Why do concert tickets now cost as much as a games console?
BBCTickets to see Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Oasis have set new benchmarks for pricingThe last time Oasis played Wembley Stadium,...
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Rachel Reeves to promise ‘a budget to rebuild Britain’
Rachel Reeves will pledge "a Budget to rebuild Britain" in her speech to the Labour Party conference in Liverpool on...
Scholz’s Social Democrats hold back the far right in German state vote
POTSDAM, Germany -- The Social Democrats of Chancellor Olaf Scholz won an election in the eastern German state of Brandenburg...
California governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — “Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout...
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ scares off ‘Transformers’ for third week as box office No. 1
LOS ANGELES -- It’s a three-peat for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.” The Tim Burton legacy sequel to his 1988 horror comedy topped...
Obituary: Peter Jay – the rise and fall of ‘the cleverest young man in England’
Getty ImagesPeter Jay, the former economics editor of the BBC, has died aged 87.At various times, Jay was also economics...
For home shoppers, the Fed’s big cut is likely just a small step towards affording a home
The Federal Reserve gave home shoppers what they hoped for this week: a big rate cut and a signal of...
An explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran kills at least 34 workers
TEHRAN, Iran -- An explosion in a coal mine in eastern Iran killed at least 34 workers and injured 17...
Britain’s Labour Party gathers after a rocky start in government and a scandal over clothes
LONDON -- This should be a time of celebration for Britain’s Labour Party, which opens its annual conference Sunday less...
Birds, bees and ballots: Swiss voters to decide on plan to bolster country’s fragile biodiversity
GENEVA -- GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland, known for natural beauty like pristine lakes and majestic Alpine peaks, ranks among the...
