Canada and US say they are finalising a trade deal, but details remain murky
Canada and the US are finalising a highly anticipated trade deal, with President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney touting it as a success.
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I quit my £80,000 job to make ice cream - here's how
At 28, Vivien Wong walked away from an £80,000-a-year accounting job to start making ice cream with her brother.
India's Gen Z are driving up a mega boom in its beauty market
India's beauty brands have been drawing a lot of interest from global capital recently.
US retail giant receives $1bn boost from tariff refunds
Target has revealed it has received almost $1bn (£733.9m) in tariff refunds from the US government which boosted the retailer's latest profits.
Track defect found near derailment site - report
A defect was found on railway tracks in East Sussex at the site where a train derailed leaving 30 injured, a report says.
Gold’s rally isn’t over, says UBS — what’s behind its $5,400 target?
Gold tested $4,900 during Monday's session before rebounding to test the $5,000 psychological barrier on Tuesday.
Remarkably Benign UK Food Prices Keep a Lid on Inflation
A material spike in oil and, crucially, natural gas prices this July would make it harder for the Bank of England to avoid hiking rates. We're pencilling in a one-and-done rate rise this summer
FTSE 100 today: Stocks rise as miners rally, offsetting CPI jitters
NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 240 points in morning trading Wednesday, May 13, 2026, as hotter-than-expected wholesale inflation data reignited fears of persistent price pressures and del…
Trainline, Virgin Atlantic and RED Driving School investigated over 'drip pricing'
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is examining whether the three companies engaged in so-called 'drip pricing', which is an illegal practice where mandatory fees are not included in the headline price shown to…
UK July inflation hits four-month high as energy costs surge
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to do what he can to help Britons through “really hard” times as cost pressures mount after figures showed inflation surging to a four-month high and forecasts for more pain ahead.
Overhaul for Belfast cranes ahead of major contract
The Harland and Wolff shipyard is to spend £3m refurbishing its famous yellow cranes, Samson and Goliath.
Chinese robotics giant Unitree soars in stock market debut
The world's biggest humanoid robot maker Unitree Robotics made its stock market debut in Shanghai on Wednesday, with its shares soaring by more than 600% in early trading.
Trump pauses new tariffs on Canada and says countries close to a deal
US President Donald Trump said he will delay imposing new tariffs on a wide array of Canadian goods for three days as the countries firm up a trade deal.
The critical tech staying safe by going underground
A wall of white granite towered above a small team of engineers gathered in a California quarry. The ancient, ultra-hard material before them was, to most things, completely impermeable.
'Banned over a pair of £2 sandals': Why some sellers are complaining about Vinted
Single mum Emma Neil was a huge fan of Vinted, using it most days to sell old things and buy clothes for her children.
Meta hooked children on Facebook and Instagram, US court hears
A court has heard claims Meta intentionally hooked a generation of children on Facebook and Instagram, as the biggest legal challenge faced by the social media platform began.
Disney and ABC sue Trump's media regulator to stop early licence renewal
Disney and ABC have filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from launching an early licence renewal process, arguing that the network is being unfairly targeted over its editorial content.
Ferguson shipyard to cut a quarter of its workforce
Scotland's state-owned shipyard is to cut nearly a quarter of its total workforce while it waits for confirmation of promised new orders.
From jumpers to slug pellets - how British wool is back in demand
The price of wool has increased more than 70% in the last year, helped in part by a smaller British flock of sheep and a dwindling of the global stockpile produced during the Covid-19 pandemic.
AI to help planes avoid climate-warming 'sky graffiti'
We've all looked up and seen the white lines trailing behind aircraft in the sky.
Wetherspoons bans customers playing music from phones in pubs
Wetherspoons has banned its customers from playing music out loud or taking calls on speaker, saying the noise from phones and tablets was an increasing problem driving people "nuts".
US-Canada trade talks 'intense' as new tariff deadline looms
"Intense" trade talks are going down to the wire as Canada seeks to avoid a fresh round of tariffs from the Trump administration due to come into effect in less than 48 hours.
Fifa official sacked after Infantino plan criticism
Fifa's chief operating officer Kevin Lamour has been sacked by the governing body, less than three weeks after he strongly criticised its president Gianni Infantino's aborted plan to sell stakes in competitions to priva…
Does Reform's plan to cut £50bn in welfare spending add up?
Reform UK has set out plans it says will save more than £50bn a year from the welfare bill by 2030 if it gets into government.