Budget Gyms Aim to Bulk Up in Smaller Uk Centres

Labour MPs set up group to focus on threat posed by Reform UK

New initiative will scrutinise the policies of the right-wing populist party

Financial Times - 9h

How years of waiting for parts is holding up the UK’s energy transition

Companies are facing long lead times to secure essential items such as transformers

Financial Times - 23h

AI takes centre stage at Photo Brussels 2025

A review of this year’s Photo Brussels festival, where the theme of artificial intelligence and its impact and potential were examined by the curated work. Who’s afraid of artificial ...

The Guardian - 4d

A pivotal budget for India

Also in this newsletter, media companies take OpenAI to court and the tragedy at the Kumbh Mela

Financial Times - 5d

Champions League review: smaller teams struggle but new stars rise

The final night of the group stage produced plenty of drama. We hand out honours and dishonours from the latest round of action. Manchester City Continue reading...

The Guardian - 5d

DeepSeek shows AI's centre of power could shift away from US

The app's strong debut has shaken beliefs that the US would remain the unchallenged global AI superpower, writes the BBC's Marc Cieslak.

BBC News - Jan. 28

Up to 10,000 people will have to be rehoused if Heathrow third runway goes ahead, John McDonnell says – UK politics live

MP for Hayes and Harlington, whose constituency includes Heathrow, says homes will either be unliveable or need to be demolished. Q: Are doctors able to recognise depression? And can they decide ...

The Guardian - Jan. 28

Pension shake-up plan aims to boost growth

Restrictions on surplus cash in pension schemes could be eased to get more money into the economy.

BBC News - Jan. 28

How Auschwitz became centre of Nazi Holocaust

It is 80 years since Soviet Union troops liberated Auschwitz - now marked as Holocaust Memorial Day.

BBC News - Jan. 27

Two hundred UK companies sign up for permanent four-day working week

More than 5,000 workers to benefit from reduced hours with no loss of pay. Two hundred UK companies have signed up for a permanent four-day working week for all their employees with no loss of pay, ...

The Guardian - Jan. 27

Victims to take centre stage at reopened Omagh bombing inquiry

Families of children killed will speak at inquiry into whether Northern Ireland atrocity could have been stopped. Victims of the Omagh bombing, the single deadliest atrocity of the Northern Ireland ...

The Guardian - Jan. 27

Mediators aim to shore up fragile ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon

Gazans to be allowed into the northern part of the Palestinian territory on Monday, ahead of the release of more hostages

Financial Times - Jan. 27

UK Budget fallout adds to Bank of England dilemma on interest rates

Employers are cutting jobs and raising prices to offset tax increases, with wages still growing too fast for policymakers’ comfort

Financial Times - Jan. 27

Our Kids Cannot Learn About Sex Just From Squeamish Gym Teachers

American students are not getting adequate sex ed, just when they need it most.

The New York Times - Jan. 26

Ireland and UK clean up after unprecedented Storm Éowyn brings record winds and damage

Emergency crews are cleaning up after a storm bearing record-breaking winds left at least one person dead and more than a million without power across the island of Ireland and Scotland

ABC News - Jan. 25

El Hierro: the tiny Canary Island at centre of migration crisis – photo essay

Ten years ago, El Hierro staked everything on sustainability and renewable energy. Today it faces another epochal challenge: migration from Africa, a phenomenon that is turning it into the ...

The Guardian - Jan. 24

UK competition regulator to cut staff after ‘budgeting error’

Voluntary exit scheme comes as CMA reels from government’s ousting of its chair

Financial Times - Jan. 23

Ministers weigh signing up UK to Europe customs scheme

EU trade chief says adding Britain to pan-European area is something Brussels ‘could consider’

Financial Times - Jan. 23

Hochul’s Budget Aims More at Pocketbook Issues Than at Trump

The $252 billion spending plan for New York addressed concerns about affordability, crime and the cost of living, but did little to anticipate President Trump’s policies.

The New York Times - Jan. 21

D.R. Horton is building smaller homes and offering incentives to keep prices down

D.R. Horton beat earnings expectations, but a miss on orders and a downbeat gross-margin outlook pushed the home builder’s stock into the red Tuesday.

MarketWatch - Jan. 21

Storm Éowyn set to batter the UK with up to 90mph winds

It is going to turn stormier in the UK this week as Storm Éowyn moves in from the Atlantic.

BBC News - Jan. 21

UK employers cut jobs after Budget, official data shows

Drop in payrolled workforce comes even as wage growth accelerates

Financial Times - Jan. 21

Sydney childcare centre set alight and sprayed with antisemitic graffiti

NSW premier Chris Minns says police will track down people behind Maroubra attack and foreshadows new anti-hatred laws. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking ...

The Guardian - Jan. 21

Outdoor learning group closes seven UK centres

Seven activity centres run by Kingswood close with immediate effect as it calls in administrators.

BBC News - Jan. 18

Welcome to the Wellness Era: Gyms Are the New Third Space

Gyms aren’t just a place to work out anymore. They’re now where people hang out and create community.

Inc. - Jan. 18

Trump's second inauguration to see smaller protests and fewer Democratic boycotts

Democratic lawmakers who boycotted Trump's first inauguration say they feel compelled to go this time, while protests are expected to be a fraction of their 2017 size.

NBC News - Jan. 18

Teenager guilty of murdering schoolgirl outside shopping centre

A jury rejects Hassan Sentamu's defence of diminished responsibility over Elianne Andam's stabbing.

BBC News - Jan. 16

UK gives green light to German start-up for vertical rocket launch

Britain takes the lead in race to fly satellites into space from European soil with licence approval

Financial Times - Jan. 16

World’s richest use up their fair share of 2025 carbon budget in 10 days

Emissions caused by wealthiest 1% so far this year would take someone from poorest 50% three years to create. The world’s richest 1% have already used up their fair share of the global carbon ...

The Guardian - Jan. 10

Fund managers to warn FCA over US activist’s plans to shake up UK trusts

Saba Capital has taken stakes in seven trusts and called on investors to vote for changes to their boards

Financial Times - Jan. 9

UK school budgets eroded by spiralling special needs costs, report shows

SEN spending and higher wages leave headteachers facing ‘very tight’ accounts in 2025, says IFS

Financial Times - Jan. 8

Don’t Call It a Gym. It’s a Sporting Club.

Some fitness centers are trading in the minimalist industrial aesthetic for midcentury nostalgia and country-club preppiness.

The New York Times - Jan. 7

Austria’s far-right leader to invite centre right for coalition talks

Herbert Kickl’s move could pave way for anti-immigration, pro-Kremlin Freedom party to govern country. The leader of Austria’s anti-immigration, pro-Kremlin Freedom party has said he intends to ...

The Guardian - Jan. 7