Heathrow Airport has unveiled updated plans to build a third runway by 2039 at a revised cost of £21 billion—up from £14 billion in 2018—citing “construction inflation” and growing passenger demand. The proposal, submitted to the UK government for review, includes a 3,500-metre runway located to the north-west of the existing site. The airport has also stated it is open ...
Meta and Microsoft have added a staggering $500 billion in combined market value overnight, following blockbuster earnings reports that exceeded Wall Street expectations and sent their share prices soaring. The surge marks a major milestone for both tech giants—and a moment of triumph for investors riding the artificial intelligence wave. Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, saw ...
Lauren Guthrie, entrepreneur and finalist from the first series of The Great British Sewing Bee, is weaving a bold new chapter for her Birmingham-based business, Guthrie & Ghani, following a transformative experience on the government-backed Help to Grow: Management Course. Guthrie, a leading figure in the UK’s sewing and craft scene, founded the business with her husband in 2013, turning ...
His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has reported the loss or theft of nearly 3,000 electronic devices over the past three years, fuelling growing concerns over government cybersecurity as cyberattacks and phishing scams surge across the UK. Data obtained through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request and analysed by the Parliament Street think tank reveals that a total of 2,897 ...
It’s 3pm on a Friday. If you’re working from home, there’s a growing chance you’ve already shut your laptop, set your Teams status to “active”, and headed off for a long weekend. New data from Virgin Media O2 has revealed a distinct shift in working habits, with broadband traffic dropping by 8 per cent between 3pm and 5pm on summer ...
Stock markets across Europe and beyond fell sharply this morning following a dramatic escalation in the global trade war by former US President Donald Trump. On Thursday night, Trump announced a new wave of tariffs on imports from 92 countries, igniting fears of a significant blow to international commerce and a renewed slowdown in global economic growth. In early trading, ...
Microsoft has become the second publicly traded company in history to reach a $4 trillion market valuation, propelled by booming demand for artificial intelligence and record performance from its cloud computing division. The milestone was reached on Thursday, just weeks after chipmaker Nvidia became the first company to cross the same threshold on 9 July. The Washington-based tech giant’s achievement ...
President Donald Trump clashed with a reporter Thursday over questions about a newly signed tariff, telling him that he had spent his first term ‘fighting lunatics like you.’ The intense exchange follows a White House signing ceremony for a series of executive actions aimed at expanding reciprocal tariffs and strengthening U.S. trade policy. While speaking with reporters at the White ...
A longtime ally of former President Joe Biden told House Oversight Committee investigators that he could have been paid a total of $8 million if the former president won his 2024 re-election bid, a source familiar with the conversation told Fox News Digital. Michael Donilon served as senior advisor to the president for the entirety of Biden’s four-year term. Their ...
The Secret Service must move to ‘course correct’ after reports a Secret Service agent attempted to smuggle his wife onto a Secret Service cargo plane accompanying President Donald Trump on his trip to Scotland, according to a former agent. Tim Miller, who served as a Secret Service agent during the administrations of presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, said ...