Amazon announces thousands of new jobs in £40bn UK investment plan

The investment will include four new fulfilment centres and thousands of 'new permanent, full-time' jobs.

Class no longer main dividing line in UK politics, survey shows

Age and education now bigger indicators, according to study, which also shows record support for electoral reform

South Arcade: Y2K core is about nostalgia and escapism

How a pop-punk band is riding a wave of Y2K nostalgia to bring back the sounds of the noughties.

It’s Not Cool To Be a Job Creator Right Now

What’s really going on with the labor market?

Here’s How Rich The Billionaires Are In ‘Mountainhead’

Would Ven Parish really be the wealthiest person in the world? Here’s how the characters stack up to their real-life counterparts.

Tariffs Planned for Appliances Made With Steel (Published 2025)

Why It's So Hard for Apple to Move Production From China to India

Or anywhere else.

Sadiq Khan pitches London as AI hub despite sector concerns

Sadiq Khan today championed the capital as a leading tech hub, even as sector voices warn of structural barriers limiting UK competitiveness.

Ranking: the 15 fastest-growing retail brands in the UK

While many retailers have been cutting costs, the players in this ranking have been gunning for growth. Thanks to exclusive transaction data shared with Retail Week by CACI, we can reveal the UK's...

Lessons from “Sesame Street”

The long-running children’s show is one of the last remaining pieces of American monoculture. But after a half century of change, is “Sesame Street” still the same place we know and love?

Hot Farmers, Trad Wives, and an Immigrant Reality Show: Welcome to TV’s MAGA Era

Against the backdrop of Trump’s anti-DEI agenda, Hollywood is seeing a resurgence in anti-woke conservative programming. Producers say reactionary politics will hurt an industry already in crisis.

Spare us the corporate speak

When I began my working life, I didn’t know an EBIT from a giblet. I love words. But God I hate corporate speak. Whether they’re drilling down, circling

How Britain’s Stats Geeks Lost Track of the Economy

Just before midday on May 9, employees of the Office for National Statistics were summoned to an urgent call.

Almost half of young people would prefer a world without internet, UK study finds

Half of 16- to 21-year-olds support ‘digital curfew’ and nearly 70% feel worse after using social media

Should phone-obsessed diners be forced to stop scrolling? Not if restaurants want to stay open |...

Giorgio Locatelli is the latest chef to lament our phone etiquette while dining. To him I say: that ship has sailed, and the customer is always right, says writer and comedian Athena Kugblenu

Will UK producers benefit from trade deal with the US?

Keir Starmer's 'historic' US deal may be more about avoiding tariff chaos than pushing exports. So what's in it for the food industry?

What AI means for agency and marketing roles—the jobs most at risk and how to adapt

Agencies are shifting their hiring priorities to build leaner teams bolstered by agentic AI and other tech.

Leo XIV Pledges to Lift Up ‘Ordinary People’ (Published 2025)

American cardinals who voted in the conclave played down the significance of the new pope’s roots in the United States, saying his service to the poor and the church had propelled him to the papacy.