The rate of inflation may have eased slightly but it is clear that UK households are facing a surge of rising costs ahead. At an annual rate of 2.5% , the consumer prices index (CPI) measure of inflation for the 12 months to December is well below the energy-led cost of living crisis peak above

A fall in December's CPI inflation of 0.1 percentage points to 2.5% is marginal, but by being below expectations it delivered an above-expectations boost to Rachel Reeves. The chancellor has been under intense scrutiny for the last week as UK borrowing costs have risen (in line with US and European peers) and the value of

Thousands have signed a petition imploring the world's biggest advertising agency, WPP, to revoke a new rule forcing employees to attend the office four days a week. Mark Read, the chief executive of the group which employs 111,000 people globally, wrote in a memo on 7 January: "From the beginning of April this year, the

A fall in December's CPI inflation of 0.1 percentage points to 2.5% is marginal, but by being below expectations it delivered an above-expectations boost to Rachel Reeves. The chancellor has been under intense scrutiny for the last week as UK borrowing costs have risen (in line with US and European peers) and the value of

Apple AI is sending misleading push notifications about sensitive stories like Gisele Pelicot's mass rape trial, Britain's grooming gang scandal and a prison officer filmed having sex with an inmate. Concerns have now been raised with Apple by multiple news organisations over the AI summary feature, which is available on iPhones with Apple Intelligence. The

Elon Musk is being sued for failing to disclose his purchase of more than 5% of Twitter stock in a timely fashion. The world's richest man bought the stock in March 2022 and the complaint by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said the delay allowed him to continue buying Twitter stock at artificially

There's been a surprise fall in inflation to 2.5% after two months of rises, official figures show. It means prices are still rising but at a slower pace than before, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data for December. Economists had expected the figure to remain at 2.6%, the level recorded in November .

A key port connecting Wales and Ireland has partially re-opened a month after it was closed due to storm damage. Holyhead port off the coast of Anglesey in North Wales was closed after one of its ferry berths suffered damage during Storm Darragh on 6 and 7 December. Part of the structure of the terminal

Starbucks has reversed its North American policy allowing people to sit in stores and use the loo without buying anything. Patrons in the US and Canada now must buy something or leave. Starbucks did not respond to questions about the impact the policy change could have on its UK shops. Sky News asked if there

Google could be required to hand over data it collects to businesses as the UK competition regulator launched an investigation into the tech giant. The Competition and Markets Agency (CMA) said it launched the inquiry to assess how Google 's search and advertising services impact users and businesses such as advertisers, news websites, and rival