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UK consumers saving less as taxes squeeze incomes, data shows

ONS finds households’ savings ratio has dropped to lowest rate for more than a year…

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MPs question UK Palantir contracts after investigation reveals security concerns

Journalists find Swiss government rejected company over fears US intelligence might gain access to sensitive…

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Toy touts, random spins and frantic bidding: the murky side of live auction site Whatnot

Quickfire lots fuel a booming business, but critics condemn gambling-style features and popularity with ‘scalpers’…

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Extremists are using AI voice cloning to supercharge propaganda. Experts say it’s helping them grow

Researchers warn generative tools are helping militant groups from neo-Nazis to the Islamic State spread…

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‘Help! I need money. It’s an emergency’: your child’s voicemail that could be a scam

Steps to help combat fraud in which criminals use AI-generated replica of a person’s voice…

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A tape measure, a metal detector and a spirit level: 25 surprisingly useful things you can do with your phone

While many use our phones predominantly to doomscroll, smartphones have a range of little-known functions…

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‘Bills keep going higher’: community ‘warm spaces’ on the rise in the UK

As places such as Walworth Living Room step in to help people in need, charities…

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‘It can be quite a thankless job’: why driving examiners are quitting

A staff exodus and a broken booking system are helping to cause huge jams in…

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Minecoins, V-Bucks or Robux? How to give virtual cash to gamers

Weighing up a last-minute present but perplexed by in-game currencies? Here’s how to give gifts…

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Tinsel and Home Alone back in style as TikTok seeks comfort in #90sChristmas

Emphasis this year is on nostalgia as present day feels ‘a bit more uncertain’, say…

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