Trump rings bell on record stock market – but will it last?
The US president-elect comes into office with a strong economy, but investors hope for more and current highs may be difficult to sustain....
Month : December 2024
Former Syria prison head charged with torture in US
Samir Ousman Alsheikh is accused of torturing and ordering the torture of prisoners at Adra Prison....
Plans for new energy tariffs with no standing charges
Energy firms will be forced to offer the new tariffs under a proposed shake-up of bills by the regulator....
Currys says price rises ‘inevitable’ after Budget
The retailer says it had not planned for the full impact of recent changes to tax and other government policy....
Chatbot ‘encouraged teen to kill parents over screen time limit’
Legal action filed in Texas alleges Character.ai ‘poses a clear and present danger’ to young people....
The Indian teen who became the world’s youngest chess champion
On Thursday Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest world champion at the age of 18....
After 50 years of Assad cruelty, Syrians search for dead loved ones – and closure
BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen finds Syrians desperate for answers about the missing and a reckoning for their killers....
Improve productivity for more pay, public sector told
Downing Street tells unions angry at 2.8% pay proposals that workers must become more productive....
Miliband unveils new powers to approve large wind farms
The change is part of the government’s new action plan for meeting its 2030 clean power target....
Bloody siege ends Myanmar army control of western border
Insurgents seized Myanmar’s border with Bangladesh in one of the bloodiest battles of the civil war....