Finance

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Serco Leisure ordered to stop using facial recognition tech on 2,000 staff
The UK privacy watchdog has ordered Serco Leisure to stop using facial recognition technology to monitor the attendance of leisure centre employees
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Europe's largest economy is in 'troubled waters' and cuts its growth forecast
Germany has slashed its growth forecast for this year as it struggles with a lack of skilled labor, excessive bureaucracy, high interest rates and lagging investment in new projects
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Apple hits out at music streaming giant Spotify over competition complaint
The iPhone maker has accused the music streaming giant of trying to get "limitless" access to Apple's tools without paying for any of it
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DWP confirms exact timetable for when bank account data checks can begin
The DWP will be able to see all of your bank transactions
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CAB Payments chief executive to step down after disastrous stock market float
It listed with an initial value of about £800 million, but in the next three months this value dropped by 80% following a profit warning
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HSBC, NatWest and Virgin Money all hiking mortgage rates from today
Major bank and lender HSBC has today pulled its 3.99% five-year fixed rate remortgage deal, meaning the last sub-4% offering has now disappeared from the market
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The five-star Simba mattress and its gave me the best night's sleep ever
I felt like an absolute queen in my new kingsize mattress
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Hyundai's Supernal and Embraer-backed Eve Air Mobility bet on air taxis
Embraer and South Korean automaker Hyundai are joining forces to offer a new form of air travel - air taxis
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Ofgem price cap - use our energy calculator to see how much your bill will fall
The price cap will drop by 12.3% from this April, meaning the typical dual fuel household paying by direct debit can expect their annual bill to drop from £1,928 a year to £1,690
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Coca-Cola brings back cult-favourite flavour after 18 years off the shelves
Coca-cola fans have been sent into a frenzy after the brand confirms the re-release of an iconic flavour that hasn't been in supermarkets since 2006
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FlyDubai sees profits soar to £452 million boosted by record passenger numbers
It carried 13.8 million passengers, beating its previous record of 11 million in a year
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Martin Lewis explains 'no brainer' way to undercut new Ofgem energy price cap
Martin Lewis has given his breakdown on what the new lower Ofgem price cap means for you, including how much less you'll pay and a way to undercut it by roughly 3%
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Consumer confidence stalls as shoppers limit spending amid stubborn inflation
GfK's long-running Consumer Confidence Index fell two points to minus 21 in February
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Over half of universal credit recipients have run out of food, survey finds
More than two-fifths are behind with one household bill or more, according to the survey.
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Britishvolt administrators begin talks with possible new buyers for factory site
EY said it is still trying to get money from Recharge Industries, a year after it agreed to buy the site
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Nestle reveals revenue slowdown after shoppers cut spending due to higher prices
The Swiss consumer group said on Thursday that it saw organic growth of 7.2% in 2023 compared with the previous year, although this was caused by a 7.5% increase in pricing over the year as volumes declined
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Standard Chartered to hand back £3.95 billion to shareholders as profits rise
The Asia-focused bank launched a one billion US dollar (£800 million) share buyback and plans to return around five billion dollars (£3.95 billion) to shareholders over the next three years
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Leeds Building Society to limit mortgage lending on holiday lets in hotspots
It will stop new loans for holiday let homes in some areas in a 12-month trial
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Ofgem price cap drop and how much are energy bills falling by
The Ofgem price cap limits what you pay for each unit of gas and electricity you use, as well as putting a cap on standing charges, which are fixed daily amount you have to pay for energy
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Ofgem price cap falls to £1,690 - saving millions of households £238 a year
The Ofgem price cap does not set an actual limit on what you could pay for energy - instead, it puts a cap on the unit price of gas and electricity, as well as standing charges
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Cleaning expert says 30p item can 'scrub mould off without damaging surface'
Cleaning mould off walls, windows, furniture, and bathrooms can be a nightmare and unpleasant task, but a bathroom expert has come up with the ultimate tips to free your home from the pesky fungus
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'I bought a lovely £14 Primark skirt but when I got home I was so disappointed'
We're all more than aware that sizing isn't the same from store to store, but one woman was left seriously annoyed when her usual size didn't fit her from Primark
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Cadbury responds to fuming Mini Egg fans who say they 'cost more than a chicken'
Cadbury fans have been left appalled by the 'shambolic' and 'disgusting' prices of Mini Eggs this year - said to cost more than chicken or a weekly food shop. Mondelēz, who own Cadbury, has defended the price hike
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Top 10 regrets Brits have when it comes to money - like not saving when younger
Not investing, not buying a house sooner, and not making and sticking to a budget, are other things they wish they had done differently
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ScottishPower's supply arm posts £545m profit as energy crisis costs clawed back
The company's earnings were boosted by the price cap mechanism in the first half of the year