Revealed: landmark Scottish AI project has no prospect of meeting renewables promise
‘It’s smoke and mirrors’: hope turns to fear in Scottish village chosen for AI datacentre
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Sky owner strikes £1.6bn deal to buy ITV broadcasting in ‘rapidly changing’ media landscape - business live
Introduction: Sky owner agrees to buy ITV's broadcasting business in £1.6bn deal
Half of affordable new homes in rural England could be at risk if planning rules relaxed, analysis shows
Exclusive: National Housing Federation says ending quotas for developers could cost 32,000 homes over 10 years
A Place in the Sun review – subversive exposé of picture-postcard luxury in the Canary Islands
Every year, millions of tourists flock to the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean where the sun always shines. Through static shots resembling picture postcards, Mette Carla Albrechtsen’s pastel-…
John Lewis dishwasher leak forced buyers into hotels for eight months
My elderly parents spent much of last year dealing with what should have been a straightforward insurance claim after a dishwasher installation by John Lewis caused a leak.
Making public transport fully accessible ‘could boost UK economy by £176bn’
Investing in the UK transport network to make it fully accessible to disabled passengers could boost the economy by £176bn by helping millions more people into work, according to a report.
Mobile internet coverage in UK worse than any EU or G7 country, Which? says
British holidaymakers watching online videos while they sit on a European beach this summer are likely to be pleasantly surprised: the signal should be better than at home.
The Guardian view on private equity in the public sector: children’s services must be freed from debt-fuelled takeovers | Editorial
New analysis by the Guardian has revealed the disturbing extent of these firms’ influence in highly sensitive areas
Delivery firm Evri sues BBC for £1.2m over Panorama documentary
The parcel delivery company Evri is suing the BBC for £1.2m over a documentary it claims caused it serious financial loss.
Bipartisan bill fails to protect US consumers from datacenters’ true costs, critics warn
Experts say Ratepayer Protection Act ‘posing as a consumer protection measure’ and will raise prices on working people
‘New direction, same old problems’: the economic challenges facing Andy Burnham | Richard Partington
In politics, timing and luck matter. Tony Blair had astounding good fortune, benefiting from goldilocks economic conditions and a weak opposition. Others have taken charge in tougher times: in the 1970s Harold Wilson fa…
‘Did Westminster just ignore buses?’ Burnham aims to shake up UK transport
In the fourth of a series on nationalisation, we look at plans to emulate Manchester’s Bee Network in Britain’s buses and rail
A footballing deepfake: how Bruno Fernandes fell victim to an unlicensed betting operator
Respect of copyright law has never ranked highly in the list of priorities for unlicensed sports betting operators. Crests of famous clubs and photographs of star players are routinely used to promote brands which could…
I’ve seen what the death of major industry did to Britain. Without a good revival plan, Burnham cannot succeed | John Harris
In the autumn of 2005, Tony Blair gave one of his most unhinged and fascinating speeches as prime minister. “I hear people say we have to stop and debate globalisation,” he said . “You might as well debate whether autum…
Not cool: the air conditioning scams offering fake deals in the heatwave
With the UK heatwave expected to increase temperatures over the next week, you decide to invest in an air conditioning unit. But they are expensive, and stocks are running out in the shops as everyone else has had the s…
Make Ed Miliband chancellor, ex-chief Treasury adviser tells Andy Burnham
Nicholas Stern joins growing number backing Miliband, saying he has vision and experience to revive economy
In a pickle: US pickle company pulls out of DC fair over Confederate flag
Mt Olive Pickle Company says it was unaware image of flag was included in exhibit, and cites value of ‘human dignity’
Elon Musk posted twice as often on UK race and immigration as about SpaceX in IPO run-up
Elon Musk posted about race and immigration in the UK on his social media network X twice as often as he did about SpaceX, which he also owns, in the run-up to the aerospace and AI company’s initial public offering.
What impact will Andy Burnham have on Zack Polanski and the Greens?
The shift was notable. A week after Keir Starmer said he would resign, YouGov polling showed Labour up two points and the Greens down by the same amount. Might an Andy Burnham premiership mean a rethink for Zack Polansk…
Mayfair casino facing legal action after former waiter says he did not get fair share of tips
A Mayfair casino is facing legal action from a former waiter who says he was not given a fair share of tips.
Tom Kean got months of paid sick leave – after voting against it for others | Arwa Mahdawi
The congressman spent four months mysteriously away from work, but he doesn’t seem to think his constituents should get mandated sick days
OpenAI’s apparent failure to visit key site raises questions over UK investment
It was to be the biggest undertaking in Britain for OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. Stargate UK – a multibillion-pound UK datacentre project – would represent “a major step forward in the US-UK technology partnershi…
As auto costs rise, will the US miss the golden age of electric vehicles?
Earlier this month, an intriguing new Detroit-based electric vehicle startup hit the market – Slate Auto , a Jeff Bezos-backed venture offering something US buyers rarely see these days – a pick up truck billed as “affo…
Boris Johnson wasted my levelling up idea. Here’s how Burnham and his ‘good growth’ plan can do better | Justine Greening
Andy Burnham has set out his vision for “ good growth in every postcode ”. It may seem like levelling up 2.0 – and if so, that’s very good news for the country. Because, unlike his Labour and Conservative predecessors, …