Campaign ramped up for UK ‘4 day week’ over concerns Britons ‘pushed to the brink’ December 28, 2023 More than 150 companies are accredited to the 4 Day Week Campaign, with benefits said to include better retention of staff and less stress.
New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft over use of stories to train chatbots December 27, 2023 The New York Times has filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft seeking to end the practice of using its stories to train chatbots.
Shipping stocks fall as Maersk schedules dozens of vessels to travel through the Suez Canal December 27, 2023 Denmark's Maersk has scheduled several dozen container vessels to travel via the Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the coming days and weeks.
Rail engineering works cause major disruption for thousands of passengers December 27, 2023 Problems with two Christmas rail engineering work projects are causing major disruption at London St Pancras on Wednesday.
Jeremy Hunt to set out spring budget on March 6 December 27, 2023 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced he will set out a spring budget on March 6.
Scrapping inheritance tax? Tories float tax cuts and help for house-buyers to turn around dire polling December 27, 2023 The Tories have been dropping hints they could make attention-grabbing pledges on housing and taxes as Rishi Sunak struggles to turn around his party’s major deficit in the polls.
Oil stabilises as major shippers eye a Red Sea return December 27, 2023 Denmark's Maersk said on Sunday it would begin to use the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden route again
Harper: Self-driving cars will be on UK roads in 2026 December 27, 2023 Autonomous cars enabling drivers not to concentrate on the road will be used in the UK from 2026, according to Transport Secretary Mark Harper.
Astrazeneca to buy China’s Gracell Biotechnologies in $1.2bn deal December 27, 2023 Astrazeneca will buy Gracell Biotechnologies for up to $1.2bn as the Anglo-Swedish pharma company furthers its cell therapy ambitions and boosts its presence in China.
‘Pints’ of wine to be stocked on British shelves for first time December 27, 2023 Britons will soon be able to buy “pint” sized bottles of still and sparkling wine in the form of a new 568ml amount to appear on supermarket shelves.