Wage growth in the UK eased to 4.5% between September and November, official figures suggest, following a sharp slowdown in private sector pay increases. The pace of pay growth for those employed by private businesses slowed to the lowest rate in five years, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In contrast, public sector…
More than 100 vehicles were involved in a pile-up that closed the I96 interstate road in Ottawa County, Michigan on 19 January. State police reported that there had been multiple injuries but no fatalities. One man involved in the accident said he could barely see the cars in front of him due to the snow…
Saying that beauty lies in imperfection and actually believing and practicing it are two different things. In a world obsessed with filters and carefully curated but bubble-like confidence, Aastha Shah refuses to be defined by set standards. She has lived a journey of finding self-worth, and today inspires many to embrace their flaws, follow the…
If Madison Keys was not nervous enough about starting her Australian Open title defence, facing an unknown opponent only added to the tension. The 30-year-old American had a fairytale run in Melbourne 12 months ago, culminating in her lifting the first Grand Slam trophy of her career. However, she made an edgy start to her…
BBC When campaigning to become president for the second time, Donald Trump made improving the economy a central part of his pitch to voters. One year after returning to the White House, we asked voters about that promise. What do they think of the state of the economy? Are their lives better today than they…
Tech companies have raced to build out compute capacity to fuel their AI ambitions but are now faced with a new bottleneck: memory capacity. The crunch comes as workloads shift from training models to using AI tools, and it’s driven in part by agentic AI, where a system can execute tasks independently. AI agents require…
Several members of the Indian men’s cricket team chose an unconventional way to unwind ahead of international cricket action, opting for a jungle safari near Nagpur before the start of the T20I series against New Zealand.India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav, along with Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Rinku Singh, and Ravi Bishnoi, visited the Pench Tiger…
Nichola RutherfordBBC Scotland News Emma Christie Hazel Dempster and Lachlan Lindsay both have brain tumours When Lachlan Lindsay was eight, he was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Surgeons acted quickly and he made a good recovery. It was a painful experience for Lachlan and a worrying time for his family back home in Stonehaven, but…
Faisal IslamEconomics editor Getty Images Gary Cohn advised Trump on the economy in his first term Oliver SmithBusiness producer, Davos Donald Trump will not be able to force Greenland to change ownership, a former top adviser to the US president has told the BBC. IBM’s vice chairman Gary Cohn, who advised Trump on the economy…
Brooklyn Beckham has spoken out about a family rift. He stated he does not wish to reconcile with his parents. Brooklyn claims he and his wife have been targeted by media narratives. He feels he is finally standing up for himself. This situation has sparked discussion online. The article suggests celebrity family images may not…