Next is now expecting to report a pre-tax profit of just over £1.1bn at the end of January 2026.

The chancellor says investment is the answer to boosting the UK's productivity performance.

Ben Cohen says he will independently create the new watermelon flavour in support of "permanent peace in Palestine".

Amazon's latest cuts fed into anxiety about AI replacing workers. But some are sceptical that recent layoffs are a telling sign of how AI is affecting employment.

The deal will see long term investor Microsoft retain a 27% stake in the ChatGPT-maker.