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Bank of England holds interest rate at 4.75% but warns of UK stagnation risk

Central bank downgrades growth forecast amid threat from budget fallout, rising inflation and Trump trade…

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UK data regulator criticises Google for ‘irresponsible’ ad tracking change

ICO says allowing advertisers to track digital ‘fingerprints’ will undermine consumers’ control over information Business…

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Watchdog gives lenders a year to respond to UK car finance complaints

Financial Conduct Authority sets 4 December 2025 deadline for handling rising number of customer queries…

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Water bills for households in England and Wales to rise by £31 a year

Average bill will rise by £157 over five years to £597 after regulator agrees to…

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Thames Water to get green light to hike bills by more than a third by 2030

Exclusive: Long-awaited decision by water regulator Ofwat falls short of utility’s requested 59% rise Troubled…

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‘Pick and mix of horror’ online pushes young people to violence, UK police chief says

Counter-terrorism leader says there is often no ideology behind ‘grotesque fascinations’ with extreme content More…

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More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators diagnosed with severe PTSD

Exclusive: Lawsuit brought by former moderators against parent company Meta and outsourcer Samasource Kenya PTSD,…

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Minister apologises for letters wrongly saying benefits being axed

Error caused by flaws in system of eVisas meant people entitled to benefits were told…

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Chinese AI chip firms blacklisted over weapons concerns gained access to UK technology

Imagination Technologies had licences with two Chinese firms – but said it had not ‘implemented…

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Rachel Reeves: improving services more important than Waspi women payout

Chancellor says high cost of compensation cannot be justified because most of women affected had…

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