UK shoppers buy more fruit and yoghurt in healthy start to 2026

Britons cut back in January after record grocery spending in December, turning to own-label products

Elon Musk merges SpaceX with xAI at $1.25tn valuation

Aerospace business and artificial intelligence firm to unite for IPO as world’s most valuable private company

A whistle-stop tour of the greatest hits of progressive policy fails to take account of a central conundrum

MoneySavingExpert founder has said changes that will lead to some graduates in England and Wales paying more are ‘not moral’

UPFs are made to encourage addiction and consumption and should be regulated like tobacco, say researchers

Sector bounces back as consumers focus on provenance and healthy eating, but is still well behind Europe

Annual review highlights growing capabilities of AI models, while examining issues from cyber-attacks to job disruption

CEO Alex Karp hails ‘iconic’ financial results despite criticism over contracts with ICE and homeland security

Buddhist spiritual leader wins best audiobook and says he sees win ‘as a recognition of our shared universal responsibility’

Minister announces Microsoft, Cisco and Adobe to help apply AI to local schools, hospitals, GPs and businesses

White House says president is not involved in running his businesses. Ethics experts remain concerned

January 2026 report to be rescheduled after BLS has already been faced with major delays from last year’s shutdown

US president made announcement on Truth Social after a Monday call with India’s prime minister

Trump’s pick of ‘respected central banker’ Kevin Warsh as Fed chair prompts investors to sell safe haven assets

Gold and silver prices recover early losses, after choice of Kevin Warsh as next Fed chair triggered heavy losses in precious metal prices