Family resort to cold showers amid energy bill rise
Experts say families are building up "more and more debt and really getting into trouble".
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Huge rise in cyber attacks reported - as China branded 'highly sophisticated' threat
China poses a "highly sophisticated and capable" cyber threat, the UK's cyber agency has warned - as it revealed a 50% jump in significant attacks in Britain by criminals and hostile states.
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Budget is 'make or break', chancellor warned
Rachel Reeves has been warned that firms face a "make-or-break moment" at next month's budget.
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US shipping chaos: I fear my wedding dress is destroyed
Customers worry about missing parcels as shipping companies struggle to handle a flood of packages facing new customs and tariff rules.
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Dutch government takes control of China-owned chip firm
The move, which is aimed to protect supplies of technology, could raise tensions between the EU and China.
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Firms advised to put plans on paper in case of cyber-attack
Prepare to switch to off-line systems in the event of a cyber-attack, firms are being advised.
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Vodafone internet services down for thousands of users
Tens of thousands of Vodafone users are reporting problems with their internet
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Goldman chief delivers warning to Reeves over bank tax hikes
The boss of Goldman Sachs has urged Rachel Reeves not to increase the financial burden on the banking sector amid industry concerns that it will be targeted for steep tax hikes in next month’s Budget.
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Vodafone admits 'major outage' as more than 130,000 report problems
Vodafone claims to have more than 18 million customers in the UK, including nearly 700,000 home broadband customers.
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Click Energy announces first electricity rise in over three years
The firm said it would result in the typical annual domestic electricity bill rising by about £39.60.
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Argentex founder secures Macquarie backing for new venture
The founder of Argentex Group, the foreign exchange group which collapsed this year amid market turmoil triggered by President Trump’s tariffs regime, has secured backing from Australia’s most powerful financial group for his latest venture.
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Five carmakers on trial in UK over 'dieselgate' claims
Five major car brands have gone on trial in the UK over so-called dieselgate.
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Lloyds warns car finance scandal could cost it £2bn
The bank has set aside an additional £800m, saying the number of eligible claims is expected to be higher than previously thought.
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Lloyds estimates £1.95bn hit from motor finance scandal
Lloyds Banking Group has set aside a further £800m to cover estimated costs associated with the car finance mis-selling scandal.
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Homelessness deaths almost double in a year
Homelessness charity St Martins Trust says the year-on-year rise in deaths is "unforgivable".
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Netherlands cracks down on China-owned chip firm over security risk
The move, which is aimed to protect supplies of technology, could raise tensions between the EU and China.
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Netherlands intervenes at Chinese-owned chip firm Nexperia
The move, which is aimed to protect supplies of technology, could raise tensions between the EU and China.
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Got a pair of these? There's more to them than meets the eye - and it may mean global trade war
For most of human history, no one paid all that much attention to the 17 rare earth elements.
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Thousands of homes now need repairs after insulation fitted under government scheme
Thousands of homes fitted with insulation under a flagship government scheme now need major remedial work, or risk damp and mould, the public spending watchdog has warned.
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Why AI is being trained in rural India
Smaller Indian towns are becoming centres for training and correcting artificial intelligence models.
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