Late shopper rush drives Boxing Day sales traffic
Figures suggest the surge in post-Christmas shoppers was the strongest in a decade. Read More
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Will ‘guest beer’ rules support small Scottish breweries ?
New rules mean that tenant pubs owned by bigger breweries can now sell a guest beer made by a small independent producer. Read More
Trump to meet Netanyahu in Florida as focus turns to Middle East issues
They are set to discuss Iran, Lebanon, Syria and Gaza, where the Trump administration wants to see the ceasefire enter its second stage in January. Read More
China holds military drills around Taiwan as warning to ‘separatist forces’
The drills come days after the US announced the sale of one of its largest weapons packages to Taiwan. Read More
TikTok owner signs deal to avoid US ban
The deals would end years of efforts by Washington to force ByteDance to sell its US operations. Read More
Will the US TikTok deal make it safer but less relevant?
The key to the app’s success – its algorithm – is to be retrained on US data. Will that make US TikTok blander? Read More
Don’t rule out EU customs union, TUC boss tells Starmer
Trade unionist Paul Nowak says he wants to see the “closest possible” economic relationship with the EU. Read More
Is texting behind the wheel of a self-driving Tesla crazy?
Elon Musk says Tesla’s automated software will allow its passengers to text in certain conditions. Read More
Thailand accuses Cambodia of breaking newly signed ceasefire deal
The ceasefire took effect at noon local time (05:00 GMT) on Saturday. Read More
Egyptian dissident sorry for tweets after calls for deportation from UK
Shabana Mahmood is facing growing calls to revoke the citizenship of British-Egyptian dual national Alaa Abdel Fattah after the emergence of social media posts. Read More