Business & Entrepreneurship
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Trump won’t reimburse taxpayers for money already spent on campaign ads
Trump’s offer to pay for the ads with PAC money instead ‘was not referring to reimbursement,’ White House says
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New Parenting Network Launches Monthly Meet-ups to Tackle Isolation Across Harrogate
A new community initiative is launching free, informal meet-ups in the town centre to help parents and caregivers build local support networks.
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ASOS 'hacked' alert live — all the latest from security experts as customers receive threatening message
The latest on a scary morning for ASOS customers
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HP takes $2,200 off a Ryzen 7 9800X3D and RTX 5080 prebuilt at $2,799 — sale slashes 44% off an Omen system that's ready to game however you want
Given that a 5080 alone can cost as much as $2,000, this is a pretty strong deal.
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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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Lower oil boosts FTSE 100 but defence stocks lag
The FTSE 100 index ended up 43.75 points, or 0.4%, at 10,541.69, on Tuesday.
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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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New deli boost for Harrogate street with just one empty shop
Harrogate’s Commercial Street is “bucking the national trend” with just one vacant shop among more than 30 businesses, traders have said.
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New Lidl supermarket plans approved despite employment land and traffic concerns
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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Artists and market traders open first shop in County Durham
Two independent artists are celebrating the opening of their first permanent shop in Chester-le-Street today after years of selling their work at markets and events across the region.
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These Excellent Yeti Prime Day Deals Will Sell Out Fast
Snag some new Yeti gear in your choice of eye-popping colors while supplies last (which won't won't be long).
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McDonald's sued over AI tool that recommends prices to US franchisees
McDonald’s is facing a federal lawsuit that alleges its AI-enhanced pricing tool violates antitrust laws because it shares nonpublic data with competing franchisees
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Save on Smartwatches, Smart Rings, and Wearables With These Prime Day Deals
Some of our favorite wearables are at their lowest prices yet. Here are the Prime Day deals worth grabbing.
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Bulgaria's leader says drone attack hits 2 commercial vessels, and Ukraine's president blames Russia
Bulgaria’s prime minister says that two commercial vessels have been struck by drones in the first attack on shipping in the NATO member’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea
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‘Artificial’ Roasts AI’s Creators—and Sends a Dark Warning About Its Dangers
From their dorky parties to their weird walks, the movie holds OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other stakeholders with contempt, while demonstrating their recklessness.
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Mac Mini docks add more ports and storage — get more out of your headless server, AI machine, or Apple workstation
Custom-molded Mac Mini docks fit right under your new mini desktop.
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Trump announces $6.6bn defense shipyard owned by top Republican donor’s firm
Baltimore project to be partly funded by US government but owned by defense firm Anduril, founded by Palmer Luckey
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CNN now has a new owner. What will the future of the network be under Skydance?
CNN has a new owner: Skydance
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York school announces major changes – It will sell building and lease city park
An historic York school has revealed major changes to strengthen it for “generations to come”. Bootham School is to sell one of its buildings and develop its main site. And it is going to lease Bootham Park and create two football pitches...
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Harrogate fitness entrepreneur launches new wellness e-book
Harrogate fitness entrepreneur and endurance athlete Olivia Jarvis has launched a new recipe e-book after almost a decade working in the health and fitness industry.
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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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Teen founder reveals 'personal AI computer' — $3,499 Mac mini rival wants to do local AI better than Apple, majoring in ease of use, privacy and security
Ghost's Core 'builds context on your life over time and works continuously to help you' while offering tight security and privacy.
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Pakistan provides fuel aid to over 9 million low-income people as Middle East war drives up prices
Pakistan’s government is providing fuel subsidies to over 9 million low-income people as the U.S.-Iran war drives up energy prices
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Harrogate pop stars turned media business owners talk about new project 3,000 ft in a hot air balloon
Two best friends from a Harrogate village have talked about their journey from pop stars to global media business owners and why their latest project involved suspending an artist 3,000 ft in the air beneath a hot air balloon.
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When identity isn’t human: securing the agentic enterprise
Securing AI agents with continuous identity and governance
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Free Harrogate event to help businesses tackle cyber threats
A free event offering cyber security advice to local businesses is returning to Harrogate this month.
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EV charging company plans to deploy 100,000 Nvidia GPUs in pods at its roadside sites across the US — aims to offer ‘world’s first edge inference compute network using idle EV charging capacity’
We hope charging location security will be adequate with up to 48 Nvidia Hopper or Blackwell Ultra GPUs worth roughly $2M+ in each pod.
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County Durham shop worker admits stealing scratch cards but disputes £66,420 figure
A shop worker has admitted stealing large numbers of scratch cards from her employer and claiming tens of thousands of pounds in prizes.
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Small inflatable boats 'set for people smugglers' seized at East Midlands Airport
The National Crime Agency says it is the first time the detection of small boat equipment has been made in air freight.
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Anthropic earmarks $100 million to train over 10,000 AI engineers in push to develop enterprise AI
Anthropic wants 10,000 FDEs by 2027, with a twist
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Spending on U.S. data center buildings hits record $85 billion annual pace, up 73% in a year — and Census doesn’t count the servers and racks inside
Marks fastest rate of annual growth in over a year.
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Leeds Naked Attraction star on eye-watering amount she was paid to go on show
A Leeds actress and model was paid a huge amount to appear on Channel 4's Naked Attraction, after turning down the racy dating show three times
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Man jailed for 5 years for raping sex worker in her North Yorkshire home
A man who raped a sex worker in her North Yorkshire home has been jailed for five years. Eisen Raganit had travelled from Stockport.
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UK poll tracker: Labour lead over Reform widens
One poll has put Labour five points clear after Burnham’s conference speech
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Russia responds to US help offer after death of plague researcher
The US and Russia have each offered to help each other tackling infectious diseases.
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Amazon Prime Day deals 2026 - best deals and what to avoid as prices drop
Amazon Prime Day has landed, but not every bargain is what it seems. Here are the deals worth knowing about – plus the scams to watch for.
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300 homes on the way as contracts exchanged on massive development
A massive housing scheme has taken a major step forward.
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Amazon Prime Day deals 2026 - best deals and what to avoid as prices drop
Amazon Prime Day has landed, but not every bargain is what it seems. Here are the deals worth knowing about – plus the scams to watch for.
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LIV Golf: Competition secures potential $300m investment to emerge from restructuring
LIV Golf secures a possible $300m in financing from BC Partners Credit in order to emerge from restructuring before the 2027 season.
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Giving Mayors powers over water 'bonkers', Mayor says
Andy Burnham’s plan to give regional leaders more power over water utilities “frankly, is a bit bonkers”, a Conservative mayor has warned.
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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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Why scale, context and partnership matter in flood resilience
Flooding is often discussed in terms of individual places. A flooded road. A flooded home. A flooded community, writes Mark Henderson, Flood Risk Manager, City of York Council.
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Canada's Bill C-22 could drive out a tool 20 million people use to beat censorship
The Toronto-based Psiphon says the law would force it to break the open-source trust its users depend on
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Global coffee chain opens new drive-thru in £2m East Yorkshire retail site
The Starbucks drive-thru is part of a £2 million development on Bluebird Way in Brough.
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HMRC warning to 1.1m people earning £30,000 as major tax change is just months away
HMRC has warned 1.1 million to prepare for Making Tax Digital, which becomes mandatory for those with self-employed turnover above £30,000 from April 2027.
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Man jailed for 5 years for raping sex worker in her North Yorkshire home
A man who raped a sex worker in her North Yorkshire home has been jailed for five years. Eisen Raganit had travelled from Stockport.
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Zambia says it will sign $3.6 billion US health deal after stripping patient data clauses
Zambia plans to sign a revised health agreement with the United States that excludes controversial clauses about sharing patient data and specimens
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One million UK people who have never smoked are now vapers
Latest statistics also show, for the second year in a row, more over-16s vape than smoke.
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£100,000 fundraiser launched to reopen Britain's oldest cliff lift
A £100,000 fundraiser to help reopen Britain’s oldest cliff lift has been launched by local residents.
