After failing to achieve emission goals, Scotland sets new climate change targetsScotland is set to introduce new climate change targets. The Scottish government aims to reduce emissions by 69% by 2035 compared to 1990 l...
19 Jun, 2025, 06.25 PM IST
UK’s Cabinet Office to cut nearly 2,100 posts as Labour targets Civil Service reformThe Cabinet Office will cut nearly one-third of its workforce—2,100 jobs—under Labour’s civil service reform agenda led by Pat McFadden. Th...
10 Apr, 2025, 09.32 PM IST
Ahead of key speech, UK Chancellor says 10K civil service jobs to be cutThe Labour government will stick with its plan to lift real-term spending in every year of this parliament, but prioritize where the money ...
24 Mar, 2025, 12.11 AM IST
DOGE slashes research funds to private medical sector, scientists warn China could snatch America’s brightest mindsThe policy has faced legal challenges, with a federal judge temporarily blocking it, as reported by news agencies, leaving some universitie...
22 Feb, 2025, 10.36 PM IST
BBC to axe 500 more jobs in bid to be 'more agile'The BBC will cut 500 jobs by March 2026, aiming to save £200 million amid inflation and funding challenges. Shifting to a digital-first app...
23 Jul, 2024, 06.51 PM IST
Nokia to sack 14,000 workers amid falling sales. Know its business strategyOnce the biggest manufacturer of mobile handsets, Nokia suffers from a slowing down of demand and falling sales. It has decided to cut the ...
19 Oct, 2023, 06.40 PM IST
UK PM Liz Truss 'sorry' for economic 'mistakes' but vows to stay on"I do want to accept responsibility and say sorry for the mistakes that have been made... we went too far and too fast," Liz Truss told the...
18 Oct, 2022, 06.57 AM IST
BBC to cut hundreds of jobs at World ServiceThe BBC, which marks its centenary next month, said its international services needed to make savings of £28.5 million ($31 million) as par...
29 Sep, 2022, 07.11 PM IST
Millions in UK 'struggling' financially: studyThe research, based on a poll of 2,100 people in October, suggests nearly 10 per cent of households have defaulted on a loan, bill or housi...
02 Dec, 2012, 07.53 PM IST
Annual net migration to UK falls first time since 2008-09The reduction was principally because of a fall in the number of foreign nationals studying in the country, the BBC reported.
02 Dec, 2012, 02.06 AM IST
Green Power: Wind power does not help to avert climate changeMost people believe that a few wind turbines can be attractive, but it is an entirely different matter when turbines are scattered across t...
19 Mar, 2012, 08.26 AM IST
- BA losses widen on strike action, ash cloud
British Airways on Friday said net losses widened to 122 million pounds during its first quarter as strike action and the Icelandic ash clo...
30 Jul, 2010, 02.24 PM IST
- TechM in a spot for replacing BT’s British workers
Tech Mahindra, which counts Britain’s biggest phone firm BT as its top customer, is currently facing a backlash in the UK for allegedly rep...
09 Jun, 2009, 12.34 AM IST
- Deutsche Bank plans to cut 300 jobs
German banking major Deutsche Bank plans to axe 300 jobs at its global markets arm, as the company copes with worsening credit crisis.
17 Dec, 2008, 06.55 PM IST
- Reports: RBS to cut 3,000 jobs globally
Royal Bank of Scotland will cut around 3,000 jobs worldwide over the next several weeks to reduce costs amid the global financial crisis, a...
14 Nov, 2008, 04.07 PM IST
- World's first 'green city' in UAE
The construction work on the world's first "green city" has started in the Gulf. Masdar City, on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi city in the Uni...
12 Feb, 2008, 12.04 AM IST
- When hot buildings is hot business
A builder has turned to providing energy-saving solutions for buildings across the globe.
05 Nov, 2007, 02.45 AM IST