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‘You owe parking fees’: experts warn of fake RingGo text scam
Criminals hope by using threats of enforcement action, people will panic and click link to bogus parking app site
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Trump offering early access to online posts in move seen as corruption
Truth Social, where Trump’s account is by far the largest, to offer users early access for up to $100,000 per month
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Ultra-processed food companies hindering health drives by suing countries, says WHO
The world’s biggest ultra-processed food corporations are hindering global efforts to tackle the obesity crisis by suing governments that try to promote healthier diets, the head of the World Health Organization has sai…
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There can be no letup. Humiliated Infantino must stand down at Fifa or be removed | Nick Ames
There is no time to dance around the subject. Gianni Infantino must stand down as Fifa president or otherwise be legally removed. No fresh chances can be made available for an official who has demolished trust in footba…
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Amanda Staveley consortium set to buy Gold family’s 25.1% stake in West Ham
A consortium led by Amanda Staveley has reached an agreement to buy a 25.1% stake in West Ham after Vanessa Gold, daughter of the former chair David Gold, agreed to sell her family’s shares in the Championship club.
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‘Worst we’ve known’: UK turns to imports as drought and heat hit vegetable crops
Pubs, restaurants and supermarkets are having to buy lettuce and broccoli from Spain at what should be the height of UK growing season, as drought and extreme heat hit crops.
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China’s tech advances are causing chaos from Silicon Valley to the White House
New AI models, advanced robots and specialty computer chips are unsettling markets and the US tech industry
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From Ozempic to eye creams: demand for bathroom mini fridges is heating up
Used to store everything from beauty products to GLP-1 medication, the growing demand reflects a wider trend in how the wellness industry and weight-loss drugs are reshaping homes.
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Turn failing water firms into not-for-profit cooperatives, MPs and mayors tell PM
MPs and mayors close to Andy Burnham have told the prime minister there is a “third way” to gain more control of failing companies, as the row over whether or not to nationalise Thames Water rumbles on.
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‘Proteinmaxxing’ could lead to higher prices for infant formula, say experts
The rise of “proteinmaxxing” – a trend in which consumers try to eat as much protein as possible – could lead to higher prices for infant formula, experts warn.
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The tangled financial web at the heart of Reform UK
Nigel Farage’s £5m gift, the Cottrell family’s links and donations, and Richard Tice’s business dealings form part of an increasingly clear nexus of relationships
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ECB official warns climate crisis poses growing threat to ‘core financial stability’
A senior policymaker at the European Central Bank has said the climate emergency and the breakdown of nature poses a dramatically growing risk to the global economy.
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Bessent ‘to-do’ list shows proposal for US to buy $5bn-$10bn of Japanese yen
During a cabinet meeting at Camp David on Friday, the US treasury secretary Scott Bessent carelessly revealed plans for the US to buy $5bn-$10bn in Japanese yen in a scribbled “to do” list left visible to a Reuters pho…
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Healey sets budget for late October, promising to ‘spread money and power’ around UK
Andy Burnham’s government has set a date for a late October budget to “spread money and power” out of Westminster as the new prime minister pushes forward his tax and spending plans.
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New York sues Kalshi prediction market alleging ‘illegal gambling operation’
Calling it an ‘illegal, unlicensed gambling operation’, state seeks to halt Kalshi’s operations and force it to forfeit profits
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Federal Reserve Board requests comment on a proposal to modernize its rule governing the extension of credit to bank "insiders"—bank executives, board members and major shareholders who could potentially influence a bank's lending decisions
The Federal Reserve Board on Friday requested comment on a proposal to modernize its rule governing the extension of credit to bank "insiders"âbank executives, board members and major shareholders who could potentiall…
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‘It ain’t the same’: inside the bitter battle to free Ben & Jerry’s
Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream in the tub is still great, but the brand’s newest chocolate-covered ice-cream bar on a stick?
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Hull funeral director who left bodies to rot in mortuary jailed for 20 years
A funeral director has been jailed for 20 years for leaving dozens of bodies – including a miscarried baby – “rotting” in his mortuary and giving bereaved families the wrong ashes.
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Sainsbury’s to sell Argos to three retail veterans in £120m deal
Sainsbury’s has agreed to sell the Argos retail chain for £120m to allow it to concentrate on its core food business.
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‘It’s too fast, too big’: speed of climate crisis is devastating crops, say farmers
“It’s a constant battle,” says Tim Young. He and his family have been tracking the rainfall on their Norfolk farm since 1976, and the data shows the last six years have seen two-thirds the amount of rain compared with p…
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FCA advances package of equity market transparency reforms
The FCA has published a package of reforms designed to improve transparency, strengthen access to market-wide information and support confidence in UK equity markets.
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New solar panels in Great Britain at 15-year high as fossil fuel costs soar
Boom in solar farms and home installations in first half of 2026 began shortly after start of US-Israel war against Iran
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UK petrol prices expected to rise to highest this year as US attacks Iran – business live
Live, rolling coverage as the AA says average petrol prices could rise above 159.7p per litre mark set in May
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Could AI take your job? Some workers in China already know the answer
On the tree-lined streets of Wuhan, where cars jostle for space with mopeds and cargo trucks, the malfunctioning of a new type of vehicle has recently been causing chaos on the city’s roads.