Burnham announces crackdown on rogue bailiffs and ‘cowboy builders’
New rules are aimed at protecting people in debt in England and Wales and stopping homeowners being ripped off
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SEC: 38 Entities Feigned Legitimacy as U.S. Advisers Through False Filings to Lure Retail Investors
Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - August 27, 2026) - The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged 38 entities alleging that they made material misrepresentations in Forms ADV filed with the Commission between …
Ex-Barclays boss denies having sex with a woman dressed as Snow White
The former Barclays boss Jes Staley has denied having sex with a woman dressed as Snow White, after being questioned about an infamous email exchange about Disney princesses with Jeffrey Epstein.
Democrats to investigate ‘miraculous’ rise of Trump Jr’s investment firm
Congressman Jamie Raskin asks president’s son to detail firm’s recent success after he joined 1789 Capital as partner
Fed’s Collins sees mixed inflation data, remains open to rate hikes
Boston Fed chief Susan Collins characterized the latest U.S. inflation figures as a mixed bag during an interview on Thursday at the central bank's annual Jackson Hole gathering in Wyoming. While the headline number exc…
Bots and bargains: Zara owner launches cut-price Lefties in UK to rival Primark
The owner of Zara is taking on Primark, Shein and the supermarkets with the launch of its cut-price chain Lefties in Britain, backed by an army of robots.
CEOs earn 614 times more than workers at US’s 100 lowest-paying corporations
The average CEO of the US’s 100 largest, lowest-paying corporations earned 614 times more than their average worker last year, according to an analysis by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS).
Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions listed below:
Three UK airports hit by cyber-attack with data of 8.7m customers accessed
Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports have been hit by a cyber-attack in which hackers accessed the data of about 8.7 million customers.
Meeting of 22-23 July 2026
Ms Schnabel started her presentation with the observation that since the Governing Council’s monetary policy meeting on 10-11 June 2026 financial markets had continued to be driven by the evolving conflict in the Middle…
Youth unemployment in UK falls below 1 million
The number of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) across the UK fell below 1 million in the latest three-month period.
Nvidia’s blockbuster earnings; Salesforce lifts outlook - what’s moving markets
Investors focused on corporate earnings that outperformed expectations, especially in AI-driven technology and financial sectors.
UK expects Meta to match US child safety measures after $18bn settlement
The UK government expects the Instagram owner Meta to roll out the same protections for children in Britain as those it agreed in the US on Wednesday , as part of a court settlement that could cost the company up to $18…
UK’s small power plants face higher cyber risk into 2030s despite Iran-linked hack
Hundreds of Britain’s smallest power plants could remain at a higher risk to state-sponsored cyber-attacks until the 2030s despite a successful Iran-linked hack last month, it has emerged.
Young investors trust AI more than TV or celebrities
Four in 5 less experienced investors have used AI for help with investing – and around two-thirds report doing so occasionally or regularly.
Top of the crops: record heatwaves help deliver bumper UK berry harvest
British farmers have faced a sweltering summer tested by heatwaves, wildfires and water shortages – but a bumper berry harvest could prove a rare bright spot.
‘Forever chemicals’ surge during pilot of Thames Water plan to combat drought
Levels of a toxic “forever chemical” rose to 13 times the legal limit during Thames Water pilots for a controversial multimillion pound water recycling scheme that will pump millions of litres of treated sewage into the…
Nvidia’s quarterly revenue doubles to nearly $100bn as CEO declares ‘golden age’
Nvidia announced on Wednesday that its quarterly revenue had doubled in a year to nearly $100bn. Jensen Huang, the founder and CEO, jubilantly declared that demand is accelerating as the AI industry had reached a “golde…
‘Work is good for you’: how UK scheme could help tackle youth mental health crisis
Paid employment can boost confidence and wellbeing, says Pat McFadden as jobs guarantee scheme gets under way
Key witness in Meta trial says terms of settlement insufficient to halt apps’ harms to teenagers
The star witness in the US government’s landmark trial against Meta believes that a multibillion-dollar settlement reached on Wednesday does not go far enough to stop the social media giant’s harms to young users.
Plug-in balcony solar panels to go on sale in UK for first time
Plug-in solar panels will go on sale in the UK for the first time from Thursday, allowing households unable to use rooftop panels to also generate their own cheap electricity.
Half of proposed US data centers face delays, energy firm says
As of June 2026, Tech Insider’s own tracking put the figure at between 30% and 50% of all U.S. data centers planned for 2026 canceled or delayed, and reporting through August 2026 has not moved that range in the industr…
OpenAI staff observed warning signs before AI agent hacking crusade caused global alarm
OpenAI staff observed signs of rogue behaviour among its leading-edge AI agents weeks before they escaped their training environment to launch an unprecedented hacking crusade that spread global alarm.
Meta agrees to major changes to Facebook and Instagram as it settles US trial over teen addiction for up to $17bn
US tech giant agrees to establish further protections for teens such as daily usage limits and blocks on nighttime use