages and rejection of austerity at election encouraging managers to recruit more workers, says survey Public sector employers are preparing to hire at the fastest pace since 2015, as NHS staff shortages and the rejection of austerity at the election encourages managers to recruit more workers, reports The Guardian. There are about 5.1 million public sector […]
Shoppers flocked to Primark stores over the summer to snap up pink flamingo pool inflatables alongside their holiday wardrobe essentials, helping to boost parent group Associated British Food’s full-year forecasts. John Bason, ABF finance boss, said that the huge demand for its ornithological-inspired inflatables was one of the suprise big-sellers which helped the high street retailer […]
Energy from offshore wind in the UK will be cheaper than electricity from new nuclear power for the first time.
Apple’s latest special edition of the iPhone will be called the iPhone X, according to an apparent leak.
The economic cost of Hurricane Irma could rise as high as $300bn (£227bn) as the storm lashes Florida, damaging homes, businesses and key crops including orange groves.
London’s housing crisis will force workers to live in so-called “micro flats” to avoid being exiled to more affordable commuter towns.
Unions are demanding urgent talks with British Airways after the carrier announced plans to close its main pension scheme.
Wages for new hires grew at the fastest pace in almost two years in August, as declining candidate availability added to the picture of a tight labour market, according to a new survey published today.
Pilots at leisure airline Thomas Cook have gone on strike in a dispute over pay, in what unions say is the first strike by UK pilots since the 1970s.
