85 m. ago FTSE 100 Live 12 December: GDP reverse fuels rate cut bets, Card Factory slides

The UK economy declined by 0.1% for a second successive month in October, figures today showed.

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2 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 12 December: UK economy contracts, Card Factory profit warning

The UK economy declined by 0.1% for a second successive month in October, figures today showed.

Events

4 h. ago Asian shares track US stock market's rise to record highs despite AI bubble worries

Asian shares are higher, tracking Wall Street's rise to records despite a sell-off for Oracle as worries persist about a potential bubble in artificial-intelligence technology

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29 h. ago Asian shares are mixed after Fed cuts rates, pushing Wall Street near its record

Asian shares are mixed after the U.S. stock market again approached its record high following the Federal Reserve’s cut in its main interest rate

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41 h. ago Wall Street mixed and London climbs as traders await US Federal Reserve interest rate decision

Wall Street mixed and London climbs as traders await US Federal Reserve interest rate decision  Yahoo Finance UK

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43 h. ago LIVE: Wall Street slips and London climbs as traders await US Federal Reserve interest rate decision

LIVE: Wall Street slips and London climbs as traders await US Federal Reserve interest rate decision  Yahoo Finance UK

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3 d. ago Superflu spreads across Europe: UK hospitals declare critical incidents and schools shut, cases surge in France and demand for face mask and medicine skyrockets in Spain

Daniel Elkeles, boss of NHS Providers, said Britons should start wearing a face mask on public transport and in offices if they are coughing and sneezing but are well enough to go to work.

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3 d. ago Government warns schools grappling with 'superflu' should only close in extreme circumstances as mutant strain spreads across Europe and more UK hospitals declare critical incidents

Headteachers are being told to consider the impact on education and wellbeing before an emergency shutdown due to the 'superflu' outbreak and to do their best to minimise disruption.

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3 d. ago ‘Don’t pander to the tech giants!’ How a youth movement for digital justice is spreading across Europe

Gen z are the first generation to have grown up with social media, they were the earliest adopters, and therefore the first to suffer its harms. Now they are fighting backLate one night in April 2020, towards the start of the Covid lockdowns, Shanley Clémot McLaren was scrolling on her phone when she noticed a Snapchat post by her 16-year-old sister. “She’s basically filming herself from her bed, and she’s like: ‘Guys you shouldn’t be doing this. These fisha accounts are really not OK. Girls, please protect yourselves.’ And I’m like: ‘What is fisha?’ I was 21, but I felt old,” she says.She went into her sister’s bedroom, where her sibling showed her a Snapchat account named “fisha” plus the code of their Paris suburb. Fisha is French slang for publicly shaming someone – from the verb “afficher”, meaning to display or make public. The account contained intimate images of girls from her sister’s school and dozens of others, “along with the personal data of the victims – their names, p...

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3 d. ago Asian shares slip after Wall Street pulls back from its record heights

Asian shares are mostly lower after U.S. stocks pulled away from their record heights

Politics

4 d. ago Hamas terror plotters spread across Europe in fresh alert with UK streets at risk

As the terror group has been dismantled across the Gaza strip it is actively spreading its influence across Europe, where it has hidden weapons dumps and could even present a significant risk to the UK

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6 d. ago London's answer to Wall Street gains momentum as major firms sign on

London's answer to Wall Street gains momentum as major firms sign on  CNBC

Economics

7 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 05 December: House price growth weakens, Ocado payout lifts shares

Annual house price growth has slowed to its weakest level since March 2024.

Society

7 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 05 December: House price growth weakest since March 2024, index holds firm

Annual house price growth has slowed to its weakest level since March 2024.

Society

7 d. ago Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street inches closer to its all

Asian shares are mixed after the U.S. stock market held near its records in a quiet day of trading

Politics

7 d. ago New York Times sues Pentagon over new reporting restrictions – US politics live

NYT accuses Pentagon of infringing on the constitutional rights of its journalistsWith the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, already in the hot seat over the 2 September boat strike and the inspector-general report on his use of the Signal messaging app in March, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Hegseth had asked Admiral Alvin Holsey to step down after he had expressed concerns over the legality of the attacks in the Caribbean.Hegseth had announced in October that Holsey would be stepping down as head of the US military’s southern command less than a year after he took over the post. The posting, which oversees operations in Central America, South America and the Caribbean, typically lasts three years. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 04 December: SSP and Future shares surge, £28bn energy plan to lift bills

Consumers are facing higher gas and electricity bills after Ofgem today approved £28 billion investment in Britain’s energy network.

Economics

8 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 04 December: Boost for SSP and Future, £28bn energy plan to lift bills

Consumers are facing higher gas and electricity bills after Ofgem today approved £28 billion investment in Britain’s energy network.

Economics

8 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 04 December: Energy bills to rise, SSP and Future shares surge

Consumers are facing higher gas and electricity bills after Ofgem today approved £28 billion investment in Britain’s energy network.

Science

8 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 04 December: Energy bills to rise, Frasers and SSP post results

Consumers are facing higher gas and electricity bills after Ofgem today approved £28 billion investment in Britain’s energy network.

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