UK will fall behind supercomputer rivals, head of axed £800mn project warns

Mark Parsons, who led exascale venture in Edinburgh, says it would be a ‘disaster’ if funding is not restarted

Business - Financial Times - 17 hours ago

Parts of UK blanketed in white after first snowfall of the season

Snow has fallen across parts of the UK with forecasters saying there is a risk of ice as temperatures drop overnight.

Europe’s economy poised to fall further behind US, IMF warns

Fund pins blame on weak productivity and ageing workforce as it highlights continent’s weak post-pandemic performance

Business - Financial Times - October 24

UK ‘falling behind’ on sewage pollution regulation while EU tightens rules

EU member states agree to update urban waste water treatment directive. The UK is falling further behind on sewage pollution regulation as the EU tightens its rules to clean up Europe’s waterways, ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Deloitte axes 250 UK employees in performance-related cull

Round of job cuts affecting Big Four accounting and consulting firm’s advisory divisions staff not announced across business

Business - Financial Times - October 23

UK-France school trips at risk of being axed as Brexit checks come in

French government officials and teachers express ‘concern’ over the impact of incoming border checks on student travel

Business - Financial Times - October 27

Major Garrett breaks down the election numbers behind Trump's projected win

Chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett examines the data behind Trump's projected win and looks at the key states and voter demographics that shaped the election outcome.

Schroders shares tumble to lowest in over 10 years after warning on outflows

Incoming chief executive Richard Oldfield pledges to sharpen asset manager’s focus and execution

Business - Financial Times - November 5

EY partner payouts in UK fall to £723,000 on average

Big Four accounting firm hit by sharp slowdown in revenue growth and an increase in partnership size

Business - Financial Times - October 25

UK earnings inequality falls to lowest on record

Drop comes after successive increases in hourly minimum wage

World - Financial Times - October 29

Europe falls behind China in playing host to clinical drug trials

Pharmaceutical companies turn to jurisdictions with simpler regulatory regimes

Business - Financial Times - October 21

Disruptive snow to hit UK as weather warnings issued

Snow and ice warnings have been issued and disruption is possible as the weather turns colder across the UK.

We were warned about Project 2025 — now it’s too late to stop it

The election is over. What matters now is how the Trump administration governs.

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Florida State falls from preseason top 10 to likely missing a bowl game after loss to rival Miami

One year after an undefeated regular season, the Seminoles have guaranteed themselves a losing record before the calendar turns to November

Sports - CBS Sports - October 27

The rollercoaster king: the man behind the UK’s fastest thrill-ride

John Burton was just 27 when he was put in charge of creating Thorpe Park’s biggest-ever project. Once too scared to go on rides himself, how did he become the architect of so many daredevils’ ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

Project reveals UK sites where black Americans fought to end slavery

Missing Pieces Project maps buildings in 189 locations where African American abolitionists spoke against slavery. Historic England is commemorating the American abolitionist Frederick Douglass ’s ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Nature campaigners urge UK taxpayers to take stakes in forest projects

Land reform charities call for better regulation of UK’s carbon market so profits can be shared with public. Nature campaigners have called for taxpayers to take stakes in forest and peatland ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Why a Memphis Community Is Fighting Elon Musk’s Supercomputer

Residents say Mr. Musk’s data center for artificial intelligence is compounding their pollution burden and adding stress on the local electrical grid.

Tech - The New York Times - October 31

Risk of vigilantes as justice system ‘on the brink’, warns Law Society head

Danger that people in England and Wales take matters ‘into their own hands’, says Richard Atkinson

Business - Financial Times - October 27

North Korea foreign minister heads to Russia as Biden warns of 'dangerous' situation

North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui left Pyongyang on Monday night for an official visit to Russia, North Korean state-controlled media reported.

Bank of England Cuts Interest Rates, but Signals Stickier Inflation

The central bank said that future cuts would be gradual amid higher inflation forecasts after the new government introduced spending and tax increases in its budget.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 7

Don’t fall into ‘populist trap’ of backing Trump, Badenoch warned

Tory leader advised by senior members not to align herself closely to the president-elect’s success. Kemi Badenoch is being urged not to “fall into a populist trap” by pulling the Conservative ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

FirstFT: Partner pay at US law firms hits record levels

Also in today’s newsletter, US backs huge lithium mine and Canada cuts immigration programme

World - Financial Times - October 25

Sinologist Li Cheng: ‘America is not in the mood to study China’

The political expert on the breakdown of US-Sino relations, what Xi Jinping’s fourth term might hold — and why neither Harris nor Trump makes him hopeful of change

Business - Financial Times - October 25