Gen Z earning more than millennials did at the same age, says thinktank
Gen Z’s early careers are more financially rewarding than those of millennials, research suggests.
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UK taxpayers want higher levies on big tech companies, survey shows
Two-thirds of respondents support increasing the 2% digital services tax for multinationals
Read more →Burnham ally to unveil ambitious plan to reverse decades of privatisation
Andy Burnham’s government should reverse 40 years of privatisation with a long-term plan to take over failing utilities in administration, issuing “bonds for shares” and setting up state competitors, according to a new …
Read more →Trump hails Iran deal but conflict continues to cast long shadow over global economy
Hailing his Iran deal this week amid the excess of Versailles, Donald Trump urged sceptics to take Wall Street’s word for its success. “There is nothing as smart as the market – and the market loves it,” he said, claimi…
Read more →The business secretary knows about jobs, and seems pretty sure Keir is out of one | John Crace
Not another one. Brenda from Bristol must be doing her nut. After sounding on Friday like the Japanese soldier who had no idea the second world war had ended decades earlier , sometime over the weekend reality had bitte…
Read more →‘Slug sleuth’ farmers in England help develop prediction tool to cut back on pesticide use
Farmers believe they have a new weapon in their age-old battle against the slugs that destroy their crops: modern technology.
Read more →Condemned to plutocracy? The relentless rise of US inequality
As Barack Obama’s presidency was coming to a close, Jason Furman, then chairman of the president’s council of economic advisers, laid out the strides his administration had made to curb the nation’s exorbitant income in…
Read more →Film producer’s 50 firms struck off companies register, leaving workers unable to chase fees
Scores of Alan Latham’s firms were removed by Companies House, including one set up for movie starring Liz Hurley
Read more →‘There’s no jobs’: struggle and regret in a Welsh town that backed Brexit
Where Ebbw Vale’s steelworks once stood is now a cluster of gleaming modern buildings including a hospital, a leisure centre and a college. Over the past decade, these public facilities have been joined by a public-priv…
Read more →How Europe’s EV makers shrank their product to challenge the bloated SUVs
The winding backstreets of London, Paris and Rome are a large part of their charm. But they are also a problem for electric carmakers. For a long time, squeezing big batteries into smaller, cheaper cars to fit European …
Read more →King Charles to publish personal tax bill in first for UK head of state
King Charles will become the first head of state to reveal their personal tax bill in what the palace said was an attempt to enhance the transparency of royal finances.
Read more →Revealed: Brexit voting areas have seen faster growth in foreign workers since EU referendum
Leave-voting areas have seen faster relative growth in foreign workers since the Brexit referendum, a Guardian investigation has found.
Read more →Motorway traffic drones are coming to UK roads, but will they drive us to distraction?
National Highways agency uses virtual reality test to see if drivers are distracted by introduction of low-flying drones
Read more →Great British summer savings: grab family deals on days out, films and more
Government’s temporary VAT cut aims to ease cost of living for families this summer – here’s what’s on offer
Read more →Boats, bankers and borders: five symbols that sum up Brexit a decade on
It took until 1 January 2021 for the country to sever its links to the single market and customs union, but the fractures Brexit left in Britain’s body politic, international relations and economy remain.
Read more →Asset Purchase Facility: Gilt Sales – Market Notice 19 June 2026
At its September 2025 meeting, the MPC voted to reduce the stock of gilts held in the APF by £70 billion over the period from October 2025 to September 2026, to a total of £488 billion.
Read more →The rise of the luxury barbecue: the UK’s new outdoor cooking obsession
Sales of high-end barbecues are booming as hotter and longer summers increase appetite for alfresco dining
Read more →The UK’s social media ban for under-16s has just empowered big tech | Taylor Lorenz
This week, the UK announced a wide-ranging ban on social media that will soon block users from communicating or accessing information on apps such as X, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok and Snapchat unless they prov…
Read more →‘It’s a scam’: Americans express unease over SpaceX’s influence on retirement savings
Millions of Americans could soon become indirect investors in SpaceX and other emerging AI-focused companies as US markets increasingly shift toward AI-driven investments.
Read more →‘The purpose of the rule is fascism’: scientists fight back against planned Trump research cuts
While waiting to board her flight home at Ronald Reagan Washington national airport recently, Colette Delawalla was reviewing a list of possible impacts from a proposed Trump administration rule on controlling federal m…
Read more →Plans to end gazumping with binding agreements in house sales shake-up
Home buyers and sellers can expect an end to "gazumping" in a major shake-up aimed at speeding up housing sales.
Read more →Venice’s new mayor seeks to raise day-tripper fee to up to €50
Venice’s new mayor has said he hopes to raise a controversial entrance fee for day-trippers to the lagoon city to as much as €50 (£43).
Read more →Fifa urged to drop Saudi oil giant Aramco as activists target World Cup
Fifa has defended its Aramco sponsorship, saying revenues are reinvested back into football at all levels
Read more →Starmer says he will stand if there is a leadership contest after Burnham's win – video
Prime minister congratulates his rival on his victory in the Makerfield byelection. The scale of Andy Burnham's win in what could be the most consequential byelection in more than six decades puts him in a strong positi…
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