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• Cyber Monday: How to spot a deal and not get ripped off

  02-12-2024 02:55 via bbc.com
  
  Experts tell us how to work out if a deal is a genuine bargain or could leave you out of pocket.
  
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• Oldest Post Office victim 'treated like dung'

  02-12-2024 02:16 via bbc.com
  
  91-year-old Betty Brown says she's been offered less than a third of what she had claimed in compensation.
  
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• Should you pay more for parking if you have a big car?

  02-12-2024 02:15 via bbc.com
  
  Some councils are considering charging owners of larger vehicles more for parking permits.
  
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• Boss of car making giant Stellantis abruptly quits

  02-12-2024 01:59 via bbc.com
  
  The car making giant owns brands including Vauxhall, Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot.
  
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• Ultra-long mortgages push buyers past retirement

  01-12-2024 02:33 via bbc.com
  
  Two in five new mortgages have terms that will see homeowners still making payments in retirement.
  
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• Belgium's sex workers get maternity leave and pensions under world-first law

  01-12-2024 02:10 via bbc.com
  
  They will be entitled to official employment contracts, health insurance and sick days.
  
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• Five ways to persuade more people to buy electric cars

  01-12-2024 01:20 via bbc.com
  
  Demand for electric cars is lower than expected, the industry says. What might help to boost sales?
  
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• Spain hotel check-in delay fears as new data rules begin

  30-11-2024 17:12 via bbc.com
  
  A new law requiring hotels and car hire firms to send customer data to the government starts on Monday.
  
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• Black Friday weekend: How to spot a deal and not get ripped off

  30-11-2024 07:49 via bbc.com
  
  Experts tell us how to work out if a deal is a genuine bargain or could leave you out of pocket.
  
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• Al Fayed tried to control me with envelopes of cash says ex-Harrods director

  30-11-2024 06:56 via bbc.com
  
  Harrods boss manipulated and controlled managers to conceal his crimes, ex-director tells the BBC.
  
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• The specialty coffee wave sweeping small-town India

  30-11-2024 02:58 via bbc.com
  
  Once restricted to only big cities, high-end specialty coffee chains are finding new customers across India.
  
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• Financial watchdog defends progress after MPs' criticism

  30-11-2024 02:50 via bbc.com
  
  Nikhil Rathi says the organisation has improved, but a report says its culture has "got worse".
  
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• Millions to see mortgage costs rise, says Bank

  29-11-2024 15:22 via bbc.com
  
  About 4.4 million UK households could see their repayments increase by 2027.
  
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• Uniqlo faces China backlash over cotton comments

  29-11-2024 13:55 via bbc.com
  
  Commentators call for a boycott of the chain in China after it told the BBC it does not use Xinjiang cotton.
  
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• 'I got quick cash in my account but it was too good to be true'

  29-11-2024 13:45 via bbc.com
  
  Criminals are conning young people into using their bank accounts to launder money, fraud experts say.
  
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• Government to review second miners' pension scheme

  29-11-2024 05:13 via bbc.com
  
  Former pit miners protested their exclusion from the £1.5bn pensions pot returned to miners.
  
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• Could a thermal camera reveal your home's hidden heat loss?

  29-11-2024 01:05 via bbc.com
  
  Thermal imaging tech has become cheaper and homeowners are using it to track down heat loss.
  
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• Top-selling mobile games break rules on loot boxes

  29-11-2024 01:04 via bbc.com
  
  Ads for games are meant to say if they contain loot boxes - BBC News has found most do not.
  
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• Black Friday: How to spot a deal and not get ripped off

  29-11-2024 01:04 via bbc.com
  
  Experts tell us how to work out if a deal is a genuine bargain or could leave you out of pocket.
  
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• Canada watchdog sues Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct

  29-11-2024 00:05 via bbc.com
  
  The suit is the latest regulatory headache for Google, which is facing similar action in the US.
  
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• Drivers paying more than they should for fuel, says watchdog

  28-11-2024 17:02 via bbc.com
  
  Fuel retailers' profit margins remain "stubbornly high", the competition watchdog says.
  
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• Typhoo Tea falls into administration as sales slide

  28-11-2024 16:54 via bbc.com
  
  The 120-year-old British tea brand has suffered from falling sales and wideninglosses.
  
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• Czech billionaire closes in on deal to buy Royal Mail

  28-11-2024 16:12 via bbc.com
  
  Daniel Kretinsky is understood to have offered a series of concessions to the UK government.
  
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• Pension credit applications rise after cut in winter fuel payments

  28-11-2024 16:08 via bbc.com
  
  A big jump in pensioners applying for the means-tested benefit came after ministers limited winter fuel payments.
  
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• UK electric car production drops with firms under 'intense pressure'

  28-11-2024 15:37 via bbc.com
  
  The trade body for the sector says these are "deeply concerning times" for the UK's car industry.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg dines with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago

  28-11-2024 11:28 via bbc.com
  
  Relations appear to have improved markedly from Trump's threat earlier this year to throw the Meta boss in jail.
  
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• Uber probed by US regulator over subscription plan

  28-11-2024 07:36 via bbc.com
  
  The ride-hailing giant says it received inquiries from the FTC about Uber One cancellation procedures.
  
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• Chinese companies apologise for 'shrunken' sanitary pads

  28-11-2024 07:10 via bbc.com
  
  Chinese women have taken it upon themselves to prove that the length of sanitary pads often fall short of what is advertised.
  
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• How vital is a company's CEO?

  28-11-2024 01:08 via bbc.com
  
  Boeing, Nike and Starbucks have changed their bosses, but how much difference can one person make?
  
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• 'It's so easy to lie': A fifth of children use fake age on social media

  28-11-2024 01:05 via bbc.com
  
  The regulator finds a fifth of children are pretending to be adults, potentially exposing them to harm.
  
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• Uniqlo does not use Xinjiang cotton, boss says

  28-11-2024 00:47 via bbc.com
  
  It is the first time the CEO of the chain's owner, Fast Retailing, has directly addressed the issue.
  
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• Gambling slots online to be limited to £5 per spin

  27-11-2024 16:55 via bbc.com
  
  Government claims reforms will reduce gambling-related harm and raise funds to treat addiction.
  
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• Ford calls for incentives to buy electric cars as backlash grows

  27-11-2024 15:42 via bbc.com
  
  The government faces pressure from the industry to make changes to electric vehicle sales quotas.
  
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• Loyalty cards offer genuine savings, watchdog says

  27-11-2024 13:14 via bbc.com
  
  Supermarket customers can save money with loyalty cards but should still shop around.
  
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• 'It's going to be hard': US firms race to get ahead of Trump tariffs

  27-11-2024 11:18 via bbc.com
  
  The US president-elect's import taxes may be just talk until he takes office - but they are having an impact anyway.
  
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• Aston Martin issues second profit warning in two months

  27-11-2024 05:58 via bbc.com
  
  The iconic firm blames "minor delay" in deliveries of its ultra-exclusive Valiant cars for the shortfall.
  
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• Vauxhall owner to close Luton plant putting 1,100 jobs at risk

  26-11-2024 22:29 via bbc.com
  
  Motor giant Stellantis says it is closing the van making plant in the context of the UK's rules on electric vehicle sales.
  
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• Youth to get 'guaranteed' training in jobs overhaul

  26-11-2024 18:53 via bbc.com
  
  The government wants more young people in work as it aims to boost the overall employment rate.
  
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• Black Friday shoppers warned to be wary of deals

  26-11-2024 18:03 via bbc.com
  
  Nine out of 10 Black Friday offers are cheaper or the same price at other times of the year, Which? finds.
  
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• Trump proves he is serious on tariffs - but it's not about trade

  26-11-2024 17:58 via bbc.com
  
  The US president-elect is using tariffs as a weapon of diplomacy, even coercion, says BBC economics editor Faisal Islam.
  
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• 'I want to get a job but I don't know how'

  26-11-2024 16:41 via bbc.com
  
  The BBC speaks to young people yet to enter the workforce as well as those who have chosen to leave it.
  
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• Trump vows tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on day one

  26-11-2024 15:06 via bbc.com
  
  The president-elect calls it an effort to force them to crack down on illegal immigration and drug smuggling into the US.
  
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• LinkedIn: We're too boring for kids for social media ban

  26-11-2024 13:41 via bbc.com
  
  It is one of a number of tech firms pushing back against Australia's plan to ban social media for under-16s.
  
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• Electric 'flying taxi' company gets £39m lifeline

  26-11-2024 09:58 via bbc.com
  
  Vertical Aerospace will now be controlled by an American financier after the multi-million deal.
  
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• MPs brand UK financial regulator 'incompetent'

  26-11-2024 05:13 via bbc.com
  
  A report by a group of MPs and peers called for the Financial Conduct Authority to be overhauled.
  
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• Reeves tells firms no more tax rises as she defends Budget

  26-11-2024 01:22 via bbc.com
  
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves tells the CBI conference she is "not coming back with more borrowing or more taxes".
  
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• AI spurs 'revolution' for some visually impaired people

  26-11-2024 01:07 via bbc.com
  
  AI services that can describe pictures and scenes are helping the visually impaired.
  
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• Extra £300m for UK tax hike unacceptable - Robison

  25-11-2024 17:19 via bbc.com
  
  UK government says SNP have "no more excuses", but Scottish ministers claim they will be left £200m short.
  
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• Macy's employee hid more than $130m in delivery expenses

  25-11-2024 16:01 via bbc.com
  
  An employee "intentionally" concealed expenses related to package deliveries, the retailer says.
  
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• Tax rises will make it harder to hire, says business group

  25-11-2024 15:53 via bbc.com
  
  The head of the CBI says tax rises seen at the Budget "must never again simply be done to business".
  
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