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IT consultant ordered to pay £50,000 after being accused of stealing Soho House members’ personal details

The consultant, who worked for IT firm Espire Infolabs, had been seconded to the private members’ club to work on an IT project which involved access to personal data of members including addresses, bank and payment card…

Tokenomics: Why making AI pay is tricky

Firms like Microsoft, Google and Anthropic have invested hundreds of billions of dollars in developing Large Language Models (LLMs) the tech behind those services. So getting ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini to help with your…

Households near new pylons to get £250 taken off annual energy bills

The government has promised hundreds of thousands of homes living within 500 metres of new grid infrastructure a saving of up to £2,500 on their energy bills over 10 years in return for "hosting vital infrastructure"…

Energy discount scheme for homes near new pylons branded ‘bribe’ by Reform

Households around north London and a series of other places where new pylons are being built will receive electricity bill discounts from next year in a scheme branded as a “bribe” by Reform UK. Families living in more…

Sun-tanned cauliflowers and knobbly spuds - the heatwave veg that's good to eat

Repeated heatwaves after a warmer than usual spring have led to predictions of the worst harvest since records began. The heat is not only affecting how much produce is grown, but also how it looks. Retailers usually…

Tributes to co-founder of John Pye auction house

The company was founded by John and Ann Pye in 1968 as a partnership named 'Furniture & General Auctions' at Nottingham's old Cattle Market site. A statement issued by the firm said "John lived a fantastic life full of…

Multinational Top-up Tax and Domestic Top-up Tax

These are widely known as the GloBE rules, as set out in the OECD's Pillar Two Model Rules. DTT is the UK's implementation of a Qualifying Domestic Minimum Top-up Tax (QDMTT), which applies the Pillar Two rules to UK…

Will Andy Burnham’s everyday fixes be enough to get the public on his side?

That approach has been adopted almost immediately by Andy Burnham since entering office, as he began his programme of "everyday fixes" to tackle problems that can be dealt with through minor policy tweaks. Labour…

Eclipse chasers scramble for glasses as stocks run low

"I've sold, like, 100 this morning," a staff member tells the BBC. But it's not baked goods driving queues out of the door - customers are here to buy eclipse glasses. They are among those hoping to catch a safe glimpse…

‘Subsidies for fossil fuels ... are pouring fuel on the fire’: your questions on fossil fuel profits and the climate crisis answered

It can sometimes feel bleak as the climate unravels around us in the face of powerful opposition to action. But I think many more people care than do not care and I believe we will reach a much greener world in time…