From maligned second city to Insta magnet: Marseille is France’s new capital of overtourism | Mary Fitzgerald
This summer has been a tipping point. But it’s not too late to save what makes this place unique When I first started…
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Burnham announces crackdown on rogue bailiffs and ‘cowboy builders’
New rules are aimed at protecting people in debt in England and Wales and stopping homeowners being ripped off A…
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Bots and bargains: Zara owner launches cut-price Lefties in UK to rival Primark
First robot-assisted outlet opens in Liverpool to take on Shein and supermarkets in clothing, shoes and homewares…
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City firms race to prepare for FCA crackdown on bullying and harassment
Rules will require hedge funds, insurers and pension firms to report all non-financial wrongdoing The City’s largest…
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Giant cyborg cockroaches designed to help in search and rescue operations - video
Biorobotics engineers have been working on the design of six-legged cyborg insects with cameras and miniature medical…
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Drone video shows heat signature of datacenter generators
Drone video shows heat signature of datacenter generators Continue reading...
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What’s about to change on Facebook and Instagram: six key takeaways from the end of the Meta trial
Settlement agreement says Meta must make many safety and wellness features the default option for young users Meta has…
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Meta agrees to major changes to Facebook and Instagram as it settles US trial over teen addiction for up to $18bn
US tech giant agrees to establish further protections for teens such as daily usage limits and blocks on night-time use…
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Meta reaches $16.7bn settlement with US states over social media harms to children – business live
Agreement reached during California federal trial over claims brought by 29 states Miatta Fahnbulleh, the energy…
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London rollout of robotaxis delayed amid lack of guidance for firms to follow
Uber and Wayve had said they would start trips ‘later this summer’ but launch now looks unlikely this year Business…
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Britons face highest price cap in three years as energy bills rise 4% from October
A typical household in Great Britain will pay £1,723 a year, prompting calls for more support Nils Pratley: Labour’s…
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Is the Trump Treasury panicking over the level of US debt?
With the federal deficit near 6% of GDP and the national debt over $40tn, America’s fiscal position looks increasingly…
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Iran faces strait of Hormuz paradox as strategic value of chokehold erodes
Internal calls to end war get louder as Gulf neighbours plan alternative pipelines to cut reliance on waterway Is the…
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Creatine: is there truth behind the hype? – video
Creatine has become the go-to supplement for anyone wanting to give their fitness a boost and build muscle. It’s even…
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Lego sales jump 21% to nearly £5bn, helped by World Cup and F1 ranges
Danish toymaker also scores success with KPop Demon Hunters, Star Wars and botanicals products Lego sales have risen by…
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Two planned datacentres will have higher UK carbon emissions than ExxonMobil, analysis finds
Exclusive: Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire sites predicted to emit 4.5m tonnes a year when fully running The carbon…
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Fishy business: who really profits when sardines go viral? - video
Once a cheap store-cupboard staple, sardines are fast becoming a luxury food item. Last year, #SardineGirlSummer saw…
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US building twice as much gas-fired capacity as China in AI boom, analysis finds
There has been a 76% increase in under-construction gas-fired projects amid ‘frenzy’ to build more datacenters The US…
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US Treasury’s Scott Bessent ‘will lose’ battle with bond markets, former mentor warns
Trump ally should cut budget deficit rather than try to suppress bond yields, says billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller…
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From Scotland, I look at England’s water privatisation disaster. I wish you had done what we did | Devi Sridhar
Listening to debate, you’d think bringing English water companies into public ownership was a radical socialist idea.…
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Year of after-school care now costs £2,800 a child in parts of UK
Bills have jumped 42% in England over the past 10 years – and that excludes the cost of breakfast clubs and…
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Lloyds Bank is holding on to our urgently needed £5,500
We want our balance back, but we can’t access the money to pay for essential repairs and settle an electricity bill…
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‘Petty grievances’ and an alleged troublemaker: unsealed Murdoch court documents give rare glimpse into bitter succession battle
Rupert Murdoch said in newly released correspondence that it would be a disaster if his media empire fell into the…
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Canadians do not seek a trade war – but nor will we be bullied by Donald Trump | Jen Gerson
A fundamental rupture in the values that have united North America is not a problem that can be wished away: this is a…
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US threatens severe sanctions against countries with economic ties to Iran
Washington launches campaign to isolate Tehran but it is unclear whether it will apply measures to China The US has…
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Trump announces new 50% tariff on Canadian cars, trucks and steel
Move is latest deterioration in trade relations between neighbors with historically strong economic ties Donald Trump…
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Reform would evict social housing tenants over unkempt gardens
Plan part of a wider policy to remove foreign nationals from social homes and prioritise young British-born couples…
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Problems brewing for the proper pint as Camra membership falls
Cost of living has hit campaign group while multinationals are threatening to squeeze out independent breweries For…
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Iran’s rial falls to record low as Scott Bessent warns of ‘economic D-day’ – business live
US Treasury secretary to announce sanctions against Tehran at a press conference at 1pm EDT (6pm London time) Some good…
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Up to £464m ‘moved through more than 3,000 UK high street shell companies’
Research shows firms are branded as beauty and convenience but apparently operate in money-laundering and terrorist…
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‘It’s absolutely criminal’: US tipping culture has reached the UK – and is causing chaos
Service charges used to be a matter of choice, but now consumers feel obliged to pay them for even a cup of coffee. How…
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How can I convince NHS pensions that I am not dead?
It has not paid me for months and I am in severe financial distress, and apart from my husband while I try to sort it…
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Iran-linked hackers blamed for cyber-attack that shut down UK power plant
Incident marks apparent escalation by Tehran in its in retaliation against UK over allowing US to use British bases…
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Robots smash human track records, including Bolt's 100m sprint — video
Humanoid robots have smashed human track records at the five-day World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. Among the…
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The PM is promising to fix our everyday annoyances – and I have a list to get him started | Emma Beddington
Andy Burnham hopes we’ll forget the big stuff if he sorts out our minor frustrations and low-level gripes. Pothole…
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Jumpy bond markets make it clear: Trump risks driving US into debt crisis | Heather Stewart
Treasury secretary Scott Bessent’s attempt to calm bond markets is a sign of weakness not strength “Look, there’s…
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