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The Middle East conflict has prompted a major shift in UK household spending intentions as a "ripple of fear" has taken hold, according to a respected measure of consumer confidence.

A benefit cheat who defrauded more than £23,000 by claiming she was too ill to go outside was caught surfing and ziplining in Mexico.

Britain faces a bigger economic downgrade as a result of war in the Persian Gulf than any other major country, according to the first comprehensive assessment of the implications of the conflict.

Concerns over queues at the petrol pump are growing at the very top levels of both business and government.

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National Savings and Investments (NS&I) is facing a bill worth hundreds of millions of pounds over a missing savings scandal.

Former hedge fund manager Crispin Odey "bullied" colleagues not to introduce measures at his firm to protect women, a tribunal heard.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have said "the floodgates are open" for more legal cases against tech giants after Google and Meta were found liable for a woman's social media addiction in a landmark lawsuit.

More people in the UK are renting, and they're paying a growing share of their income to do so.

Some US airports may have to shut as travellers endure long wait times at security following a shutdown that's seen 50,000 staff go unpaid.