Business & Entrepreneurship
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5 tricked into transferring £30,000 after calls from 'bank fraud investigator'
Five victims, aged between 69 and 84, were tricked into transferring more than £30,000 from their accounts.
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Stock Up on the Best Prime Day Deals on Phone Accessories
Just bought a new phone or looking to enhance an existing one? Prime Day is the time to save on accessories like batteries, chargers, and more.
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£1m rail investment at risk if Station Gateway plans are rejected
A £1 million investment in Scarborough’s railway station could be jeopardised if a planned redevelopment is refused, councillors have been warned.
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Firm snaps up former Beefeater and Brewers Fayre sites - with promise of 700 new jobs
A hospitality group has snapped up nearly 60 restaurant sites following a major closure.
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ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude imitated in fake ads that steal credentials and MFA codes
Cybercriminals are on the hunt for advertiser accounts
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The Pentagon Hopes to Speed Up ‘Kill Chain’ AI Buys With 5-Minute Videos
The US government’s Tradewinds initiative has made it easier to throw millions of dollars at “nontraditional” defense contractors, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.
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Boots sold in £7bn deal to Canadian billionaire family
The sale of the High Street chain was announced on Wednesday.
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Geri Halliwell-Horner pays tribute to Esther Rantzen on Childline’s 40th anniversary
An event celebrating the organisation’s four decades took place in London on Wednesday, a week on from the broadcaster and campaigner’s death aged 86 after a cancer diagnosis
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The investor-state dispute settlement needs greater scrutiny - Yorkshire Post Letters
From: Prof Dave Evans, Wymondham.
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New shop opens in busy York suburb
A new shop has opened its doors in a York suburb after a renovation project.
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Tories accused of prioritising rich voters as Badenoch lays out inheritance tax cut plan
Party hopes to win over affluent middle-class voters as leader rejects calls to ‘unite the right’ in conference speech
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Former Sensodyne boss behind launch of new toothpaste for sensitive teeth
The UK oral care market is worth more than £1 billion, according to Market Data Forecast figures.
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Canada's Weston family buys pharmacy chain with multiple outlets in Bradford district
A pharmacy chain with a strong presence in Bradford's communities is to be bought by the Canadian branch of the billionaire Weston family for 8.9 billion US dollars (£6.7 billion).
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Trump’s approval is underwater in vast majority of states, new survey finds
Latest indication that Trump’s support is eroding due to voter frustrations over cost of living and Iran war
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AI companies see success in predicting drug failures after virtual human trials
The global biopharmaceutical industry spends approximately $140 billion annually on human clinical testing, yet only about 12% of candidate drugs gain regulatory approval
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New owners to reopen well-known North East pub in 'fresh chapter' for venue
A North East pub is set to reopen its doors this week under new ownership.
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Huawei and DeepSeek release open source AI tools in a bid to lower Nvidia exposure — but will programmers make the switch?
DeepSeek just open sourced its Ascend kernel stack
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Musk rejects rumors of TSMC takeover of Terafab — Intel reaffirms 14A node deal as Musk floats cleanroom 'sublease'
Musk wants to run Terafab all by himself.
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A Mysterious Nonprofit Run by SpaceXAI’s Top Lawyer Is Paying the Salaries of Government Workers
The National Design Studio has been something of a successor agency to DOGE. A WIRED investigation finds some of its members are on loan from a nonprofit run by SpaceXAI’s general counsel.
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Harrogate care home saxophonist reaches final of Care Sector’s Got Talent
A self-taught saxophonist who works as a kitchen assistant at Bilton Hall Nursing Home has reached the final of the annual Care Sector’s Got Talent competition.
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Tom Gordon reaches 250 spoken contributions in Parliament
Tom Gordon, the Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, has reached a milestone 250 spoken contributions in Parliament, just over two years into
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Tees Valley pilot aims to create 1,500 apprenticeships for young people
Tees Valley to pilot £9.4m apprenticeship scheme helping 16-24-year-olds into work, aiming for 1,500 starts and tackling youth unemployment in the North East.
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More jobs cut at flooring firm Headlam after administration
The firm also confirmed on Wednesday that its shares will now be delisted from London Stock Exchange.
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UK property market warned over 'gathering dark clouds' as house prices stall
Mortgage rates are on the rise but house prices across the UK failed to grow last month
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Factory production in Germany hits highest level in 18 months
German industrial production rose to its highest level for a year and a half in August, according to data released Wednesday, but officials warned that the economy's recovery was still fragile.
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I bought this cheap $65 mechanical keyboard blind, and it ruined me for every other board I own
Sometimes the hardware matters more than the brand on the box
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Reopening Brexit negotiations would be 'terrible idea', Kemi Badenoch tells Burnham
Kemi Badenoch received a long standing ovation for attacking Reform UK, accusing the party of debating whether her children are English.
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Yorkshire Water admits £1.5m river sewage scheme has fallen short of target
Yorkshire Water admits its £1.5m Ripon scheme cut River Ure storm overflow discharges by 43 in 2025, missing its promised 75 reduction amid pollution concerns.
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First ads for ‘powerful’ weight loss pills banned by watchdog
The ASA warned that advertisers needed to consider the overall impression of an advert
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AI agent fleet likely from Chinese firm Tencent pulled data from rival Alibaba’s maps, researchers say — 1,810 scans in one day, some runs labeled themselves ‘claude’
Proxy name in the agents’ web traffic pointed to Tencent’s Hunyuan models.
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South West Water owner Pennon calls on investors to help fund overhaul
The group’s plans for a £550 million rights issue and dividend cut will help fund round an extra £1 billion of investment.
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Trump wants to tie transportation funds to birth rates
Proposals seeking to reward areas that have above-average fertility scores by granting more money for their infrastructure projects branded ‘bizarre and dystopian’
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I'm a smartwatch tester — here are the only 3 Garmins I'm looking for in the Amazon Prime Day sales
This year's deals are a bit less broad, but I've still found some great buys including a lowest-price ever on a watch I rated five stars.
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KPMG lays off 200 workers and offers £100 voucher to waive certain rights
KPMG insider uncovers company's plans to offer laid off workers £100 for them to waive certain legal rights, per reports.
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£10bn pledge for ‘Britannia Shield’ not a gimmick, Badenoch insists
Confusion surrounded a plan announced at conference yesterday to build a missile and drone defence system around the UK and its overseas military bases.
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We’re Vetting October Prime Day Deals Live—Follow Along Here
Follow along as WIRED’s reviewers track the best Amazon Prime Day deals in real time.
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Yorkshire Water admits £1.5m river sewage scheme has fallen short of target
Yorkshire Water admits its £1.5m Ripon scheme cut River Ure storm overflow discharges by 43 in 2025, missing its promised 75 reduction amid pollution concerns.
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HSBC reportedly planning ‘brutal’ job cuts in UK wealth management arm
The bank is in the middle of a consultation period over the proposed changes, the Financial Times reported.
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Oil giant may stop UK investment if North Sea drilling is denied
Andy Burnham noted that he would adopt a ‘pragmatic’ approach towards North Sea oil and gas ahead of pending rulings on Jackdaw and Rosebank
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F1 team Williams in £1m High Court battle after historic Grand Prix car vanishes
It was loaned to a garage owner, who claims he lost track of it after suffering a stroke
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Grosvenor Casinos owner to pay £5m after watchdog finds gambling failures
The Gambling Commission’s investigation identified failures to meet anti-money laundering and social responsibility duties.
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Get up to 56% off Sennheiser headphones and earbuds right now in the Amazon Prime Day deals — I've tested loads of them, and these are the models I'd buy
Don't miss these unbelievable offers on some of the very best pairs of Sennheiser headphones and earbuds we've ever tested.
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Knaresborough boutique wins free advertising campaign on Your Harrogate
Knaresborough boutique Sheer Bliss has won a free advertising campaign worth up to £1,000 on Your Harrogate.
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Solar farm near Bishop Auckland could be refused as councillors discuss 'mad' plans
A controversial solar farm in Toronto near Bishop Auckland could be refused after concerns it would lead to the "industrialisation of the countryside".
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B Corp success for Harrogate Organics Company striving to 'make a positive difference for people and planet'
A Harrogate company says it is “incredibly proud” to become one of a small handful of businesses in the town to win a globally recognised accreditation.
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Royal Mail to cut up to 2,500 jobs amid restructure and fall in letter deliveries
Postal service says cuts will focus on head office and ‘support function roles’
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Royal Mail plans to cut 2,500 head office and support function jobs
The postal service firm wants to cut head office and other non-frontline jobs by the end of 2027.
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Embattled South West Water owner taps investors for £550m amid overhaul plan
The rights issue would help support plans for around an extra £1 billion of investment, chief executive Keith Haslett said.