Travelodge failed sex assault victim 'at every stage'
The review comes after a woman spoke out after being assaulted in a Maidenhead hotel.
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Pension tops £16,000 a year after 4.7% increase
The full pension rises by £734 a year, or about £14 a week, the Government of Jersey says.
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'We're still cold paying £300 a month energy bills'
Redditch residents say they are worried they will not be able to afford heating.
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Fuel prices leave people asking 'what can we do?'
Record fuel prices across the country have left people in the South looking for ways to cope.
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AI boom could trigger market shocks, Bank of England boss warns
Andrew Bailey says the central bank is watching the waves of cash being invested in artificial intelligence "very carefully".
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The AI telling farmers when to harvest
Will farmers want AI tools to help judge when to pick fruit, or is their own intuition enough?
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Vape prices to rise as new tax takes effect
Vaping is about to becoming more expensive due to a new tax on products.
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Trump ‘very seriously’ considering diesel export ban as global supply crunch worsens
Covered by CNBC – Top News, BBC News – Business. Analysts warn an export ban could backfire, pushing up global diesel prices and potentially triggering higher U.S. gasoline prices as refiners adjust.
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The volunteers baking birthday cakes for children
The Hampshire group says it has seen a rise in demand and it needs more volunteer bakers.
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Greggs to shut four factories and cut 740 jobs
The company says it needs to "keep evolving alongside changing customer expectations".
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Andy Burnham refuses to back third runway at Heathrow
Andy Burnham said he would wait for the results of a consultation on a scheme estimated to cost £33bn
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Regulating AI 'not the right place to start' says Bailey
AI needs "rigorous" testing and safeguards to contain risk, Andrew Bailey says.
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Drop in donations puts community pantry at risk
St Paul's Pantry in Norton Lees say things are looking "pretty grim" without support.
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Risks being taken with heating oil orders, firm says
Customers in Berkshire and Hampshire are leaving it late to refill their tanks, an oil firm says.
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Facing the future without the 'bank of mum and dad'
Young people struggling to make ends meet respond to the government's Your First Home scheme.
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Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons
Mindgard said it discovered in July that Kimi models K2.6 and K3 Swarm could evade developer's safety limits.
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The start-ups hoping to return battery making to the US
Batteries based on sodium-ion technology could be made in the US with locally sourced materials.
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'I like proving people wrong': The women taking up DIY and plumbing
Female DIY experts and tradeswomen talk about their experiences of a traditionally male-dominated domain.
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Huel ad banned for suggesting its products could replace all conventional food
The advertising watchdog said that viewers could assume from the ad that replacing all normal food with Huel was "nutritionally appropriate".
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Four ways to keep your energy bills down
Household energy bills are due to rise again in October but there are ways to keep a lid on your expenditure.
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