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Reeves did not mislead on challenges facing UK ahead of Budget, says OBR official

Prof David Miles tells MPs the messaging given by the chancellor was "not incons...

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Jamie Laing's Candy Kittens to acquire UK snack brand Graze

The deal comes as Unilever plans to offload some food brands to focus on care an...

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Bank of England warns of AI bubble risk

The central bank says US stock price valuations are their most stretched since t...

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Bulgaria ditches budget plan after tens of thousands join protests

Demonstrators said the plan - the country's first in euros - attempted to hide w...

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Police consider corporate manslaughter charges in Post Office scandal

The move comes as police continue to investigate what has been called the UK's m...

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South African radio DJ among five charged over Russia recruitment plot

The group has been charged under a law which prohibits people from joining forei...

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Bus ticket discount for city travel over Christmas

The city council has discounted group tickets for bus travel across Hull over Ch...

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Tax rises and tighter spending to hold back UK growth, OECD says

Growth in the UK economy is expected to slow next year, an influential global po...

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'First of its kind' scanner to study blast trauma

It will be able to monitor changes in brain function just minutes after weapon u...

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India tells smartphone makers to put state-run cyber safety app on new devices

India wants all smartphone makers to pre-install new devices with a state-owned ...

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'Hung by my wrists and beaten': Israeli-Russian woman says Iraqi militants tortured her in captivity

Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was freed in September, tells the BBC that her two years ...

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Shein and Temu face calls for investigation over claims of stealing US designs

Two senior US politicians accuse the platforms of malpractice, including intelle...

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US Navy admiral ordered second deadly Venezuela boat strike, White House says

The strikes, authorised by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, have raised fresh leg...

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Fashion house Valentino criticised over 'disturbing' AI handbag ads

Social media users have called the luxury Italian fashion brand's artificial int...

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Fashion house Valentino criticised over 'disturbing' AI handbag ads

Social media users have called the luxury Italian fashion brand's artificial int...

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Putin and Trump's envoy set for key Ukraine talks in Moscow

Steve Witkoff will hold talks at the Kremlin, after the White House said it was ...

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Death toll in Indonesia floods passes 600

Another 500 people are missing, while thousands more have been injured after a c...

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Applications open for warm homes scheme help

The county council says the scheme provides free heating upgrades and prioritize...

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Every pupil to get a hamper of gifts for Christmas

Headteacher Jade Hunter says she has not encountered generosity and goodwill lik...

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Devastating toxic spill seen as test of whether African countries will stand up to China

Chinese companies provide jobs and much needed revenue in Zambia, where the disa...

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