Costs
Border wars, rising costs or a marital reprieve: why are Thai men racing to enlist in the Army?
“Bored of your wife? This April, come and enlist in the military,” says a recent online post from the Thai military, ditching its traditional, stuffy tone for online memes...
Starmer says he is ‘fed up’ with Trump and Putin’s impact on UK energy costs
Keir Starmer has said he is “fed up” with the effect that Donald Trump’s actions in the Middle East are having on the British public, while appearing to draw...
Higher energy costs from Iran war could threaten fragile economics of AI boom | Heather Stewart
Donald Trump’s most immediate concern in demanding Iran reopen the strait of Hormuz may be rocketing US gasoline prices, but if the conflict drags on, higher energy costs will...
‘Payment expected within seven days’: New Zealand doctor invoices US embassy for rising petrol costs
A New Zealand doctor has asked the US embassy in Wellington to reimburse his clinic for petrol costs, saying Donald Trump and his administration started an “avoidable war” and...
One in five UK hospitality businesses fear collapse as costs surge
One in five hospitality businesses fear collapse in the next 12 months, according to an industry-wide survey that comes days before rises in tax and employment costs kick in.From...
Sony to hike PS5 prices by $100 as AI and Iran war push up memory chip costs
Sony is raising global prices of its PlayStation 5 consoles, including a $100 increase in the US, marking its second hike in less than a year as the entertainment...
Reeves slips into yoga voice to try to soothe fears over costs of Trump’s war | John Crace
You have to feel a bit sorry for the chancellor. Roughly four weeks ago, Rachel Reeves had come to the Commons to deliver her spring statement. A moderately upbeat...
Ministers tell HS2 to consider slower train speeds to cut costs
Ministers have told High Speed Two to consider running its trains at lower speeds, in an attempt to rein in the spiralling budget and begin operations as soon as...
