Argentina to sanction oil firms as Falklands dispute with UK heats up
President Milei specifically singled out the Sea Lion oilfield, where a British and an Israeli firm are poised to commence exploration work, describing it as a "clear and present danger"…
Watch: Trump $1 commemorative coin goes on sale across the US
The historical precedent for figures on US coinage is robust and deeply ingrained in the nation’s numismatic identity. Since the earliest days of the republic, the faces adorning circulating coins…
Nvidia strikes $12.9bn deal to buy AI platform Hugging Face
Founded in 2016 by French entrepreneurs Clément Delangue, Julien Chaumond, and Thomas Wolf, Hugging Face has rapidly ascended to become a pivotal online platform within the global AI community. Initially…
Ludlow Food Festival hopes for more visitors amid cost rises.
The venerable Ludlow Food Festival, a cornerstone of the UK’s culinary calendar, finds itself at a critical juncture, navigating the treacherous waters of a persistent cost-of-living crisis and the lingering…
High street shops selling illegal tobacco raided in Inverness
The recent raids in Inverness, undertaken in collaboration with Police Scotland and supported by intelligence from HMRC, focused on several retail outlets suspected of being hubs for this illicit trade.…
Lords call for AI ‘kill switch’ powers in UK.
A pivotal discussion is unfolding within the British Parliament, as a distinguished group of peers advocates for the UK government to possess unprecedented powers: the ability to deactivate advanced AI…
VAT cuts won’t lower prices, say Northern Ireland hospitality leaders
The core of this geographical disadvantage lies in a stark VAT differential. In the Republic of Ireland, the hospitality sector benefits from a significantly lower VAT rate: 9% on food…
Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario as Lake America after Trump order
This highly politicized renaming follows a period of intense diplomatic friction and the dramatic collapse of critical trade negotiations between the United States and Canada late last month. The breakdown…
US borrowing costs hit fresh highs over inflation fears
These movements on global bond markets have far-reaching implications, extending well beyond the US government’s ability to finance its operations. The 10-year Treasury yield serves as a foundational benchmark for…
UK long-term borrowing costs hit highest since 2008 ahead of October Budget
The yield on a 30-year gilt – a crucial indicator of the long-term cost for the British government to borrow money – surged to 5.89%, a level not witnessed since…
















