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From infections and allergies to brain diseases and autoimmune disorders, a wave of trials offers hopeClinical trials of immunotherapies have rocketed in the past decade as researchers have turned the...
Bill Winters faced backlash over remarks about some of near 8,000 staff set to lose roles to AIThe chief executive of Standard Chartered has apologised for referring to some of the almost 8,000 staff...
Almost 19m drivers expected on roads over bank holiday weekend, with heaviest traffic on Friday and SaturdayHealth alerts issued for bank holiday weekendAn especially hot late May bank holiday weekend...
Figures show domestic flower growers are expanding their market share, as the government gives sector official recognitionBritish flower farmers have long resembled David faced with their own particul...
Greater working from home and hot summer temperatures believed to be driving increase in ownershipAn estimated 4m homes in the UK now have air conditioning, double the figure from three years ago as B...
Drivers conserve fuel amid Iran war uncertainty, pushing overall sales down 1.3% in AprilBusiness live – latest updatesMotorists cutting back on petrol and fuel purchases at the steepest rate since th...
Spending committee finds MoD most wasteful and also points to cancelled schemes such as Rwanda and StonehengeCancelled government projects such as the Rwanda deportation scheme and the road tunnel und...
Chancellor says she will raise tax on global oil firms to help meet costs of plans and confirms delay to fuel duty increasesRachel Reeves will cut VAT to 5% on summer attractions such as theme parks a...
Michael Thomson admitted to breaching a restraining order by selling a range of luxury itemsThe former boss of the collapsed investment firm London Capital & Finance (LC&F) has been imprisoned for six...
Prime minister tells reporters he would campaign personally in the contestThe Home Office has also published asylum figures this morning. These show that the number of asylum seekers being housed temp...
Disability rights campaigner Robin Millar reveals he is taking owners of music business he founded to a tribunalThe head of one of the UK’s biggest disability charities is planning a legal challenge a...
Firms hit by ‘perfect storm’ of uncertainty about Labour leadership and impact of Iran warCompanies in the UK’s dominant services sector have reported one of the sharpest declines in business activity...
Airline, which took £25m hit on jet fuel in March, says passengers are waiting later to book tripsBusiness live – latest updatesThe airline easyJet has said its summer holiday bookings are lagging beh...
Ban social media and reform education to tackle scandal of young people not in work or study, says Peter HymanSchools have become a “pipeline” to worklessness for a large cohort of young people in the...
Having shaken up UK clothes retail, the secondhand marketplace is pushing into phones and cameras – and even booksOnce the preserve of jumble sales and charity shops, “preloved” fashion and homewares...
City made outsized contribution to falling levels of deprivation between 2010 and 2025, thinktank finds Manchester has recorded the biggest fall in inner-city deprivation in Britain, according to a re...
Chancellor launches ‘Great British summer savings scheme’ after Keir Starmer postpones fuel duty increasePlanned fuel duty rise to be scrapped, says Keir StarmerRachel Reeves is to promise free summer...
Keir Starmer describes the agreement, worth double original estimates, as a ‘huge win’ for British businessesKeir Starmer has struck a trade deal with six Gulf states in what he described as a huge wi...
Chancellor’s planning shake-up in England and Wales would ‘reduce exposure from judicial review on all but human rights grounds’Rachel Reeves is poised to fast-track clean energy projects in England a...
Exclusive: Google DeepMind agrees to Acas talks after workers sign petitions about governments’ use of AI for defence and intelligenceGoogle DeepMind has agreed to enter formal talks with UK tech work...