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• OpenAI to work with Pentagon after Anthropic dropped by Trump over company’s ethics concerns

  28-02-2026 18:06
  CEO Sam Altman claims military will not use AI product for autonomous killing systems or mass surveillanceOpenAI said it had struck a deal with the Pentagon to supply AI to classified US military networks, hours after Donald Trump ordered the government to stop using the services of one of the company’s main competitors.Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, announced the move on Friday night. It came after an agreement between Anthropic, a rival AI company that runs the Claude system, and the Tr
  
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• It’s been decreed: something must be done about student loans in England

  28-02-2026 16:00 via theguardian.com
  The education secretary wants a fairer system and the Tories have leapt in with their own plan – but why now?For anyone who attended university in England in the last 15 or so years, the idea of student loans feeling like some sort of debt trap is hardly news. But three weeks ago, when the journalist Oli Dugmore discussed this on the BBC’s Question Time, it felt like a moment.It was less the size of the initial debt, he explained, than the way above-inflation interest rates meant the
  
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• Square Mile strikes back: how the City of London is fighting disinformation about crime

  28-02-2026 15:00
  Panic about antisocial behaviour and theft has broken through from social media to boardrooms and diplomatic circles“Just visit London and you’ll see that it’s filled with crime,” the tech billionaire Elon Musk said as he was beamed into Tommy Robinson’s far-right rally in the UK capital last September.The comments by the SpaceX and Tesla boss, part of a roving speech that was later condemned by the UK government, added to a growing wave of anti-London disinformatio
  
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• ‘A temple of food’: London’s grande dame Simpson’s in the Strand rises again

  28-02-2026 15:00
  As the storied London dining room reopens on its bicentenary, restaurateur Jeremy King honours its heritage while restoring a faded iconSimpson’s in the Strand was the sort of London institution where nothing changed without very good reason. Founded in 1828 as a coffee and chess club, the restaurant introduced wheeled silver trolleys so waiters could dispense roast beef and gravy without disturbing the players’ concentration, and kept them long after the chessboards had gone. In the
  
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• State pension age rise from April for people born in these years

  28-02-2026 14:03 via express.co.uk
  People born in these years and dates will see their state pension age rise from April.
  
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• ‘Melts into an oozy blob’: the best supermarket brie, tasted and rated

  28-02-2026 14:00 via theguardian.com
  Which wedge is utterly brie-liant, and which stinks the place out? Let the tasting commence …• The best supermarket chutneysBrie and baguette is one of life’s simplest pleasures, to be enjoyed anywhere from a park bench to halfway up a mountain, and with no knife or kit required. It’s a soft, white, mould-ripened cheese made from raw or pasteurised cow’s milk, and has a characteristically soft texture.Gently warmed milk is separated into curds with rennet, then inoc
  
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• Decision to allow UK exports to Armenian firm under review over Russian links

  28-02-2026 14:00
  Cygnet Texkimp was approved to export machines to Rydena, but ministers examining deal after Guardian highlighted founders’ links to Kremlin military supply chainMinisters are reviewing a decision to allow a British company to export hi-tech equipment to Armenia after the Guardian uncovered links to the Russian military supply chain.Cygnet Texkimp, based in Cheshire, was weeks away from exporting two machines that produce carbon fibre “prepreg”, a lightweight material that can
  
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• Expert warning to anyone with over £1,000 in bank accounts - ‘losing cash’

  28-02-2026 11:26 via express.co.uk
  A financial expert has issued a warning to those with more than £1,000 in their bank accounts. Recent data shows millions of people are losing out on money.
  
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• Martin Lewis backed by fans after emotional admission following Kemi Badenoch row backlash

  28-02-2026 11:25 via express.co.uk
  It follows the money-saving expert's heated exchange with the Conservative leader on Good Morning Britain
  
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• Diesel owners set for ‘higher VED rates’ with £5,690 bill

  28-02-2026 10:12 via express.co.uk
  New Vehicle Excise Duty car tax fees are set to increase motoring costs across the board this spring.
  
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• Revolut issues 12 million UK customers stark warning - 'cases rise by 233%'

  28-02-2026 09:03 via express.co.uk
  A popular bank with millions of UK customers has issued a warning after it reported a steep rise in scam cases.
  
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• Poisoned chalice? The BBC’s struggles to find a successor to Tim Davie

  28-02-2026 09:00
  As the director general prepares to stand down, potential candidates have fallen away amid a series of crisesThere is an impressive shortlist circulating in Britain’s media circles, comprising some of the most talented executives in the business. Unfortunately for the BBC, it contains the names of figures no longer in the running to become its next director general.Those closely observing the corporation’s search for a successor to Tim Davie have been quick to note how the events of
  
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• HMRC chases grieving families for inheritance tax - 14,000 investigations launched

  28-02-2026 08:03 via express.co.uk
  HMRC launched more than 14,000 inheritance tax investigations since 2022, a Freedom of Information request found. The data shows a sharp increase in cases.
  
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• Mum spends £150 a month from her Universal Credit on pet bills

  28-02-2026 08:01 via express.co.uk
  The family had to go without heating in the winter to cover their costs
  
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• Premium bonds: odds of a win to get worse from April

  28-02-2026 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Likelihood of winning to decrease after NS&I cut the proportion of the total invested amount paid out in prizesThere was some bad news this week for Britain’s 22 million-strong army of premium bond holders: the odds of winning a prize are to get worse.National Savings and Investments (NS&I) says it is cutting the proportion of the total invested amount paid out in prizes from 3.6% to 3.3% a year with effect from April’s draw. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘I charge my adult kids £300 a month to live with me’: how families share costs

  28-02-2026 08:00 via theguardian.com
  As high rents push more adult children back to the family nest, it is vital to have a conversation about who pays whatWhen her 27-year- old son and 24-year-old daughter moved back home, Tricia Carter decided to ask them to pay rent. The 63-year-old, who lives in south London, charges them £300 each a month to cover bills including electricity and groceries.She has a comfortable income, but their contributions help to keep the books balanced. The money is also a way to make her childre
  
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• Harrods faces legal action over £1-a-head dining charge not going to staff

  28-02-2026 08:00
  Case brought by 29 workers and backed by UVW union seen as test case that could lead to changes at other restaurantsHarrods is facing legal action over its addition of a £1-a-head cover charge to diners’ bills that does not go to workers, in a test case that could lead to changes at a string of upmarket restaurants.Legislation, which came into force in October 2024, requires business owners to hand over all tips and service charges to staff. Some restaurants, including those at Harro
  
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• Council tax shock as some face hikes of up to 9% - how much your bill may rise in April

  28-02-2026 08:00 via express.co.uk
  Only a handful of areas will see their council tax bills rise below the 4.99% maximum. Use our new calculator to find out how much your bill might rise in April 2026.
  
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• Nationwide offers members way to 'save money'

  28-02-2026 06:12 via express.co.uk
  Nationwide has reached out to many of its UK customers
  
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• Martin Lewis 'switching' alert could shave £200 off energy bills

  28-02-2026 04:27 via express.co.uk
  The money-saving expert says now is the perfect time to act
  
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