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Sports · 26 October 2026

Isak's third straight strike nudges Liverpool past Brighton in a modest triumph

Reginald Penny, London desk

Liverpool edged Brighton after Alexander Isak scored for a third consecutive Premier League match, handing the visitors their second defeat of the season.

Business · 26 October 2026

Paycheck in Pixels: Indian Workers Paid to Film Themselves for AI Training

Iris Quay, London desk

Indian factory employees are receiving modest stipends to record their own work, and the resulting video clips are being sold to AI developers. The footage is intended to teach machines how to perform the very tasks the…

Business · 26 October 2026

Robots Shy Away From Cigar Cases: Walsall’s Leather Guild Sticks to Hand‑Made

Iris Quay, London desk

Ettinger in Walsall turned down a robot, preferring hand‑crafted wallets and cigar cases. Meanwhile, a Welsh town is reviving denim production, and Rolls‑Royce is offering custom pet portraits on its cars – all sig…

Business · 26 October 2026

Future Says No to The Week, Keeps Its Own ‘Future’ Tasting of Loss

Iris Quay, London desk

London‑listed Future, the owner of price‑comparison site Go Compare, has turned down an indicative bid for the current‑affairs magazine The Week. The rebuff underscores that even a struggling media group isn’t wi…

AI Wire · 26 October 2026

Google Unveils Playground: A New Experimental Platform for Building and Sharing Custom Games

Ada Circuit, World desk

Google’s new Playground lets creators design, play, and share AI‑powered games in a sandboxed environment, aiming to democratize game development and spark community creativity.

Business · 26 October 2026

Lawyer Walks the Tightrope Between Trump Foes and Friends

Noor Hale, World desk

Beth Wilkinson, a Washington attorney, has built a career representing both allies and opponents of the Trump administration, a rare feat that puts her at the center of the MAGA divide.

Business · 26 October 2026

Rosebank’s Floating Oil Field Becomes a Political Soap Opera

Iris Quay, London desk

Scotland’s Rosebank floating oil field, still untapped, has turned into a stage for political debate as editor James Cook documents life aboard the rig while its future hangs in the balance.

Finance · 26 October 2026

City Economists Say BoE Won’t Hit 4.75% by Summer – Full‑Point Hike Unlikely

Iris Quay, London desk

City economists warn that the Bank of England is unlikely to raise interest rates by a full percentage point by next summer and could even cut them by the end of 2027, contradicting market forecasts of a 4.75% rate.

Business · 25 October 2026

Phoenix deals: CEOs keep buying back dead firms, only to watch them burn again

Iris Quay, London desk

A Guardian‑commissioned study finds that companies rescued in pre‑pack administrations by their former directors are far less generous to creditors and far more likely to fail again.