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Households expected to see energy bills drop by £22 from January
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Household energy bills are expected to drop slightly in January, according to new forecasts. ExpertsContinue Reading
‘Vast’ Bronze Age settlement uncovered for first time by archaeologists
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Archaeologists have uncovered the secrets of a “vast” 3,500-year-old settlement in Kazakhstan thought to have been an early form of aContinue Reading
Eight firms investigated over online pricing as CMA exercises new powers
Eight companies are under formal investigation by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over concerns about online pricing tactics, marking the regulator’s first major enforcement action under its strengthened consumer protection powers. The firms — StubHub, Viagogo, AA Driving School, BSM Driving School, Gold’s Gym, Wayfair, Appliances Direct andContinue Reading
UK bank deposit protection to rise to £120,000 from December
Customers of UK banks and building societies will soon benefit from a major increase to the amount of money protected if their bank fails, after regulators confirmed that the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) deposit limit will rise from £85,000 to £120,000. The change, announced by the Prudential Regulation AuthorityContinue Reading
Carlos Alcaraz ‘pulls out of Davis Cup’ after demanding major rule change
Carlos Alcaraz has reportedly withdrawn from the Davis Cup Finals, where he was set to represent Spain. The world No. 1 picked up a thigh injury during the championship match at the ATP Finals on Sunday, where he lost to Jannik Sinner. Alcaraz has since travelled to Bologna for theContinue Reading
Carbon3.ai to invest £1bn in UK’s first fully sovereign AI infrastructure network
Carbon3.ai, the UK’s leading sovereign AI infrastructure company, has announced a £1 billion investment to build the country’s first nationwide network of fully sovereign, sustainable AI-ready data centres — a move expected to reshape the UK’s digital resilience, national security and long-term competitiveness in artificial intelligence. The ambitious programme willContinue Reading
Study reveals new benefit of switching to plant-based diet
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Switching to a plant-based diet rich in fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes may help prevent and even reverse heart disease inContinue Reading
Grace Dent makes her grand MasterChef debut: ‘This is the ultimate after-clubbing comfort food’
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent email Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter For the past year, the MasterChef franchise has been in crisis. Thirty-five years after it first appeared on BritishContinue Reading
Alzheimer’s study explains why patients forget their loved ones – and proposes potential treatment
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email The breakdown of protective “nets” around nerve cells in the brain may be why Alzheimer’s patients forget their loved ones, accordingContinue Reading
Labour to deport more families under Mahmood’s new asylum crackdown despite growing backlash – latest
What is the current size of the asylum backlog? There were 90,812 people waiting for an initial decision on an asylum application in the UK at the end of June 2025. This is down 17 per cent from 109,536 at the end of March and down 24% from 118,882 aContinue Reading