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• Billionaire Man United owner says he has lost confidence in the UK

  19-09-2026 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
  
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• Food banks 'in crisis' amid fears some may have to close

  24-09-2026 07:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  According to the Trussell Trust, an anti-poverty charity, some food banks are having pay for 30-50% of the food they are supplying.
  
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• Rising fuel costs hitting businesses and customers

  24-09-2026 07:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Business owners say higher fuel costs are creating challenges on several fronts.
  
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• Rise in 'commuter students' due to living costs

  24-09-2026 07:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some young people are staying at home while attending university as they cannot afford to move.
  
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• OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website, PM says

  24-09-2026 05:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Albanese said he expressed "concern" to OpenAI founder Sam Altman, after authorities were informed three months after the breach in June.
  
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• They were labelled 'pervert glasses'. Will a camera-free version transform their image?

  24-09-2026 02:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Meta has unveiled audio-only smart glasses, with some questioning whether it is a response to the backlash over privacy.
  
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• 'Proteinflation': Meet the people paying up to £100 for a bag of protein

  24-09-2026 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Consumers are feeling the squeeze from the rising price of protein.
  
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• How the oil capital of the US welcomed a solar power boom

  24-09-2026 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Texas is now the country's biggest producer of solar-farmed electricity.
  
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• US rejects pleas from OpenAI, Anthropic for global AI standards

  24-09-2026 00:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  OpenAI's Sam Altman has called for risk evaluation standards, as have Anthropic's Dario Amodei and Hugging Face's Clement Delangue.
  
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• AI superpower ambitions take centre stage as Trump and Xi meet

  24-09-2026 00:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US and China are vying for AI supremacy while seeking to keep it under human control.
  
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• Lidl banned from selling copycat Birkenstock sandals, Dutch court rules

  23-09-2026 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lidl must also compensate Birkenstock and pay its legal fees, according to the court ruling
  
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• Tories would prevent long-term jobless spending benefits on alcohol and cigarettes

  23-09-2026 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The proposals would also see benefits cut for people who are able to work but have failed to hold down a job.
  
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• Bentley unveils its first fully electric car

  23-09-2026 21:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The SUVs will be built on a new production line in Crewe, which has been Bentley's base since 1946.
  
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• Barrecore and Boom Cycle owner suddenly shuts studios

  23-09-2026 21:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Common Bond has emailed customers announcing its locations were closed "until further notice".
  
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• Why is the price of protein powder rising?

  23-09-2026 20:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why is the price of protein powder rising?
  
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• Trump reveals millions of dollars' worth of share deals in big tech and AI

  23-09-2026 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stock in major firms such as Microsoft, Nvidia and SpaceX was bought and sold on behalf of the US president.
  
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• UK warned over ballooning debt costs and slower growth ahead of Budget

  23-09-2026 15:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Higher energy prices due to the conflict in the Middle East and climate change could hit growth.
  
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• Off sick? You need to phone your boss, back-to-work adviser says

  23-09-2026 12:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Relying on text and email means sick workers disengaged and were less likely to work again, says Sir Charlie Mayfield.
  
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• Concerns county will not benefit from £2 bus cap

  23-09-2026 12:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Councillor Justine Peberdy says Yeomans Travel and Sargeants Brothers have not committed to the cap.
  
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• UK and US warned to take action on spiralling debt costs by IMF

  23-09-2026 10:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In an interview with the BBC, Kristalina Georgieva says economic shocks had pushed "debt levels up like a staircase not to heaven".
  
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• How much do you spend on a birthday present?

  23-09-2026 07:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Do you show you care through expensive presents? Or do you consider a drink in a pub a worthy birthday gift?
  
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• Trump wants AI to be rebranded as super intelligence. Will it work?

  23-09-2026 05:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some people close to the president have started to use the term but experts say it is unlikely to catch on.
  
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• 'I don't have a buoyancy aid': Living without the Bank of Mum and Dad

  23-09-2026 01:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three 20-somethings tell BBC News how they are navigating life without parental support.
  
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• Europe's car makers are in crisis. Will the threat of war rescue them?

  23-09-2026 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Auto executives across Europe hope rearmament can help them flex their industrial muscles once more.
  
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• Will a switch to light speed cut power use at data centres?

  23-09-2026 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  To save power and add capacity,data centres are switching from copper wires to tech using light.
  
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• New EU industry rules would damage UK, warns Burnham

  22-09-2026 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The prime minister met the European Commission President during his visit to the United Nations General Assembly.
  
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• Trump says he would back ban on diesel exports

  22-09-2026 22:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Republicans lawmakers have put pressure on the president to curb exports as diesel prices soar to record highs in the US.
  
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• 'We screwed up': Doordash admits underpaying New York workers

  22-09-2026 18:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The food delivery giant will pay a $131.5m settlement following a city probe into wage violations.
  
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• Davey promises tax cuts for millions if UK rejoins EU single market

  22-09-2026 18:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Lib Dem leader vows to raise tax thresholds if he becomes PM, in a speech to his party conference.
  
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• Sir Jim Ratcliffe suspends production at key UK plants blaming high gas prices

  22-09-2026 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ineos said natural gas in the UK is twelve times more expensive than in the US.
  
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