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Surge in UK savings lost to investment scams, with fake crypto thought to top the list

Banking industry data shows £629m was stolen in six months from fraud that included gold,…

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Reeves considers breaking manifesto pledge with income tax rise to fill £30bn gap

Exclusive: Treasury discussions include possibly adding 1p to basic rate or raising higher or additional…

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‘Sycophantic’ AI chatbots tell users what they want to hear, study shows

Scientists warn of ‘insidious risks’ of increasingly popular technology that affirms even harmful behaviour Turning…

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Tanni Grey-Thompson says disabled drivers at risk of missing out on switch to electric cars

Former Paralympics champion says inaccessible charging points show government ‘has forgotten about us’ Campaigners including…

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Meta found in breach of EU law over ‘ineffective’ complaints system for flagging illegal content

European Commission initial finding says Facebook and Instagram introduced unnecessary steps for users to submit…

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Homes for sale in England with a grand design – in pictures

From a multi award-winning treehouse, to a sleek glass-clad home built by architectural pioneers of…

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Amazon reveals cause of AWS outage that took everything from banks to smart beds offline

AWS explains in a lengthy post how a bug in automation software brought down thousands…

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Ministers confirm plans to reduce London’s affordable housing quotas

Developers will qualify for fast-track planning status if they include 20% affordable housing instead of…

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Trump pardons founder of Binance, world’s largest crypto exchange

Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to failing to stop money laundering in 2023 and was sentenced…

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‘Attacks will get through’: head of GCHQ urges companies to do more to fight cybercrime

Anne Keast-Butler says government and business must to work together to tackle future attacks as…

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