Business & Entrepreneurship
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Amazon gets green light to build huge tech hub near M25
Amazon pays £600k in air pollution offsets as 18-acre M25 data centre approved with 27 backup generators
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Rethink needed on approach to net zero for the sake of food security and the environment
If Britain is going to be serious about getting to grips with the issue of food security, then it needs to rethink its approach to net zero.
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York community nursery to host autumn sale with plants and railways
The Poppleton Community Railway Nursery is set to host an autumn open day sale later this month.
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Tadcaster market selling second-hand craft supplies to help cut textile waste
A market in Tadcaster is offering second-hand and vintage fabric and craft supplies to help reduce waste.
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Yorkshire Water admits £1.5m river sewage scheme has fallen short
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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Privacy watchdog launches probe into China-based company behind Kmart ‘pervert glasses’ app
Commissioner said Shenzhen Qingcheng, the app maker behind the HeyCyan app in the smartglasses, failed to respond to her inquiries
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Bradford road planing company hits 500,000-tonne recycling milestone
Bradford-based Jet Plant Hire removes and recycles 500,000 tonnes of road planings in eight months, covering 2.4m miles across the UK with 100 per cent recycling.
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Kemi Badenoch announces tax cut plans ahead of Conservative Conference speech
Kemi Badenoch has pledged to halve employer national insurance on jobs worked by young people ahead of a party conference speech which is expected to focus on tax cuts.
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Prime Day Is Here—These Are the Deals Worth Buying
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days are here, and we’ve tracked down the best discounts on all the gear our team recommends.
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Yorkshire Water admits £1.5m river sewage scheme has fallen short
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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Legal probe amid row over 'ancient cherished' York woodland protected status bid
A legal probe is set to take place amid a row over a bid to grant protected status to woodland in York dating back centuries.
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Durham investigative hub saves £809,000 and frees 1,080 staff hours annually - report
A new County Durham investigative hub has saved more than £800,000 and returned thousands of policing hours to frontline duties, a report says.
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The triple lock and social care need reform but the Prime Minister’s proposals won’t cut it - Ros Altmann
The announcement of an ‘adjustment’ to the State Pension triple lock, designed supposedly to save money that will help fund a free national social care service for all who need it, has generated plenty of comment.
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Seven-bedroom property with cottage and barn on sale for £1.5m
A seven-bedroom property, Wheel House Farm in Sowerby, Thirsk, is on the market for £1,500,000.
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More than 800 join Sue Ryder Starlight Hike - expected to raise more than £80k
More than 800 people joined Sue Ryder’s Starlight Hike in Worth Valley on October 3, raising over £80,000 for Manorlands Hospice care.
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New Lidl supermarket approved for town despite fears over employment land and traffic
Plans for a new Lidl supermarket in Skipton have been approved despite concerns about the loss of land earmarked for employment and the impact of additional traffic.
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New Lidl supermarket approved for town despite fears over employment land and traffic
Plans for a new Lidl supermarket in Skipton have been approved despite concerns about the loss of land earmarked for employment and the impact of additional traffic.
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Major supermarket chain opening new store in North Yorkshire town this week
A MAJOR supermarket chain is to open a new store in Ryedale this week.
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O2 signs record £200m deal to keep London venue’s naming rights
Exclusive: 10-year sponsorship extension at a 50% premium on last agreement crowns bonanza year for live venue
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York Park and Ride records highest monthly passenger numbers since 2019
York Park and Ride numbers are rising as customer confidence reaches an all-time high.
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Salon owners in shock at nomination - 'I sat for 30 mins taking it in'
A home-based beauty salon has made the competition’s top 10.
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Currys opens Bradford hub - everything you need to know
Currys has opened their Bradford Business Hub.
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Seven-bedroom property with cottage and barn on sale for £1.5m
A seven-bedroom property, Wheel House Farm in Sowerby, Thirsk, is on the market for £1,500,000.
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Darlington couple open first permanent cafe after six years in food van
A Darlington food van business Mighty Bite has taken a major step forward after opening its first permanent cafe to queues of customers.
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Tadcaster market selling second-hand craft supplies to help cut textile waste
A market in Tadcaster is offering second-hand and vintage fabric and craft supplies to help reduce waste.
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Newspaper headlines: 'Badenoch promises tax cuts' and 'Asos hacker havoc'
The Tories' financial plans and a hack at online shopping outlet Asos lead Wednesday's papers.
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Amazon is set to spend $1 billion in towns where its data centers operate
Amazon says banning AI data centers could cost America its lead, then dangles $1 billion at the towns hosting them
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New Lidl supermarket approved for town despite fears over employment land and traffic
Plans for a new Lidl supermarket in Skipton have been approved despite concerns about the loss of land earmarked for employment and the impact of additional traffic.
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Amazon warns that 100 proposed data center bans will see the US lose the AI race — as Sam Altman says we should accept ‘some bad things happening’ for AI progress
AWS says stopping AI data centers could have consequences that “last generations”
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Darlington shop owner who heard crash on TikTok live feared it 'could've been fatal'
A Darlington business owner has described the terrifying moment a car crashed into her building while staff and customers were inside.
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Shildon beauty salon shortlisted for award just eight months after opening
A Shildon salon owner who swapped healthcare for aesthetics says she is “amazed” after her business was shortlisted for a Northern Echo beauty award less than a year after opening.
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West Texas is getting another huge data center campus
Crusoe just filed for two giant Texas data centers worth $4.8B, and almost nobody knows who will move in
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Save on Smartwatches, Smart Rings, and Wearables Before Prime Day Ends
Some of our favorite wearables are at their lowest prices yet. Here are the Prime Day deals worth grabbing.
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Video. ‘Lost’ shark draws over a million curious visitors in South Korea
Video. A bull shark nicknamed ‘Bukhangi’ has drawn about one million visitors to a Busan canal, sparking both fascination and concern for its welfare.
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‘6 month delay’ for Halifax’s Shay Stadium decision as 2 contenders remain
Only two contenders are left in the running to operate Halifax's Shay Stadium - and it is likely to take the council another six months to make a choice.
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Tories pledge to halve employer national insurance for young people
The flat rate would be slashed from 15% to 7.5% for workers aged 21 to 24 at an estimated cost of £2.3 billion, the Conservatives said.
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UK risks being 'uninvestable' if new oil and gas fields not approved, warns Equinor
Equinor warns it may shun further investments in the UK if new oil and gas fields at Rosebank and Jackdaw are not approved.
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Ikea to pilot online buyback service for secondhand furniture
Service to be tested in Spain and Portugal this year, with a UK rollout if successful, as pre-loved markets boom
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Jaguar Finally Reveals Its Biggest Gamble: the Type 01
Following a viral rebrand and two years without selling a new vehicle, the British marque takes the covers off the most divisive electric car yet seen.
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Labour donor calls for private funding ban for political parties after Reform row
The UK has a ‘public trust problem’ exacerbated by a parliamentary system where parties are ‘funded by wealthy private interests’, a new report has said
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Trump administration to assign government lawyers to migrant kids’ cases, worrying advocates
The Trump administration is creating a team of attorneys to represent children who traveled alone to the United States in immigration proceedings, which critics say would deprive them of having lawyers who aren’t employed by the government and could put them at greater risk of deportation
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Roll-out begins for passport-free UK airport e-gates
The system uses facial technology to check travellers against immigration and passport information.
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OpenAI Is Pissing Off a Bunch of Mathematicians—Again
“There’s a perception of mobster behavior” from leading AI companies, one mathematician tells WIRED as OpenAI prepares to release more than 100 new solutions to unsolved problems.
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Developer reveals why it wants to axe more than £240,000 from new homes agreement
The developer behind a new housing development in Catterick Garrison has said soaring construction costs are behind its controversial attempt to remove more than £240,000 earmarked for local schools and play areas.
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Senior academics set out key questions Cambridge must answer over Jason Arday’s death
Letter from more than 40 signatories says university has backed away from promised thorough review of events before death
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Chancellor plans major intervention to help poorer UK households with rising energy bills
Exclusive: Officials working on further radical changes that would change how much energy companies could charge customers
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Developer reveals why it wants to axe more than £240,000 from new homes agreement
The developer behind a new housing development in Catterick Garrison has said soaring construction costs are behind its controversial attempt to remove more than £240,000 earmarked for local schools and play areas.
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Footballer left with fatal injuries after man ‘drove into crowd’, court told
A car allegedly driven by Duane Anthony mounted a kerb and struck a group of people in Arnold, near Nottingham, in the early hours of May 9
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Three arrested after raid on gang accused of helping migrants pretend to be gay to get asylum
Those targeted by Home Office immigration enforcement officers are accused of charging migrants up to £4,500 for fabricated evidence.
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Spurred on by AI usage, Google Docs and Drive now support markdown files natively
Google now supports .md on a deeper level
