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British energy firms told to offer ‘zero’ standing charge tariff by next winter

Ofgem aims to provide choice as Martin Lewis describes daily fees as a ‘poll tax’…

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Homes for sale with an air source heat pump – in pictures

From a futuristic home in London to a barn conversion in the heart of the…

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BBC says it has complained to Apple over AI-generated fake news attributed to broadcaster

Notifications from a new Apple product falsely suggested the BBC claimed the New York gunman…

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Amazon donates $1m to Trump’s inaugural fund as tech cozies up to president-elect

OpenAI’s Sam Altman also announced a $1m personal donation to Trump on the same day,…

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Annual rent for newly let UK home £3,240 higher than 2021, research finds

Rents have risen by 27% since end of pandemic lockdowns, while earnings have increased by…

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Hundreds of thousands hit by ruinous carer’s allowance penalties, audit shows

Campaigners say NAO report shows impact of DWP staffing decisions and failure to address flaws…

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From X to Bluesky: why are people fleeing Elon Musk’s ‘digital town square’?

Musk’s platform has lost 2.7 million active US users in two months, while its rival…

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‘It’s beyond human scale’: AFP defends use of artificial intelligence to search seized phones and emails

Australian federal police says it has ‘no choice’ due to the vast amount of data…

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Car finance scandal could be as big as PPI, City regulator says

FCA lawyer admits scale of compensation could be larger than first thought, and as big…

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Thames Water will run out of cash by March without £3bn emergency funding

Britain’s biggest water supplier reports 40% increase in pollution incidents, blaming a wet spring and…

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