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ONS delays release of retail sales data over quality concerns
Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News The release of key statistics used to weigh up the performance of the UK's economy has been…
Susan Darwin
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Swatch pulls global ad campaign after outcry over racist image
Swiss watchmaker Swatch apologized Monday for an ad campaign that upset consumers in China and elsewhere and said it had “immediately…
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Why is tourism down in Vegas this summer? Some blame Trump
Tourism in Las Vegas is slumping this summer, with resorts and convention centers reporting fewer visitors compared to last year,…
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Epping council wins bid to stop Bell Hotel housing asylum seekers
A council has won its High Court bid to temporarily block asylum seekers from being housed at The Bell Hotel in Essex – despite a late bid…
Business
Home Depot reports Q2 sales are up thanks to this lingering consumer trend
Home Depot’s sales improved during its fiscal second quarter as consumers remained focused on smaller projects amid cost concerns and…
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Marius Borg Høiby: Son of Norway's crown princess charged with rape and abuse
The eldest son of Norway's crown princess has been charged with 32 offences, including four counts of rape, a prosecutor says. The charges…
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As Hurricane Erin approaches, evacuations are happening in North Carolina’s Outer Banks
Holly Andrzejewski hadn’t yet welcomed her and her family’s first guests to the Atlantic Inn on Hatteras Island when she had to start…
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Clippy is back—this time as a mascot for Big Tech protests
Clippy has become an unlikely protest symbol against Big Tech. The trend started when YouTuber Louis Rossmann posted a video earlier this…
Business
Worried AI will replace you? These startups say the opposite
More than half of U.S. workers fear artificial intelligence will take their jobs. Data from the Pew Research Center shows that 52% of its…
Business
Air Canada and flight attendant union reach deal to end strike
Air Canada said Tuesday it will gradually restart operations after reaching an agreement with the union for 10,000 flight attendants to…
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Starmer hails breakthrough on Ukraine - but anxiety over its future remains
Joe Pike Political correspondent Sir Keir Starmer has called US President Donald Trump's commitment to security guarantees for Ukraine a…
Business
Diagnostic AI is powerful—but doctors are irreplaceable
Microsoft captured global attention with a recent announcement that its new artificial intelligence model can outperform doctors in…
Business
Mediators await Israeli response to new Gaza ceasefire proposal
Arab mediators are awaiting a formal response from Israel after Hamas said it had accepted a new proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage…
Business
Is ChatGPT really making us dumb and lazy?
Since ChatGPT’s debut in 2022, generative AI quickly entered our work, study, and personal lives, helping to speed up research, content…
Business
Entire church begins two-day journey across Swedish city of Kiruna
Erika Benke BBC News, Kiruna Alandmark 113-year-old church at risk from ground subsidence is being relocated in its entirety - in a 5km (3…
Business
How to layoff proof your job
When times are good and the economy is expanding, companies grow in a variety of ways. They build in some redundancy so that key functions…
Business
US Open 2025 mixed doubles: How event featuring Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu is dividing opinion
When the US Open announced it was "reimagining" mixed doubles, the rationale was to "elevate" the event and create "greater focus" on the…
News
Zelensky leaves White House unscathed as he buys more time
Vitaly Shevchenko Russia editor, BBC Monitoring Reporting from at the White House Myroslava Petsa BBC Ukrainian Service Reporting from at…
Business
Intel shares jump as Softbank to buy $2bn stake in chip giant
Intel shares have jumped after Japanese technology investment giant Softbank said it is buying a $2bn (£1.5bn) stake in the US computer…
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Why India tops the list of abandoned sailors
Neyaz Farooquee BBC News, Delhi Manas Kumar* has been abandoned on a cargo ship in Ukrainian waters since April. The Indian seaman was…
Culture
National Television Awards 2025: Gary Lineker and Adolescence among nominees
Gary Lineker has received his first National Television Award nomination since 2017 in the wake of his exit from Match of the Day. Lineker…
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'Ketamine Queen' Jasveen Sangha will plead guilty in Matthew Perry case
A woman dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" has agreed to plead guilty of selling the drugs that ultimately killed Friends actor Matthew Perry.…
Business
Troy Deeney's Team of the Week: Richarlison, Raya, Semenyo, Kudus
After every round of Premier League matches this season, Troy Deeney gives us his team of the week. Do you agree with his choices? Source…
Lifestyle
Afghanistan: Women trapped in the mental health system
Mahjooba Nowrouzi BBC Afghan Service, in Kabul High on a hill in the west of the Afghan capital, Kabul, behind a steel gate topped with…