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New bee parasite spreading around the world could impact billions
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email For decades, beekeepers have fought a tiny parasite called Varroa destructor, which has devastated honey-bee colonies around the world. But anContinue Reading
Parents fork out £2.8bn a year to plug university funding gap
Parents and grandparents are shouldering an unprecedented £2.8 billion a year to support students through university, as the soaring cost of higher education leaves families footing the bill. New research shows that 71 per cent of parents are either contributing, or planning to contribute, financially towards their children’s time atContinue Reading
Mercury Prize 2025 shortlist: Rock acts Fontaines DC, Sam Fender and Wolf Alice lead nominations
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UK must attract more Chinese investment to support growth
The UK must do more to attract Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) if it is to support business growth and maintain global competitiveness, according to leading audit and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. Partner Winnie Cao pointed to fresh data from China’s Ministry of Commerce showing that, by the end ofContinue Reading
Painting your home this colour could help you survive a heatwave
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email At a seminar on building cooling strategies in the late 1990s, I vividly remember hearing that “in 30 years’ time, theContinue Reading
Touker Suleyman joins race to rescue Claire’s UK as Modella and HMV owner circle
Dragons’ Den investor Touker Suleyman has emerged as one of the leading contenders to acquire the UK arm of Claire’s out of administration, with a proposal understood to preserve the Birmingham head office and a significant proportion of the store estate. The bid is being weighed against rival interest fromContinue Reading
China claims brain-like AI breakthrough ‘100 times faster than traditional models’
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Chinese scientists claimed to have developed the world’s first “brain-like” artificial intelligence large language model similar to ChatGPT, designed to consumeContinue Reading
UK automotive trade hits £115bn five years after Brexit – industry warns of 2027 EV tariff risk
Five years after Britain’s departure from the European Union, the UK’s automotive sector continues to prove its global weight, generating £115 billion in imports and exports last year, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The industry is on track to deliver more than £110 billion inContinue Reading
Mandelson breaks silence over Epstein scandal and admits there’s ‘very embarrassing’ revelations to come
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Peter Mandelson has broken his silence over the unfolding scandal around his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, warning there are more “veryContinue Reading
Rayner and footballers’ tax troubles are a ‘wake-up call’, adviser warns
The separate tax controversies involving Premier League footballers and former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner should serve as a “wake-up call” about the importance of taking sound, professional advice, a senior tax expert has warned. Steven Martin, senior tax manager at Hampshire-based accountancy and business advisory firm HWB, said theContinue Reading