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The homeowners selling up for a life on the water
Growing numbers of people are swapping mortgages for moorings amid the cost of living crisis.
Cashing in on SpaceX: 'Every chance I get, I'll sell a little more'
Andre Lavoie joined SpaceX in 2009 as an engineer, now he's looking to cash in his shares in the company.
Uniform bank now helping working families
The Community Cupboard offers used school uniform in West Kingsdown and Swanley, Kent.
Bid to extend holiday food and activities programme
The authority will consider who should deliver the holiday activity and meal scheme going forward.
Meta says AI model accessed the internet and hacked another firm
Meta is the latest company to disclose an AI agent breach, raising cyber-security concerns.
'I've had to Botox my CV': Are AI recruitment tools affecting women's careers?
Are AI recruitment tools disadvantaging women who are seeking to return to the workplace?
What's causing record high US beef prices?
The meat has never been more expensive, due to supply shortages, but no-one is making more money.
Shorts, strappy tops and sandals: Can my boss tell me what to wear in summer?
Here's how to style for success while keeping your cool - and where you and your boss stand on your wardrobe.
Student loan repayment rates an 'unsustainable burden', chancellor told
More than 120 MPs and peers have asked John Healey to carry out an "urgent review" of repayments.
Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariff refunds hit $100bn
The repayments represent roughly 60% of all tariff revenue collected by the US government under the policy,
Cost of filling up a tank of diesel reaches £100, as oil prices rise back above $80 a barrel again – as it happened
UK economy strengthens as service sector returns to growth and car sales jump In other (bad) news for SpaceX, a four-tonne piece of a discarded SpaceX rocket that has been floatin…
Government to prioritise job creation in awarding public contracts under new rules
The changes are part of government efforts to tackle the youth unemployment crisis.
What happened to the internet?
Faced with a barrage of ads, misinformation, AI slop, toxicity and doom-scrolling, it can feel like the internet is kind of... broken. Is it? And what are the alternatives?
Farmers warn shoppers face smaller and more expensive vegetables due to hot weather
This year's harvest could be the worst on record due to the exceptionally dry spring and summer.
New clothing saved from waste by sewing charity
Unwanted clothes are reworked and donated by Dressability in Swindon instead of going to landfill.
AI used new levels of 'autonomy and deception' to trick people in safety test
The UK's AI Safety Institute said recent behaviour from Anthropic and OpenAI models was malicious and unprecedented.
Could tech replace firefighters in the battle against wildfires?
Tech is being used to watch for wildfires but firefighters are still needed to put them out.
The cost of being single – and how friends are teaming up to beat it
Many singles face extra costs for housing, bills, food and holidays but there are ways to ease the burden.
Fashion brand Jaded has ad banned for 'glamourising smoking'
The advertising watchdog said Jaded London's marketing email made smoking seem appealing.
Saudi-led group completes $55bn purchase of gaming giant EA
The deal takes the maker of titles including The Sims and EA FC into private ownership - and loads it with debt.
US stock market hits record highs as AI profits pile and oil prices ease
S&P 500 shot up 1.8% and the main measure of Wall Street’s health topped its prior all-time high set a few months agoThe US stock market rallied to records on Tuesday as profits k…
Green means go for uniform ahead of new school year
Sirius Academy West in Hull is giving parents the chance to make sure uniforms conform in advance.
How the dry weather affects your supermarket shop
Tomos Morgan visits farm in Vale of Glamorgan to explain how the hot and dry spell affects crops.
Oil profits boom on ‘war bonus’ as Trump blasts energy giants for ‘making too much money’ - as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsWhile oil company profits soar, farmers across Europe are warning of a slump in food production and rising prices as crop…