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Bank of England plans to ease capital rules despite AI stability fears
Central bank’s financial policy committee members voice concern on trimming big lenders’ financial buffers Business live – latest …
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One million more UK homeowners set to face higher mortgages
Homeowners face paying £45 a month more on average when they move onto a new deal over the next two years.
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Thames Water creditors ‘will bid for company even if it is nationalised’
Group of 100 investors still discussing £10bn rescue proposal with officials from regulator Ofwat, says report Business live – lat…
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Low-cost loans for solar panels could save households hundreds on bills – thinktanks
New Economics Foundation and Finance Innovation Lab suggest loan scheme backed by Bank of England could benefit up to 8m homes Mil…
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Stymied datacentre projects threaten global AI revolution
Large-scale datacentre projects around the world are being challenged or cancelled, as infrastructure’s energy demands ramp up Dat…
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Volunteers racing to save surplus Silverstone food
A Towcester community larder is collecting produce from the circuit following the Grand Prix.
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UK house prices rise for first time since start of Iran war
Typical property cost £299,330 in June, 0.2% more than the month before, says Lloyds Business live – latest updates House prices a…
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UK house prices rise in June despite ‘wider economic uncertainty’ – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Tom Bill , head of UK residential research at the estate agent Knight F…
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Sun stoppers: seven ways to keep your home cool this summer
You can keep temperatures down without the cost – or environmental price – of air conditioning. Here’s some tips and tricks The be…
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Fuel on the fire: why oil companies are profiting as the world gets dangerously hot
The scientific consensus is that burning fossil fuels drives the climate crisis, yet the world’s biggest oil companies are plannin…
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E-bike injury payouts top £110m and push up insurance premiums
It is only seven years since the first claim over an injury from a micromobility vehicle was made.
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The five European economies set to grow more than twice as fast as the eurozone
The IMF expects the eurozone to grow by little more than 1% a year through 2031. Yet some of Europe's fastest growth is forecast i…
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Student loan promotion in England and Wales amounted to mis-selling, MPs say
Treasury select committee also says ministers have moral obligation to reverse last year’s repayment threshold freeze Slideshows t…
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Sleaze is back and children are hungry – for Project Burnham, these have to be top priorities | Polly Toynbee
Our new PM will be hit by multiple crises when he enters No 10. Success or failure will depend on the decisions he makes in first …
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Samsung profits jump 1,800% as AI chip sales soar
The firm's shares fell sharply on Tuesday as some investors had expected an even stronger performance.
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Robot subscriptions lower automation barriers for European firms
A growing shift towards robotics-as-a-service is allowing companies to rent rather than buy machines, a model that could democrati…
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Amazon turns away breastfeeding boss over warehouse safety rule
Amazon's exclusion of a nursing mother from a business course highlights the friction between industrial safety policies and corpo…
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Women spend thousands on 'divorce rings' to mark financial autonomy
Women are spending thousands of pounds on custom "divorce rings" instead of selling their old jewelry, a retail trend driven by po…
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UK banks pledge to fix basic account access after FCA probe
Nine major UK banks have pledged to overhaul how they serve vulnerable customers after the financial regulator found systemic fail…
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UK MPs condemn student loan marketing as mis-selling
A UK parliamentary report has accused the government of mis-selling student loans by comparing repayments to phone bills, exposing…
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Power fears drive Scottish datacentre freeze, risking UK AI plans
A proposed moratorium on new datacentres in Scotland threatens to derail the UK’s artificial intelligence strategy and exposes dee…
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Can China repeat its EV success with robotaxis?
China's self-driving car firms have been given a headstart by the country's EV supply chain as they expand globally.
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The shadowy movement behind ‘Trump accounts’ – Stateside with Kai and Carter
On the Fourth of July, the Trump administration's new savings accounts for children went live. These ‘Trump accounts’, created as …