The UK government’s continued focus on traditional free trade agreements (FTAs) is misaligned with the country’s service-based economy, according to a new report from the Tony Blair Institute (TBI), which calls for a fundamental rethink of Britain’s trade policy. The think tank argues that lengthy, goods-focused FTAs offer diminishing returnsContinue Reading
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OpenAI has announced a major strategic move to accelerate its expansion into hardware, with the acquisition of io, the San Francisco-based tech start-up founded by Sir Jony Ive, the former chief design officer at Apple. The merger, valued at $6.5 billion (£4.8 billion), will bring together Ive’s team of engineers,Continue Reading
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It wasn’t supposed to end like this. At least that’s what Ruben Amorim and his Manchester United players will have been thinking as they watched their Tottenham counterparts pick up a first piece of silverware since 2008. The truth is, on the night, United simply weren’t good enough. They madeContinue Reading
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Five years after easyJet closed its base at Newcastle airport, Britain’s biggest budget airline has announced it will reopen for summer 2026. Newcastle was an importantContinue Reading
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