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Lights will stay on this winter, grid operator says after concerns

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The assurance from the National Energy System Operator comes amid concern from its engineers about their ability to ensure adequate supply.

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'I live in the dark': How rising bills are shaping daily life

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Errol McGuiness says he has changed his daily routine to cope with higher household bills.

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'I'm 96 and have 15 million followers': The grannies taking over TikTok

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Grandma Droniak, Nonna Gracie, Viv Truran and Barbara Costello have all found fame on social media in their later years.

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L'Oreal says weight loss drugs are impacting beauty and skincare sales

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The beauty giant's CEO says the use of GLP-1s is "a very important phenomenon for us".

Thursday, Oct 22

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Zuckerberg wins Meta deal to help him foot bill for possible California billionaire tax

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The Meta boss had said he would exit the state over a wealth tax that has not yet come into force.

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Civil servant who juggled five jobs 'wasn't thinking straight', court hears

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Kashim Chowdhury is accused of fraudulently juggling multiple public sector jobs.

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The Briefing Room

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After mass protests and violence, what will persuade the French to accept economic reform?

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Tank barrel production returns to UK after 20 years

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The defence secretary says the UK is "back in the business of making weapons" for its armed forces.

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Woman 'scared to turn heating on' due to oil cost

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Roslynn Garner-Gatley uses a hot water bottle bed socks and earlier bedtimes to stay warm.

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Barclays cutting 5,000 jobs as it increases reliance on AI

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The bank says it is using more AI leading to a 5% reduction in its workforce.

BBC Inside Science

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A Japanese spacecraft could become the first ever to bring Martian samples back to Earth.

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Children in care to get £10 a week savings

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Eligible people in the care system will be able to access the savings once they turn 18.

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'I can't afford to heat my home on my pension'

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Teresa Goubert says heating is "very expensive" and she was struggling on her pension.

'An £8k service charge left me unable to pay bills'

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Housing association Curo defends large increases to leaseholder bills.

Calls to cut employer National Insurance contributions for under-25s

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Yorkshire businesses set out what they want from the chancellor ahead of the Budget.

Is an 'AI war' complicating your job search?

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How fair are AI recruitment tools that help decide our future, and what happens when we click "apply"?

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No order, no seat: Starbucks China rolls out new store policy

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Starbucks says it is improving customers' in-store experience as it competes with homegrown rivals.

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What is PHP and why did it spark an international cyber-security alert?

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AI uncovered long-hidden programming flaws, triggering a rare global cyber-security response.

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Where did Britain’s missing 'trillion pound' oil fund go?

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For the first time, the Treasury calculates how much the UK could have raised by investing North Sea proceeds.

The graduates ditching the UK for a fresh start abroad

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With graduate jobs hard to come by, more young adults are reported to be considering emigrating.

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Airbnb hosts can no longer make guests strip beds and wash dishes under new rules

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The updated policy will apply to all reservations booked on the accommodation site on or after 20 November.

Wednesday, Oct 21

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Meta fined $25bn for 'lies' over user data privacy

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The fine is the largest to date against Facebook's owner, larger than an $18bn deal with California.

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A warning to anyone with credit card debt...

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Martin’s leading this week’s podcast with an urgent warning for anyone carrying credit card: now is the time to act.

Burnham proposes plan to cut standing charges from gas bills

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The prime minister provided little detail, and there are questions over shifting the fees onto unit costs.

Chip muffin? Bacon and egg soda? How Just Eat's AI struggled to depict Britain's regional dishes

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A spokesperson said it was removing inaccurate AI images and pausing the rollout of the tool.

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Websites taken down worldwide as critical cyber-security update issued

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The vulnerabilities with PHP, a programming language widely used across the internet, have been described as the most significant ever found by AI.

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Civil servant admits he 'made mistakes' juggling five government jobs

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Kashim Chowdhury was contracted for 183 hours a week, more than the number of hours in seven days.

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Faisal Islam: Inflation and borrowing figures illustrate chancellor's Budget challenge

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The economic figures released on Wednesday show the constraints for John Healey as he puts the finishing touches to his Budget.

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Elon Musk confirms he is considering merging Tesla and SpaceX

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Musk says special committees within both companies have been formed to look at a possible mega-merger.

What is happening to UK prices?

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UK inflation rose in September, pushed up by higher petrol and diesel prices.