New North Sea oil drilling faces delay after gear accidentally dropped in sea
Production at Britain’s largest undeveloped oil and gasfield faces delays following equipment accidentally dropped in the North Sea, pushing potential output into 2027.
Primark cuts prices as it feels pressure from Shein and Temu
Primark announced price cuts on hundreds of clothing items as it faces intensifying competition from Chinese online retailers Shein and Temu, which offer significantly cheaper alternatives to traditional fast-fashion stores.
The £5 coffee that tells a story of global economic turmoil
Coffee prices across the UK have surged past £4 per cup, reflecting a complex mix of climate disasters, geopolitical tensions, tariffs, and shifting consumer preferences in the global coffee market.
The furious dispute over what caused Air India flight 171 to crash
A year after Air India Flight 171 crashed in Ahmedabad killing 249 people, investigators and safety advocates dispute whether a pilot deliberately cut fuel to the engines or if an electrical malfunction caused the disaster.
Artificial intelligence: Yann LeCun works on more flexible AI
Yann LeCun, founder of Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs, argues current AI systems like ChatGPT cannot handle real-world tasks like robotics and advocates for developing more flexible artificial intelligence architectures.
This farmer wanted to quit the cocaine industry – he couldn’t
Colombian coca farmers struggle to abandon the crop despite government substitution programmes, with many citing delayed payments and lack of support as reasons for returning to cultivation.