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Business Bites Back: Student Loans, Gold Mines and the AI Race
Student loan interest set to climb despite government cap, a £21bn gold mine tears Omagh apart, and Anthropic surges in the AI business race.
Jet Fuel Shortage Threatens UK Summer as Hormuz Bites
Editorial digest April 10, 2026
Last updated : 18:17
The summer of 2026 is already under threat — and not just from the weather. Two stories landed this Friday that deserve more attention than they're getting: one could ground your holiday flight, the other is a masterclass in how
Big Tech Turns Whistleblower as EU Child Safety Law Lapses
Editorial digest April 10, 2026
Last updated : 09:21
The EU parliament just handed child abusers a legal reprieve — and the companies usually cast as digital villains are the ones raising the alarm.
On 3 April, a temporary European law expired quietly. It was a carve-out inside the EU Privacy
The Ceasefire Won't Save You — Britain's Real Cost of War
Editorial digest April 09, 2026
Last updated : 13:03
The guns may have paused, but the bills haven't stopped climbing. Twenty-four hours after the US-Iran ceasefire was announced, Brent crude ticked upward — not down — settling near $98 a barrel. At the pumps, petrol prices rose again. And in
Food Empires Crack, Fuel Subsidies Buckle, and Hormuz Looms Large
Editorial digest April 09, 2026
Last updated : 11:05
The world's biggest food companies are slicing themselves apart. Governments are being told their energy handouts are unsustainable. And the narrow waterway through which a fifth of the world's oil passes is now a geopolitical bargaining chip.
The Ceasefire Hangover: Markets Sober Up as Britain Counts the Cost
Editorial digest April 09, 2026
Last updated : 09:18
The rally lasted about twelve hours. After Tuesday's euphoric surge on news of a US-Iran ceasefire, European markets opened Wednesday in retreat — the FTSE 100 down 0.1%, the Dax shedding 0.6% — as traders confronted an uncomfortable truth: