Lost generation: the AI threat to Britain’s next great directors
Commercials once launched careers from Ridley Scott to Guy Ritchie, now automated production is cutting costs – and the chance to learn by doing
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Heathrow’s third runway is a bottomless money pit. Stop it now | Simon Jenkins
Infrastructure sends politicians berserk. Propose more money for the health service or reopening youth clubs and frowns break out all round. Can we afford it? But shout infrastructure and cheers go up. The word suggests…
OpenAI projected to bring in $20bn less in revenue than expected
OpenAI has revealed that it is making about $20bn less in projected revenue than it had recently indicated to investors, raising questions about the break-neck growth rate in demand for AI.
Shein outsells British rival Asos as UK revenue hits £2.58bn
Online retailer’s 26% jump sharpens focus on exemption letting cheap parcels into the country duty-free
Sydney trader sacked for working from Singapore without permission wins unfair dismissal case
Employee had also been in Bali when he told his manager he was working from home, Fair Work Commission hears
CMORG holds sector-wide cloud outage simulation exercise
The Cross-Market Operational Resilience Group (CMORG) yesterday (8 October 2026) completed its biennial simulation exercise, known as SIMEX26, focused this year on a global cloud services disruption.
Revealed: the ‘black box’ wastewater trade that rakes in millions for UK utility companies
Exclusive: Firms made more than £340m last year from processing industrial and commercial wastewater at sewage works that are unable to remove many chemical pollutants
Virgin unveils its future cross-Channel train as it gears up to take on Eurostar
Flash interiors, fancy food and maybe even a bar: Virgin has unveiled a mock-up of its future cross-Channel train, with a pledge to create “something genuinely new”.
Federal Reserve Board announces enforcement action against American Express Company to address, among other things, the firm’s failure to sufficiently detect and report certain suspicious activity related to money laundering
The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced an enforcement action against American Express Company to address, among other things, the firm's failure to sufficiently detect and report certain suspicious activity rel…
MoD has objected to four windfarms in past year over radar interference fears
Complaints risks putting defence ministry on collision course with Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Harvey Nichols’ Birmingham store to close in January
Closure will cost at least 60 jobs, while Leeds and Bristol outlets to be converted to Flannels brand
Asos says customers’ names, contact details and search histories hacked
Asos hackers gained access to millions of customers’ recent search histories as well as names, addresses and phone numbers, the online fashion retailer has revealed.
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E.ON Next deal to buy Ovo Energy leaves UK with just ‘big three’ energy suppliers
Competition watchdog clears takeover despite concerns that suppliers will have less incentive to lower bills
Bank governor urges John Healey to use budget to allay market fears amid bond turmoil
The Bank of England governor, Andrew Bailey, has urged the chancellor, John Healey, to agree a budget that convinces financial markets after the UK’s medium-term borrowing costs hit a fresh 19-year high.
New rules to make long-term investment funds clearer
The FCA has set out clearer expectations for asset managers about long-term investments, such as property.
Oil prices jump 5% on Middle East tensions and US hurricane threat
Oil prices have risen sharply amid fears about escalating tensions in the Middle East and a squeeze on production from the threat of a hurricane off the US coast.
Supermarket shake-up: why Asda or Morrisons could vanish within a decade
Talks between Sainsbury’s and Morrisons have set industry tongues wagging, with analysts saying the market is ripe for change
Meeting of 9-10 September 2026
Ms Schnabel started her presentation with the observation that, since the Governing Council’s monetary policy meeting on 22-23 July 2026, euro area financial markets had continued to be driven by energy price developmen…
Wrexham and Rochdale train services rejected over west coast line pressure
Regulator also vetoes extra Blackpool service, saying insufficient space for new direct trains to LondonBusiness live – latest updatesPlans to run direct train services to Wrexham and Rochdale from London have been reje…
Piero Cipollone: Interview with Corriere della Sera
Not at all. Perhaps some people initially feared that the aim of the digital euro was to replace cash. But that is not the case. The ECB’s work to develop and ultimately introduce a new series of euro banknotes with dif…
UK motorists can now see live fuel prices on Google Maps
Move expected to make pump pricing more transparent and encourage competition after diesel hits record £2 a litre
Hedgehog among four chosen animals to feature on your new banknotes
Banknotes are getting a nature makeover - and the Bank of England has revealed the four creatures that will feature on our money.
Bank of England announces the four animals that will feature on our next series of banknotes
The Atlantic puffin, barn owl, buff-tailed bumblebee and European hedgehog will represent UK wildlife and feature as the central images on our next series of banknotes.