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The solo penalty, from rent to holidays: ‘Being single is costing me £12,000 extra a year’

From hotels to housing, insurance to TV subscriptions, people who live and travel alone face…

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Flatpack coffins and robot dogs: patents applications show UK inventions of 2023

Other submissions included a vertical grand piano, smart goalie gloves and cheese made of potatoes…

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Meta announces new AI model that can generate video with sound

Facebook owner claims Movie Gen can create realistic-seeming video and audio clips that rival competitors’…

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Far-right extremists flee from Telegram to SimpleX over privacy features

App that doesn’t require users’ emails or phone numbers secured over $1m in funding with…

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Homes for sale close to British woodland – in pictures

From a grand seven-bedroom mansion to a fairytale cottage nestled in a remote hamlet Continue…

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Job advisers may be posted in NHS hospitals to get long-term sick back to work

Disability charity says Labour plan must not become punitive or exacerbate ‘culture of mistrust and…

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How artificial intelligence is changing the reports US police write

Some California police departments are already using AI tools to help draft reports – and…

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Unresolved water complaints in England and Wales rise to near-decade high

Customer disputes over sewage spills, billing mistakes and water meters soar in past year Business…

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UK banks given extra three days to delay payments in effort to beat scams

High street banks handed new powers by the Treasury to delay and investigate payments suspected…

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OpenAI raises $6.6bn in funding, is valued at $157bn

The startup behind ChatGP, which is reportedly planning to become a for-profit business, is now…

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