The Guardian Articles

Royal Mail is set to be allowed to deliver second-class letters only on alternate weekdays and not on Saturdays after the industry regulator announced a shake-up of postal service rules.

Under Ofcom’s proposals Royal Mail would still be required to deliver first-class letters six days a week and the price …

Good morning. Late last night near Washington DC, a jet carrying 64 people collided with a US army helicopter above the Potomac river. A frantic rescue operation got underway quickly and was still continuing a few minutes ago, with the precise number of fatalities unclear but multiple bodies seen being …

The owner of Hinkley Point C in Somerset has warned that the much-delayed construction of Britain’s first new nuclear power plant in a generation could face further hold-ups due to a row over its impact on local fish.

The nuclear developer, EDF Energy, warned that the “lengthy process” to agree …

UK retailers are warning that

crime in their stores is “spiralling out of control”

What is it like to be on the frontline? We speak to a supermarket …

UK retailers are warning that crime in their stores is “spiralling out of control” with 55,000 thefts a day and violent and abusive incidents rising by 50% last year.

More than 70 incidents a day involved a weapon, according to the annual crime survey from the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

Staff at English Heritage have been shocked to discover that the cash-strapped organisation is planning up to 200 redundancies and the winter closure of various castles, abbeys and other historic sites in its care.

At least 7% of the workforce could be affected, with curators being particularly targeted, it is …

Water bills will rise by an average of £123 this year in the biggest hit to customer pockets since the industry was privatised 36 years ago, as the public pays to replace ageing infrastructure and

cut record sewage pollution

The price hike for millions of customers in …

British car production fell in 2024 to its lowest level in seven decades – barring the coronavirus pandemic – as the industry struggles with weak demand and prepares to shift away from fossil fuels to electric vehicles.

The number of cars made in the UK fell to 780,000 during the …

Microsoft

Wall Street expects $3.11 in earnings per share and revenue of $68.9bn, …

Tesla will report earnings for the fourth quarter of 2024 on Wednesday after US stock markets close, capping a bruising year for the company’s sales but a stellar one for its stock price.

Wall Street analysts predict the company’s earnings-per-share will come in at $0.62 and revenue will be $27.22bn. …