Business
Girlbands Forever: Girls Aloud and Mis-Teeq on the 'chaos' of being in a girl group
Mark SavageMusic correspondent "For my money, the best pop groups are girl bands," says Andy McCluskey, frontman of OMD and the mastermind…
Susan Darwin
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Fashion
Can Primark stay relevant, or is Shein taking over?
Primark has long been a staple of UK high streets, luring in shoppers with low-priced clothes, accessories and homeware. But in its UK and…
News
At least four prisoners freed in error still at large, BBC told
Nick Eardley,Political Correspondent and Sima Kotecha,Senior UK correspondent At least four prisoners released in error are still at…
Culture
Benjamin Sesko: Man Utd striker should not take criticism personally - Amorim
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim accepts £73.7m striker Benjamin Sesko has struggled at times in his first few weeks at the club…
Culture
WTA Finals 2025: Aryna Sabalenka to face Elena Rybakina in Riyadh final
Anisimova went into the match having won six of their previous 10 meetings, though they have met at each of the past three Grand Slams and…
News
Trump considers giving Hungary an exemption on Russian oil sanctions
US President Donald Trump says he will consider allowing Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban to buy Russian oil, in an exemption from…
Business
Sweet news: Hershey Company announces new treats for the holiday 2025 season
Now that Halloween has come and gone, you might have wrongly assumed that candy season is over. Not if the Hershey Company anything to say…
Business
DNA pioneer James Watson dies at 97
Nobel Prize-winning American scientist James Watson, one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA, has died aged 97. His work helped…
Business
Tech’s worst week since April shows the AI boom may be breaking
Technology stocks fell on Friday, amid fears of an AI bubble, a further drawn out federal government shutdown, and economic data that…
Business
Spirit Christmas is back with 30 pop-up stores: Full list of locations for your holiday shopping needs
With Black Friday just about three weeks away, retailers and shoppers have one thing on their mind—Christmas, the busiest and most…
Culture
Sao Paulo Grand Prix: Lando Norris takes sprint pole with Oscar Piastri third in Interlagos
Hamilton also faces an investigation for failing to slow sufficiently for the yellow flags waved when Leclerc lost control. Norris topped…
Business
Sweetgreen’s dream of being a tech company is finally dead
On November 6, Sweetgreen announced that it was selling Spyce, its division that developed and made its Infinite Kitchen technology to…
Business
After more than 200 years, the ‘Farmers’ Almanac’ is shutting down for good
Since 1818, loyal readers of the Farmers’ Almanac have turned to the publication for weather predictions, gardening tips, astronomy…
News
Trump admin appeals judge’s order requiring full SNAP benefits
The Trump administration isn’t backing down from its refusal to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—even after being…
News
Algerian man mistakenly released from HMP Wandsworth arrested
Sima Kotecha,Senior UK correspondent and Maia Davies An Algerian sex offender who was mistakenly released from prison has been arrested by…
Business
Wendy’s to close hundreds of locations: List of fast-food casualties in 2025 grows longer
Wendy’s announced plans to close a “mid-single-digit percentage” of its underperforming U.S. store locations, or 200 to 350 of some 6,000…
News
The understandable “ick” of AI-assisted dating
As artificial intelligence enters its dating era, it has taken on an increasing number of roles: cupid, wingman, even romantic interest.…
Business
GTA 6: Why was it delayed again?
Tom RichardsonBBC Newsbeat "Here we go again." When Grand Theft Auto 6 was delayed on Thursday, the famous quote from the series perfectly…
Business
Disney’s startup accelerator is about more than accelerating startups
Hello again, and thank you for reading Fast Company’s Plugged In. In 2013, David Min came to Disney CEO Bob Iger with a big idea. Min, a…
Culture
Milutin Osmajic: Preston forward given nine-game ban for racially abusing Hannibal
Preston North End forward Milutin Osmajic has been given a nine-game ban after he was charged with racially abusing Burnley midfielder…
Business
Data in this study shows a worrisome link between declining union membership and U.S. drug overdoses
When fewer people belong to unions and unions have less power, the impact goes beyond wages and job security. Those changes can hurt…
Business
Quantum computing jolted by DARPA decision on most viable companies
Quantum computing insiders, investors, and skeptics have been waiting on an announcement from the Defense Advanced Research Projects…
News
How Trump is trying to convince skeptical voters that he can deliver on affordability
President Donald Trump is adjusting his messaging strategy to win over voters who are worried about the cost of living with plans to…
Business
TSLA stock price: Elon Musk got his $1 trillion pay package. Here’s how Tesla investors are reacting
Yesterday, Tesla, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA) shareholders overwhelmingly approved the controversial and historic pay package deal for the…