Microsoft gets green light in UK to buy Activision
The takeover, the biggest of its kind in the history of gaming, has been approved by UK regulators....
King Charles III new coin designs revealed
The entire set of circulating coins have been given a makeover to mark the new monarch and the natural world....
UK hits back at criticism from World Bank over aid cuts
Development Minister Andrew Mitchell tells the BBC the UK is a “very dominant force” in aid for the poor....
Ex-Barclays boss Jes Staley banned over Epstein scandal
Jez Staley has been banned from holding senior positions in the UK and fined £1.8m....
UK economy grows in August
Official figures show the UK economy expanded by 0.2% in August, as most economists predicted....
Higher rates punish low paid, says Bank’s Swati Dhingra
Member of the Monetary Policy Committee thinks higher rates hurt the low paid and young....
UAW auto strike: 8,700 Ford workers in Kentucky down tools
The move is a sharp escalation of the union’s ongoing strike against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis....
World Bank criticises UK for cutting aid to poorest
The World Bank says cuts to foreign aid are being felt at a time of higher poverty levels....
BA plane u-turns from Tel Aviv after flights are suspended
A BA flight was diverted back to the UK amid security concerns, not long before it was due to land....
Schools and NHS caterers ‘must stop’ antibiotic overuse
Health and animal welfare campaigners say the overuse of antibiotics by UK farmers should be banned....
