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Train strikes cause more disruption for passengers Some rail operators are running no services as 6,500 train drivers walk out in pay dispute. |
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UK economy shrinks as outlook on recession darkens The economy shrank by 0.1% leading some experts to warn a recession could start sooner than expected. |
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Bike seller Peloton and meditation app Calm cut jobs After pandemic success, exercise product maker Peloton and meditation app Calm slash jobs. |
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Co-op joins rivals in dropping disposable barbecues Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Tesco are among retailers who have also stopped sales due to the heatwave. |
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Johnson & Johnson to replace talc-based powder with cornstarch By 2023 J&J will make all its baby powder using cornstarch following legal battles over talc's safety. |
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Liz Truss defends energy firms saying profit is not evil The Tory leader hopeful says profit is not "dirty" and windfall taxes were about "bashing business". |
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Government proposes more help for energy-intensive firms Sectors like steel, paper and glass that use a lot of power could be set to receive more support. |
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People can't wait for energy help - Citizens Advice The charity voices concerns of delaying support for households bracing themselves for energy bill hikes. |
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Energy bills could go up before October price cap rise The energy regulator says it's "possible" customers' direct debit payments will rise before October. |
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Martin Lewis: Energy bill crisis is on scale of pandemic Government support needs to double to make up for the huge expected rise in bills, the consumer expert says. |
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Supermarkets not passing on lower fuel price - RAC The margin between the price of fuel at the pump and what retailers buy it for is at its widest since 2013. |
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'I'm borrowing £5,000 to pay my energy bills' Many people are getting desperate as spiralling energy bills start to bite. |
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Ministers to meet energy giants over cost of living Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi says he is also preparing options for the incoming prime minister. |
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Energy bills forecast to hit over £4,200 a year The average household could pay £355 a month, up from £164 currently, consultancy Cornwall Insight warns. |
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John Lewis boss: Over-50s quitting the workforce fuels inflation Boss Dame Sharon White says the government must think about how to get older people back into work. |
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Olive oil prices could rise 25% as heatwave hits production Prices in supermarkets could increase by 20-25% later this year, one leading exporter tells the BBC. |
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Cost of living: The people using OnlyFans as a second job to help with bills A campaign group says more young people are joining the site because of the rising cost of living. |
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Cost of living: People turning back to cash as prices rise Post Offices handled a record £801m in personal cash withdrawals in July. |
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Energy bills: What do I do if I can't pay? If you're struggling to afford your gas and electricity bills, you do have options. |
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Liz Truss not ruling out emergency payments, says Penny Mordaunt Penny Mordaunt says Liz Truss's comments on how to help with the cost of living crisis had been overinterpreted. |
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Bank's recession warning matters to everyone Times are already hard but the Bank of England says they'll get worse and stay that way until late 2023 |
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Cost of living: Over a third cut back on essentials More than a third of Britons are cutting back on food to cope with higher costs, a new report has shown. |
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How will a recession hit the UK housing market? The UK economy is forecast to shrink this year but what will it mean for first-time home buyers? |
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Bank of England governor defends rate hike ahead of looming recession Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey warns price rises would be long-term if Bank did not act. |
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Jaguar Land Rover owner Tata Motors to buy Ford car plant in India The American motor industry giant announced last year that it would close its Indian car factories. |
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Bank of England warns the UK will fall into recession this year The Bank of England raises rates as it warns inflation will rise over 13% and the UK faces a long recession. |
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Argentina rate hiked to 69.5% as inflation hits 20-year high The move comes as figures showed inflation in South America's second largest economy hit a 20-year high. |
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Lee Jae-yong: Why South Korea just pardoned the Samsung 'prince' Lee Jae-yong, who was convicted for bribery and embezzlement, has been granted a presidential pardon. |
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Superdry boss warns shoppers will choose Europe over Britain Tax-free shopping is no longer available to international visitors to Britain. |
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McDonald's plans to reopen in Kyiv and western Ukraine The burger chain says it hopes to support a "small but important sense of normalcy". |
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Ryanair boss O'Leary says the era of €10 flights is over Flights will be more expensive because war in Ukraine has pushed up oil prices, Michael O'Leary tells the BBC. |
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The Russian billionaire daring to speak out about Putin Boris Mints calls Putin's invasion of Ukraine "vile", adding the war is a result of his "madness". |
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Heatwave: When is it too hot to work? With much of the UK enduring another period of hot weather, some workers will face very high temperatures. |
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Disney adds subscribers but warns over cricket loss The media giant is gaining subscribers as it details plans to launch an ad-supported service in December. |
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Bogus companies scam: 'We never knew our home was on the list' Thousands of UK home addresses have been used by crime gangs to register bogus firms, the BBC finds. |
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Meta's chatbot says the company 'exploits people' The new prototype doesn't think much of the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, either. |
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Domino's: fast food giant pulls out of Italy, the home of pizza The fast food giant's pandemic-related exit from Italy was celebrated by some social media users. |
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US inflation eases in July as petrol prices drop US consumer prices rose at annual rate of 8.5% in July, more slowly than June as petrol prices fell |
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Elon Musk sells $6.9bn of Tesla shares as Twitter lawsuit looms The world's richest man says he needs the money in case he is forced to buy Twitter for $44bn. |
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Rail strikes: No train services on some lines on Saturday Rail firms reveal reduced timetables as thousands of workers walk out on Saturday over pay. |
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US invests $280bn in high tech to compete with China US President Joe Biden said the new funding for tech would keep the US competitive. |
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Felixstowe port workers to strike after talks fail The UK's biggest container port faces an eight-day walkout after staff rejected a pay offer. |
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China property crisis: Why homeowners stopped paying their mortgages The country's property sector is struggling with a cash crunch, forcing buyers to take extreme steps. |
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Royal Mail staff to stage four-day strike action If 115,000 staff strike, it could be the biggest ever action by the Communication Workers Union. |
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Thames Water plans to introduce hosepipe ban 'in weeks' The firm plans to bring in restrictions for 15 million customers "in the coming weeks". |
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Supermarket food could soon carry eco-labels, says study Scientists hope that a scoring system will lead manufacturers to compete over sustainability. |
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Avanti West Coast suspends sales and cuts timetables Avanti West Coast says its limited timetables will run until further notice due to staff shortages. |
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China housing crisis: The people living in unfinished apartments As Chinese developers spiral into debt, people with nowhere else to live have moved into unfinished apartments. |
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Qantas asks executives to work as baggage handlers for three months The airline's head of operations has asked for 100 volunteers to fill the roles for three months. |
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JetBlue airline boss over-hiring to beat staff exodus Low-fare carrier JetBlue said it is a necessary policy when recruiting, as the industry re-starts. |
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Port Talbot: Tata Steel faces crunch-time, professor warns There are fears the Port Talbot site may shut if a deal to help cut carbon emissions is not struck. |
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Felixstowe: Workers at key UK port to strike for eight days Around 1,900 staff at Britain's largest container port will walk-out in a dispute over pay. |
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US jobs growth jumps in July despite slowdown fears Firms added far more jobs than expected last month as interest rates rise to tackle inflation. |
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Evergrande gets $818m as football stadium land deal cancelled The announcement comes as the heavily-indebted Chinese property firm tries to raise cash to repay debt. |
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Ukraine war: UN chief Guterres slams oil and gas firms' 'grotesque greed' UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says "grotesque greed is punishing the poorest". |
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AMTD Digital: How a small Hong Kong firm's shares soared The meteoric rise of AMTD Digital's shares has been likened to the so-called "meme stock" phenomenon. |
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M&S stops selling disposable barbecues across UK The supermarket says the move is to protect open spaces, after record temperatures sparked a spate of fires. |
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Dyson fined £1.2m after milling machine fell on worker The company has been fined after a 1.5 tonne machine fell on a worker at its Wiltshire factory. |
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Booking.com scam: Tourists descend on north London private home A woman says she feels vulnerable after dozens of tourists arrived at her private home throughout July. |
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Bain consultancy banned from government work over 'misconduct' The management consultancy cannot work for the UK government for three years over 'misconduct' in South Africa. |
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Cost of living: Small garages want petrol prices cut at chains Independent fuel sellers say supermarkets are not reflecting wholesale costs at the pump. |
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Oil output to see small hike to ease energy prices Opec+ members will pump an extra 100,000 barrels a day in September, an amount some say is "meaningless". |
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Robinhood cuts nearly a quarter of staff as crypto dives The trading platform, which is popular with amateur investors, reported a large drop in revenues. |
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Football fans warned to beware of fake ticket scams The return of the Premier League could see fraudsters trick devoted fans out of hundreds of pounds. |
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Tinder: CEO Renate Nyborg to leave dating app after one year Renate Nyborg's exit is part of a major shake-up of the dating app's management and strategy. |
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Thousands of small firms go bust owing millions in bounce back Covid loans While most went broke for legitimate reasons, 260 directors have been disqualified for misuse of money. |
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BA extends sales ban on Heathrow short-haul tickets The airline suspends sales for two weeks in response to the airport's cap on passenger numbers. |
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Airbnb bookings hit record high as travel recovers Rising prices did not deter travellers, the lodging website said. |
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Uber attracts record number of drivers as cost of living bites The ride-hailing app had been facing a driver shortage, leading to long waiting times for customers. |
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BP sees biggest profit in 14 years as energy bills soar The firm's profits between April and June more than tripled as oil and gas prices jumped. |
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House prices climb 11% despite cost of living squeeze But the Nationwide says there are signs of a slowdown and interest rate rises could cool the market. |
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Ambani and Adani: Asia's richest men battle to dominate 5G in India Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani are set to compete in the world's second-largest internet market. |
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JD Sports loses millions in forced Footasylum sale The sportswear chain has sold the retailer after just three years following competition concerns. |
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New property register aims to stop money laundering The move is part of economic sanctions in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
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Waitrose to drop best before dates on fresh food The chain becomes the latest retailer to take action to try to stop food being thrown away at home. |
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Cost of living: Are you missing out on unclaimed universal credit? Benefits are a gateway to support but some estimates suggest £15bn still goes unclaimed each year. |
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Hinkley B: UK's most productive nuclear power plant closes Hinkley Point B has shut down permanently, after 46 years generating electricity. |
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Fuel tax cut in UK among lowest in Europe, RAC says The motoring group says the UK's fuel duty cut looks "paltry" compared to help given in other countries. |
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Ofcom urged to help end broadband loyalty penalty Many long-standing customers pay more for broadband and mobile contracts than new customers do. |
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Octopus Energy asks government for £1bn to buy Bulb The firm is seeking the funds, which will be paid back, to take over the collapsed firm. |
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Evergrande: Unit ordered to pay $1.1bn over unpaid debt It came just two days after the crisis-hit firm outlined plans to restructure its overseas liabilities. |
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Starlink: Why is Elon Musk launching thousands of satellites? The billionaire's SpaceX company hopes to provide an internet service from space. |
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Oleksiy Vadatursky: Ukraine grain tycoon killed in Russian shelling of Mykolaiv One of Ukraine's richest men and his wife die in a bombardment of the southern city of Mykolaiv. |
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Post Office under pressure over victims' pay-outs The chair of the Post Office scandal inquiry will issue a report to parliament unless progress is made. |
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‘I lost £40,000 worth of crops in a field fire’ People are being urged to take extra care to avoid causing fires in the countryside during hot weather. |
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Disruption as train strike hits weekend travel Birmingham's Commonwealth Games and the kick-off to the football season have been affected. |
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Asos, Boohoo and Asda investigated over green claims Concerns include the use of vague language which may suggest clothes are more eco-friendly than they are. |
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BA owner IAG reports first profit since pandemic began IAG sees a sharp increase in the number of flights and passengers handled, despite problems at Heathrow. |
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How Singapore is turning multi-storey car parks into farms The densely populated South East Asian island nation imports more than 90% of the food it consumes. |
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The rise of repairing: Why more of us are trying to fix things As the cost of living soars 'repair cafes' are growing in popularity. |
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Mining boss: 'One person doesn't have all the answers' Mpumi Zikalala, CEO of Kumba Iron Ore, shares an insight for our CEO Secrets series. |
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Are we falling in love with robots? Far from being scary, people who actually live with robots are finding them endearing. |
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The lockdown side-hustles that turned into full-time businesses The pandemic turned some people into savvy entrepreneurs but how many have ditched their day job? |
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The plans for giant seaweed farms in European waters As worldwide sales of the algae soar, the European Union wants to establish giant seaweed farms. |
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Is there anything green about plastic grass? More people are swapping real lawns for fake but experts are worried about its environmental impact. |
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Why Australia will work harder to build ties with Indonesia . |
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Can North America's downtowns reverse their downturns? City centres across the US and Canada are still much quieter than before the pandemic started. |
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CEO Secrets: Hard Rock Cafe boss on the shift he'll never forget Jim Allen, chairman of Hard Rock International, shares a story for our CEO Secrets series. |
