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Welfare bill: what compromises have been made and how will claimants be affected?

More than 120 Labour MPs were planning to defeat the bill by voting against it…

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Homes for sale in harbour towns and villages in England and Scotland – in pictures

From an apartment in a Grade II-listed building with views across the River Dart to…

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Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features

Amendment to law will strengthen protection against digital imitations of people’s identities, government says The…

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Number of higher-rate UK taxpayers expected to hit more than 7m this year

Frozen tax thresholds mean extra 500,000 to be taxed at 40% on some income in…

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Group of high-profile authors sue Microsoft over use of their books in AI training

Writers alleged that company used nearly 200,000 pirated books to train its Megatron artificial intelligence…

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Rules that protect UK homeowners from repossessions may be scrapped

FCA boss says mortgage charter up for review amid pressure from the chancellor to remove…

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Meta wins AI copyright lawsuit as US judge rules against authors

Writers accused Facebook owner of breach over using books without permission to train its AI…

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Billionaires’ wealth surged $6.5tn over past decade, Oxfam reports

Real-terms gains of $33.9tn for world’s richest 1% ‘enough to end annual global poverty 22…

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MPs urge Amazon and eBay to tighten controls on ebike and charger sales

Online marketplaces this week found to be selling items that can exceed legal power or…

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Should YouTube be included in Australia’s under-16s social media ban? Here’s what you need to know

The video platform previously had a carve out in the November draft legislation but the…

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