Apr 27, 2026

The Chinese sports brand taking on Nike and Adidas

Now one of the biggest sportswear firms, Anta's rise follows a playbook adopted by many Chinese giants.

Apr 27, 2026

China blocks Meta's $2bn acquisition of AI start-up Manus

It comes after months of scrutiny by Chinese regulators over deal struck with Facebook owner.

Apr 27, 2026

Greggs removes cabinets in shoplifting hotspots

Greggs is removing display cabinets in London stores that have been most severely hit by shoplifters.

Apr 23, 2026

Asos demands £7m from US as firms rush to claim tariff refunds

Hundreds of thousands of firms could potentially win back some money after the tariffs were struck down.

Apr 22, 2026

Help for people who use heating oil is on the way

North Lincolnshire Council is encouraging households to sign up for a support scheme.

Apr 22, 2026

McDonald's boss on abuse claims: 'I don't want to talk about the past'

A BBC investigation in 2023 heard from more than 100 McDonald's workers in the UK claiming they faced sexual assault, harassment, racism, and bullying

Apr 22, 2026

Xbox cuts prices for Game Pass but ends day-one Call of Duty access

New Call of Duty games will be added to the subscription service "about a year" after release, Microsoft said.

Apr 21, 2026

Royal Mail to ask part-time posties to work more to meet letter targets

Royal Mail has faced a chorus of criticism for failing to meet its targets on letter delivery.

Apr 21, 2026

How will Apple change under 'product guy' John Ternus?

As Tim Cook announces his departure from the top job at Apple, these are the key challenges for new boss John Ternus.

Apr 21, 2026

AI hacking tools like Mythos can be 'net positive' says top cyber official

The head of the National Cyber Security Centre says frontier AI tools can be a force for good - if kept out of the wrong hands.

Apr 20, 2026

Blue Origin rocket grounded after satellite 'mishap'

The firm founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is investigating the failed launch.

Apr 20, 2026

New era as Apple names new boss to replace Tim Cook after 15 years

John Ternus will take over running the technology giant as Cook steps up to become executive chairman.

Apr 17, 2026

Tinder and Zoom offer 'proof of humanity' eye-scans to combat AI

The tech aims to identify people's irises and stop the rise of fake accounts and malicious scams.

Apr 16, 2026

UK economy grew faster than expected in February

The Office for National Statistics says the economy expanded by 0.5% in February.

Apr 16, 2026

DHL staff at Jaguar Land Rover vote to strike

Up to 300 DHL logistics workers based at Jaguar Land Rover in Solihull vote to strike indefinitely.

Apr 16, 2026

Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings to step down as chairman

Hastings set up the company in 1997, when it rented DVDs to customers and delivered by post.

Apr 15, 2026

Thames Water 'sleepwalking' into bad deal for customers, investor says

The UK is “sleepwalking” into bad deal on Thames Water says a frustrated rival bidder.

Apr 14, 2026

Morrisons plans to cut 200 jobs at head office

The supermarket says the redundancies form part of a restructure at its Bradford headquarters.

Apr 14, 2026

Customers failed over outages, water boss tells MPs

Bosses at South East Water are grilled over failures that left thousands without water over winter.

Apr 14, 2026

Amazon to spend $11bn on satellite firm in growing Starlink rivalry

Amazon wants to get thousands more satellites into orbit to offer internet and mobile services.

Apr 10, 2026

Meta pulls Facebook ads recruiting for social media addiction lawsuits

The Facebook owner recently lost a landmark social media addiction trial in California

Apr 9, 2026

Amazon to end support for older Kindles, prompting user outcry

The move means owners of Kindles released before 2013 will be unable to download new e-books.

Apr 7, 2026

Ex-Meta worker investigated for downloading 30,000 private Facebook photos

The former employee was fired from Meta after being suspected of downloading 30,000 photos, the company said.

Apr 5, 2026

Apple at 50: Three products that changed how we live - and three that really...

On the tech giant's 50th year, we ask analysts to give their top three Apple successes and misses

Apr 5, 2026

Pepsi withdraws as UK festival sponsor after Kanye West backlash

The festival's main sponsor Pepsi has withdrawn its funding from Wireless, it announced on Sunday.

Apr 2, 2026

National Minimum Wage rises this week

Around 2.7 million people are set to receive a pay rise this week as the national minimum wage goes up by 50p to £12.71 for over 21s.

Apr 1, 2026

IndiGo names former British Airways chief Willie Walsh as CEO

The announcement comes days after former CEO Pieter Elbers quit in the backdrop of a flight cancellation crisis.

Mar 26, 2026

JLR temporarily halts production at Solihull plant

Jaguar Land Rover pauses Range Rover production at its West Midlands factory due to supplier issue.

Mar 25, 2026

BTS comeback concert on Netflix draws 18.4m global viewers

The livestreamed show saw the band perform together for the first time since October 2022.

Mar 25, 2026

OpenAI closes Sora video-making app and cancels $1bn Disney deal

The move comes less two years after the launch of the AI video app sent shockwaves through the media industry.