Summer holiday getaway: How to beat the queues
Tips to make travelling as smooth as possible, whether you’re going by road, plane, train or ferry.
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John Lewis allowed to build homes for first time
The department store is pushing to build rental flats as it looks for new ways to bring in money.
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Drivers 'ripped off' by fuel prices, warns watchdog
The Competition and Markets Authority says poor competition cost British motorists £1.6bn last year.
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Reeves set to reveal public finance shortfall of billions
The chancellor will unveil a public spending hole on Monday, which speculation suggests could hit £20bn.
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Airbus boss admits long delays in making aircraft
The plane maker has sold dozens of new jets at the Farnborough airshow, but is struggling to keep up with demand.
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What's behind the global self-storage boom?
Rising rents, e-commerce and available property are contributing to a boom in self-storage.
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Sainsbury's sorry for 'racist slur' trouser detail
Customers pointed out that the listing used a phrase deployed by racists to avoid language filters.
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Actors go on strike over video games AI threat
The union has been in talks with big games studios, like Activision and Walt Disney, for 18 months.
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UK secures seabed land deal to boost windfarms
GB Energy to partner with the Crown Estate to push forward offshore windfarm projects
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ChatGPT reveals search feature in Google challenge
OpenAI is working on adding new search powers to its artificial intelligence (AI) bot.
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Ex-minister brands Post Office cases 'corrupt'
Management culture was "insensitive and dismissive to the point of abject rudeness", Greg Clark says.
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US economy picks up amid heated presidential campaign
Despite steady growth, the economy is a top concern for voters in the US presidential election.
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No new coins ordered by the Treasury this year
The Treasury has denied that coppers will be scrapped completely but none will be minted in 2024.
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CrowdStrike backlash over $10 apology voucher
Cybersecurity firm is branded a "clown show" for gesture after an update caused widespread disruption.
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Would-be reality TV contestants 'not looking real'
A growing use of AI is said to be both harming and helping makers of reality TV.
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What makes an athletics track fast?
The makers of athletics tracks are tweaking their surfaces to make them faster.
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Why Nigerians are praying for the success of a new oil refinery
A vast new oil refinery in Nigeria is aiming to reduce the price of petrol in the country.
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What will future aerial dogfights look like?
AI with dogfighting ability is being developed by the UK and US air forces.
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How a single IT update caused global havoc
Friday's IT outage is a poignant reminder of how reliant the world has become on devices managed remotely by huge firms.
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Can we make work meetings more bearable?
The providers of video meetings software are now offering AI tools that help the participants.
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How AI is fuelling uncertainty for game developers
In a struggling games industry AI has been hailed as a possible saviour. But not everyone's convinced.
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