Zero hours crackdown could cost firms up to £2.9bn a year
Labour’s employment rights bill crackdown on zero hours contracts could cost businesses up to £2.9bn a year, new official analysis has found. Read More
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UK defends seizing shadow fleet tanker after Putin threat
The UK government says it is “disrupting and deterring shadow fleet vessels” in accordance with the law. Read More
More troops to be sent to West Bank village besieged by Israeli settlers
Two Palestinian families in the village of Qusra say they have been trapped in their homes, with water and power cut off, since Sunday. Read More
Amazon is using Twitch to train generative AI
The streaming platform’s users criticised the move to allow the use of channel content for AI training. Read More
Indian actor’s video with endangered gibbon sparks investigation
A deleted video of Tamil star Vikram cuddling an endangered gibbon has triggered an inquiry into how the animal entered India. Read More
Why Japanese firms are being so slow to use AI
Japanese risk aversion and conservatism blamed for slow AI take-up by the country’s business sector. Read More
UK economic growth slows between April and June
The UK economy grew by 0.4% with some firms reporting hot weather and sports helped growth in June. Read More
Putin can no longer claim victory in Ukraine, Nobel Peace Prize winner tells BBC
In an exclusive interview with the BBC’s Steve Rosenberg, Dmitry Muratov says the Kremlin leader can only “destroy Ukraine, not conquer it”, with the war now in its fifth year. Read More
Leading doctor rebukes NHS chiefs over transplants
NHS Blood and Transplant’s medical director says waiting lists for organ operations are unfair but leaders are not solving the issue. Read More
Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief says
The outbreak, declared on 15 May, has caused more than 2,000 deaths, with thousands more reported cases. Read More