£100 contactless card limit to be lifted from March
Millions of people will soon have the power to set their own contactless card payment limits, or even opt for unlimited transactions, a significant regulatory shift confirmed by the Financial…
Junk food advert ban set to come into force
This sweeping UK-wide measure targets products identified as primary contributors to childhood obesity rates, encompassing a broad spectrum of items that have become staples in many households. Categories under scrutiny…
Greece: Thousands stranded across Europe as air space disrupted.
Thousands of travelers found themselves in a state of limbo across Europe on Sunday, their meticulously planned journeys thrown into disarray by a significant communications failure that forced Greece to…
Sir Keir Starmer regrets Alaa Abd El Fattah welcome after ‘abhorrent’ posts came to light
The controversy has ignited a fierce political firestorm, prompting calls from across the political spectrum – including the Conservatives, Reform UK, and even some senior Labour MPs – for Mr.…
Uber and Lyft partner with China’s Baidu to trial UK robotaxis.
Chinese robotaxis are poised to potentially grace UK roads by 2026, following significant partnership announcements between major ride-sharing platforms Uber and Lyft and Chinese artificial intelligence giant Baidu. The collaboration…
Trump wants Venezuela’s oil. Will his plan work?
Venezuela indeed possesses an extraordinary endowment of oil, boasting an estimated 303 billion barrels of proven reserves, which firmly establishes it as having the largest such deposits globally. Yet, this…
Trump’s Maduro raid could set precedent for authoritarian powers across globe.
With the swift and decisive seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump has projected an image of unwavering belief in his own will, buttressed by the formidable power of…
Starmer ready for closer alignment with the EU ‘in the national interest’.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has delivered his clearest signal yet that a future Labour government would actively pursue a significantly closer relationship with the European Union, stating that the…
Data centres: The new tech stopping chips from overheating
The showers and baths keeping data centre tech cool. Chris Baraniuk, Technology Reporter. Data centres, the humming heart of our digital world, are experiencing a significant technological evolution, moving beyond…
Will we see signs of economic growth in 2026?
The government’s November budget introduced a raft of measures designed to alleviate these pressures and stimulate the economy. These included an uplift in the minimum wage, the contentious decision to…
















