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What does the South make of the King of the North?
BBC South has been hearing from people about new PM Andy Burnham's first week in the top job.
'We feel the pressure juggling holiday logistics'
Parents say childcare costs, unpaid leave and SEND support gaps make summer holidays harder
Students tell us how to keep graduation outfit costs down
Four newly graduated students tell us how they kept the cost of their dresses and suits down.
Long overdue, life-changing or frivolous? Your thoughts on wedding rule changes
The government wants to relax wedding laws so couples can get married almost anywhere.
ADHD has rewired the workplace. This is what it means for bosses and workers
As ADHD diagnoses have risen, have workplaces caught up with the needs of the workforce?
Paramount and Warner Bros pause $110bn merger amid legal challenge
Until a judge reaches a final verdict – or until 1 June 2027 – the Hollywood studios will remain completely separate, competing operations.
Trump vows to investigate EU over fining of US tech companies
The US president says fines against Google, as well as Apple, Meta and Amazon, should be "entirely reversed."
Senate Dems should accept the victory they won on Trump's crypto limits: White House
U.S. Senate Democrats got President Donald Trump to accept potential limits on his lucrative crypto dealings, but they say the Clarity Act's restrictions aren't enough.
Sam Altman-backed World Network secures $52.5 million in fresh funding to fight online AI deepfakes
The project is moving away from basic network expansion to focus entirely on integrating its biometric screening devices across enterprise software suites.
Institutional crypto trading platform LMAX is exploring sale, IPO
LMAX is working with Morgan Stanley and investment bank KBW to assess its options, which could lead to a sale or a public offering.
Faisal Islam: The UK's Trump trade deal no longer looks world-beating
While the US tariffs imposed on the UK are effectively unchanged, other countries now have a better deal.
Saylor and team overhaul Strategy's bitcoin metrics as bear market persists
New framework gives common shareholders a clearer view of net bitcoin exposure after preferred stock and convertible debt obligations
Brazilian farmers tokenized dairy cows to get loans, bypassing bank lending limits
Smart collars monitor herd health in real time to prevent fraud, allowing local agricultural businesses to secure thousands in funding backed by livestock.
New figures show costs rising for pensioners
They face 4.7% inflation - driven by steep rises in fuel and household service costs, report finds.
EU hits Russia with massive 21st sanctions package targeting $120B crypto network
The EU is considering a ban on third-country crypto services providers for the first time and is targeting 14 crypto companies, which it has not named yet.
Crypto market maker B2C2 held sale talks with multiple potential buyers
The SBI-owned crypto trading firm is said to have attracted takeover interest from a number of suitors over the past 18 months, but valuation has been a sticking point.
Crypto's institutional influx has killed the memecoin craze
Your day-ahead look for July 24, 2026
A $5 billion cluster has formed in bitcoin options. It tells a bullish story
Bitcoin's $70,000 and $72,000 call strikes on Deribit have accumulated nearly $5 billion in open interest, with calls outnumbering puts by a significant margin.
Bitcoin settles near $65,000 as oil's march toward $100 fails to spook the market
BTC held just under $65,000 and crypto broadly rose on Friday even as Brent crude surged to $97.66, its highest since May, as the Iran conflict persists and traditional markets st…
Poolin was bitcoin's biggest mining pool and now it's filing for bankruptcy
The Singapore-based company once controlled nearly a fifth of Bitcoin's global hashrate. Now it owes $173 million and is selling off what's left.
Preston Bus still to decide on Burnham's £2 cap
The operator says it needs more details before deciding whether to join Andy Burnham's new scheme.
Bitcoin treasury companies sell up, repay debt, pivot to AI as share prices collapse
Falling share prices, debt obligations and difficult market conditions are forcing former bitcoin accumulators to sell their holdings and restructure operations.
India orders takedown of Jack Dorsey’s bitcoin-linked messaging app Bitchat
The order targets Bitchat, an offline Bluetooth mesh app built to relay encrypted messages and bitcoin transactions, as 'Cockroach Janta Party' protesters in Delhi use mesh tools …
BitMEX faces proposed class-action suit for theft, insider trading as crypto exchange shuts down
The complaint claims BitMEX designed a system to retain customer collateral and alleges an internal desk accessed private user data during server freezes.