UK economy contracts as Iran war impact felt
The UK's economy contracted by 0.1% in April, the latest official data has shown.
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'I was employee number one': SpaceX co-founder reacts to firm's market debut
Tom Mueller was the first employee at SpaceX, a company he co-founded with Elon Musk in 2002.
'I was employee number one': SpaceX co-founder reacts to firm's market debut
Tom Mueller was the first employee at SpaceX, a company he co-founded with Elon Musk in 2002.
My friends always want to split the bill equally, how do I say no?
One friend orders two cocktails. Another "just wants to try" that £16 truffle arancini starter. But you stuck religiously to tap water. So when the waiter places the card reader on the table at the en…
Why the economics make this the craziest World Cup ever
Football World Cups are rarely completely politics-free but never has the beautiful game navigated a geopolitical high-wire act of this kind. The main host is at war with a participant, whose team mus…
My friends always want to split the bill equally, how do I say no?
One friend orders two cocktails. Another "just wants to try" that £16 truffle arancini starter. But you stuck religiously to tap water. So when the waiter places the card reader on the table at the en…
Elon Musk's SpaceX valued at nearly $1.8tn ahead of record share sale
SpaceX has said shares should sell to the public for at least $135 (£100) when it becomes a publicly traded company on Friday, in what is expected to be the highest-value stock listing in history.
India's 'blue gold' starts a new drinks industry
His 10-acre farm in Kandukur is on the Deccan Plateau, which covers a large part of southern and central India. There he grows tomatoes, peanuts and corn.
My friends always want to split the bill equally, how do I say no?
One friend orders two cocktails. Another "just wants to try" that £16 truffle arancini starter. But you stuck religiously to tap water. So when the waiter places the card reader on the table at the en…
Villagers take fight against Lidl store plans to Welsh government
Villagers' battling against Lidl's plans to build a supermarket have taken their fight to the Welsh government.
Trump says 'I love the inflation' as US prices rise at fastest rate in three years
President Donald Trump has said "I love the inflation" after official figures showed that US prices rose last month at their fastest rate for three years.
New candy stores are popping up across NYC. Why?
With US consumer confidence at historic lows, it's a tough time for retailers across the country. But in and around New York City one niche sector is expanding â candy stores.
Mike Ashley's Frasers offers £1.73bn to buy all of Hugo Boss
Businessman Mike Ashley's Frasers Group has made a takeover offer for German fashion brand Hugo Boss.
I'd have vetoed foreign sale of UK tech giant, says Business Secretary
Business Secretary Peter Kyle says he would have intervened to block the sale of UK microchip company ARM Holdings had he been in government at the time.
The furious dispute over what caused Air India flight 171 to crash
It was a hot and dry afternoon on 12 June last year, when Air India Flight 171 left the terminal at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport in Ahmedabad in the western Indian state of Gujarat. Settling into …
New candy stores are popping up across NYC. Why?
With US consumer confidence at historic lows, it's a tough time for retailers across the country. But in and around New York City one niche sector is expanding – candy stores.
Could humanoid robots be heading for the battlefield?
I've come to an industrial space in a tech-heavy area of San Francisco expecting to see a menacing humanoid robot solider doing something combat-like: the future of land-based warfare, perhaps.
How the High Street became a window on our political instability
For a number of years, people around Britain have spoken of what they perceived to be "dodgy shops" on their High Street. To many, it seemed new businesses were popping up that had little obvious purp…
Spain's visitor numbers hit new highs as tourists avoid Middle East
From the rooftop terrace of a hotel, Fede Fuster looks out across Benidorm, at the nearby high-rise buildings and the town's famous, sweeping beach.
The ancient trick making food waste useful and tasty
Vayu Hill-Maini's lab has created a new cheese, or at least something that tastes like cheese, but is actually made from food waste.
The ancient trick making food waste useful and tasty
Vayu Hill-Maini's lab has created a new cheese, or at least something that tastes like cheese, but is actually made from food waste.
'By the grace of God': Miners dig on as lab-grown diamonds change market
The rising popularity of lab-grown diamonds has caused a big fall in the price of the mined gems. In the West African nation of Sierra Leone the country's biggest diamond mine has closed.
'By the grace of God': Miners dig on as lab-grown diamonds change market
The rising popularity of lab-grown diamonds has caused a big fall in the price of the mined gems. In the West African nation of Sierra Leone the country's biggest diamond mine has closed.
How 'confused' AI rollout hurts firms and baffles staff
When AI engineer Malcolm was working at a data analysis firm, executives wanted to use generative AI to categorise the customer database into a range of personas.