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Lower energy costs make retirement less expensive
Lower energy prices mean the amount of money needed to meet a basic standard of living in retirement has fallen, a major report has found.…
Susan Darwin
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North Face and Cartier hit by cyber attacks
Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporter Fashion brand The North Face and luxury jeweller Cartier have become the latest retailers to report…
Business
Disney announces hundreds of global layoffs. Here are the teams that will be affected
Media company Walt Disney is laying off several hundred employees in film, television and corporate finance, a source familiar with the…
Culture
French Open quarter-finals: Sabalenka beats Zheng, Svitolina v Swiatek next – live
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature That was Sabalenka’s toughest test yet – and she passed it…
Business
Thames Water's future in doubt after investor pulls out
Thames Water has suffered a major setback in its attempt to secure its future after US private equity giant KKR pulled out of plans to buy…
News
The summer’s biggest trend is a tariff-proof indulgence
The color of the summer is here, and it started with a chocolate bar. Pistachio (both the food and the color) is all the rage right now.…
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Donald Trump's tariffs will hurt global growth, OECD warns
Global economic growth is set to be slower this year largely because of Donald Trump's US tariffs, according to a leading international…
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Using AI at work requires confidence. Here’s how to build it
The Little Engine That Could wasn’t the most powerful train, but she believed in herself. The story goes that, as she set off to climb a…
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Erin Patterson tells murder trial wild mushrooms have 'more flavour'
An Australian woman who cooked a toxic mushroom meal has told her murder trial she has long been a mushroom lover, but more recently…
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How NATO is turning to startups to outpace its rivals
War is being redefined by technology. Drones now swarm where soldiers once marched, AI can detect threats faster than spies, and…
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Madeleine McCann: Police launch new search in Portugese town
Daniel Sandford UK correspondent Reporting from Praia da Luz Portuguese and German police are starting a new search in Portugal as part of…
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5 read-it-later alternatives now that Pocket is shutting down
It’s official: Mozilla has announced that its extremely handy read-it-later app Pocket will be shutting down on July 8, 2025, with user…
Business
Failing water sector needs stronger regulation, review says
The water sector in England and Wales is failing and needs stronger regulation to better protect billpayers and the environment, according…
Business
MI5 neo-Nazi spy: Judge had 'no confidence' in Security Service's account of false evidence
Daniel De Simone BBC investigations correspondent MI5 is facing fresh scrutiny in the case of a violent neo-Nazi agent after a High Court…
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UK threatens to sue Abramovich over Chelsea sale
The UK government has threatened to sue former Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich to make sure the money from the club's sale…
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Suspect in Colorado fire attack planned for a year, FBI says
A man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at demonstrators attending a march for Israeli hostages in Colorado on Sunday planned the…
Business
Warning over TikTok food sellers not listing allergens
Charlotte Edwards Business reporter, BBC News TikTok users are selling food without listing allergen information, the BBC has found.…
Business
Will crypto replace banking? The Trump administration can’t decide
Last year, Donald Trump took the stage of the Las Vegas Bitcoin Conference to worship at the altar of cryptocurrency. He said he would…
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Turn data into dollars
We have officially arrived in the era where e-commerce brands that prioritize smart, value-aligned engagement over mass media spend are…
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Three things to know about South Korea's snap presidential election
South Korea is heading to the polls to elect a new leader, after their former president Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached and removed from…
Business
Among the top paid CEOs of 2024, 18 saw their salaries more than double
The year 2024 was a good one for the people who ran some of the country’s biggest companies. CEO pay set another record last year,…
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‘LLMs are ego-reinforcing glazing-machines’: This subreddit is banning users for AI-induced delusions
The moderators behind a pro-artificial intelligence subreddit say they have been banning users who appear to be experiencing…
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UN calls for investigation into killings near Gaza aid site
The UN secretary-general has called for an independent investigation into the killing of Palestinians near an aid distribution centre in…