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Nov 1, 2024

'Brat' named word of the year by Collins dictionary

“Brat” was the name of the UK singer Charli XCX’s hit sixth album, and the word has now come to represent a...


Nov 1, 2024

Ubisoft orders miss estimates after weak Star Wars sales

UBISOFT Entertainment’s net bookings missed analysts’ estimates as production delays and weaker-than-expected sales weigh on the French video game company’s turnaround plan.


Nov 1, 2024

The Mini in the middle

The first Aceman mixes quirky charm with peppy performance to drive Mini to new territory – but does it go far enough?


Nov 1, 2024

A timeless celebration

BT readers immersed themselves in the world of the Lange 1, one of the world’s most iconic timepieces


Oct 1, 2024

Scientists explain Mount Everest’s anomalous growth

MOUNT Everest is Earth’s tallest mountain – towering 8.85 km above sea level – and is actually still growing.


Oct 1, 2024

UK’s oldest fine wine & spirits merchant is entering the auction business

THE UK’s oldest fine wine and spirits merchant, Berry Bros & Rudd, celebrated its 325th birthday last year, and announces today that it’s taking on a major new challenge: holding online auctions.


Sep 30, 2024

Kris Kristofferson, country singer, songwriter and actor, dies at 88

Hundreds of artists have recorded Kristofferson’s songs – among them Al Green, the Grateful Dead, Michael Buble and Gladys Knight & the Pips


Sep 30, 2024

88-year-old Japanese ex-pet-shop owner built a two billion yen fortune buying stocks

WHEN a regulatory filing revealed a stake of more than 5 per cent had been built up in Japanese property management firm Storage-OH last October its shares spiked 17 per cent.


Sep 30, 2024

SpaceX mission to retrieve stranded astronauts docks at ISS

THE SpaceX crew that will ferry back two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) docked with the orbiting laboratory on Sunday (Sep 29), a live stream of the mission showed.


Sep 29, 2024

Animated flick ‘The Wild Robot’ tops North American box office

THE Wild Robot, the animated science fiction tale of a machine surviving on a deserted island, topped North American box offices during the weekend, ending the three-week reign of Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, industry watchers said on Sunday.