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A central problem is the “care lottery” involved in a complicated patchwork of funding rules, means-testing, local-authority decisions and private providers – with families taking up the slack. Try 6 free issues of…

‘Winter panic’: EU gas stores at their lowest level in 13 years

The EU's gas stocks were 63% full in the last week of August, well below the 80% average for late August over recent years and among the lowest levels ever recorded for this time of year. At the current sluggish rate of…

Faster, higher, funnier: what we learned from China’s robot games

The five-day showcase staked out China's claim to undisputed leadership in humanoid robotics as android martial artists landed knockout roundhouse kicks and robot teams marched into the arena heralded by flag-waving…

Fifa crisis shows that fans must get a say in who succeeds Infantino as president

A year ago, I wrote an article arguing that the role of a sports leader was to be a caretaker, not a king . The warning was simple: make the story about yourself and you risk flying too close to the sun. The higher you…

Large fire near Wembley Stadium disrupts tube and rail services

Twenty fire engines and about 125 firefighters were sent to tackle the blaze at a mixed-waste facility on an industrial estate in Neasden, less than a mile from the venue. There was no service on the entire Metropolitan…

Gatwick Airport faced water outage after main burst

A spokesperson for the airport confirmed that the issue had affected water supply in both terminals and was under investigation by SES Water. The water company said it had begun to restore supply and that water pressure…

Autumn Budget 2026 – what can small business owners expect?

It’s the first for new Chancellor, John Healey, after his appointment from new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham. The Cebr expects a modest 1.2% growth in 2026, but challenges lie ahead with more energy price rises forecast…

London Science Museum cuts links with BP after decades of partnership

The Science Museum Group academy, which was established in 2018 to provide training and resources, announced on Friday that it would be ending its partnership with BP . In a statement, the director and chief executive of…

An $18bn settlement – and Zuckerberg barely blinked. The tech titans must be stripped of their power, and soon | Jonathan Freedland

It didn't go down when word came on Wednesday that Meta had settled with the 29 US states that had argued that the company's Facebook and Instagram platforms harmed children. On the contrary, Meta stock went up…

Fed chair says delivering ‘stable prices’ is central bank’s job as inflation persists

Warsh did not indicate where the Fed will take interest rates in the coming months, despite US inflation remaining stubbornly above the central bank's 2% target amid the war in Iran. But his speech was taken by markets…

Can Andy Burnham solve the social care funding crisis?