Business · 17 October 2026
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury wrote to Transport Secretary Andy Burnham warning that selecting Lockheed Martin for the Skynet military satellite programme could see Britain lose its foothold in the European space sector.
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Business · 17 October 2026
More than 100,000 people on Uber’s robotaxi waitlist have sparked a protest at Wayve’s headquarters, with Uber drivers fearing for their jobs and politicians urging TfL to control licences.
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Business · 17 October 2026
A UK maritime agency recorded a record twelve ship strikes near the Hormuz Strait in one week, slowing oil exports. London’s financial hub responded with typical bravado, treating the security disruption as a quirky bo…
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Business · 16 October 2026
Elon Musk unveiled the Roadster 2 at a Tesla event, where the car drove up a curved ramp, used SpaceX thrusters to lift, flip, and land back on the ramp.
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Sports · 16 October 2026
Britain’s Sonay Kartal, playing her third event after a long injury lay‑off, stunned fifth‑seed Elina Svitolina to reach her first WTA 1000 semi‑final at the Wuhan Open.
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Business · 16 October 2026
Ofgem is weighing a market‑stabilisation charge that would require suppliers who win customers with cheaper tariffs to pay a fee to the losing rival, a move aimed at keeping firms from going bust and that could turn ev…
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Business · 16 October 2026
Poundland’s owners have dropped a trio of restructuring specialists onto the board as the discount retailer hovers on the brink of a sale or filing for administration.
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Business · 16 October 2026
Chancellor John Healey’s first budget, due on 28 October, will introduce a new levy on UK banks to help offset the public‑finance hit from the Middle‑East conflict.
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World · 16 October 2026
Faber & Faber has withdrawn Sally Rooney’s titles from UK retailers, saying it cannot forward UK earnings to the author after her outspoken support for Palestine Action.
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