Author: Andrew Rogers
Andrew Rogers
Andrew Rogers is a freelance journalist based in Chicago, USA, with over 10 years of experience covering Politics, World Affairs, Business, Health, Technology, Finance, Lifestyle, and Culture. He graduated with a degree in Journalism from the University of Florida. Over the years, he has contributed to leading outlets such as The New York Times, CNN, and Reuters. Recognized for his sharp reporting and thoughtful analysis, Andrew delivers accurate and timely news that keeps readers updated on key national and global developments.
Aston Martin will cut up to 20% of its workforce as it tries to save about £40m. The move could affect around 500 employees and follows 170 job cuts at the start of 2025. The luxury carmaker announced the decision while reporting deeper financial losses. Pre-tax losses reached £363.9m for 2025, up from £289.1m the previous year. Weak demand, US tariffs and supply chain problems all hit performance. The company said it had already reviewed its structure earlier in the year. It described the latest redundancies as a difficult but necessary step to prepare for future plans. Chief executive Adrian…
Unlicensed gambling companies could lose the right to sponsor Premier League clubs under new government plans. Ministers launched a consultation after a series of controversies and regulatory concerns. Several top-flight teams, including Everton, Fulham and Wolverhampton Wanderers, currently display brands linked to unlicensed online casinos or bookmakers. Clubs have already agreed to remove all front-of-shirt gambling sponsors after this season. That voluntary move will not cover sleeve deals or other partnerships. The proposed ban would close that loophole. It would stop overseas operators without a British licence from using club sponsorships to raise their profile. The government warned that some…
The UK has paused a clinical trial on puberty blockers for young people after a regulator raised safety concerns. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency warned about unknown long-term biological risks. It called for a minimum participant age of 14. The agency will hold talks with the sponsor, King’s College London, next week. The Department of Health and Social Care confirmed the delay. The Pathways trial will not recruit participants until experts resolve the issues. The study followed a recommendation from the Cass review into gender care for children. The review found weak evidence for the benefits of puberty…
China has overtaken the United States as Germany’s top trading partner, with total trade reaching €251bn in 2025.The figure rose slightly from the previous year, while trade with the US fell to €240bn. Germany imported far more from China than it exported.Imports were worth about €170.6bn, more than double the €81.3bn in exports. The data comes as Chancellor Friedrich Merz prepares for his first official visit to Beijing.He will meet Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang for talks on trade, Ukraine and human rights. Tariffs introduced by European Union on Chinese electric vehicles have done little to slow imports.German carmakers…
OpenAI said it considered notifying the Royal Canadian Mounted Police about a user later responsible for a mass shooting.The company flagged the account in June for potential “furtherance of violent activities”. At the time, investigators found no credible or imminent threat.That meant the case did not meet the threshold for referral to law enforcement.The suspect, Jesse Van Rootselaar, killed eight people in British Columbia before taking their own life. After the attack, OpenAI contacted the RCMP and shared information about the account.The company said it will continue to support the investigation. Police said the 18-year-old first killed family members at…
Amazon’s cloud division suffered at least one outage last year involving an internal AI agent, according to reports.An interruption in December lasted about 13 hours after the tool autonomously deleted and recreated part of its environment. AWS said the incident was caused by misconfigured access controls and described it as user error, not an AI failure.The company added that only one event affected customer-facing services and that the impact was limited. The outages come as Amazon cuts thousands of jobs.Chief executive Andy Jassy has argued that layoffs are about culture, not replacing staff with AI.He has also said automation will…
Airbus has proposed building two separate fighter jets to rescue Europe’s stalled Future Combat Air System.The €100bn programme has been blocked by a dispute with Dassault Aviation over leadership of the aircraft element. Chief executive Guillaume Faury said the impasse must not endanger Europe’s long-term defence capability.He argued a split solution could allow progress if governments approve it.Germany and Spain back Airbus, while France supports Dassault. Friedrich Merz recently signalled the current design does not meet Germany’s needs, especially its nuclear role.France requires that capability, deepening the divide.The partners must soon decide whether to continue with the fighter or focus…
Leading Alpine skiers have raised alarm over accelerating glacier loss during the Winter Olympics in Cortina.Lindsey Vonn said many glaciers she trained on as a child have almost disappeared.Mikaela Shiffrin added that athletes witness climate change firsthand on the mountains. Italy has lost more than 200 square kilometres of glacier area since the late 1950s, according to researchers.Glaciers once visible from Cortina have shrunk to small ice patches high in the Dolomites.The nearby Marmolada glacier has halved in 25 years and could largely vanish by 2034 if warming continues. Federica Brignone said the retreat worries her more for the planet…
Senior UK bank executives will meet this week to begin creating a domestic card payments network.The project aims to reduce reliance on Visa and Mastercard, which currently handle about 95% of UK card transactions. The meeting will be chaired by Vim Maru of Barclays.City institutions will fund the new company, known as DeliveryCo, with government support.Officials want a backup system in case foreign networks are disrupted. Concerns have grown over geopolitical tensions and the risk that US-owned payment rails could be switched off.The decline of cash means any outage would severely affect the economy. Major lenders including Lloyds Banking Group,…
Volkswagen aims to cut costs by 20% by 2028 as competition from Chinese carmakers intensifies.Reports say plant closures remain an option within the restructuring plan. Chief executive Oliver Blume and finance chief Arno Antlitz presented the savings strategy to senior managers.The programme follows an earlier overhaul that included 35,000 job cuts by 2030 to save €10bn. High costs, weaker sales and growing automation are forcing change across Germany’s auto industry.Volkswagen said previous measures have already delivered multibillion-euro savings and helped offset geopolitical pressures. Rising imports from China underline the urgency.The EU trade deficit with China reached €359.3bn in 2025.Further details…
