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Most smart motorways not value for money, say reports

National Highways found only three out of 16 schemes are on track to deliver the...

YouTube's $60bn revenue revealed amid paid subscriber push

YouTube's total revenue last year surpassed that of rival streamer Netflix as it...

Kids can be the harshest critics…

The candidates test their story on a group of kids.

Uber ordered to pay $8.5m over claim driver raped passe...

The verdict is expected to influence the outcome of thousands of other cases aga...

Voluntary student loan repayments rise in England

Campaigners have criticised the terms of loans that were issued in England and s...

Google staff call for firm to cut ties with ICE

More than 900 Google employees signed a letter opposing company links to federal...

How Britain became a fried chicken nation

An internet craze for American-style chicken has come to the UK, but what does i...

City volunteers seek drivers for meal deliveries

Friends of Di's Kitchen provides hundreds of meals each week in Wolverhampton.

Apprenticeship clearing system to be introduced

The prime minister said "outdated assumptions about how to make it into a succes...

The tech firms embracing a 72-hour working week

In the race for AI, tech firms are asking for their staff to work long hours. Bu...

The shadowy world of abandoned oil tankers

A growing number of tankers and other commercial vessels are being ditched by th...

Businesses face extinction unless they protect nature, ...

Experts call for urgent action by businesses to restore the natural systems that...

Donation appeal as vulnerable face food bank delay

A mental health support team set up a pantry in Wolverhampton to help those livi...

Make-up brand Barry M bought by rival Warpaint

The cosmetics and nail varnish line was one of the last family-owned make-up fir...

Why food fraud persists, even with improving tech

Even with sophisticated technology it is still difficult to detect fake foods.

US to exempt some Bangladeshi clothes from tariffs

The White House agreed to carve out exemptions for US-produced cotton from Bangl...