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Monthly rent soars by £270 since pandemic, says Zoopla
The cost of renting rose sharply after lockdown was lifted but the rate of increase is now slowing. -
The Onion's purchase of Alex Jones's Infowars rejected by judge
Judge Christopher Lopez ruled that an auction for Infowars did not result in the best bids possible. -
Avanti West Coast workers to strike over Christmas
Train managers have voted for walkouts on 22, 23 and 29 December in a row over rest days. -
General Motors pulls plug on robotaxi business
After the announcement, the project's co-founder posted on social media "GM are a bunch of dummies." -
Thames Water boss defends exec bonuses as sewage spills soar
The company saw a 40% increase in pollution incidents in the first half of the year as its debts continued to swell. -
Coffee price surges to highest on record
Coffee drinkers are set to feel the pinch from high prices after crops got hit by drought and heavy rainfall. -
Car loan scandal victims told to complain
Aggrieved car buyers who feel they were mis-sold a loan should complain to their lender, MPs hear. -
Blow for UK as equipment giant Ashtead chooses US
The building equipment rental firm joins others who have moved to the US from London. -
Reeves vows to cut 'waste' in spending review
The chancellor says "efficiency savings" will ensure enough funding for key public services. -
Water giant uses accounting trick to inflate balance sheet by £1.68bn
A substantial Severn Trent Water investment is based on IOU notes - BBC Panorama finds. -
Murdoch loses bid to change trust in real-life 'Succession' battle
The court says Murdoch acted in "bad faith" by trying to give control of his empire to his eldest son. -
Hershey shares jump on Cadbury owner buyout report
A deal between Mondelez and Hershey could create a food giant with sales of almost $50bn a year. -
Rachel Reeves signals wider reset of EU relations
Labour has ruled out rejoining the EU but may be open to alignment on areas such as farm and food exports. -
Renishaw founder and Concorde engineer dies
The company co-founded by Sir David McMurtry now employs more than 5,000 people. -
TikTok asks for emergency pause to looming US ban
The app says the Supreme Court - and incoming Trump administration - needs more time to consider the case. -
Nvidia targeted by China in new chip war probe
The investigation follows a US decision to further restrict sales to chip equipment makers in China. -
What are my rights if my home is flooded or damaged?
Your rights explained as residents and businesses count the cost of storm damage. -
Car loan scandal payout fears as row drags on
People who were unaware of commission paid when they bought a car on finance may be in line for payouts, but face delays. -
Google unveils 'mind-boggling' quantum computing chip
It solves in five minutes a problem computers now would need 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years to work out, Google says. -
Bank accounts locked and cash withdrawn after elderly gave power to law firm partner
BBC hears how people felt pressured to grant lasting power of attorney to a man called Ron Hiller.
