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Graduate job vacancies drop by almost 50% in a year, survey suggests

Jobs website Adzuna said it had just 8,383 graduate vacancies listed in July, down from 15,397 at the same point last year. Adzuna also found competition among job seekers across all levels is rising, with an average of…

Rupert Lowe set to be paid as much for divisive posts on Elon Musk’s X as for being MP

Lowe has earned £932 an hour for his posts on X , formerly Twitter, since the start of the year, according to his own declarations in the register of MPs' financial interests, which detail how many hours he has spent on…

KPMG seeks financial support from parent group in wake of audit scandal

In its annual results on Monday, the Australian arm of the accounting group said it will cut its workforce by five per cent and partner pay by 13 per cent, as it battles a downturn in client spending and the fallout of a…

Rail companies sued for £5m over oil spill caused by derailment

The body filed a legal claim earlier this month against DB Cargo UK and Touax Rail over the derailment near Llangennech, Carmarthenshire, in August 2020. The incident saw 10 wagons of the 25-wagon train derail , causing…

Greg Norman: I’d rather see LIV Golf end than wither away

The tour’s future is in serious doubt after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund withdrew its backing earlier this year, having already spent $5bn on rivalling the PGA Tour. Talks continue over a slimmed-down offering…

Households in Great Britain ‘could owe energy suppliers £7bn by end of year’

Domestic energy debt and arrears climbed by about £500m over the past year to a record £6bn at the end of June as the Middle East conflict continued to stoke rising gas market prices. The amount of energy debt left…

Drive to Survive renewed by Netflix as Formula 1 docuseries gets ninth season

Filming behind the scenes of the current season has already begun, with post-production set to begin at the end of the year ahead of an expected February 2027 release. “We’re so excited to be making Season 9 of this…

European private credit booms as private equity firms are forced to refinance

The value of direct lending across the continent hit €63.2bn (£54.1bn) in the first six months of the yea r, driven primarily by a spike in borrowing in the first three months, according to the latest report from…

Do you pay tax on cryptoassets? How to report and pay it

According to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), 8% of UK adults held cryptoassets in 2025, up from 4% in 2021. However, there’s concern some crypto investors don’t understand the tax implications of receiving…

Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon price rises in western Europe ‘highest in world’

Over the past four years the world's largest subscription video streaming services have dramatically changed their business models introducing lower-priced, basic advertising tiers to attract new subscribers , while also…