In recent weeks, giants including Google, Amazon, Meta, as well as smaller firms such as Pinterest and Atlassian, have all announced or warned of plans to shrink their workforce, pointing to developments in AI that they say are allowing their firms to do more with fewer people. "I think that …

Harry Potter star Paapa Essiedu hopes his TV drama Babies will break pregnancy loss silence 7 hours ago Yasmin Rufo "If it makes one person able to talk about pregnancy loss when they previously couldn't, I think the show will have been a success," says Paapa Essiedu. For the British …

Next stop, Mars? Why Nasa's mission matters 6 hours ago Rebecca Morelle ,Science editorand Alison Francis ,Senior science journalist In just a few days Nasa is planning to launch the Artemis II mission, sending four astronauts on their way to the Moon. Their voyage around our nearest neighbour will pave …

Global oil prices jumped and stocks fell sharply on Monday morning in Asia after the US-Israel war entered its fifth week. The price of Brent crude rose by more than 3% to above $115 (£86. 77) a barrel, while US-traded oil climbed to $103 after gaining around 3. It puts …

Why does the US have Iran's Kharg Island in its sights? 2 hours ago Robert Greenall , Alys Daviesand Frank Gardner ,security correspondent, in Riyadh US President Donald Trump has warned of possible further American action against a small island off the coast of Iran - home to a major …

The pictures appear to have been first shared by a Facebook page carrying US military news. They show the E-3 Sentry aircraft appears to have been split in two. We've confirmed the photos were taken at the Prince Sultan air base about 100km (62 miles) south-east of the Saudi capital …

Three-quarters of fans of Premier League clubs are against the use of the video assistant referee, according to a survey by the Football Supporters' Association. Just under 8,000 fans responded to the survey, which asked supporters of the 20 sides in this season's top flight for their views on VAR. …

Paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions were stolen in a heist on a museum near the Italian city of Parma, police say. Four masked men entered the Magnani Rocca Foundation villa on 22 March, police said, making off with Les Poissons by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Still Life with Cherries …

Netanyahu says Latin Patriarch will have full access to holy site 5 hours ago Maia Davies Israel's prime minister has said the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem will now have "full and immediate access" to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, after police earlier prevented him from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass …

The Conservatives have called on the government to remove VAT from household energy bills for the next three years to help ease the cost of living amid the war in the Middle East. The party said its proposals would be funded by scrapping a number of renewable energy schemes and …