Government waters down inheritance tax plan for farms
The government has now said it will lift the intended threshold from £1m to £2.5m.
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Bet365 boss pay package rises to £280m
Denise Coates, the founder and chief executive of Bet365, is consistently one of Britain's best-paid bosses.
Food bank supplier saved by 'incredible' donation
Emergency funding will provide 36,000 meals to a Blackpool food bank supplier during 2026.
TikTok removes AI weight loss ads from fake Boots account
The adverts for prescription-only drugs showed healthcare professionals impersonating the British retailer.
Who are the frontrunners for the top Fed job?
Donald Trump is due to name a new leader of the Federal Reserve at a tricky moment.
Amazon blocks 1,800 job applications from suspected North Korean agents
The firm’s chief security officer said North Koreans tried to apply for remote working IT jobs using stolen or fake identities.
English councils warned against adopting four-day week
Local Government Secretary Steve Reed has told council leaders to not introduce four-day working weeks.
US regulator approves pill form of Wegovy weight-loss drug
Wegovy becomes first pill of its kind to be approved, shifting weight-loss drugs beyond injections.
Saks Fifth Avenue parent mulls Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it seeks emergency funds: report
The company is facing limited options ahead of a more than $100 million debt payment due at the end of this month.
The showers and baths keeping data centre tech cool
Finding greener ways to keep giant new data centres cool is a challenge.
Our son can't come home for Christmas after insulation mould took over
Mr and Mrs Wadley's 19-year-old son has asthma and cannot come home for Christmas due to mould all over the walls.
Judge orders JPMorgan to keep paying Charlie Javice’s $74M legal bills — including $530 in gummy bears
Javice allegedly spent more than $3,000 on first-class airline tickets, a $581 dinner that included $161 seafood tower and $25,800 on hotel upgrades.
Warner Bros. Discovery to review Larry Ellison’s offer to guarantee Paramount Skydance’s $78B takeover bid: sources
In addition to adding Ellison’s guarantee of his personal fortune — currently valued at above $250 billion — Paramount also extended the deadline for WBD investors to tender their shares to their side and away from Netflix to Jan. 21.
Call of Duty co-creator Vince Zampella dies in California car crash
The influential video game developer died after his car crashed and caught fire on a highway in Los Angeles.
US pauses offshore wind projects over security concerns
The Trump administration has long opposed wind power, most often citing cost and reliability concerns.
Gold and silver explode to record highs as Fed pivot sends yields tumbling
Gold futures surged past $4,470 an ounce on Monday, up roughly 70% for the year -- the metal’s strongest annual performance since 1979.
Toxic fumes on planes blamed for pilot deaths, suicides and brain damage: report
Wall Street Journal investigation found hundreds of pilots and flight attendants have reported serious illnesses linked to toxic “fume events."
Post Office had deal with Fujitsu to fix Horizon errors 19 years ago
The emergence of a document contradicts claims made by the Post Office over bugs in its IT system during criminal prosecutions.
Instacart ends controversial program where users could see different prices for the same items
Instacart said that it’s ending a program where some customers saw different prices for the same product ordered at the same time from the same store when using the delivery company’s service.
Hollywood actors’ union secretly plotting possible strike over Netflix-WBD merger: sources
Hollywood actors could go on strike over the planned Netflix-Warner Bros. Discovery tie-up, with their trade union secretly plotting a possible work stoppage in the New Year over fears the merger could drive down pay and reduce jobs, The Post has learned. Two sources close to
Jimmy Kimmel to make Christmas Day address on UK TV saying 2025 a ‘really great year’ for fascism
Kimmel has been tapped to host Channel 4’s "Alternative Christmas Message," a long-running UK broadcast that airs on Christmas Day.
Uber and Lyft announce plans to trial Chinese robotaxis in UK in 2026
Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxis have already accrued millions of driverless rides in cities worldwide.
Paramount amends Warner Discovery bid with Larry Ellison personal guarantee
Paramount Skydance on Monday doubled down on its hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, amending its $30-per-share all-cash offer to include a massive personal guarantee from Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison.
