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Flights disrupted after Airbus discovers intense sun radiation could impact flight control data
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Wegovy pill approved by US FDA for weight loss
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Which countries do business with Iran and what could new US tariffs mean?
Posted onJemma Crewand Faarea Masud,Business reporters EPA/Shutterstock US President Donald Trump has said countries doing business with Iran will face a 25% tariff on trade they do with America. It comes as Iran cracks down on anti-government protests, with thousands of people feared dead. Trump has used the threat of tariffs before to exert pressure on…
YouTube content creators contributed £2.2bn to UK economy in 2024
Posted onZoe KleinmanTechnology editor and Tom GerkenTechnology reporter Emma Lynch/BBC Lilly Sabri has nearly six and half million followers on YouTube, where she posts fitness videos YouTube content creators contributed £2.2bn to the UK economy in 2024 and supported 45,000 jobs, according to an impact report carried out by Oxford Economics. It comes as an all-party…
