Technology blamed for rise of loneliness in young people
Masuma Ahuja talks to Becky Anderson about her new book "The Infrastructure of Belonging," which explores the link between technology and loneliness.
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French wine industry facing historic low harvest after extreme summer heat
This year’s harvest is expected to be down 2% on mediocre 2025 yield, which was lowest in nearly 70 years France’s wine industry is facing a historic low harvest after the...
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Ex-Barclays traders jailed for rigging interest rates have convictions quashed
Acquittals of five former bankers come year after supreme court overturned ruling against City trader Tom Hayes Five more former traders who were jailed for rigging interest...
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Canada’s Weston family buys Boots for $8.9bn
Former Selfridges owners buys UK high street institution from long-term backer Stefano Pessina The Canadian family that once owned Selfridges department store has bought UK...
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South West Water owner taps investors to fix infrastructure after sewage spills
Pennon slashes dividend and launches £550m cash call ‘to drive improved outcomes for customers and communities’ The owner of embattled South West Water has slashed its dividend...
Australia is building a lot of new homes. But is the datacentre boom holding us back? | Greg Jericho
Housing construction is at its strongest level since 2016, but it’s AI that is sucking up resources for builders The latest series of data on housing and building activity has...
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Morning Bid: Storm brewing
As the US third-quarter earnings season gets set to kick off, Wall Street's S&P 500 joined the Nasdaq in setting a new record high on Tuesday - its first in about six weeks.
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The Jaguar Type 01: a £150k gargantuan getaway vehicle utterly useless in the city
Too costly for most, too large for UK car parks, and wheels bigger than a warlord’s pickup truck. But it does come in ‘London red’
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Former Barclays traders have rate-rigging convictions quashed
Jay Merchant, Jonathan Mathew, Philippe Moryoussef, Alex Pabon, Colin Bermingham had their convictions overturned by the Court of Appeal.
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Tell us: are you affected by the 6% mortgage rate?
Will the mortgage rate rise change your plans to buy a house or move? The average cost of a five-year fixed-rate mortgage has hit the 6% barrier for the first time in three...
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Millionaire tax no more? Rightwing groups lead effort to repeal Washington state law
An initiative on November’s ballot aims to overturn the 9.9% tax on earnings above $1m – who’s winning the fight? Voters in Washington state will soon decide the fate of the...
McDonald’s sued for alleged antitrust violations by using AI tool to determine pricing for franchises
Suit says AI tool allows independently owned franchises to exchange nonpublic price and sales information McDonald’s is facing a lawsuit in federal court over its alleged use...
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India's first bank rate hike since 2023 signals growing inflation concerns
The hike reflects a global shift towards tighter monetary policy as central banks battle inflation fuelled by Middle East conflict.
Skepticism mires Trump’s Iowa steel plant project: ‘Promises are not the same as jobs’
The project has sparked doubts over whether the plant will be built and delivered as promised, given Trump’s record Donald Trump has long sought to portray himself as a man of...
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Royal Mail to cut up to 2,500 jobs amid restructure and fall in letter deliveries
Postal service says cuts will focus on on head office and ‘support function roles’ Business live – latest updates Royal Mail is to cut up to 2,500 jobs as the embattled company...
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Shell refineries forecast to make double the profit from every barrel of fuel
Record prices caused by global shortages amid shutdown of war-damaged refineries in Middle East and Russia Shell’s refineries are expected to make almost double the profit from...
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UK house prices flatline as rising mortgage costs weigh on market
Average cost of home in September was £298,441, says Lloyds – about the same as year earlier and in August Business live – latest updates UK house prices flatlined in...
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I’ve built hundreds of Lego sets. These October Prime Day deals are some of my favorites
As an avid Lego builder, I found the best early October Prime Day deals on Lego Star Wars sets, brick-built plants and even F1 cars that you’ll find at Amazon.