Artificial intelligence may sound remote, but it has already had a sweeping impact on everyday life, and politics is no exception. From Mexico to the UK and as far as Indonesia, analysts have identified and tracked the activities of thousands – sometimes millions – of fake bot accounts that spreadContinue Reading
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the Government will “make sure the sums add up” if public sector workers are given above inflation pay rises. Reports which first appeared in The Times suggest independent pay review bodies have recommended the 5.5% rise for teachers and around 1.3 million NHS staff. SpeakingContinue Reading
The Chancellor hopes to boost pension pots by £11,000 and unlock billions more in investment with a review of retirement savings. With pension schemes expected to manage about £800 billion by 2030, the review will look at how they can be encouraged to invest in productive assets such as infrastructure.Continue Reading
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the Government will “make sure the sums add up” if public sector workers are given above inflation pay rises. Reports which first appeared in The Times suggest independent pay review bodies have recommended the 5.5% rise for teachers and around 1.3 million NHS staff. SpeakingContinue Reading
Centrica is expected to post just under £1 billion in first-half operating profits next week, after it said energy markets had returned to a “more normalised” backdrop earlier this year. The London-listed firm, which owns energy supplier British Gas, reports for the first six months of the calendar year onContinue Reading
The Chancellor hopes to boost pension pots by £11,000 and unlock billions more in investment with a review of retirement savings. With pension schemes expected to manage about £800 billion by 2030, the review will look at how they can be encouraged to invest in productive assets such as infrastructure.Continue Reading
NHS England has warned of “continued disruption” to GP services into next week from the global IT outage. A flawed update rolled out by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike knocked many offline around the world on Friday, causing flight and train cancellations and crippling some healthcare systems. A fix was deployed forContinue Reading
GPs and pharmacies have said that disruption from the global IT outage will continue over the weekend, amid warnings of travel delays after flight cancellations. A flawed update rolled out by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike knocked many offline around the world on Friday, causing flight and train cancellations and crippling someContinue Reading
The Government could need up to £10 billion to cover public sector pay increases if reports of a 5.5% rise prove true, an economist has warned. Independent pay review bodies are reported to be preparing to recommend such an increase for teachers and around 1.3 million NHS staff, according toContinue Reading
Flight delays and cancellations are among the disruption expected to continue into the weekend after a global IT outage, as experts warned it could take weeks for systems to fully recover. A flawed update rolled out by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike knocked many offline around the world on Friday, causing flightContinue Reading
