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Firm reveals details about how its cryptocurrency exchange was compromised, saying operation began in June The hackers behind the $6.3bn (£4.7bn) Binance heist used bogus job interviews, malicious software and an interna

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After a profits dip, the chain’s demerger from its sister food company still makes sense but is unlikely to reveal tons of value Primark brings forward home deliveries plan by two years as profits slide The business logi

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Budget retailer and 12,000 jobs at risk after US owner fails to accept buyout offers MPs have called on the government to protect Poundland and other high street stores from “predatory capitalism” and asset-stripping. Th

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Homeowners can get tax relief of £3,500 on the money spent on the interstate of a mortgage.

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Retailer acquires robot-assisted warehouse and intends to have UK service up and running before end of 2027 Primark is to begin making home deliveries by the end of next year as it aims to win new shoppers after a slide

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The interest rate set by the Bank of England affects mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions.

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Ministers propose new guided retirement scheme to help give savers protection for life Millions of private sector workers will be offered a guaranteed pension income for life under new rules designed to help them get the

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David Potts takes charge of Asda, which is based in Leeds, with immediate effect.

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Some employers create job ads with no intent to hire

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Bank to make ‘early settlement’ offers before outcome of legal battle, with those who accept likely to get money before Christmas Barclays will this month start offering compensation to tens of thousands of people who cl

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Up to 25% of 16,000 workforce could go as telecoms group says it will increase use of AI in areas including customer service Business live – latest updates Virgin Media O2 is to cut thousands of jobs in an £800m cost-cut

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Millions could be entitled to compensation as a result of commission arrangements between lenders and dealers.

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The regulator says it supports lenders offering early compensation offers, as long as they are fair.

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Drax’s FTSE 250 owner strikes £20bn deal to build infrastructure in what it says is site’s ‘next chapter’ Britain’s most polluting power plant could soon power the country’s largest datacentre under a £20bn deal to build

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The one-year free bus service pilot was initially put forward as an amendment to next year's budget.

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Britons have become less engaged with the jobs they do and are less willing to put in extra effort, a report has found.

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The tech giant reports strong sales but admits "constraints" are affecting supplies of the iPhone Duo.

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David Potts to take over immediately as executive chair Allan Leighton steps back to non-executive strategic role Business live – latest updates Asda has appointed David Potts, the 69-year-old former boss of Morrisons, a

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Agreement to ease rules on food imports and exports is expected to come into force in first quarter of 2028 The EU and the UK have completed their deal to remove Brexit checks on imports and exports of food and animal pr

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iPhone maker says decision to raise prices has offset some of impact, as revenues are stronger than expected Business live – latest updates Apple has warned of an “unprecedented” rise in memory chip prices, as it battles

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Company tugs at heartstrings with Pickles the talking toy dog as it celebrates 20 years of blockbuster festive ads Review: Kristin Scott Thomas v Pickles the evil AI overlord puppy John Lewis has turned to a celebrity be

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The men and women who rummage through commercial bins to take clothes and other items.

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Resolution Foundation study finds workers are less willing to go ‘above and beyond for employers than a decade ago’ Job satisfaction among UK workers has dropped to a record low, according to a study that shows a growing

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Digbeth is the city’s most thriving party district, but railway upgrades could tear it apart. Here, clubbers explain why they are doing everything to stop that happening House beats ring out through the open air while a

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The annual Christmas collection of five stamps feature scenes from the Nativity.

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He needs a dialysis machine to survive, but on a flight it was first damaged, then it was lost My father suffers from terminal renal failure and relies on a highly specific dialysis machine every night to survive. Britis

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We trace the gold supply chain from a mine to a Delhi jeweller

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Regulators lift block on supplier, enabling it to install meters in homes of people unable to afford energy bills British Gas has resumed force-fitting prepay meters in the homes of people unable to afford their energy b

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Supermarket chains in at least seven European countries have said the temperatures of refrigerators and freezers in some of their shops soared overnight to as high as 50C (122F), echoing a cyber-attack last month that ca

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After a second apparent cyber-attack in weeks, we examine possible culprits and their motives Shop fridges and freezers across Europe hit by fresh suspected cyber-attack Supermarket fridges and freezers in seven European

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The temperature of freezers in several shops across Europe reportedly rose to as high as 50C.

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Ibstock has issued a thumping profits warning, with sales 22% below expectations in the third quarter With John Healey’s Your First Home scheme on the way, is the mood improving in the housebuilding sector? A couple of t

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Residents would welcome the development, but the president’s past false promises cast doubt on the proposal On a Monday afternoon in late September, Donald Trump gathered Iowa Republicans in the Oval Office to make a big

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‘Giving Lara Croft pistols meant we could show off her acrobatics. And when she goes to Peru, we threw in a T rex!’ I joined Core Design in the summer of 1994 and met Toby Gard, who showed me his concept sketches for Tom

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Mayaya, once-remote, has become a hub for Chinese companies. But critics accuse them of exploitation and illegal exports The pork belly hits the oil with a sizzle, and a rich aroma of soy sauce and caramelising sugar fil

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Wolverhampton's Steve Smith said he wants to put some money back into the firm he started.

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Mini Snow Balls’ maker Mondelēz is demanding vegan brand Moo Free remove its White Choccy Snowballs from shelves Toblerone owner sues British vegan chocolate brand over chunky shape The owner of Cadbury and Toblerone has

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The airline says fuel prices may rise by €2bn in 2028 unless there is an end to the US-Israel war with Iran.

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The measure would ease inequality and bolster healthcare – without draining our coffers or triggering a billionaire exodus On Tuesday, California voters will decide whether to enact Proposition 40 , a one-time, 5% tax on

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Sites like Kalshi and Polymarket offer faux populism as elites reap the benefits – and voters risk being misled Online betting is a bit like Donald Trump. The prediction markets – platforms where users bet on whether eve

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We cannot let the billionaire class take unprecedented risks with our future America is a divided country in crisis. Despite the sunny economic forecast coming from the Trump administration, millions of Americans are str

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From feeding schoolchildren to recycling tyres, these entrepreneurs are challenging stereotypes while solving social and environmental problems Africa is thought to have a higher proportion of female entrepreneurs than a

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The exchange froze transactions following the incident which has been linked to a North Korean group.

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More people are fitting keyless devices to their front door – but are they worth it and do they affect your insurance? As the nights draw in, thoughts turn to home security. A growing number of British homeowners are cho

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More than 2.3m households face jump in payments in 2027, after expected increase in Bank of England rate this week More than 2.3m UK households face a sharp rise in mortgage payments as they come off fixed-rate deals in

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Peru’s anchoveta have made up about a 10th of the entire global commercial fishing catch since 1970, more than any other fish. A combination of warming seas and decades-long overfishing spells disaster By Geoff Mann. Rea

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New affordability checks mean you could be blocked from using Buy Now Pay Later but here are ways to avoid it.

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On Brexit, devolution and investment, the former chancellor is eerily in tune with the man who sacked her Reeves says UK’s future is in the EU Which senior politician has argued that “Brexit did deep damage” and that the

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The broadband firm has not finalised numbers but it is likely be a sizeable chunk of staff, the BBC understands.

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PDEL, which will ringfence money for preventive policies, marks a welcome and potentially consequential addition John Healey’s debut budget was far from a blockbuster, but it may come to be remembered for the birth of a

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In the final article in a series on high-end British manufacturing we look at a clothing brand that dates to the 18th century but is increasingly on-trend Making jeans again: the Hiut Denim factory in Cardigan Rolls-Royc

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Using a fake DOB or leaving the field blank when making an online account can offer protection from identity theft You get a call from your bank saying there has been suspicious activity on your account. They read out yo

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The problems run deep in South Africa’s largest city. Will voters punish the ANC in next week’s local elections? One week before the local elections in South Africa, the pavements and roads of the Johannesburg township A

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Airbnb hosts must stop asking guests to wash-up or take out bins under rules coming into force in November.

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Gap, M&S, Topshop and more are taking a leaf from luxury label playbooks to satisfy savvier generation of shoppers High street brands that boomed in the noughties before the squeeze of both sustainably minded consumers a

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In Pittsburgh, Pennsylviania, a post-industrial site gets a second life Continue reading...

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What if someone told you the truth about the economy? For years, UK governments have tried spending more, spending less, cutting red tape, leaving the EU, levelling up, and they have still failed to increase growth per p

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John Healey’s budget offered a ‘sting in the tail’ for savers by raising tax rates but there are ways to ease the pain Savers were both winners and losers in Wednesday’s budget . In his first outing as chancellor, John H

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If the accusations are true, the record-making heist shows how powerful suspected North Korean hackers have become.

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Shares in Intel continue to fall while the tech-heavy Nasdaq opens at its lowest level in more than two months.

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Ian Thomas, who heads the City of London Corporation, tops the Black Powerlist in its 21st year.

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Cryptocurrency giant Binance said on Thursday that $6.3bn (£4.7bn) of digital assets have been impacted by what is thought to be the biggest crypto hack on record.

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Video games are good at triggering nostalgia, a key reason why classic games keep getting remade.

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Yasmin Rufo asks New Yorkers who picks up the bill on a first date, and how much they usually spend.

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Properties where someone has died in tragic circumstances can have big reductions in price.

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As drone deliveries become more commonplace, their makers are looking for ways to make them quieter.

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Indian workers are being paid to film themselves at work and the footage is used to train AI.

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With graduate jobs hard to come by, more young adults are reported to be considering emigrating.

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Investigative genetic genealogy can help hunt down criminals but raises worries over privacy.

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Smells from rubbish dumps and industrial facilities are being more carefully monitored.

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With the festive season on the horizon, we trace toys from factories in China to US shelves.

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AI dominates the translation business, but for high-stakes work, humans are still needed.

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Solar tiles were touted as an attractive alternative to solar panels - why have they not taken off?

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Albertans vote this month on staying in Canada or moving ahead to a binding independence referendum.

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Cloud seeding is gaining attention as countries look to boost rainfall - will drones help?

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Will farmers want AI tools to help judge when to pick fruit, or is their own intuition enough?

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Aberdeen is launching an ambitious bid to revive its struggling centre. Could it offer lessons for other high streets?

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Auto executives across Europe hope rearmament can help them flex their industrial muscles once more.

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Are people going to have to increasingly accept more delays and diversions as the effects of climate change intensify?

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Why is it taking so long for the government to regulate them, and what are the consequences of delay?

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Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older