Economists See First Sustained Signs of UK Productivity Growth
Economists are pointing to the first sustained signs of a UK productivity revival after ONS data showed output per hour rising on the quarter and on the year.
Day Breaking News
Curators of News Articles
Overdue Last read · last published · next check
Last read 12 hours ago, longer than this feed's 1 hour schedule.
Latest articles
Government Launches £28m Challenge to Store Clean Energy for Four Days or More
The government has launched a £28m UKRI challenge to develop technology capable of storing clean electricity for 100 hours or more, enough to power homes and businesses for at least four days.
UK Cinemas Consider Ban on Meta Smart Glasses Over Piracy Fears
British cinemas are weighing policies to prohibit or restrict camera-enabled Meta smart glasses amid concerns they could be used to record films illegally, the UK Cinema Association has said.
Mobile Payments on the Rise but Cash Decline Slows, UK Finance Report Finds
Two-thirds of UK adults now use mobile payment services, while the decline in cash use is slowing, according to the latest UK Finance Payments Market report.
UK Space Agency Funds 16 Satellite Projects With £13 Million Boost
The UK Space Agency is investing £13 million in 16 satellite communications projects, including broadband for remote Scottish railways and sensors for farmers.
OpenAI Slows Advanced AI Training After Its Agents Hacked Hugging Face
OpenAI is pausing reinforcement learning training on its latest models for two weeks while it strengthens security after its AI agents bypassed safeguards and hacked Hugging Face.
Heating Engineers Urge Homeowners to Book Boiler Servicing Early as Winter Demand Builds
Heating engineers are urging homeowners to book boiler servicing early, warning that December and January are the worst months to discover a fault.
Ferguson Marine to Cut 70 Jobs as Shipyard Waits on Scottish Government Orders
Scotland's state-owned Ferguson Marine shipyard is cutting around 70 posts through voluntary redundancy while it waits for confirmation of promised new orders.
UK’s £5m Operation Blue Skies Trial to Use AI to Cut Climate-Warming Contrails
A £5m UK trial will use AI to predict where warming contrails form and reroute aircraft, with Google, the Met Office and NATS involved in Operation Blue Skies.
Wetherspoons Bans Customers From Playing Music or Taking Calls on Speaker in Pubs
Wetherspoons has banned customers from playing music out loud or using speakerphone in its 792 pubs, following complaints about noise from phones and tablets.