Major Instagram update to give parents more control with new teen privacy settings
Teenage Instagram users will get new privacy settings, its parent company Meta has announced in a major new update.It is...
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Ministers step up bid to end ‘exploitative’ zero-hours contracts
Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister, will hold talks with union bosses and business leaders on Wednesday as the government...
Guardian Media Group in talks to sell The Observer to Tortoise Media
Guardian Media Group (GMG) is in talks to sell The Observer, the world's oldest Sunday newspaper, to Tortoise Media, a...
What next for interest rates – as central banks try to avoid unnecessary pain
Inflation held steady at 2.2% in August, in line with expectations and confirming that, while prices and interest rates rose...
No change in CPI inflation ahead of interest rate decision – but another measure ticks unexpectedly up
There's been no change in the rate of price rises, official inflation figures showed. The rate of inflation stood at...
Embattled Post Office chief executive Nick Read resigns
Nick Read is to end his torrid tenure as chief executive of the Post Office as he prepares to give...
UK economy continued to flatline in month Labour came to power – official figures
There was no growth in the UK economy in July, official figures show.It follows a month of no growth at...
Sir Elton John-backed Audoo tunes into industry chiefs
A music technology company backed by Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney is recruiting a trio of senior executives...
Oil prices at lowest level since 2021 – but will motorists benefit?
A slump in oil prices could lead to further reductions at the fuel pumps but any benefit risks being stripped...