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Barometer of retail activity falls for fourth consecutive month to lowest level since March 2021Business live – latest updatesBritain’s retailers are planning to axe jobs and cut investment over the coming months as signs emerge of a deepening slump in…
Charity Full Fact finds more than 1,200 false posts on topics from deadly snakes to serial killers at largeMembers of local Facebook groups have been exposed to hundreds of hoax posts, including false reports of missing children or deadly snakes on the…
Lloyd Odain was subjected to discrimination, including monkey chants, in 2019 while working for the serviceHM Prison and Probation Service has paid an undisclosed settlement to a former contractor who endured racial discrimination and harassment, inclu…
Terms and conditions allow firm to raise bills at any time and by an unlimited amount, Which? claimsVirgin Media is facing calls for the telecoms watchdog to urgently investigate the legality of its broadband contracts, under which it can increase bill…
Halifax measures price to income ratio to reveal most and least affordable areas to purchase propertyInverclyde in Scotland is the most affordable place to buy a home in Great Britain, while house prices in Westminster far outstrip workers’ wages in ce…
Almost one in three people aged 18-34 have been messaged by staff after giving personal details to a businessAlmost one in three people aged 18-34 have received unwanted romantic contact after giving their personal information to a business, a UK poll …
Half have maximum of a month’s worth of rent put by as costs rise, Shelter survey findsA third of working tenants in England do not have enough savings to pay rent if they lose their job, putting them at risk of losing their home, according to research…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A new proposed class-action lawsuit (as noticed by Bloomberg Law) accuses user-generated “metaverse” company Roblox of profiting from and helping to power third-party websites that use the platform…
Supermarkets have faced claims they are overcharging customers for fuelThe average cost of petrol at UK forecourts has risen to break 150p a litre for the first time since the start of the year, despite close scrutiny of fuel prices during the cost of …
Crest Nicholson forecasts lower profits after number of first-time buyers plungesBritain’s housebuilders were the top stock market fallers on Monday morning after one of the biggest companies issued a profit warning and new data showed the fastest drop…