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Emer MoreauBusiness reporter Getty Images Fast-food chain Leon will open more restaurants in service stations, airports and train stations, after it closes 20 on the High Street, its boss has said. John Vincent said the upcoming rises in business rates along with overall cost increases means the High Street is no longer as profitable. Leon…
Natalie Sherman,Business reporterand Lily Jamali,North America Technology correspondent Bloomberg via Getty Images The US has been pushing to build up its semiconductor industry The US said it had agreed to cut the tariffs it charges on goods from Taiwan to 15%, in exchange for hundreds of billions of dollars in investment aimed at boosting domestic…
One of Britain’s most prolific rail fare dodgers could face jail after admitting dozens of travel offences. Charles Brohiri, 29, pleaded guilty to travelling without buying a ticket on Govia Thameslink train journeys a total of 112 times, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard. He could be ordered to pay more than £18,000 in unpaid fares and…
Jacob Panons & Joshua AskewSouth East Getty Images South East Water is set to operate bottled water stations again on Thursday Regulator Ofwat has opened an investigation into South East Water after repeated water supply failures across Kent and Sussex. Some 30,000 properties had no water at the height of the problems, with thousands still…
Rachel ClunBusiness reporter Getty Images UK car manufacturing recovered in November The UK economy grew by a faster-than-expected 0.3% in November after car production rebounded and the services sector got a boost. Growth was driven by an increase in industrial output, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, helped by the return to production at…
BBC Project manager Vikki Longman said people needed more than food A food bank that was damaged due to flooding 14 months ago has officially re-opened and rebranded. Kinson and West Howe Foodbank in Bournemouth, next to St. Andrew’s Church, has launched a larger, free community service known as The Sanctuary Project. Described as a…
PA Media The British Medical Association said the cost of providing healthcare had gone up “significantly” People are avoiding visiting the doctor in Guernsey because it is too expensive, a charity has warned. Price increases over the past week saw the average price of seeing a GP in the island rise to £73, up from…
A labour rights organisation claims it has found evidence of worker exploitation in a Chinese factory that makes the viral Labubu dolls. China Labor Watch (CLW), a US-based non-governmental organisation, alleges that its investigation found that one of Pop Mart’s suppliers made employees work excessive overtime shifts, sign blank or incomplete contracts and did not…
Elon Musk’s AI model Grok will no longer be able to edit photos of real people to show them in revealing clothing, after widespread concern over sexualised AI deepfakes in countries including the UK and US. “We have implemented technological measures to prevent the Grok account from allowing the editing of images of real people…
“Build it from the north” was the cry from transport experts for years as tens of billions of pounds were channelled into projects in the south east, London, and even HS2’s viaducts, verges, and bat tunnels in the home counties. The wide-ranging Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) plan is not just about rail expansion to realise…
