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The UK’s flagship stock index has broken the symbolic 10,000 points mark for the first time. The new high was reached within a half hour of the first day of trading in the new year. The Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) 100 comprises the hundred most valuable companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. Notable…
WH Smith is being investigated by the City watchdog after the company revealed accounting failures in its US operations. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said: “The investigation concerns potential breaches of UK Listing Principles and Rules and Disclosure and Transparency Rules in relation to the matters announced by WH Smith PLC on 19 November 2025.”…
The UK’s largest supermarket chain had its busiest days ever over Christmas, reporting “strong” growth thanks to sales of fresh food as customers sought to eat more healthily. Tesco’s busiest ever days were 22 and 23 December, the group said. Behind the recorded 3.7% UK sales growth in the 19 weeks to 3 January was…
Britain’s wealth gap is growing and it’s now practically impossible for a typical worker to save enough to become rich, according to a report. Analysis by The Resolution Foundation, a left-leaning think tank, found it would take average earners 52 years to accrue savings that would take them from the middle to the top of…
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Sir Keir Starmer has said it is βa little bit far-fetchedβ to suggest the theft of Morgan McSweeneyβs phone was linked to the release of files relating to Lord Mandelson. The government is facing questions after it emerged that the PM’s former chief of staff’s phone was stolen, leading to the likely loss of his…
How AI is impacting teachers and students in the classroom – CBS News Watch CBS News Artificial intelligence advocates say it can be a helpful tool for both students and teachers, but others say it discourages critical thinking. CBS News’ Nancy Chen shows how AI is impacting classrooms and what’s next.
Los Angeles Archbishop JosΓ© H. Gomez celebrated what he called a βMass for Peaceβ at Our Lady of the Angels on Wednesday, stopping just short of a direct appeal to the Trump administration to draw down its aggressive immigration enforcement efforts as protesters gathered blocks away. βWe are united with everybody in our country praying…
Matthew Stafford was voted to the Pro Bowl this season, but the Rams veteran quarterback stopped concerning himself about the recognition more than a decade ago. In 2011, the then third-year pro passed for more than 5,000 yards and 41 touchdowns for the Detroit Lions. Stafford thought he had a chance to make the NFC…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has dodged calls from her predecessor Anneliese Dodds for a wealth tax to be considered ahead of this autumn’s budget. When Sir Keir Starmer became Labour leader in 2020, Ms Dodds was his first pick for shadow chancellor. However, she did not last long and was replaced by Ms Reeves, who then…
