UK ministers give KPMG £223m contract despite consultancy spending pledge
The UK government has awarded KPMG a £223m contract to train civil servants despite pledging to slash state spending on external consultants.
Under the 15-month...
Improved version of ‘Robocrop’ only picks ripe raspberries
A new version of the world’s first raspberry-picking robot, a four-armed machine powered by artificial intelligence and able to do the job at the...
Electric vehicle public charging ‘deserts’ revealed across Great Britain
North-east Derbyshire and Redditch, in the West Midlands, are among the worst public “charging deserts” for electric vehicles in Great Britain, according to an...
Barclays enlarges half-year bonus pool for first time since 2021
Barclays has bulked up its half-year bonus pool for the first time in three years, raising bankers’ hopes of bigger annual payouts after the...
First-time buyers made up 48% of house hunters in London this year, data shows
Almost half of house hunters in London at the beginning of this year were first-time buyers as cheaper mortgage deals slowed the exodus from...
‘It’s David v Goliath’: a recovering addict takes on TikTok’s gambling influencers
Rob Minnick was in a bathroom in Paris when it dawned on him that he might need some help. Having flown 3,700 miles to...