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UK airlines given green light to cancel or consolidate flights to conserve jet fuel

Carriers examining which flights can be cancelled with least disruption under plans to avoid summer…

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UK ‘invention agency’ grants £50m of public money to US tech and venture capital firms

Exclusive: Brainchild of Dominic Cummings, Aria is aimed at funding ‘crazy’ scientific projects to benefit…

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AI chatbot fraud: the ‘gift card’ subcription that may cost you dear

After subscribing to the Claude chatbot, mystery payments started to appear on one family’s credit…

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Britain pioneered the comfortable retirement – but that golden age is coming to an end | Helen McCarthy

The once inexorable rise in retiree living standards since the second world war has broken…

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New free financial advice plan aims to help Britons build savings

‘Targeted support’ means certain banks and financial institutions can offer free extra help with investments…

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‘There is real danger’: landline phone users voice fears over digital switchover

Rural dwellers reveal failings in backup plans, as campaigners call for deadline to be extended…

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Pentagon inks deals with seven AI companies for classified military work

OpenAI, Google, Nvidia and others agreed to ‘any lawful use’ of their tech. Anthropic, feuding…

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Octopus Energy boss: some people would accept blackouts if bills cut

Greg Jackson argues against costly investments in UK’s power grid that are adding to household…

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‘Fastest refund guaranteed’: UK travel firms compete for custom with unlikely selling points

In an unsettled world operators aim to entice jittery holidaymakers with simple pledges, from cancellations…

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‘Temu Range Rover’: what the bestselling Jaecoo 7 says about China’s electric car ascendancy

Loaded with extras and produced at a cut price, the crossover SUV has overtaken rival…

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