Business & Entrepreneurship
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Cornell rape case: DA declined to review some evidence
Prosecutors agreed not to pursue criminal charges based on Jane Doe’s six-page statement
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Updated: York bridge reopens after teenager brought to safety
A police incident closed a York bridge tonight (Saturday). There was a large emergency services presence on Ouse Bridge. Several police vehicles, at least two ambulances and a fire engine went to the scene. York Rescue Boat was in the water...
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Badenoch to cut public servants to fund childcare for high earners
Under the proposal, any parent employed for at least 16 hours a week would qualify for 30 hours of free care weekly – ending the £100,000 ‘cliff edge’
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The Ceuta support T-shirt: €10 of its €35 price goes to Save Europe Ac
A T-shirt with the slogan "We are all caballas" is sold as a show of support for Ceuta, but part of the proceeds goes to Save Europe Act, a self-described patriotic movement that advocates remigration. #EuropeNews
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York city centre shop to close tomorrow
A York city centre shop is holding a sale after announcing it will be shutting its doors this weekend.
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‘God Made Trump’ among president’s taxpayer-funded midterm ads
The White House has defended the ad campaign as ‘educational’ and ‘unapologetically patriotic’
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'Unacceptable behaviour' by youths in town leads to second dispersal order imposed
A second dispersal order has been imposed after ongoing antisocial behaviour, criminal damage and graffiti in the town’s parks were branded “completely unacceptable”.
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I can cut cost of housing to stop London brain drain, Cleverly claims
Exclusive: Ahead of the Tory conference in Birmingham, Sir James Cleverly talked to The Independent about his ambitions for what he hopes is his ‘last big job in politics’ – including claims he can cut the price of new homes by £100,000
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Alison Hammond shares health update with fans and thanks 'lovely' NHS staff
Alison Hammond has shared another update after suffering a massive panic attack live on This Morning.
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County Durham man ordered to pay hundreds after stealing handbags, meat and alcohol
Stuart Brown of West Auckland has four shop thefts in Bishop Auckland and was ordered to pay £702.84 compensation.
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Trump says US to send one-time $90 payment to 20m seniors enrolled in Medicare
President says payments, to be sent in early October, are meant to offset cost of monthly insurance premiums
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New £2.4 million cancer care centre officially opens at York Hospital
The Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Cancer Care Centre, based at York Hospital, has officially opened.
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Azerbaijan International Investment Forum: Where capital meets opportu
The 2nd Azerbaijan International Investment Forum brought together representatives from more than 70 countries to discuss investment, trade, infrastructure and diversification, with more than $10 billion in contracts and agreements signed. #Focus
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New £2.4 million cancer care centre officially opens at York Hospital
The Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Cancer Care Centre, based at York Hospital, has officially opened.
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A $28B hemp THC industry is fighting to save itself from a looming federal ban
America’s multibillion-dollar market for impairing hemp products faces potential elimination before the end of the year
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Muse Creates Detailed Profiles of All Your Friends and Family
Millions have downloaded Meta’s AI agent Muse. But getting it to do your bidding comes with privacy costs.
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California’s new laws target workers’ biggest fear of AI taking their jobs
The state, which is home to many AI companies, is one of the first to roll out workplace regulations targeting the technology
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Fire crews called to site of major fire in North Yorkshire Moors
A fire has been reported at the same site where a serious blaze took a hold last year.
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Two Iranian men identified Manchester synagogue as site for alleged bomb plot, court hears
Rahman Salehi, 34, and Salam Ahmadyan, 36, were charged with preparing attacks on city’s Jewish community, including Heaton Park synagogue
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America In Focus: Unemployment rate climbs, mortgage rate hits nearly 3 year high
U.S. employers added a disappointing 29,000 jobs and the unemployment rate ticked up last month, the government reported Friday
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Google freezes open-source bug bounty program amid flood of invalid AI slop submissions — product flaw submissions halted until 2027 as maintainers drown in hallucinations
Engineers and open-source maintainers reportedly overwhelmed by thousands of sloppy reports
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'We cannot allow America to become a surveillance state': Bernie Sanders is leading a new bill that will ban license plate readers from Flock and other companies
More moves in the US government to get Flock run out of (every) town, but the legislation has long odds of passing.
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Cracked North East high street planters to be removed at no cost to taxpayers
Local taxpayers will not pick up the tab from ill-fated efforts to spruce up Redcar High Street, according to a council leader.
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Alison Hammond shares health update with fans and thanks 'lovely' NHS staff
Alison Hammond has shared another update after suffering a massive panic attack live on This Morning.
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Republic of Ireland v Israel: News conference ends amid accusations
Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson's pre-match news conference ends abruptly as accusations are levelled at his players.
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IEA says 325 million barrels of emergency oil has been released
G7 leaders agreed on Friday to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude after US pressure on Europe, with supplies squeezed by Iran's restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Alison Hammond shares health update with fans and thanks 'lovely' NHS staff
Alison Hammond has shared another update after suffering a massive panic attack live on This Morning.
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Greens would offer two-year jobs to unemployed under-24s
Co-deputy leader Mothin Ali tells the party's conference many young people are "bored, desperate and lost".
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Badenoch returns to Conservative conference much stronger than a year ago
Approval ratings for Tory leader and her party have crept up as she has asserted her style and authority but big challenges lie ahead
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Amazon promises to spend $1 billion on communities close to its data centers, but critics push back — planned spend is just 0.1% of its 2026 AI infrastructure investments
Some critics say this is nothing but a 'bribe' so that communities would say yes to data centers.
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Yorkshire members of money laundering gang which smuggled £30m to UAE jailed
Yorkshire members of an organised crime gang who smuggled millions of pounds out of the UK and into the UAE have been jailed.
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Warning taxpayers could be left subsidising ‘empty buses’ under £3.5m plans
North Yorkshire Council leaders have warned against taxpayers being left to subsidise “empty buses” after further work towards potentially franchising bus services across the county was approved.
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Much-loved York city centre shop to open again this month
A much-loved shop has announced that a fresh new York shop will be opening later this month – with freebies up for grabs.
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Could the humble wallflower help cut diesel costs and boost the British economy?
It is becoming increasingly clear that the price of diesel in the UK is damaging the economy.
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BT accused of ‘bullying’ customers by pausing broadband in digital landline push
Companies race to switch households to ‘voice over internet protocol’ services by the end of January
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The Yorkshire fish and chip shop - formerly a bank - sees visitor rise after award nomination
The owner of a popular Yorkshire chippy set within an old NatWest bank said it has seen a significant visitor boost after being named among top 40 fish and chip shops in the UK.
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Meet the air traffic controller who flies himself to work
Jake Hutzler spends his workdays directing planes from an airport tower
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Boost for Burnham as poll shows half of UK supports rejoining EU
The prime minister said Brexit has done ‘more harm than good’ and promised to set out the options to the country around the time of a UK-EU summit
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Wall Street week ahead: Fed minutes, unemployment data, consumer sentiment update
Wall Street has a busy week ahead with a mix of economic updates and details about the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates at its last meeting
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Nvidia-backed Neocloud Nscale faces years of delay because UK's 'largest AI supercomputer' can't get enough power from the grid to feed its data centers
UK power infrastructure limits confirmed
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AI tech could be nationalised, Green Party deputy leader suggests
Rachel Millward said a Green government would immediately bring water companies in public ownership.
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ChatGPT-6 Astra plays World of Warcraft 'blind' and clears the orc starting zone in 40 minutes with no deaths — AI agent navigates by parsing raw server network packets and SQL files
OpenAI's model used the open-source agent-wow client to play on a private World of Warcraft server.
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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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Warning taxpayers could be left subsidising ‘empty buses’ under £3.5m plans
North Yorkshire Council leaders have warned against taxpayers being left to subsidise “empty buses” after further work towards potentially franchising bus services across the county was approved.
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North Korea launches ballistic missile after Seoul demands apology over wounded soldiers
Pyongyang fires towards sea a day after Kim Jong-un sister denounces South Korea for claiming North’s mines wounded South’s soldiers in DMZ
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Man who hit woman allowed to walk free from York Magistrates Court
A man who hit a woman, a banned driver caught driving and shoplifters were among defendants sentenced recently at York Magistrates Court.
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Greens would nationalise Thames and SE Water without paying compensation, says deputy leader – UK politics live
Rachel Millward tells Brighton conference: ‘Forget compensation for shareholders and creditors, these are insolvent companies’
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Call for support as farms face £83m summer dairy shortfall
Farmers’ leaders have renewed their call for support to improve resilience in the face of climate change as it emerged 240 million fewer litres of milk than expected were produced on British dairy farms this summer as record heat and drought put production under severe pressure.
