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Cost of living payment date brought forward
The government said payments – normally made in autumn – will be given out in July.

‘I had £20,000 stolen and had to fight a 13-month fraud reporting rule to get it back’
Sarah has now got her money back but there are calls to reform the deadline for reporting scams to banks.

Why Spotify has no button to filter out AI music
Music streamer Deezer allows users to filter out AI music, so why does Spotify not offer the same?

‘My husband might give up work to care for our kids’ – nursery bills in Wales highest in Britain
Parents in Wales say the cost of childcare is one of their biggest worries ahead of the election.

European flight prices are falling in short term, Wizz Air boss says
While many airlines say they are raising prices due to high fuel costs, József Váradi says European airlines are trying to boost demand

Greggs removes cabinets in shoplifting hotspots
Greggs is removing display cabinets in London stores that have been most severely hit by shoplifters.

Less bread and WFH Fridays – what Pret boss knows about our habits
Customers want great value but that doesn’t necessarily mean the cheapest products, says Pano Christou.

Average rent up to nearly £1,000 in Plymouth
A housing charity boss says more and more people are struggling to find somewhere to live.

‘I don’t want the children to see how worried we are’: UK family finances hit by Iran war
British families tell BBC Panorama how the Iran war is affecting their monthly budgets.

Oil prices rise as US-Iran peace talks stall
President Trump said on Saturday that the US had cancelled plans to send a team to Pakistan for negotiations.

How climate change threatens the economic backbone of the Pacific
Tuna populations around the Pacific Islands could move away as ocean temperatures increase.

‘There’s so much I want to give my daughter – poverty means I can’t’
Around a third of Welsh children live in poverty, the highest among the four UK nations.

England shirt overpriced, says £40k kits collector
Collector Les Motherby says classic England shirts are often better value than new ones.

Rescue centre facing eviction makes funding appeal
Redhead Rescues Animal Sanctuary in Northamptonshire wants to buy its own land.

China car giant BYD says it can thrive without US
With the price of fuel rising China’s BYD says it is positioning itself to benefit from the global shift away from fossil fuels.

US justice department drops probe into Fed chairman Jerome Powell
President Donald Trump had accused Powell of improper cost overruns in renovating the Fed’s building.

Island’s inflation rate is 2.7%, new figures show
Statistics Jersey says there have been “sharp increases” in some energy prices.

How does it affect me if share prices fall?
Changes in the FTSE 100 and other indexes are not just for financial experts, they can affect our lives.