WhatsApp is ruining our lives
Long gone are the days of playing Snake on a Nokia 3310 – now the phones in our hands can instantly take us down an online rabbit…
BBC to invest in tech start-ups to counter licence fee threat
The BBC is poised to become a tech investor by taking bets on risky start-ups as part of a wider push to wean itself off licence fee…
Arrogant, incompetent and corrupt: war is shattering our delusions of the German elite
The tentacles of the Kremlin reach much more widely into the German economy than just the energy industry, however. Until the invasion of the Crimea in 2014…
Council housing should be key to the Conservative brand
Before the 2008 financial crisis, thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) built almost three-quarters of new homes. Such firms build out permissions quickly, to aid cash…
Twitter ‘more receptive’ to Elon Musk takeover plan
Twitter is reportedly taking a fresh look at Elon Musk’s $43bn (£33bn) takeover offer, in a sign of thawing relations between the two sides. Twitter and Mr…
Bidders compete for Bulb amid controversy over pay
One of Britain’s biggest energy suppliers is vying to seize control of the stricken electricity and gas supplier Bulb after tabling a bid to sweep it up…
British Airways to base cabin crew in Madrid
British Airways is setting up its maiden overseas base for short-haul flights to combat staff shortages that have sparked the worst wave of cancellations in a decade….
Britain decides if Big Tobacco should help it kick the habit
“Everybody accepts that if we don’t do something different, now, there’s no chance of meeting that target. Doing nothing is not an answer,” Khan says. “A cigarette…
Glencore, the FTSE miner trapped in Putin’s embrace
Glencore has not disclosed a buyer although industry sources dismissed speculation in the Russian press that it may sell the stake back to Gutseriev. Meanwhile, agreements to…