Don’t give up on HS2, Tory mayor Andy Street urges Rishi Sunak This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Brian Wheeler Political reporter, in Manchester West Midlands Tory mayor Andy Street has said Rishi Sunak would be “cancelling the future” if he “gives… Continue reading Don’t give up on HS2, Tory mayor Andy Street urges Rishi Sunak
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Jeremy Hunt to confirm national living wage to rise to £11 an hour
Jeremy Hunt to confirm national living wage to rise to £11 an hour Getty Images By Becky Morton Political reporter in Manchester The national living wage is set to increase to at least £11 an hour from next April, the chancellor is to confirm. In a speech to the Conservative Party conference Jeremy Hunt is… Continue reading Jeremy Hunt to confirm national living wage to rise to £11 an hour
Apple to buck layoff trend by hiring UK AI staff
Apple to buck layoff trend by hiring UK AI staff Getty Images By Tom Gerken Technology reporter Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook said the firm wants to hire more staff in the UK, in contrast to redundancies seen across the tech sector. He said the company wants to take on more staff to work in… Continue reading Apple to buck layoff trend by hiring UK AI staff
Jeremy Hunt says UK must break out of tax rise ‘vicious circle’
Jeremy Hunt says UK must break out of tax rise ‘vicious circle’ PA Media By Sean Seddon BBC News Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said he wants to stop the “vicious circle of ever-rising taxes” by reforming public services and the benefits system. His comments come on the eve of the Conservative Party conference, as some… Continue reading Jeremy Hunt says UK must break out of tax rise ‘vicious circle’
UK facing permanent higher taxes, IFS think tank says
UK facing permanent higher taxes, IFS think tank says Getty Images By Joshua Nevett Political reporter Tax levels in the UK are at their highest since records began 70 years ago – and are unlikely to come down, a leading think tank says. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) forecasts taxes will amount to about… Continue reading UK facing permanent higher taxes, IFS think tank says
Rishi Sunak refuses to say if he backs Suella Braverman multiculturalism remarks
Rishi Sunak refuses to say if he backs Suella Braverman multiculturalism remarks This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Becky Morton Political reporter Rishi Sunak has repeatedly declined to say if he agrees with his home secretary’s view that multiculturalism has “failed” in… Continue reading Rishi Sunak refuses to say if he backs Suella Braverman multiculturalism remarks
Rosebank oil field given go-ahead by regulators
Rosebank oil field given go-ahead by regulators BP By Mary McCool & Nichola Rutherford BBC Scotland News The controversial Rosebank offshore development off Shetland has been granted consent by regulators. Located 80 miles west of Shetland, Rosebank is the UK’s largest untapped oil field and is estimated to contain up to 300 million barrels of… Continue reading Rosebank oil field given go-ahead by regulators
ChatGPT can now access up to date information
ChatGPT can now access up to date information Reuters By Antoinette Radford & Zoe Kleinman, Technology Editor BBC News OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed creator of ChatGPT, has confirmed the chatbot can now browse the internet to provide users with current information. The artificial intelligence-powered system was previously trained only using data up to September 2021. The… Continue reading ChatGPT can now access up to date information
Meta announces AI chatbots with ‘personality’
Meta announces AI chatbots with ‘personality’ Getty Images By James Clayton North America technology reporter Meta has announced a series of new chatbots to be used in its Messenger service. The chatbots will have “personality” and specialise in certain subjects, like holidays or cooking advice. It is the latest salvo in a chatbot arms race… Continue reading Meta announces AI chatbots with ‘personality’
Chris Mason: Davey pounds Tories in election warm-up speech
Chris Mason: Davey pounds Tories in election warm-up speech This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Chris Mason Political editor, BBC News, in Bournemouth There is a survivor elation vibe to the Liberal Democrats. Eight years on from their near death experience after… Continue reading Chris Mason: Davey pounds Tories in election warm-up speech