Andy Burnham to give regional mayors share of income tax
Prime Minister Andy Burnham will give all mayors of city regions in England a share of income tax revenue for the first time, as part of his drive to...
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Xbox tech boss says ‘unacceptable’ outage should not have affected disc games
The issue follows a separate incident on 24 July in which the PlayStation Network also suffered an outage for several hours.Both incidents have created unease about a so-called digital-only...
Read moreIn pictures: Scale of drought across England as rivers dry up
Drought has been declared across more than half of England as hot, dry weather takes its toll on the country's water supplies.The announcement means there have been three droughts...
Read moreNewspaper headlines: ‘Future looking droughtful’ and ‘Dinghy flotilla’
Several papers lead with declarations of drought across the UK, the third in five years. "Future looking droughtful for baking Britain", says the Metro, which reports that dry weather...
Read moreThe Chinese robot army transforming the UK’s retail industry
The UK has struggled with weak productivity growth for more than a decade, and economists say wider adoption of robotics will be essential if businesses are to become more...
Read moreCommonwealth Games 2026: Scotland claim eight medals in five chaotic hours as Games hit halfway
After a relatively quiet day, the first medal was claimed by the men's 3x3 basketball team just before 17:00 BST.A couple of hours later, three more followed in the...
Read moreMeta shares fall as frustration grows over AI spending plans
Meta shares plunged on Wednesday as investors balked at its promise to keep spending on artificial intelligence (AI) projects while profits dwindle.Shares in the firm behind Instagram and Facebook...
Read moreData centres could pay hundreds of millions in deposits for power demands
Ofgem has proposed new measures which could see developers of data centres made to pay hundreds of millions of pounds up front.The British energy regulator said a refundable fee...
Read moreIn Pictures: Buildings damaged after powerful earthquake hits south-west Japan
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck south-west Japan on Tuesday, trapping some people under rubble, and forcing hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate.The quake hit Kyushu island at 16:27...
Read moreCommonwealth Games 2026: Soppy socks & a slathering of deep heat – rain causes chaos in Glasgow
Some athletes struggled in the conditions.England's Morgan Lake did not clear the bar with any of her three efforts in the high jump. Similarly, Scotland's Steven Stone had attempts...
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