Sainsbury’s launches new graduate programme with AI focus Sainsbury’s has announced it is launching a new graduate programme focused on developing skills in artificial intelligence. The FutureMaker programme, which will take on nearly 50 graduates in the firm’s store support centre, will last for two years and aims to help graduates develop critical digital and
Waitrose to create 550 jobs for new Bristol warehouse as it eyes expansion Waitrose is planning to hire around 550 staff to work at its new warehouse in Bristol as the upmarket grocer eyes expansion in the region. The distribution centre will open in early 2027 and be run by logistics firm DHL, which is
Sainsbury’s launches new graduate programme with AI focus Sainsbury’s has announced it is launching a new graduate programme focused on developing skills in artificial intelligence. The FutureMaker programme, which will take on nearly 50 graduates in the firm’s store support centre, will last for two years and aims to help graduates develop critical digital and
Waitrose to create 550 jobs for new Bristol warehouse as it eyes expansion Waitrose is planning to hire around 550 staff to work at its new warehouse in Bristol as the upmarket grocer eyes expansion in the region. The distribution centre will open in early 2027 and be run by logistics firm DHL, which is
Government locked into £4m-a-year spending on ‘unusable’ prison The Government is spending £4 million a year on the upkeep of an “unusable” prison which currently holds no inmates, MPs have revealed. HMP Dartmoor was shut down in August 2024 after abnormal levels of radioactive radon gas had been detected at the jail in Princetown, Devon.
Plans unveiled for new events space at King’s Foundation headquarters Plans have been unveiled for a new events space at the headquarters of The King’s Foundation, which was set up by Charles more than 35 years ago. The development – which is named The King’s Hall in honour of the monarch – will add a
Council declares major incident as heavy snow continues Aberdeenshire Council has declared a major incident as the region deals with ongoing heavy snow. The local authority says there is a “good chance” some rural communities will be cut off and there may be power cuts. Schools in the area will be also closed for a
Starmer and European allies ‘will not stop defending’ Greenland amid US threat Sir Keir Starmer and European counterparts have said they will “not stop defending” Greenland’s territorial integrity in the face of continued threats from Donald Trump to annex it. The Prime Minister and leaders from France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and Denmark called the
‘Atrocious’ A&E figures show worst November on record for waiting times in Scotland Ministers have come under fire over “atrocious” waiting-times figures in Scotland’s accident and emergency departments – with new data showing the worst November on record for waits. In that month alone some 45,665 patients were in the emergency room for longer than
Kendall calls on Musk’s X to take urgent action over ‘appalling’ deepfakes Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said Elon Musk’s X must urgently deal with its artificial intelligence Grok being used to create sexualised deepfake images. She backed regulator Ofcom, which is looking into X and xAI, the firm founded by Mr Musk which created Grok,