Ticket resale site StubHub UK has been ordered to refund more than 51,000 customers and fined over hidden fees, the competition regulator has announced. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the penalty for the online marketplace amount to just shy of £900,000. On top of that sum, the watchdog …
Read More »Tech giant Oracle cuts 21,000 jobs as it embraces AI
Oracle shed about 21,000 roles globally in the last year as the US technology giant reshapes its business around artificial intelligence (AI), the firm’s latest annual report shows. The software and cloud computing firm says it had around 141,000 full-time employees as of 31 May 2026, down from about 162,000 …
Read More »Tension ‘likely’ in new Jersey government, says ex-chief minister
The BBC approached Senator Millar and Deputy Ferey for comment. Ferey said: “I have worked in the charitable sector and in roles where I have clearly demonstrated that I have an understanding and empathic nature in finding practical solutions to people’s problems, and working with people from across the socio-economic …
Read More »Can you keep your kids off school or refuse to work during a heatwave?
There’s no law in the UK that says a given temperature is too hot or too cold to work. But guidance from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), external says employers must stick to health and safety at work law, which includes keeping temperatures at a “comfortable” level, and “providing …
Read More »Ticket reseller StubHub fined for not showing buyers full prices
The Competition and Markets Authority said StubHub must refund 50,000 customers and pay a fine. BBC News
Read More »Tension ‘likely’ in new Jersey government, says ex-chief minister
However, Moore, who was chief minister from July 2022 to 2024, when her government was brought down in a vote of no confidence, said she thought the challenge for Farnham this political term would be balancing ministers elected on wanting to cut costs and Senator Tom Binet who had previously …
Read More »Verdict on Iran war threat to UK power supplies | Money News
Electricity supplies will “remain secure” during the coming UK winter despite challenges posed to energy supplies due to the Iran war, the National Energy System Operator (NESO) has announced. In an early report covering the expected balance between supply and demand, the public-owned body, said it expected excess capacity above …
Read More »Australia’s coal and gas exports violate our human rights, group says in new UN case
Another case is that of Prof Anne Poelina, an Indigenous woman from the Kimberley region in Western Australia, who describes being displaced from the area around the Fitzroy River, one of the state’s most important waterways, because of catastrophic flooding. BBC News
Read More »Tech giant Oracle cuts 21,000 jobs as it embraces AI
The cuts are part of a wider trend among tech firms as they spend hundreds of billions of dollars on AI. BBC News
Read More »Should you be tracking your water level?
His company is one of several that makes sweat-analysing devices. In Epicore Biosystems’ case, that includes single-use sticky patches and sleeve-like wearables, which track the flow rate of sweat as it emerges from your skin, the sweat’s sodium (salt) content, and skin temperature, among other metrics. BBC News
Read More »Wowcher apologises over email that referenced crocodile attack on boy | UK News
Wowcher has apologised for a promotional email that appeared to mock a crocodile attack on a three-year-old boy at a zoo. On Saturday, the website’s customers were sent a message that had the headline: “Snap up these deals quicker than a croc can catch a kid.” Screenshots of the email …
Read More »Starmer quits: The economic statistic that will haunt his legacy | Money News
Cast your mind back to the summer of 2024 and Labour’s election landslide. The party was back in power after 14 years and prime minister Sir Keir Starmer was promising a return to stability after the chaos of the previous government. Yet, just weeks after that historic win, his message …
Read More »South East Water announces new chief executive
John Halsall has previously worked for Thames Water, South West Water and Network Rail. BBC News
Read More »EasyJet rejects £4.7bn takeover offer from US investment firm
The airline describes the latest bid approach from Castlelake as “highly opportunistic”. BBC News
Read More »Ocado shops for successor to co-founder Steiner | Mark Kleinman blog
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Read More »King to become first British monarch to share personal tax information | UK News
The King is to become the first UK monarch to reveal how much he has paid in tax. The total amount he paid during the 2024/25 financial year will be published later this week, as part of the royal family‘s annual finance report, it has been announced. A Buckingham Palace …
Read More »U-turn on electric vehicle plans ‘would add 13% to UK emissions’ | Science, Climate & Tech News
Backtracking on the UK’s electric vehicle plans would blow the government’s much feted climate target by 13% in a worst-case scenario, according to new analysis shared exclusively with Sky News. Ministers are reportedly planning to water down the UK’s electric vehicle sales target, from 80% of new vehicles in 2030 …
Read More »Toy Story 5 sees franchise's biggest ever opening weekend
The film’s opening is a return to form for Disney and Pixar after facing notable challenges in recent years. BBC News
Read More »Is Germany looking again at coal-powered electricity?
It had planned to abandon the fuel, but the higher cost of natural gas may make it think again. BBC News
Read More »Fake romance to missed deliveries: How to protect yourself from three common scams
Romance and investment fraud is at record levels but what can you do to prevent being caught out. BBC News
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