Industrials

End of austerity? Britain's poor to see little improvement

Much of Britain will continue to feel the effects of eight years of spending cuts, even after the government's Treasury chief heralded the end of austerity by splashing out billions of pounds for health, transportation and small business in his latest budget.

Liz Weston: How to score luxury travel for less

Let's shatter one myth right now: Airline passengers typically can't talk their way into upgrades from the cheapest coach seats to first class just by dressing up and asking politely.

Duterte puts Customs under military control, citing drugs

The Philippine president has put the corruption-plagued Bureau of Customs temporarily under military control amid a scandal after two huge shipments of illegal drugs reportedly slipped past through the port of Manila.

Microsoft to keep working with US military, despite concerns

Microsoft plans to continue to provide its technology to the U.S. military, despite worries among the software maker's own employees that advances in the field of artificial intelligence could empower weapons to act autonomously and kill people.