Reform plans to keep UK's budget watchdog
Robert Jenrick will promise to reform the OBR, rather than abolish it, in a move to reassure financial markets.
View Full Story18-Feb-2026 - Source: BBC News
'I do not trust them' - top streamers left concerned by Discord age checks
The platform's plan to roll out global age checks has caused concern in streaming communities.
View Full Story18-Feb-2026 - Source: BBC News
Illegal skin lightening cream being sold in UK butchers, watchdog warns
A trade body has warned illegal skin bleaching products are being sold in an increasingly wide range of places.
View Full Story18-Feb-2026 - Source: BBC News
I invested £12,000 in Brewdog - I think I've lost it all
More than 200,000 people bought Equity for Punks shares in the craft brewer but many now believe they are worthless.
View Full Story17-Feb-2026 - Source: BBC News
Bayer offers $7.25bn to settle weedkiller cancer claims
The company has faced years of legal battles over Roundup, a weedkiller made by Monsanto.
View Full Story17-Feb-2026 - Source: BBC News
Why youth unemployment is rising
Unemployment in the UK rose to its highest rate in nearly five years at the end of 2025
View Full Story17-Feb-2026 - Source: BBC News
Shein under EU investigation over childlike sex dolls
Europe is examining whether the fast fashion giant breached the Digital Services Act.
View Full Story17-Feb-2026 - Source: BBC News
'The search is soul-destroying': Young jobseekers on the struggle to find work
Young people are bearing the brunt of a weak jobs market, the latest figures show.
View Full Story17-Feb-2026 - Source: BBC News
Dual nationals face scramble for UK passports as new rules come into force
Entry requirements to the UK for dual nationals are being overhauled as part of sweeping changes to the immigration system.
View Full Story17-Feb-2026 - Source: BBC News
Could Bill Gates and political tussles overshadow AI safety debate in Delhi?
As global tech leaders meet Delhi, India hopes to level the playing field for countries outside the US and China.
View Full Story17-Feb-2026 - Source: BBC News
Budget sees largest ever personal allowance rise
Treasury Minister Chris Thomas's budget sees the tax-free allowance rise by £2,250 to £17,000.
View Full Story17-Feb-2026 - Source: BBC News
Calculator: How will freeze on tax thresholds hit your take-home pay?
Wages have been rising faster than prices but you could pay more tax because of frozen thresholds.
View Full Story17-Feb-2026 - Source: BBC News
Royal Mail allegedly 'choosing not to deliver letters', MP claims
Royal Mail has been accused of prioritising delivery of parcels and packages over letters, but it has denied this.
View Full Story17-Feb-2026 - Source: BBC News
Restaurants raising prices 'to keep doors open'
17-Feb-2026 - Source: BBC News
Hyatt Hotels chairman steps down over Jeffrey Epstein ties
Billionaire Thomas Pritzker said he had exercised "terrible judgement" in keeping contact with Epstein.
View Full Story17-Feb-2026 - Source: BBC News
The tech bros might show more humility in Delhi – but will they make AI any safer?
As global tech leaders meet Delhi, India hopes to level the playing field for countries outside the US and China.
View Full Story17-Feb-2026 - Source: BBC News
Reddit's human content wins amid the AI flood
Reddit says its human contributors are valued amid an internet awash with AI-generated content.
View Full Story17-Feb-2026 - Source: BBC News
Six of Sarah Ferguson's companies winding down
The move follows further revelations over her friendship with the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
View Full Story16-Feb-2026 - Source: BBC News
'Reckless' ex-Carillion boss fined £237,,700 by regulator
The former chief executive of Carillion has been fined £237,700 by the City regulator for his role in misleading statements by the company before its collapse eight years ago.
View Full Story16-Feb-2026 - Source: Sky News
Lloyds boss accepts concern over use of staff data in pay talks
The bank was criticised for comparing employees' spending habits to the wider public as part of wage negotiations.
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