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Thames Water apologises after £145,000 customer billing mistake

Thames Water apologises after £145,000 customer billing mistake

Travelodge failed sex assault victim 'at every stage'

Room intrusions were still being reported at one-in-10 Travelodge hotels this summer, a review finds.

Trump's AI rebrand causes 'unprecedented' demand for Slovenian website names

President Donald Trump's push to rename AI may be behind an "unprecedented" rise in registrations for domain names in Slovenia, according to its official national registry.

The Swap Market Says Treasury and AI Debt Is Not a Problem

I’m spending a lot of time thinking about high interest rates, both for obvious reasons and because I’m reconsidering some of my own long-held views. So I thought I’d have a long talk with someone who has really studied…

The AI telling farmers when to harvest

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

Vape prices to rise as new tax takes effect

The price of vapes is set to rise as a new tax comes into effect, with the aim of making vaping less attractive to children and young people.

Energy bills are going up - here's what you can do about it

Energy prices have now risen by nearly 4%, with forecasts of a much bigger jump to come in January.

Employers should teach primary-age children about work, says Milburn

Children should be introduced to the world of work at the start of primary school, says the author of a major report into youth activity in the UK.

GDP Strength Masks the Fed’s Bigger Problem: An Economy Still Running Hot

Inflation may be increasing at a slower pace than expected, the markets might be cheering, and the Fed will likely soon be cutting, but Diane Swonk isn’t popping Champagne.

Softer-Than-Feared US Inflation Despite Robust Spending

U.S. inflation rose less than expected in August, while consumer spending remained strong in Washington. The softer price data reduced urgency for another October Federal Reserve rate hike, though one by year-end remain…

FTSE 100 today: Stocks close lower after cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation data

The FTSE 100 was down 54 points as Thursday afternoon wore on, apparently unmoved by the rather more cheerful mood across the Atlantic.

U.S. core PCE rises 0.2% month-on-month in August, cooler than expected

Consumer prices posted a smaller-than-expected increase in August from a year ago, according to the Federal Reserve's primary inflation gauge, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

Higher Yields Flipped the Math in the Investors’ Favor

During the COVID-19 pandemic-era boom, it almost seemed reckless not to invest in real estate. Low mortgage rates and sustained demand for rentals and fix-and-flip properties delivered tidy returns for investors on a fa…

Greggs to shut four factories and cut 740 jobs

High street bakery brand Greggs has announced plans to shut four of its factories and cut 740 jobs.

Africa's richest man to launch Kenya oil refinery despite land protests

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote and Kenya's President William Ruto are set to break ground on a $16bn (£12bn) oil refinery in Lamu, on Kenya's northern coast.

Doubters spur me on: why more women are taking up DIY

Female DIY experts and tradeswomen talk about their experiences of a traditionally male-dominated domain.

UK Q2 GDP beats forecasts as services and exports drive growth

Since Labour took office over a year ago, Britain’s economy has delivered mixed signals. Growth briefly surged early in 2025 but has since stalled, inflation remains stubbornly high, and government debt has soared to ne…

Three takeaways from Trump's 'Super Intelligence' summit

The meeting at the White House came as some tech bosses and experts have called for tighter rules around AI.

Three takeaways from Trump's 'Super Intelligence' summit

US President Donald Trump hosted a meeting of top technology bosses on Tuesday for what he called "an extraordinary gathering" of the minds that are "building America's Golden Age".

OpenAI unveils AI assistant 'dots' while safety worries delay new model

OpenAI on Tuesday unveiled "dots," a new artificial intelligence (AI) assistant they say can proactively carry out tasks on a user's behalf.

Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons

Chinese AI developer Moonshot is conducting an internal review after researchers were able to persuade two of its popular Kimi models to tell them how to make biological weapons and carry out assassinations.

The start-ups hoping to return battery making to the US

As heatwaves scorched Europe this summer, workers at a US battery company noticed an uptick in demand.

'I like proving people wrong': The women taking up DIY and plumbing

It's hard to miss the explosion of DIY content that has hit our social media feeds over the last decade.