BBC Business
Six million Brits live without beds, cookers, and fridges - charities are 'busier than ever' and MPs want a national strategy, because apparently 'empty flat' needed a task force.
BBC Business
Scottish diesel prices hit £2 a litre at 226 forecourts, because apparently the only thing that can withstand inflation is the cost of getting to work.
BBC Business
The UK government wants you to stock up on tinned fish and long-life milk because climate change is coming for your dinner. Here's what to buy and what to avoid.
The Guardian Europe
After two decades of campaigning, Jamie Oliver celebrates new school food standards in England - because apparently it took 20 years to realise kids deserve better than dog food.
The Guardian Europe
Burnham's new plan to ban fake discounts and ease subscription hell might save you £400m a year - if you can figure out how to cancel anything.
BBC Business
Wildfires in France and Spain have displaced over 300,000 people, prompting officials to tell tourists to stay away - and your travel insurance might not save you.
The Guardian
Family of Adrian Howe, a former Vodafone manager who drowned days before his franchise launch, calls for 'Adrian's law' to protect franchisees after Vodafone settled a £85m claim over alleged 'unjust enrichment.'
BBC Business
Pubs get a 20% rates cut, but owners say it's more of a gentle chip than a full-on demolition of their cost problems.
BBC Business
Thames Water posts profit after 40% bill hike, but debt balloons to £18.5bn, complaints soar 77%, and the firm waits to see if new PM Andy Burnham will nationalise it.
The Guardian Europe
Palantir's £330m NHS deal and other British contracts show how paid access and weak rules let a 'scary' tech firm settle in - but escape is possible.
The Guardian Europe
UK proposes capping pet prescriptions at £21 and regulating vet monopolies, because your dog's ACL surgery shouldn't cost more than your car.
BBC Politics
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy quits X, calls it 'not healthy for democracy' - joins the growing list of officials who'd rather be anywhere else.
The Guardian Europe
Jaguar Land Rover's electric dreams hit a pothole as a £5.2bn government-backed battery factory faces delays, budget overruns, and contractor departures - proving that building the future is harder than just plugging it in.
BBC Politics
UK plans to ban under-16s from social media, because parents are tired of fighting the infinite scroll and the government is ready to pick a fight with Silicon Valley.
The Guardian
Campaigners sue UK government after it quietly drops mention of EU safety standards from chemical regulations, potentially opening the door to cancer-causing substances from countries with looser rules.
BBC Business
M&S offers 1,000 training spots to combat youth unemployment, while the government bets on AI to solve the problem it helped create.
BBC Business
Tata Steel's £1.25bn electric furnace in Port Talbot faces up to eight months delay because National Grid hasn't finished plugging it in yet.
The Guardian Europe
UK bans two US commentators for being 'not conducive to the public good' over Gaza criticism, but somehow Ben Shapiro keeps getting a pass.
The Guardian
UK government drops £8.4m on a service to help care leavers find their 'tribe' - because apparently, the care system has been breaking relationships instead of building them.
BBC Politics
Prime Minister Starmer's phone auto-deletes messages, which is convenient timing given the Mandelson ambassador appointment document dump.
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