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• Using home to fund retirement is a delusion, says former minister

  15-07-2016 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Downsizing your home to give yourself an income in retirement is unrealistic, according to the former pensions minister, Steve Webb.
  
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• Faisal Islam: Four reasons why Fifa's World Cup plan never stacked up

  01-08-2026 14:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The actual presentation of FIFA's plan to part-privatise the World Cup raises many more questions than it answers.
  
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• Stick to spending limits, PM and chancellor tell ministers in joint memo

  01-08-2026 09:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor said the Budget on 28 October would “meet our fiscal rules” and give families "stability" to plan for the future.
  
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• Snapchat joins other popular platforms in fight against 'AI slop'

  31-07-2026 23:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Snapchat, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Substack are trying to combat the proliferation of fake AI content.
  
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• AI firms must answer for rogue bots, says boss of hacked company

  31-07-2026 20:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Clement Delangue said he didn't want cyber attacks on other companies to become "normalised".
  
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• BP puts North Sea business up for sale

  31-07-2026 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The decision follows a review of BP's operations and is set to end 60 years of production in the region by the oil giant.
  
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• Andy Burnham to give regional mayors share of income tax

  31-07-2026 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The prime minister says the move will give power to "every postcode" but critics say the plans lack detail.
  
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• Sainsbury's agrees to sell Argos for £120m

  31-07-2026 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Under the terms of the deal, Argos will still operate in Sainsbury's shops, sell Habitat products, and offer Nectar points.
  
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• Passenger on British Airways mayday flight describes fear and shout of 'I don't want to die'

  31-07-2026 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Edward Killiwick was on the flight that issued a distress call, before it landed safely at Heathrow earlier this month.
  
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• UK petrol prices hit highest level since Iran war began

  31-07-2026 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The price of unleaded hits 160p a litre, according to motoring group the RAC, as oil prices remain elevated.
  
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• Anthropic's Claude AI escapes to hack into three organisations

  31-07-2026 12:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes just days after rival OpenAI said rogue AI agents had breached other firms' networks.
  
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• 'I will miss my shop tremendously after six decades'

  31-07-2026 11:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Meredith's DIY Hardware and Ironmongery has been at Yate Shopping Centre, near Bristol, since 1965.
  
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• South Korean shares soar after chip stock rout

  31-07-2026 08:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes after a three-day rout that wiped hundreds of billions of dollars off the value of the country's stock market.
  
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• Hospital parking hike adds stress, patients say

  31-07-2026 07:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From 31 July hourly parking charges will increase by about 50% at several hospitals in the county.
  
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• Group's mission to appreciate every piece of food

  31-07-2026 07:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Food in Community takes unwanted and surplus produce from growers and farmers.
  
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• Amazon and Apple just told us more about their AI plans - here are three things we learned

  31-07-2026 03:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Billions of dollars are being poured into a new wave of AI technology. But will it pay off?
  
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• Apple warns of future 'supply constraints' for Mac, iPhone, iPad

  31-07-2026 01:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shares of Apple plunged on a warning of slower sales in the coming months.
  
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• Thames Water boss says leakage targets 'not realistic'

  31-07-2026 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chris Weston said Thames wanted "to do better" but some of its targets were not achievable.
  
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• 'I pay £580 a month to live in a disused care home': Property guardians show us around

  31-07-2026 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Could you live communally in a disused building in exchange for a heavily discounted rent? Property guardians show us around.
  
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• India wants to join the strawberry superpowers

  31-07-2026 00:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Indian strawberry farmers rely on varieties imported from the US and Europe, but that could change.
  
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• Virtual interviews don't show bosses your personality, says Burnham

  30-07-2026 21:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Interviews online may not allow young people to "shine" and communicate their "passion", the prime minister says.
  
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• British Airways flight called mayday on approach to Heathrow

  30-07-2026 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The call was made on an Airbus A320 flying from Dusseldorf airport in Germany on 6 July following two stall warnings.
  
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• Hundreds of jobs to go at Jaguar Land Rover

  30-07-2026 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The car giant says it expects fewer than 300 people will lose their jobs.
  
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• Bank holds interest rates but says it is ready to raise them if Iran war escalates

  30-07-2026 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Bank also expects the economy to grow more than previously forecast this year, although uncertainties remain because of the Iran war.
  
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• Burnham says he told Trump UK will be pragmatic about North Sea oil

  30-07-2026 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Burnham says he told the US president he couldn't ignore North Sea resources when people are struggling.
  
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• US economic growth sees surprise slowdown in second quarter

  30-07-2026 16:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The economy grew at an annual rate of 1.5% in the three months to June, down from 2.1% seen in the previous quarter.
  
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• Shell profits double as oil prices rise due to Iran war

  30-07-2026 11:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Disruption to global supplies of oil and liquid natural gas through the Strait of Hormuz has pushed up prices.
  
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• The once-destroyed community that's now a global energy giant

  30-07-2026 04:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A US county wiped out by a hurricane is now the world's largest exporter of liquified natural gas.
  
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• Burnham says nuclear sub investment will protect UK and boost jobs

  30-07-2026 02:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Speaking ahead of a visit to Barrow-in-Furness, the PM seeks to stress the economic benefits of defence spending.
  
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• Trump considering AI controls after OpenAI hacking incidents

  30-07-2026 02:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It marks a change of tone for his administration, which has taken a more hands-off approach to the technology.
  
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