Vet prescription fees capped under rule changes
Written prescription fees from vets will be capped at £21 as part of a raft of changes that practices will be legally required to bring in over the coming months.
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Flights at major US airports delayed after cable cut by construction workers
Hundreds of flights have been delayed at major airports in the US after construction workers accidentally cut a cable needed for air traffic control.
Flights at major US airports delayed after cable cut by construction workers
Verizon, which owns the cable, says it is working to repair it "as quickly as possible".
I'd rather pay thousands on a holiday: Meet the pensioners spending the kids' inheritance
Happily retired, Sarah Moorhouse is using her private pension "to go places and do nice things at the drop of a hat".
Paramount settles lawsuit with US states, clearing way for $110bn merger with Warner Bros
The deal includes an agreement to produce 30 films a year, or Paramount will be forced to sell off parts of its company.
FTSE 100 today: Stocks climb as oil slides on hopes for Iran de-escalation
August 5, 2026, 3:53 AM EDT.IPOs such as SpaceX and ChangXin Memory Technologies have generated worldwide interest, particularly across the tech and AI sectors. Still, with founders trying to maximize returns and invest…
Airlines criticise air traffic control as second glitch causes more disruption
Airlines have criticised the UK's air traffic control system after a second technical problem in two weeks caused major disruption to UK flights
Repeated air traffic control failures leave us in worrying territory
To have one air traffic control failure in a fortnight may be regarded as a misfortune, to have two looks like carelessness. The UK's air traffic services provider is coming in for a wave of criticism at the moment, so …
Tories pledge to bring back tax-free shopping for tourists
The Conservative Party has pledged to bring back tax-free shopping for tourists from outside the European Union.
Bernstein unveils new gold price forecast for 2030
Goldman Sachs and Standard Chartered cut Bitcoin forecasts to $150K by 2026 amid 30% crash from ATH, delaying $500K target to 2030.
US and China discuss AI safety plan ahead of Trump-Xi summit
Top US and Chinese officials have discussed creating a new "notification mechanism" for AI incidents that could affect national security, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters on Sunday.
Will you get £13,000 a year when you stop working? Here's how to check
It may well be decades away, but do you know how much money you will get when you stop working?
UK should 'team up' with Canada in new Europe alliance, Canadian minister tells BBC
The UK should "team up" with a proposed economic alliance between Canada and Europe, Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has said.
U.S. stock index futures rise with China summit, Iran tensions in focus
U.S. stock futures were in the red early Thursday as heavy capex plans and earnings misses from heavyweights such as Alphabet and Tesla continued to weigh on market sentiment. Investors also remain cautious amid escalat…
Nvidia boss rejects AI extinction fears as 'doomsday narratives'
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has described warnings that AI could lead to humanity's extinction by the next decade as "doomsday narratives".
Lib Dems vow to end 'computer says no' economy to boost growth
Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper has warned the UK's economic growth is being held back by a "computer says no" approach.
Ed Davey calls for immediate 10p cut to fuel duty
Sir Ed Davey is calling on the government to immediately cut fuel duty by 10p a litre until Christmas as part of a package of policies aimed at cutting the cost of living.
Chiltern Railways renationalised after 30 years
Chiltern Railways has been brought into public ownership after 30 years as a private company.
US, China set for talks on AI, tariffs and critical minerals ahead of summit
The meeting between the two major world leaders comes as the U.S.-led war against Iran generates further global instability, and China continues to secure its critical minerals dominance and credibility as a global ener…
Iran sets terms for US talks as Houthis step up attacks on Saudi Arabia
Maritime security monitoring agency United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) announced that a commercial tanker was hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz.
SpaceX Nasdaq 100 weight to jump to 2.82% in quarterly rebalance -Bloomberg
For investors tracking technology trends and aerospace investments, a notable event is unfolding on Wall Street.
Not all AI workers think the tech could kill everyone
Not all employees of major firms working on artificial intelligence (AI) think the technology spells doom for humanity.
Google's Gemini AI hacked three companies in security test
Google's AI model Gemini autonomously hacked into three companies during a test of its cyber-security capabilities, the company has said, in what is thought to be the first known case of it carrying out such an act.
How AI concerns moved to the center of the midterm debate
There is an eerie low hum that emanates from data centres, where tens of thousands of chips make trillions of computations a second to help drive the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution.