Young women aged 16 to 24 in full-time work are now earning an average of £2,200 more per year than men in the same age bracket—a stark reversal from only two years ago, when men were better paid. According to new research by the Centre for

Scientists have long warned that parts of Miami Beach could be submerged by rising sea levels by the middle of this century, threatening thousands of properties. Yet, against the odds, the Florida city is enjoying a boom. Businesses, entrepreneurs and billionaires are flocking to the Sunshine

Seedable Studio, a Cardiff-based digital solutions company, has officially launched with £100,000 in seed funding from investors David Jones (the originator of Grand Theft Auto) and Stuart Little, a net-zero entrepreneur. The investment will fuel the company’s main focus: developing sustainable digital products with gamification elements. Led

As part of upcoming changes to the UK government’s employment bill, agency workers look set to be included in a ban on so-called “exploitative” zero-hours contracts. Under these proposals—reportedly to be presented on Tuesday—employers would be required to offer agency staff a guaranteed minimum number of

Europe risks falling further behind global rivals in the rollout of 5G networks, warns Margherita Della Valle, Vodafone’s chief executive. While Europe once led the world in 2G, it is now trailing not only the United States and China but also numerous emerging economies. Della Valle

The cost to consumers arising from constraints on Britain’s electricity network surged by 60 per cent to £253 million in the first two months of 2025, as wind farms were paid to switch off and gas plants were paid to replace them, according to analysis

Shop price inflation remained subdued in February, confounding forecasts of a dramatic rise, as heavy discounting at fashion and non-food retailers helped keep prices in check. Over the year to February, shop prices shrank by 0.7 per cent — unchanged from the previous month’s reading —