UK jobless rate falls and wages rise, official figures show
Unemployment falls to 4.7% in the three months to June, while pay rises jump 7.4%....
What next for Afghanistan’s economy?
Now that the Taliban are back in control of the country, can its financial system function?...
Covid testing is rip-off, says former regulator
Lord Tyrie, ex-boss of the competition watchdog, says it was slow to react to complaints about providers....
No need to swap data for drinks, says privacy body
Some pub ordering apps ask too many questions, but you can refuse, says the information watchdog....
Jeff Bezos’s space firm sues Nasa over SpaceX deal
Mr Bezos’s Blue Origin says it was unfairly treated after being excluded from lunar landing contract....
‘New York vaccine mandate could destroy my restaurant’
City residents need to be jabbed to use restaurants, gyms and theatres – and businesses are worried....
Parcel delivery texts now the most common con-trick
Text messages asking for a fee to deliver a package are responsible for most “smishing” fraud....
Airlines reroute flights from Afghan airspace
United Airlines and British Airways have stopped using airspace after the Taliban swept into Kabul....
UK defence giant Ultra agrees to £2.6bn Cobham takeover
The deal to buy the major supplier to the Royal Navy is being monitored by the UK government....
House prices fall for first time this year
House prices have fallen for the first time this year as demand for bigger houses shrinks....