Consumer lending jumps to five-year high as squeezed households rely on credit
But in better news for the housing market, mortgage approvals ticked up unexpectedly in June despite borrowing costs continuing to rise.
UK News|Jul 31, 2023
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BT appoints first female boss in 170-year history
The telecoms giant named Allison Kirkby as its new boss to take over from Philip Jansen when he retires by the end of January next year.
UK News|Jul 31, 2023
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Kanye West’s Twitter account reinstated after almost eight-month suspension
The US rapper had his account suspended after posting a series of erratic tweets at the end of last year.
World News|Jul 30, 2023
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James Bulger’s mother condemns ‘disgusting’ AI clips on TikTok of murdered son
TikTok said it has removed the videos.
UK News|Jul 29, 2023
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Covid test sales have increased by a third, says Boots
Case numbers and hospital admissions have also increased slightly in July, the UK Health Security Agency said.
UK News|Jul 29, 2023
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Gina Miller calls for probe into de-banking as her party’s account is closed
The anti-Brexit campaigner said the denial of banking services could force new parties to stop operating.
UK News|Jul 28, 2023
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Britons face ‘absolute nightmare’ trying to get refunds for Rhodes holidays
One man said easyJet has ‘not been very helpful at all given they’ve got quite a substantial amount of our money’.
UK News|Jul 27, 2023
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EU launches investigation into Microsoft’s bundling of Office and Teams
The 27-nation bloc’s top competition enforcer, the European Commission, said it will carry out the probe ‘as a matter of priority’.
World News|Jul 27, 2023
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Billionaire whose family trust owns Spurs denies insider trading charges
Joe Lewis, 86, pleaded not guilty to 16 counts of securities fraud and three charges of conspiracy when he appeared at Manhattan District Court.
UK News|Jul 26, 2023
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Team GB chief in confident mood ahead of ‘most inspirational’ Paris Olympics
Wednesday marks one year to go until the Games opening ceremony.
UK Sport|Jul 26, 2023
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7.4m people ‘have made failed attempts to contact financial services providers’
The Financial Conduct Authority took the estimate from its financial lives survey of more than 19,000 people across the UK.
UK News|Jul 25, 2023
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Ben Earl commends England coach Steve Borthwick’s tactful approach with squad
Borthwick’s predecessor, Eddie Jones, regularly used Whatsapp to let players know who had been selected.
UK Sport|Jul 25, 2023
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Man faces life sentence for sexual assault and murder of his teenage sister
Connor Gibson was found guilty after a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.
UK News|Jul 25, 2023
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Brother found guilty of sexual assault and murder of Amber Gibson, 16
Connor Gibson, 20, was convicted following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.
UK News|Jul 25, 2023
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Mirror publisher Reach suffers blow from Facebook news changes
The group said digital revenues slumped 16.1% in the six months to June 25 due to the Facebook changes in its news feed.
UK News|Jul 25, 2023
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