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From bricklayer to mayor: Steve Rotheram is quietly building a Liverpool success story
Published: December 7, 2025 08:00
With a reputation for getting things done, the man with ‘the dream job for any scouser’ has ambitious plans for his cityFrom the towering south stand of Everton’s gleaming new riverside football stadium, the Liverpool city region mayor Steve Rotheram is…
Putin should have accepted Trump’s deal. Now Russia’s collapsing economy could lead to his downfall | Simon Tisdall
Published: December 7, 2025 08:00
The war against Ukraine has hit ordinary Russians hard, and the deteriorating situation is likely to inflame tensions People in Britain who think they are governed by fools should take a closer look at the Russian and US presidents. Vladimir Putin is…
Gambling addicts risk losing ‘life-saving’ help due to funding overhaul, say UK charities
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/07/gambling-addicts-funding-uk-charities-levy-system
Published: December 7, 2025 08:00
Specialist clinics and support groups call for government emergency support due to delays caused by new levy systemGambling addicts are at risk of missing out on “life-saving” help unless the government provides emergency support, charities have warned,…
Don’t use ‘admin’: UK’s top 20 most-used passwords revealed as scams soar
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/dec/07/uk-top-20-most-used-passwords-scams-cybersecurity
Published: December 7, 2025 07:00
Easy-to-guess words and figures still dominate, alarming cysbersecurity experts and delighting hackersIt is a hacker’s dream. Even in the face of repeated warnings to protect online accounts, a new study reveals that “admin” is the most commonly used…
Supermarché sweep: the treats we love to buy on holiday in Europe
Published: December 7, 2025 07:00
Italian sweets, Irish smoked fish, honey cakes in Belgium … travel writers choose the stores and local delicacies they make a beeline for when travellingI fell in love with Belgian snacks when cycling the amateur version of the Tour of Flanders some years…
US waives $11m fine for Southwest Airlines over 2022 holiday meltdown
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/06/southwest-settlement-fine-waived
Published: December 6, 2025 21:09
White House decision is part of $140m settlement over flight chaos during busy December travel periodThe Trump administration said on Saturday it will waive an $11m fine imposed on Southwest Airlines as part of a $140m settlement over the carrier’s…
A Melbourne bakery found TikTok fame, before trolls began harassing its young staff. How the owners responded went viral
Published: December 6, 2025 19:00
Montmorency Bakehouse decided to tackle online abuse head-on, asking viewers to ‘please stop with the thirsty comments’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLawrence Du knew…
Artificial intelligence research has a slop problem, academics say: ‘It’s a mess’
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/06/ai-research-papers
Published: December 6, 2025 15:00
AI research in question as author claims to have written over 100 papers on AI that one expert calls a ‘disaster’A single person claims to have authored 113 academic papers on artificial intelligence this year, 89 of which will be presented this week at…
Beware the Liz Truss chatshow: viewers will require survivor therapy
Published: December 6, 2025 13:34
SuperLiz reboots herself inside a utility room, delivering nonsense so pure even her guests look trappedWe happy few. We unlucky few. In years to come when we are all still recovering from post-traumatic stress disorder, we will be able to say we were…
Hedonism is back: Manchester clubbing mecca Sankeys to reopen
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/dec/06/manchester-club-sankeys-reopening-2026
Published: December 6, 2025 13:00
Sankeys will return in January 2026 in a city centre venue – and no phones will be allowed on the dancefloorQueues ran down the street outside, condensation dripped off the walls inside, memories were made – and lost – and it all unfolded without a…
Labour launches child poverty strategy but hints costly welfare system has to change
Published: December 6, 2025 11:25
Work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden says more must be done to lift people out of hardship and help them into work• What is in the UK government’s child poverty strategy?The UK welfare system is not helping enough people into work and has significantly…
Warner Bros Disaster? Netflix deal for Hollywood giant follows string of flops
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/dec/06/warner-bros-discovery-netflix-deal
Published: December 6, 2025 11:00
David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros Discovery, promised ‘everyone’ would win by combining the storied Hollywood studios with his reality TV giant. Instead, many lostIt’s less than five years since David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros Discovery, negotiated what…
London councils have a ‘sustained reliance’ on private firms as report shows £500m spend
Published: December 6, 2025 10:04
Exclusive: Research prompts warning that authorities rely on companies to carry out basic functionsThe scale of the reliance of London councils on private consultancy and outsourcing firms is laid bare in a report that shows the local authorities paid them…
Ministers urged to close £2bn tax loophole in car finance scandal
Published: December 6, 2025 10:00
Banks and specialist lenders will not pay tax on compensation payouts, sidestepping 2015 ruleMinisters are being urged to close a loophole that will allow UK banks and specialist lenders to avoid paying £2bn in tax on their payouts to motor finance scandal…
The New Yorker at 100: Netflix documentary dives inside a groundbreaking magazine
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/06/the-new-yorker-at-100-netflix-documentary
Published: December 6, 2025 09:03
Film-maker Marshall Curry pulls back the curtain on the beloved institution in a revealing and celebratory new film When young film-makers ask Marshall Curry what makes a documentary idea, he tells them: “There are some stories that make great New Yorker…
‘The only idea around’: will Labour return to a customs union with the EU?
Published: December 6, 2025 07:00
The desperate search for economic growth is pushing the party to confront the issue that dare not speak its nameFor much of the last week, Keir Starmer’s government has been suggesting that a closer relationship with Europe will be a more prominent part of…
HMRC warns Christmas side-hustle sellers over tax on festive earnings
Published: December 6, 2025 07:00
Crafters, artisans and others told to declare income if above £1,000 trading allowance in tax yearThis is a busy time of year for the thousands of people who earn a bit of extra income from a festive side hustle such as running a stall at a Christmas…
Retired UK civil servant ordered to pay back £25,000 after pension scheme error
Published: December 6, 2025 06:00
Eleven years of overpayments leave 63-year-old facing hardship and return to full-time workA retired civil servant faces being forced back into full-time work after being ordered to return £25,000 in overpaid pension benefits.Derek Ritchie, 63, was…
Cloudflare apologises after latest outage takes down LinkedIn and Zoom
Published: December 5, 2025 18:55
Web infrastructure provider says problem lasted half an hour and was not an attack, weeks after larger outageCloudflare has apologised after an outage on Friday morning hit websites including LinkedIn, Zoom and Downdetector, the company’s second outage in…
New York Times sues AI startup for ‘illegal’ copying of millions of articles
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/05/new-york-times-perplexity-ai-lawsuit
Published: December 5, 2025 18:19
Perplexity AI also faces lawsuit from Murdoch-owned Dow Jones and New York Post for its use of copyrighted contentThe New York Times sued an embattled artificial intelligence startup on Friday, accusing the firm of illegally copying millions of articles.…
Brighton owner Tony Bloom faces questions over allegations he bet on his own teams
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/dec/05/brighton-owner-tony-bloom
Published: December 5, 2025 17:17
Exclusive: Billionaire is claimed to be anonymous figure behind $70m of wins in US legal case. He denies betting on his own teamsTony Bloom, the billionaire owner of Brighton & Hove Albion FC, is facing questions over claims he was an anonymous gambler…
BP to scrap paid rest breaks and most bank holiday bonuses for forecourt staff
Published: December 5, 2025 15:49
Exclusive: Plans to offset increase in minimum ‘fair pay’ set by Living Wage Foundation will affect 5,400 employeesBP is ditching paid rest breaks and most bank holiday bonuses for 5,400 workers in its petrol forecourts as it attempts to offset a planned…
Jamie Oliver to relaunch Italian restaurant chain in UK six years after collapse
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/dec/05/jamie-oliver-italian-restaurant-chain-uk-prezzo-brava
Published: December 5, 2025 15:46
Celebrity chef will start with branch in London’s Leicester Square, backed by Prezzo owner Brava Hospitality GroupBusiness live – latest updatesJamie Oliver is to revive his Jamie’s Italian restaurant chain in the UK, more than six years after the…
UK-EU youth mobility scheme could let tens of thousands live and work abroad
Published: December 5, 2025 14:50
Ministers want to secure deal by end of 2026 as part of a broader reset of Britain’s relationship with Europe UK politics live – latest updatesTens of thousands of young British and European citizens would be given the right to live and work in each…
The Liz Truss Show will confront the big issues of the day. For example: who on earth would watch Liz Truss? | Marina Hyde
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/05/liz-truss-show-former-pm-youtube-talkshow
Published: December 5, 2025 13:46
Everyone’s favourite former PM is back! Her mission? To save Britain from its current ‘doomloop’ with, you guessed it, a YouTube talkshowWill you be seeing a pantomime this year? Birmingham’s got Gok Wan and Biggins in Robin Hood, Bradford has Sinitta in…
Putin vows oil shipments to India will be ‘uninterrupted’ in defiance of US
Published: December 5, 2025 13:38
Narendra Modi says energy security is ‘pillar of the India-Russia partnership’ as two leaders meet in DelhiVladimir Putin has told the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, that Russia is ready to continue “uninterrupted” shipments of oil to India,…
Whales, beards, mules and VIPs: the secret world of high-rolling professional gambling
Published: December 5, 2025 13:22
How elite gamblers buy betting accounts of losing punters to bamboozle bookmakersThe world of professional gambling is secretive by design.Successful punters find an edge wherever possible and seldom show their hand to rivals when they spot an opportunity…
Labour has a groundbreaking plan for child poverty. Finally, this government has found its mission | Polly Toynbee
Published: December 5, 2025 12:13
The new strategy lays out Britain’s social disgrace in painful detail. But it also offers hope and a clear way forward that is worthy of a leftwing partyOnce Labour set up a child poverty taskforce, it was predestined that the two-child benefit limit would…
Edinburgh airport resumes flights after services suspended due to IT problem
Published: December 5, 2025 12:07
EasyJet, British Airways and Ryanair passengers among those caught up in cancellations caused by air traffic control problemsBusiness live – latest updatesFlights have resumed at Edinburgh airport after it suspended operations on Friday morning because of…
Elon Musk’s X fined €120m by EU in first clash under new digital laws
Published: December 5, 2025 11:25
Ruling likely to put European Commission on collision course with billionaire, and possibly Donald TrumpElon Musk’s social media platform, X, has been fined €120m (£105m) after it was found in breach of new EU digital laws, in a high-stakes ruling likely…
Tesla launches cheaper version of Model 3 in Europe amid Musk sales backlash
Published: December 5, 2025 10:55
CEO Elon Musk says lower-cost electric car will reignite demand by appealing to broader range of buyersTesla has launched the lower-priced version of its Model 3 car in Europe in a push to revive sales after a backlash against Elon Musk’s work with Donald…
Nigel Farage demands apology from BBC over racism allegations – video
Published: December 5, 2025 10:31
In an angry performance at a press conference in London, the Reform UK leader denied saying anything racist 'with malice' when he was a student at Dulwich college, but appeared to lose his temper as questions were asked about the allegation. Farage's…
Labour wants to ramp up facial recognition. What if our data ends up in the wrong hands? | Simon Jenkins
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/05/labour-facial-recognition-data-wrong-hands
Published: December 5, 2025 10:00
We know from recent hacks, and even the Snowden revelations, how vulnerable information gathered is to theft and misuseOne thing to remember about the modern world is that nothing online is ever secure. M&S and Jaguar taught us that. Edward Snowden taught…
UK first-time buyers in best position to snap up property in a decade, data shows
Published: December 5, 2025 09:37
Halifax says average price of house was a record £299,892 in November but that affordability is at its strongest since 2015Business live – latest updatesBuyers attempting to get on to the property ladder in the UK have received a lift, after figures from…
UK house prices stagnated in November; Ocado to get $350m after robotic warehouse cancellations – business live
Published: December 5, 2025 09:01
Halifax reports that affordability is now at its strongest since late 2015, after slowdown in price growthEuropean stock markets are ending the week on the front foot.The main European indices are a little higher this morning; Germany’s DAX is up 0.55%,…
Netflix becomes frontrunner in Warner Bros Discovery streaming and studio sale
Published: December 5, 2025 08:20
Steaming service now in exclusive talks over deal that would change film and TV landscapeWarner Bros Discovery has entered exclusive talks to sell its streaming and Hollywood studio business to Netflix, a move that would dramatically change the established…
Give credit where it’s due: Labour is finally doing things its supporters actually want | Gaby Hinsliff
Published: December 5, 2025 08:00
From tackling child poverty to being honest about Brexit, the party seems to have recognised the growing electoral threat to its leftWhat does it take for a small child not to recognise their own name? I’ve been thinking about that for days, since reading…
Christmas parcels: the best ways to send them in the UK – and the last posting dates
Published: December 5, 2025 07:00
From picking Royal Mail or a courier firm to avoiding post office queues, here’s how to have a stress-free experienceFor Royal Mail parcels within the UK, these are: 17 December for second class and second-class signed for; 20 December for first class and…
Homes with exposed beams for sale in the UK – in pictures
Published: December 5, 2025 07:00
From a rose-coloured cottage in the centre of a historic market town to an old windmill on a hilltop with sweeping views Continue reading...
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
Published: December 5, 2025 06:00
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover ProgramReport: Experts say seismic waves can check soil health and boost yieldsIt felt like walking up a mountain…
‘We can tell farmers the problems’: experts say seismic waves can check soil health and boost yields
Published: December 5, 2025 06:00
‘Soilsmology’ aims to map world’s soils and help avert famine, says not-for-profit co-founded by George MonbiotGeorge Monbiot: Over a pint in Oxford, we may well have stumbled upon the holy grail of agricultureA groundbreaking soil-health measuring…
Labour MP’s video explaining UK debt with biscuits racks up 3.3m views
Published: December 5, 2025 06:00
Glasgow South MP Gordon McKee leading trend as politicians find traditional ways to reach voters no longer work A perennial head-scratcher for progressives is how to craft a simple, compelling message on the economy. One Labour MP found the answer in a few…
Regulators to announce plans to bolster mutuals after Labour vows to double £223bn sector
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/dec/05/regulators-mutuals-cooperatives-labour-sector
Published: December 5, 2025 06:00
Bank of England and FCA to join city minister in Rochdale amid plans to streamline regulation and expand expert supportCity regulators have announced a package of changes aimed at bolstering growth across the mutuals and co-operatives sector after the…
Skipton in Yorkshire named happiest place to live in Great Britain
Published: December 5, 2025 05:00
Access to nature and essential services, and friendliness of the people led ‘gateway to the Dales’ to top Rightmove indexIt is nicknamed “the gateway to the Dales”, is home to one of England’s best-preserved medieval castles and, for trivia fans, was the…
Versace creative director leaves shortly after fashion house’s $1.4bn sale to Prada
Published: December 4, 2025 19:32
Dario Vitale exits after one season, having taken the helm from Donatella VersaceVersace has announced its creative director is leaving, less than nine months after taking on the role and two days after the deal to sell the brand to rival Italian fashion…
Dryrobe wins trademark case against rival waterproof changing coat D-Robe
Published: December 4, 2025 17:40
Favourite with cold water swimmers wins court case in London forcing brand to stop selling infringing itemsDryrobe, the maker of huge waterproof towel-lined coats favoured by cold water swimming fans, has won a trademark case against a smaller label that…
Irish authorities asked to investigate Microsoft over alleged unlawful data processing by IDF
Published: December 4, 2025 14:59
Move follows Guardian revelations of Israel’s mass surveillance of Palestinians using Microsoft cloudIrish authorities have been formally asked to investigate Microsoft over alleged unlawful data processing by the Israeli Defense Forces.The complaint has…
What has gone wrong at Zipcar – and is UK car-sharing market dead?
Published: December 4, 2025 13:52
Vehicle hire firms have struggled to succeed in London but other European countries offer examples to followRotherhithe Community Kitchen in south London has been delivering hundreds of cooked meals a week for the last two years to pensioners and…
Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia – podcast
Published: December 4, 2025 13:33
Saudi Arabia’s investment in Twitter increased its influence in Silicon Valley while being used at home to shut down critics of the regimeBy Jacob Silverman. Continue reading...
UK’s small brewers call for chancellor to think again on business rates
Published: December 4, 2025 13:19
Trade group tells Rachel Reeves her property tax changes threaten the survival of community pubsBusiness live – latest updatesBrewers have joined calls for the chancellor to reconsider changes to business rates that it says could be “the difference between…
Is the UK economy really as bad as we think it is? Here is the truth of the matter | Jonathan Swarbrick
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/04/uk-economy-bad-truth-income-public-services
Published: December 4, 2025 13:00
From income to home ownership and public services, everybody is disgruntled – but for different reasonsThe British economy has endured a series of setbacks in recent years: austerity, Brexit, the global pandemic, soaring energy prices and an increasingly…
Water plant that caused Tunbridge Wells supply failure was given risk notice in 2024
Published: December 4, 2025 12:55
Watchdog investigating South East Water contamination issue had previously warned of potential health dangerUK politics live – latest updatesA water treatment centre that failed and led to tens of thousands of people in Tunbridge Wells being cut off from…
Record numbers becoming billionaires through inheritance, UBS report finds
Published: December 4, 2025 12:11
Swiss bank says bequests made 91 people billionaires, while overall number jumped from 2,682 in 2024 to 9,919 this yearThe super-rich are inheriting record levels of wealth as they pass down billions of dollars to their children, grandchildren and spouses,…
Fossil-fuel billionaires bought up millions of shares after meeting with top Trump officials
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/04/venture-global-shares
Published: December 4, 2025 12:00
Co-founders’ acquisition of Venture Global shares before key permit granted draws scrutiny as pair deny wrongdoingTwo fossil-fuel billionaires with close ties to Donald Trump bought millions of shares in the company they co-founded just days after a…
‘Tough market conditions’ hit half-year retail sales at Frasers Group
Published: December 4, 2025 10:00
Owner of Sports Direct chain says consumer confidence ‘very subdued’ with sales at sports division down 5.8%The owner of Sports Direct and Flannels has said sales have fallen at its UK retail businesses amid heavy discounting by rivals and “very subdued”…
Budget leaks ‘create havoc’ as UK investors pull out of stock market – business live
Published: December 4, 2025 08:59
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsUncertainty over the contents of last month’s budget has been blamed for a record-breaking selling spree of equities by UK investors.Data provider Calastone has reported that “the most prolonged and…
Households face higher energy bills as £28bn grid upgrade gets go-ahead
Published: December 4, 2025 08:26
Plan to improve gas networks and rewire electricity systems across Great Britain likely to add £30 to average annual billEnergy companies have been given the green light to spend £28bn on Great Britain’s gas and electricity grids, raising fears of higher…
‘People had forgotten about it’: onboard the 7am Manchester-London train service saved from axe
Published: December 4, 2025 07:00
Passengers welcome climbdown and say plan to turn Avanti West Coast service into ‘ghost train’ made no sense“I don’t think I’ve seen it this busy in years,” said Liam, a customer service specialist struggling to deal with a growing line of tired customers…
We tested Europe’s luxurious new ‘business-class’ sleeper bus between Amsterdam and Zurich
Published: December 4, 2025 07:00
A new overnight bus service in the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland offers comfort and sustainabilityI feel my travel-scrunched spine start to straighten as I stretch out on the plump mattress, a quilted blanket wrapped around me and a pillow beneath…
Refinancing is delayed at Thames Water. If Ofwat is playing hard, it should keep going | Nils Pratley
Published: December 4, 2025 06:00
Discussions are ‘taking longer than expected’, which may mean regulator is tearing chunks out of creditors’ proposalA good 20 months have passed since the shareholders of Thames Water declared they wouldn’t be putting another penny into the “uninvestable”…
The snail farm don: is this the most brazen tax avoidance scheme of all time?
Published: December 4, 2025 05:00
Terry Ball – renowned shoe salesman, friend to former mafiosi – has vowed to spend his remaining years finding ways to cheat authorities he feels have cheated him. His greatest ruse? A tax-dodging snail empireIt is a drizzly October afternoon and I am…
New Zealand assembles for opening of its first Ikea store
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/04/new-zealand-first-ikea-store-auckland
Published: December 4, 2025 03:37
Overnight camping was banned and motorists were told to plan their journey as New Zealand finally joined the flatpack family“I’ve been waiting 25 years for this,” says Annie Sattler.A quarter of a century after she emigrated from Germany, and seven years…
Post Office avoids fine over leak of wrongfully convicted operators’ names
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/03/post-office-data-breach-ico-reprimand
Published: December 3, 2025 17:03
ICO reprimands company over accidental publishing of data about people caught up in Horizon IT scandalBusiness live – latest updatesThe Post Office has avoided a fine over a data breach that resulted in the mistaken online publication of the names and…
EU looks at legally forcing industries to reduce purchases from China
Published: December 3, 2025 16:28
Commission unveils €3bn strategy to de-risk and diversify supply chains for critical rare earth metals and elementsBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU is considering legally forcing industries to reduce purchases from China to insulate Europe from future…
UK using more wood to make electricity than ever, Drax figures show
Published: December 3, 2025 15:21
Giant biomass plant reveals burning of wood pellets made 9% of UK’s electricity in July, its largest ever monthly shareBritain’s reliance on burning wood to generate electricity has reached record highs, even as the government moves to curb the…
Help to cut baby formula costs could save parents up to £500, Starmer says
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/dec/03/baby-formula-costs-parents-starmer
Published: December 3, 2025 14:50
Ministers accept watchdog’s recommendations on how to help people avoid spending more on formula than neededThe government has agreed to implement a plan intended to reduce the cost of buying baby formula, Keir Starmer has said.The announcement comes ahead…
HSBC appoints interim chair Brendan Nelson to permanent role
Published: December 3, 2025 14:42
Questions raised about permanency of 76-year-old’s appointment and ‘leadership stability at critical juncture for bank’Business live – latest updatesHSBC has appointed the former KPMG partner Brendan Nelson as its chair after a prolonged search process…
US private payrolls unexpectedly declined in November, ADP says
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/03/us-private-payroll-jobs-decline-november
Published: December 3, 2025 14:35
Private employment decreased by 32,000 jobs last month after an upwardly revised 47,000 increase in OctoberUS private payrolls unexpectedly declined in November, the ADP employment report showed on Wednesday.Private employment decreased by 32,000 jobs last…
Thames Water faces collapse as crisis talks take ‘longer than expected’
Published: December 3, 2025 14:22
Debt-ridden utility company warns of ‘material uncertainty’ despite seeing profits rise to more than £400mThames Water has said crisis talks to secure its future with lenders are taking “longer than expected” and will drag into 2026 as it faces the…
UK temporary workers: tell us have you received less holiday pay than you are due?
Published: December 3, 2025 13:13
We’d like to hear from temporary workers in the UK who have not received their correct holiday pay by their agencyHarrods warehouse staff have been underpaid thousands of pounds after the temporary recruitment agency employing the workers failed to award…
Design boss behind new Jaguar leaves JLR months after change of CEO
Published: December 3, 2025 13:03
Gerry McGovern reportedly removed from role of chief creative officer after 20 years with businessThe Jaguar Land Rover design boss behind the Range Rover and the polarising Jaguar relaunch has abruptly departed the business just four months after its new…
WPP set to be relegated from FTSE 100 after nearly 30 years
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/03/wpp-advertising-group-drops-out-ftse-100
Published: December 3, 2025 12:57
Market value of advertising group that was once world’s largest plummets from about £24bn in 2017 to £3.1bnWPP is set to be relegated from the FTSE 100 after nearly 30 years, as the advertising multinational struggles to stem an exodus of clients and match…
‘The Mamdani effect’: wealthy New Yorkers show renewed interest in Miami’s Billionaire’s Beach
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/03/miami-billionaires-beach-mamdani-effect
Published: December 3, 2025 12:00
Sales spike at the Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons and Cipriani as luxury buyers weigh moves from ManhattanThere is a short stretch of prime waterfront real estate in Miami that has come to be known as Billionaire’s Beach. It contains a mix of famous old art…
Airbus cuts plane delivery target amid A320 fuselage problem
Published: December 3, 2025 11:50
Output reduction to ‘around 790’ planes comes after French firm issued recall over software glitch affecting 6,000 jetsBusiness live – latest updatesAirbus has cut its plane delivery target for this year after it identified a problem with the fuselage…
London’s Smithfield and Billingsgate markets find new home in Docklands
Published: December 3, 2025 10:42
City of London corporation names Albert Island near City airport in Docklands for meat and fish marketsBusiness live – latest updatesA former industrial site in London’s Docklands has been named as the new home for the capital’s ancient Smithfield meat…
Thames Water profits surge on higher bills; Prada buys Versace for $1.4bn – business live
Published: December 3, 2025 09:06
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsThe British engineering conglomerate Smiths Group has agreed to sell its airport security scanner unit to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners for £2bn.The FTSE 100 group said it expects to…
An eco obscenity: Norman Foster’s steroidal new skyscraper is an affront to the New York skyline
Published: December 3, 2025 08:00
It contains enough steel to go round the world twice – and even has a fake breeze to flutter the star-and-stripes flag in its lobby. If this colossus is just the first of a new breed of bulky supertalls, is Britain next?Among the slender needles and…
Chop and change: pork is ‘new beef’ for money-saving Britons, report finds
Published: December 3, 2025 07:00
As beef price inflation soars to 27%, customers are turning to cheaper pork alternatives, Waitrose saysPork is the “new beef”, with Britons increasingly making the money-saving meat swap for dishes such as spaghetti bolognese or T-bone steak, according to…
Tesla privately warned UK that weakening EV rules would hit sales
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/03/tesla-uk-ev-rules-sales-elon-musk-electric-car
Published: December 3, 2025 06:00
Elon Musk-owned electric carmaker also called for support for the secondhand market, documents revealBusiness live – latest updatesTesla privately warned the UK government that weakening electric vehicle rules would hit battery car sales and risk the…
Nike, Superdry and Lacoste ads banned in UK over ‘misleading’ green claims
Published: December 3, 2025 00:01
Advertising watchdog says all three firms misled shoppers by using term ‘sustainable’ in paid-for Google advertsAds for Nike, Superdry and Lacoste have been banned in the UK for misleading consumers about the environmental sustainability credentials of…
Production of French-German fighter jet threatened by rivalries, chief executive says
Published: December 2, 2025 18:31
Relations between French company Dassault and the German unit of Airbus are reportedly ‘very strained’The leaders of France and Germany have a “strong willingness” to build a new fighter jet together despite bitter internal rivalries, according to the…
Tunbridge Wells water cut likely to last after treatment problem reoccurs
Published: December 2, 2025 17:42
Thousands of homes, schools and businesses expected to be without supply for at least another dayWater shortages in Tunbridge Wells that have forced schools and businesses to close look likely to continue for at least another day after the local water…
Fiscal headroom is a matter of guesswork | Brief letters
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/02/fiscal-headroom-is-a-matter-of-guesswork
Published: December 2, 2025 17:35
Economic obsession | Two-child benefit divide | Paddington stare | No Place | Word of the yearYour editorial (The Guardian view on OBR v the Treasury: ministers have embraced the theatre of errors, 1 December) correctly flags the huge uncertainty in trying…
Costco sues Trump administration over sweeping emergency tariff powers
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/02/costco-sues-trump-tariffs
Published: December 2, 2025 17:27
The wholesale giant claims the White House misused emergency authority and warns importers could lose refunds even if duties are ruled unlawfulCostco is suing the Trump administration over its tariffs, arguing that the White House has exceeded its…
OBR chief’s exit may ease pressure on Rachel Reeves but the battle isn’t over
Published: December 2, 2025 17:26
With the row deepening over budget leaks, who is most likely to replace Richard Hughes in the increasingly thankless role of chair?Had Richard Hughes not resigned as boss of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) on Monday amid the indignation over the…
Sam Altman issues ‘code red’ at OpenAI as ChatGPT contends with rivals
Published: December 2, 2025 17:11
Chief executive tells staff it is ‘critical time’ for chatbot as it faces intense competition from Google’s new Gemini 3Sam Altman has declared a “code red” at OpenAI to improve ChatGPT as the chatbot faces intense competition from rivals.According to a…
BoE governor says it has not forgotten lessons of financial crisis, as it eases capital rules
Published: December 2, 2025 14:19
Bank of England’s move risks stoking concerns about weakening protections against UK bank failuresBusiness live – latest updatesThe Bank of England governor, Andrew Bailey, has attempted to reassure that the lessons of the 2008 financial crisis have not…
OBR complained to Treasury before budget about leaks spreading ‘misconceptions’
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/02/obr-treasury-budget-leaks-mps-press
Published: December 2, 2025 11:20
Official tells MPs there was lots of information appearing in the press that ‘wasn’t particularly helpful’Politics live – latest updatesBusiness live – latest updatesThe Office for Budget Responsibility complained to senior Treasury officials in the run-up…
‘We’re not going anywhere’: how unionization ‘whirlwind’ set stage for historic Starbucks strike
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/02/starbucks-union-strike
Published: December 2, 2025 11:00
Four years after workers at a Starbucks store in upstate New York became the first to unionize, hundreds of outlets followed – defying intense resistance from the coffee chain. What happened next?2000Thousands of Starbucks baristas are on strike across the…
OECD warns Reeves higher taxes and spending restraint will limit consumer expenditure
Published: December 2, 2025 10:00
UK economy will grow faster than France, Germany and Italy but slower than US next year, report predictsBusiness live – latest updatesA leading thinktank has warned Rachel Reeves that tight government spending and higher taxes will restrict consumer…
Angela Rayner to lay amendment to speed up workers’ rights bill
Published: December 2, 2025 09:21
Exclusive: former deputy PM understood to have accepted compromise on day-one rights, after ‘considerable anger’ over Lords interventionThe former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner will lay an amendment on Wednesday to speed up the workers rights’ bill,…
UK house prices rise despite budget tax fears, says Nationwide
Published: December 2, 2025 08:09
‘Mansion tax’ announced by Rachel Reeves will have limited impact on property market, building society saysBusiness live – latest updatesUK house prices rose last month despite uncertainty before the budget, according to Nationwide, which predicted that…
AI valuations heighten risk of ‘sharp correction’ in stock markets, Bank of England warns – business live
Published: December 2, 2025 07:50
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as the Bank of England releases its Financial Stability Report UK household indebtedness levels have continued to fall since July, the Bank reports.It believes it would take a ‘very severe shock’,…
Use shop loyalty cards, invest in shares, buy some gold: six ways to tackle inflation
Published: December 2, 2025 07:00
Prices are rising on everything from energy to food – but there are ways to cushion the impactInflation measures how much prices rise over time. It is measured officially by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Continue reading...
It’s under fire from left and right – but Labour’s workers' rights bill is a huge achievement | Polly Toynbee
Published: December 2, 2025 07:00
It makes no sense for union leaders to cry betrayal when it will be their members who benefit from these sorely needed reformsThe wall of sound shouting “liar” at the chancellor is a bizarre Westminster frenzy. Stand back from the hysteria and ask this…
‘The Chinese will not pause’: Volvo and Polestar bosses urge EU to stick to 2035 petrol car ban
Published: December 2, 2025 06:00
Exclusive: Swedish carmakers push to retain target as Germany lobbies to help its own industry by softening cutoff dateAs the battle lines harden amid Germany’s intensifying pressure on the European Commission to scrap the 2035 ban on production of new…
Report detailing risks to UK gas security was not one to bury on budget day | Nils Pratley
Published: December 2, 2025 06:00
Facts in Neso’s stark assessment have been ignored for years – yet running out could be government-toppling eventChris O’Shea, the chief executive of British Gas-owning Centrica, tells an eye-popping tale from his early career in the North Sea offshore…
Almost 4 million children in UK affected by economic abuse, charity finds
Published: December 2, 2025 00:01
Research shows perpetrators use methods such as stopping mothers accessing bank accounts and child benefitsAlmost 4 million children in the UK are suffering the impact of economic abuse in their families, with some having pocket or birthday money stolen by…
The Guardian view on OBR v the Treasury: ministers have embraced the theatre of errors | Editorial
Published: December 1, 2025 18:56
The government is trapped between Labour’s instincts and bond traders’ demands. Sensible fixes exist, but require imagination ministers have yet shownThe confected frenzy splashed across the morning front pages from the Telegraph to the Mail is remarkable…
India orders phone makers to preload devices with state-owned cyber safety app
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/01/india-phone-sanchar-saathi-app-cybersecurity
Published: December 1, 2025 18:41
Critics voice concern as government says its Sanchar Saathi app combats cybersecurity threats for 1.2bn telecom usersIndia’s telecoms ministry has privately asked smartphone makers to preload all new devices with a state-owned cybersecurity app that cannot…
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