Business

Budget Energy announces 9.5% price increase for some customers
Budget Energy NI says the rise is due to the “continued volatility” in wholesale energy markets.

Volunteers racing to save surplus Silverstone food
A Towcester community larder is collecting produce from the circuit following the Grand Prix.

People Fixing The World
The people turning life experience into business ideas with funding and other support

E-bike injury payouts top £110m and push up insurance premiums
It is only seven years since the first claim over an injury from a micromobility vehicle was made.

AI chip boom lifts Samsung profits by 1,800%
It comes as demand for semiconductors continues to outstrip supplies, which has pushed up prices.

Robots available for rent: But what can they do?
Robotics tech is changing fast, so for many it makes sense to rent a robot.

‘I wear it on my middle finger’: The rise of the defiant divorce ring
Around the world women are marking their split with new – or repurposed engagement – rings.

Banks accused of failing most vulnerable customers
Homeless people or those in financial hardship have been pushed to online applications and away from basic bank accounts.