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Why the 5G symbol on your phone doesn't mean you have 5G

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 02:01:08 GMT

New research shows that 40% of the time a phone displays the 5G symbol, it is actually using a 4G connection.

The US bet big with Argentina bailout - is it paying off?

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:11:41 GMT

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called the Argentine peso "undervalued". But not many people agree.

Scottish government aiming to issue first bonds in 2026-27

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:22:27 GMT

Scottish ministers wants to use bonds to raise money from investors to fund infrastructure projects.

Businesses are running out of pennies in the US

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 21:54:31 GMT

Find a penny, pick it up, then what? Now the US has stopped making pennies, a shortage has emerged and created confusion.

The Kenyan start-up aiming to electrify African transport

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:03:14 GMT

From fleets of e-bikes to individual riders, eWaka aims to sell across Africa's delivery market.

Should K-beauty products have to come from South Korea?

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:17:40 GMT

Sales of Korean skincare treatments continue to soar, but some are now made by overseas companies.

What taxes could rise in the Budget?

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:01:33 GMT

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering both tax rises and spending cuts in the 26 November Budget.

Guests ejected mid-stay from bankrupt hotel chain Sonder

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:55:38 GMT

Sonder guests have complained that they had to leave their accommodation as the firm files for a sudden bankruptcy.

Fire-blocking chemicals promise safer buildings

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:13:36 GMT

New treatments promise to make buildings fire-resistant without using older, toxic chemicals.

The start-up creating science kits for young Africans

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:13:20 GMT

Stemaide's goal is to bring tech skills to young Africans and prepare them for future jobs.

Ryanair scraps printed boarding passes to go fully digital

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:11:41 GMT

The airline is only accepting digital boarding passes from Wednesday.

Protests and food poisonings test Indonesian president's first year in office

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 22:54:55 GMT

Prabowo Subianto's promises of dynamic economic growth and social change have faced major challenges.

The UK car industry is at a tipping point - can it be saved?

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 23:00:58 GMT

Tariffs, Brexit, pandemic havoc... All of this caused short-term disruption - but the impact concealed a deeper problem for the UK automotive industry

The savings account offering a 50% bonus - with a catch

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:42:35 GMT

Martin Lewis explains Help to Save, which is open to some people on universal credit.

Trump to ease coffee and banana tariffs in Latin America trade deals

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 23:30:00 GMT

The Trump administration on Thursday announced frameworks for trade deals with four Latin American countries, which senior officials said will include tariff relief on coffee and bananas.

Parents' 'laughter and tears' at adopting siblings

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 07:03:06 GMT

Emma and Mike, from North Yorkshire, urge others to consider adoption as the number doing so falls.

Two popular gay dating platforms removed from Apple app store in China

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 02:55:23 GMT

The removal of Blued and Finka has raised concerns amongst the LGBT community in the country.

£220 'for a cut-up sock' - Apple's new iPhone Pocket ridiculed online

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:47:37 GMT

Many took aim at the high price online, while others made fun of its striking likeness to a piece of footwear.

The Kenyan start-up aiming to electrify African transport

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:03:14 GMT

From fleets of e-bikes to individual riders, eWaka aims to sell across Africa's delivery market.

Will quantum be bigger than AI?

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:10:59 GMT

The highly complex technology is increasingly being tipped to transform computing.

Heineken UK cuts Foster's alcohol strength to 3.4%

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:48:08 GMT

The brewer said the change could lead to cheaper pints.

Trump's state visit is mired with potential pitfalls despite careful planning

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 23:06:35 GMT

Months of preparations have gone into this state visit - but the Lord Mandelson question is not the only concern troubling insiders.

'This is the big one' - tech firms bet on electrifying rail

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:14:09 GMT

Railway operators have new options for electric trains including getting rid of locomotives altogether.

The start-up creating science kits for young Africans

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:13:20 GMT

Stemaide's goal is to bring tech skills to young Africans and prepare them for future jobs.

Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand Skims hits $5bn valuation

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 02:03:27 GMT

The company says it plans to open more physical shops and expand the business around the world.

Thousands of NHS staff to lose jobs after Treasury approves £1bn pay-off deal

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:00:51 GMT

The compromise deal would allow the NHS to overspend this year.

Can the plastic recycling industry be saved?

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 23:03:07 GMT

Plastic recycling plants in Europe are being shut as they struggle to find a business model

Charity's appeal to give pushchairs to families

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 06:04:51 GMT

One mother was forced to use a shopping trolley to take her child to a health appointment.

Will Starbucks staff strikes hit turnaround plans?

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:59:31 GMT

The coffee giant is returning to its roots to boost sales but labour tensions could derail the strategy.

Faisal Islam: Slow growth raises stakes even higher for the Budget

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:47:59 GMT

The Budget somehow has to provide certainty, boost consumer and business confidence, and fill a large fiscal gap.

US and China's different reports of their trade meeting

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:52:27 GMT

Donald Trump says the US can sign a trade deal with China "pretty soon" following talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea

Two meals for $1: Why China's youth are not spending

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 23:12:23 GMT

Economic uncertainty is encouraging some young people to cut back on their spending.

Renters' Rights Act: Here's what it means for you

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 22:36:47 GMT

The biggest shake up to renting rules in England for 30 years will affect millions of tenants.

One in four missing meals due to cost pressures - report

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:23:43 GMT

New report says parents of under 18s are among the groups most affected by cost of living pressures.

These robots can clean, exercise - and care for you in old age. Would you trust them to?

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:04:09 GMT

It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains on the UK care system

The £5.30 orange juice that tells the story of why supermarket prices are sky high

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 06:58:17 GMT

Butter, chocolate, coffee and milk have all seen prices rocket. Tracing back through the story of one particular supermarket staple begins to explain why

How good is the battery in a used electric vehicle?

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:06:33 GMT

Companies are offering tech they say can accurately test the health of batteries in used EVs.

Netherlands' renewables drive putting pressure on its power grid

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 23:04:37 GMT

Homes asked to use less electricity as network is overloaded by the rush to wind and solar power.

Jet2 to offer flights from Gatwick for first time

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:07:15 GMT

Flight destinations include Spain, Greece, Turkey, Portugal, Malta, Italy, Croatia, Bulgaria and Cyprus.

UK toy sales up as 'kidults' buy Lego and Pokémon

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:03:26 GMT

Sales have risen by 6% so far this year, analysts say, after a string of post-pandemic falls.

How Milei's 'Thatcherite' economics divided his nation - but won over Trump

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:26:40 GMT

Ahead of Milei's visit to the White House - amid protests and anger on the streets back at home - Ione Wells unravels the paradox that Argentina's president has created

British Gas boss voices concerns over Scotland's energy jobs

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:00:08 GMT

Chris O'Shea, the boss of Centrica, which owns British Gas, says the energy transition is correct, but worries over the impact on jobs.

PC gaming giant Valve unveils new console to rival Xbox and PlayStation

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:04:12 GMT

The Steam Machine is a console designed to allow gamers to play PC games on their TV.

Driving test rules to change in bid to stop bots booking slots

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:46:41 GMT

The Transport Secretary has announced new measures to tackle the continuing backlog of driving tests.

Trump's global tariffs 'victory' may well come at a high price

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 23:01:04 GMT

The US president considers it a win - but if this all triggers a foundational realignment, the results may not break in his favour

UK growth slows after big fall in car production

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:24:37 GMT

The cyber-attack on Jaguar Land Rover hit manufacturing and weighed on growth in the economy, figures show.

Lib Dems call for 5% VAT cut for pubs and restaurants

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:59:37 GMT

The party also wants to axe the renewables levy from bills, funded by a windfall tax on big banks.

SSE to invest £33bn in upgrading Scotland's electricity grid

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:53:02 GMT

The company plans to spend two-thirds of that to upgrade wiring and increase high-voltage grid capacity to get power from the north to customers in the south.

UK's first small nuclear power station to be built in north Wales

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:09:17 GMT

Three small modular reactors are confirmed for the site, with the potential for up to eight.

Will AI mean better adverts or 'creepy slop'?

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:07:36 GMT

Advertisers are using AI to personalise adverts but not everyone agrees that's a good idea.

The striking Swedish workers taking on carmaker Tesla

Sun, 26 Oct 2025 23:48:14 GMT

The industrial action against the company's operation in Sweden has reached its second anniversary.

Building society pledges to keep branches open

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:02:10 GMT

It says its current network of 696 branches will remain until at least 2030.

How the outsourcing sector became South Africa's newest goldmine

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 23:11:04 GMT

South African firms that do remote work for North American and European businesses growing strongly.

The South African start-up bringing tech to townships

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:07:11 GMT

Entrepreneur Talifhani Banks has bought a modern delivery system to smaller firms in South Africa.

Former shop worker has 'nightmares' over abuse at work

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:46:08 GMT

A former retail worker from Dundee backs a campaign asking shoppers to treat staff with respect.

AI will slash headcount by two-thirds - retail boss

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:06:44 GMT

Buy It Direct boss Nick Glynne said increased taxes on business in the UK had sped up the process.

Why AI is being trained in rural India

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 11:22:10 GMT

Smaller Indian towns are becoming centres for training and correcting artificial intelligence models.

US ends penny-making run after more than 230 years

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:20:09 GMT

Pennies today cost nearly four cents each to make - more than twice the cost of a decade ago.

Government to rethink rejection of Waspi compensation

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 09:53:07 GMT

Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden says that the rethink does not mean that payouts will necessarily follow.

'Failings at every level' resulted in botched insulation scheme, MPs told

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 18:59:10 GMT

Wall insulation installed under two separate schemes was supposed to keep residents warm and dry, but instead left some homes damp and mouldy