Uber will trial robotaxis – autonomous cars with no human safety driver at the wheel – in London next spring.
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UK firms hold off on hiring as job vacancies fall
UK companies are holding back on hiring or are not replacing workers who leave, sending job vacancies tumbling, official figures suggest.
Eurostar plans direct trains to Frankfurt and Geneva
Eurostar has said it plans to launch direct train services from London to Germany and Switzerland.
Canada pledges to meet Nato’s 2% defence spending target within a year
Canada will significantly boost its defence spending to hit a Nato target of 2% of GDP years earlier than planned, Prime Minister Mark Carney has […]
US and China meet for trade talks in London
A new round of talks aimed at resolving the trade war between the US and China has started in central London.
‘I burst into tears’: How airline carry-on confusion triggered legal row
Determined to avoid baggage fees for his holiday to Pisa, Benjamin Till trawled several different shops armed with a tape measure in search of the right suitcase.
Britain’s energy bills problem – and why firms are paid huge sums to NOT provide power
It is 1am on 3 June. A near gale force wind is blasting into Scotland. Great weather for the Moray East and West offshore wind farms, you would have thought.
Spending Review: Massive cheques from the chancellor for some – but what do totals hide?
The next few days are vital – “one of the last moments to weave it all together – to look politically credible to the people Labour has lost”, one senior figure reckons.
How India’s ‘biggest art deal’ buried MF Husain masterpieces in a bank vault
Nearly two dozen paintings by one of the world’s most celebrated modern artists – once part of a record-breaking art deal – are set to hit the auction block for the first time next week.
How Trump and Musk are still linked – despite falling out
The feud between two of the world’s most powerful billionaires shows no sign of ending after the US president claimed on Friday that the richest […]