Hot tubs and £80 rosé: how the mud-soaked British festival got a luxury makeover
It had always been the great British festival way: greasy burgers and warm beer, retch-inducing toilets and the descent into dishevelment as roughing it takes its toll.
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Amazon Web Services customers receive bills for up to $1.5tn after global glitch
People always suspected big tech was greedy, but not quite like this. Patrons of Amazon Web Services have been landed with panic-inducing monthly bills running as high as $1.5tn for subscriptions that usually cost less …
Jackdaw gasfield would create only 27 direct full-time jobs, documents show
More people can fit on to the top deck of a standard London bus than will be directly employed on the new Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea, industry documents show.
How Burnham’s team could reshape the Bank of England
Taking a fresh look at the Bank’s role would send a strong signal that a Burnham government is prepared to do things differently
South East Water warns over survival as funds dry up
South East Water has warned that there is “material uncertainty” over its survival, after a disastrous year in which the lossmaking company paid millions of pounds in fines and its chief executive was forced out.
Piero Cipollone: The cooperative spirit at the heart of the digital euro
Long ago, Aristotle himself noted[1] how money played an essential role in society as an instrument that made it possible to establish a relationship between all things and make them commensurate. But money itself is th…
‘Laws were broken’: multistate effort to stop Paramount’s $111bn merger heads to court
A last-ditch effort to block the merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is heading to court as 12 Democratic state attorneys general attempt to stop the $111bn deal they say violates antitrust…
China ‘strongly dissatisfied’ with nationalisation of British Steel
China’s government has said it is “strongly dissatisfied” with the decision to nationalise British Steel this week, 15 months after the UK government stepped in to prevent the closure of its steelworks in Scunthorpe and…
‘How’s this joker got my details?’: BrewDog founder faces complaints over emails to ‘equity punks’
James Watt, the BrewDog founder who sold the debt-laden “punk” brewer earlier this year , is the subject of complaints to the UK’s data privacy watchdog linked to his surprise bid to buy the company back, the Guardian h…
‘I don’t think I’ll ever retire’: the workers struggling to save for old age
“I am 35 and have essentially nothing saved for my future, which is a huge concern.” Sarah* works in library services in Oxford – full-time at one library and part-time at another. She has saved £5,000 into her pension.
Customers of Anthony Jones (UK) Limited urged to check their insurance policy
From 9 July 2026, the insurance broker Anthony Jones (UK) Limited (AJL) agreed to stop carrying out any regulated activity.
EU border chaos feared at Dover crossing as busiest summer weekend looms
The start of the peak summer season is set to bring millions of drivers on to British roads, with concerns of traffic chaos as the port of Dover faces its biggest test yet of new EU border controls.
‘Brazen corruption’: critics denounce Trump Media plan to sell priority access to Truth Social posts
Donald Trump ’s media company is planning to charge for special high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including possibly his own, affecting national security and financial markets.
Agencies issue joint statement on handling of highly sensitive information during bank examinations
The federal bank regulatory agencies today issued a joint statement describing enhanced security procedures for review of highly sensitive information in connection with examinations of supervised banks, such as reviewi…
Kalshi to offer betting on drug trial results and FDA regulatory decisions
Move comes as prediction platforms rapidly gain popularity and offer opportunities to bet on virtually anything
Trump made $1.4bn from crypto in one year. Is Justin Sun the man who helped him do it?
The entrepreneur is known in Washington as the financial power behind the president’s crypto fortune. How did Sun’s business love-in with the Trump family spiral into dueling lawsuits?
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LAS VEGAS -- WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert was not planning to suspend Alyssa Thomas for burying a fist into Caitlin Clark’s throat three weeks ago until NBA Commissioner Adam Silver implored her to reverse course a…
Energy drinks to be banned from sale to under-16s in England
High-caffeine energy drinks “have no place in children’s hands” and will be banned from sale to under-16s in England from April next year under new laws designed to improve health outcomes in young people.
‘Keys to the kingdom’: hackers who gained access to heart of London transport network jailed
The data of millions of commuters was stolen, Londoners were left out of pocket and 27,000 Transport for London staff were forced to reset their passwords.
Chip giant TSMC pledges another $100bn to expand US production
Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC will invest another $100bn (£74bn) in Arizona as it expands its production in the US, a move the Commerce Department said will create tens of thousands of American jobs.
Joint taskforce continues crack down on misleading car finance claims adverts
The FCA, Advertising Standards Authority, Solicitors Regulation Authority and Information Commissioner's Office are tackling the poor handling of motor finance claims by some claims companies and law firms.
Uber to buy Germany’s Delivery Hero in $14.8bn global deal
Agreement combines Uber Eats with food delivery brands in 99 countries and expands taxi service reach
SEC Proposes New E-Delivery Approach to Make Information More Readily Accessible and Useful for Investors
We have come a long way with more than 85% of the Fortune 500 using Microsoft AI solutions to shape their future. With 66% of CEOs reporting measurable business benefits from generative AI initiatives, particularly in e…
UK economy returns to growth in May
The UK's economy returned to growth in May after having shrunk in the previous month, the latest official data has shown.