Sainsbury’s to cut 3,000 jobs by closing cafes and counters
Sainsbury’s has announced it will cut 3,000 jobs by shutting down its remaining cafés as well as closing its patisserie and pizza counters. The supermarket said the move would “simplify…
LinkedIn accused of using private messages to train AI
A US lawsuit filed on behalf of LinkedIn Premium users accuses the social media platform of sharing their private messages with other companies to train artificial intelligence (AI) models. It…
‘I got a credit card after losing the winter fuel payment’
Colletta Smith & Abi Smitton Cost of living correspondent & producer BBC Sandra, from County Durham, said she is scared of falling into debt after losing the Winter Fuel Payment…
Bloc may consider new Brexit customs plan
The new EU trade chief responsible for post-Brexit negotiations with the UK has told the BBC that a “pan-European area is something we could consider” in reset discussions due to…
Three major supermarkets hit back at farm tax
Tesco, Aldi, and Lidl have backed British farmers in their dispute with the government over tax changes in the Budget. Ashwin Prasad, Tesco’s chief commercial officer, said “the UK’s future…
Government borrowing hits highest December level for four years
Government borrowing rose in December, hitting the highest levels for the month for four years, official figures show. Borrowing – the difference between spending and tax revenue – was £17.8bn…
US tech giants announce AI plan worth up to $500bn
Getty Images OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank form joint venture to build artificial intelligence infrastructure OpenAI is teaming up with Oracle and Softbank to build data centres equipped to power artificial…
Donald Trump considers 10% tariff on China from February
US President Donald Trump has said he is considering imposing a 10% tariff on imports of Chinese-made goods as soon as 1 February. Trump said discussions with his administration were…
Thousands on hold to HMRC cut off after 70 minutes, report finds
Getty Images A report has called for bold action to improve HMRC’s customer services HMRC has denied running a “deliberately poor” phone service in an attempt to push taxpayers to…
Waitrose brings back free coffee for shoppers who buy nothing
Waitrose has reintroduced free coffee for all loyalty scheme members even if they haven’t bought anything from the supermarket. The company has told those signed up to its myWaitrose scheme…