Last orders: two pubs a day shut as Labour’s tax raid bites
British Beer and Pub Association warns that the system places a “heavy and uneven burden” on locals, with 161 closures in the first quarter alone costing 2,400 jobs. Read more:…
May 2026
Humanoid robots step onto the recycling line as waste firms battle 40% staff turnover
British waste firms turn to humanoid AI robots to tackle 40% staff turnover and dangerous conditions on recycling lines. Inside Sharp Group's Rainham plant where Alpha is being trained to…
EU ‘not competitive’ – Belgian central bank chief
Soaring energy costs are undermining the EU’s competitiveness, Belgian central bank chief Pierre Wunsch has told the Financial Times Read Full Article at RT.com
Putin envoy comments on collapse of Spirit Airlines
US low-cost airline Spirit announced immediate shutdown after failed Washington bailout bid and oil price spikes squeezing finances Read Full Article at RT.com
OPEC+ makes first output decision after UAE exit – Reuters
Seven members of OPEC+ have reportedly agreed to add 188,000 barrels a day in June following the UAE exit Read Full Article at RT.com
Kuwait exports zero barrels of oil for first time in 35 years – monitor
Kuwait has exported no crude for the first time since 1991, according to Tanker Tracker. Read Full Article at RT.com
Last orders for British hospitality: Are Reeves and Starmer trying to kill the UK restaurant sector?
From a £3.4 billion National Insurance hit to a refusal to cut hospitality VAT, the policies of Reeves and Starmer read like a hit job on Britain's high streets. Read…
Oil prices now determined by Trump’s mood – Fico
Slovak PM Robert Fico quipped that oil prices depend on Trump’s mood after reports the US president would be briefed on new Iran options Read Full Article at RT.com
Whisky tariffs lifted as Trump hails royal state visit
Britain's distillers have been handed an unexpected fillip after Donald Trump announced the removal of all US tariffs and restrictions on whisky imports, a concession the president attributed directly to…
Bristol leads UK innovation jobs boom as the regions close the gap on London
New research lays bare a striking paradox: workforces at Britain's most innovative firms are growing fastest outside the south-east, yet eight in every ten venture pounds still pour into the…