Paddington rail services including Elizabeth Line suspended after person hit by train December 28, 2023 Rail services at the UK’s second busiest station are suspended after a person was struck by a train, Great Western Railway (GWR) said. All lines serving London Paddington are blocked following the incident in the Slough area. The incident is affecting GWR and Elizabeth line services. Disruption is expected to continue until 11am. GWR said: [...]
FTSE 100: London climbs to three-month high after Christmas break December 28, 2023 London’s top index moved 0.36 per cent , or 27.44 points higher, to finish at 7,724.95.
Wall Street drifts higher as a strong year for markets winds down December 28, 2023 Wall Street drifted to a slightly higher close as trading remained light during the holiday-shortened week. The subdued activity in the market with two trading days left in the year is capping off a broader rally to a strong finish. The S&P 500 is coming of its eight straight winning week and is hovering just [...]
Campaign ramped up for UK ‘4 day week’ over concerns Britons ‘pushed to the brink’ December 28, 2023 More than 150 companies are accredited to the 4 Day Week Campaign, with benefits said to include better retention of staff and less stress.
New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft over use of stories to train chatbots December 27, 2023 The New York Times has filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft seeking to end the practice of using its stories to train chatbots.
Shipping stocks fall as Maersk schedules dozens of vessels to travel through the Suez Canal December 27, 2023 Denmark's Maersk has scheduled several dozen container vessels to travel via the Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the coming days and weeks.
Rail engineering works cause major disruption for thousands of passengers December 27, 2023 Problems with two Christmas rail engineering work projects are causing major disruption at London St Pancras on Wednesday.
Jeremy Hunt to set out spring budget on March 6 December 27, 2023 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced he will set out a spring budget on March 6.
Scrapping inheritance tax? Tories float tax cuts and help for house-buyers to turn around dire polling December 27, 2023 The Tories have been dropping hints they could make attention-grabbing pledges on housing and taxes as Rishi Sunak struggles to turn around his party’s major deficit in the polls.
Oil stabilises as major shippers eye a Red Sea return December 27, 2023 Denmark's Maersk said on Sunday it would begin to use the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden route again
