Updated / Thursday, 24 Sep 2026 11:20 Norges Bank Governor Ida Wolden Bache Norway's central bank raised its policy interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.5% today as expected…
Businesses are also seeing wider knock-on effects. Hairdresser Emma Crossley said customers were waiting longer between appointments than they had previously.She said: "Since the fuel prices went up I have…
Rise in 'commuter students' due to living costsImage source, Oliver Whitfield-Miocic/BBCImage caption, Bethany Fearne, a law student, said she was still involved in university activities such as the Colour Run…
An artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI "infiltrated" an Australian government website in June, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said.The agent hacked a statistics portal containing "non-sensitive" data from Australia's…
When Meta first launched its AI-powered smart glasses in 2023, in collaboration with the trendy sunglasses brand Ray-Ban, it unleashed a storm of controversy.There have been multiple reports of the…
Steve Cargil's family has farmed the flat, dry land around Uvalde, a small city in southwest Texas, since 1953.Cargil, 67, had always assumed that one of his three children would…
There are, however, early signs that the market is starting to adjust.Wholesale prices for high-protein whey have begun to level off over the past couple of months, although they remain…
The heads of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Hugging Face have told the UN that the current pace of artificial intelligence (AI) development, and the risks it poses to society, demands international…
AI superpower ambitions take centre stage as Trump and Xi meetImage source, ReutersImage caption, The US and China are locked in a race to develop AIByJoe TidyCyber correspondent and Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter"Whoever…
Lidl must stop selling copycat versions of Birkenstock's famous sandals in the Netherlands, a Dutch court has ruled.The discount supermarket chain faces a fine of €5,000 (£4,200) per day if…
The Conservatives have promised to prevent long-term jobless benefit claimants from spending their welfare payments on alcohol, cigarettes and gambling.Under the party's proposals, claimants who have been unemployed for more…
Bentley has unveiled its first fully electric car after investing £350m to upgrade its factory in Cheshire.The Torcal SUV will be built on a brand-new production line at the site,…