Tech giant Oracle makes ‘significant’ job cuts [unable to retrieve full-text content]It is thought that thousands of people may have lost their jobs at Oracle, one of the world’s largest tech companies.Published at Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:50:41 +0000
Starmer gives doctors 48 hours to cancel strike or lose new jobs package
Starmer gives doctors 48 hours to cancel strike or lose new jobs package [unable to retrieve full-text content]The prime minister says the NHS could lose 1,000 extra training places if resident doctors go ahead with a six-day strike next week.Published at Tue, 31 Mar 2026 06:50:04 +0000
Remove VAT from energy bills for three years, Tories urge
Remove VAT from energy bills for three years, Tories urge Representatives from Shell, BP, Lloyds of London, shipping giant Maersk, and banks such as HSBC and Goldman Sachs are set to join the meeting to discuss how the government and private sector can work together to reduce the impact of the war on the cost… Continue reading Remove VAT from energy bills for three years, Tories urge
No evidence of ‘family voting’ in by-election
No evidence of ‘family voting’ in by-election [unable to retrieve full-text content]An investigation into alleged “family voting” finds no evidence of intent to influence voting.Published at Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:20:30 +0000
PS5 price hiked by £90 due to global ‘pressures’
PS5 price hiked by £90 due to global ‘pressures’ [unable to retrieve full-text content]The changes will see the recommended retail price of the PS5 rise from £479.99 to £569.99 in the UK. Published at Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:07:08 +0000
Farage says local elections are referendum on Starmer, as he launches campaign
Farage says local elections are referendum on Starmer, as he launches campaign [unable to retrieve full-text content]Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is launching his party’s push to take control of more councils at a rally in Sunderland.Published at Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:15:26 +0000
‘A game-changing moment for social media’ – what next for big tech after landmark addiction verdict?
‘A game-changing moment for social media’ – what next for big tech after landmark addiction verdict? [unable to retrieve full-text content]The ruling could be the beginning of the end of social media as we know it, writes the BBC’s technology editor Zoe Kleinman.Published at Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:37:57 +0000
British forces will be able to board Russian shadow fleet ships in UK waters
British forces will be able to board Russian shadow fleet ships in UK waters [unable to retrieve full-text content]The move will “starve Putin’s war machine”, Starmer says as he arrives in Finland for a military summit. Published at Wed, 25 Mar 2026 23:03:55 +0000
No 10 refuses to say if Mandelson texts were lost in top aide’s phone theft
No 10 refuses to say if Mandelson texts were lost in top aide’s phone theft [unable to retrieve full-text content]Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney’s phone may have contained vital information.Published at Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:13:37 +0000
Social media bans and digital curfews to be trialled on UK teenagers
Social media bans and digital curfews to be trialled on UK teenagers The study will recruit 4,000 students aged 12 to 15 from ten Bradford secondary schools and seek to assess the impact of having less access to social media – particularly on areas of their wellbeing such as sleep, anxiety levels, social interactions, as… Continue reading Social media bans and digital curfews to be trialled on UK teenagers