Workers face inflation squeeze fuelled by Iran war, as Bank of England prepares for interest rates decision Business live – latest updates Wage growth in the UK has slowed as workers come under pressure from a renewed cost of living squeeze fuelled by the Iran war, highlighting the challenge for the Bank of England as it prepares to set interest rates. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows average…
BBC News – Business The rise has reignited the debate about the state pension's long-term affordability and generational fairness.
BBC News – Business The rise has reignited the debate about the state pension's long-term affordability and generational fairness.
BBC News – Business Microsoft said all services were fully restored after a global outage disrupted governments, courts, healthcare, businesses, airlines and banks, including the NHS, police and schools across the UK. Japan, Singapore and Australia reported impacts on some operations. Microsoft apologised for the disruption, which lasted almost 24 hours, and said Outlook, Teams, Copilot and other applications had recovered across all affected customers and regions.
NYTimes – Business Since 2023, the discount retailer has been overcharging shoppers “millions of dollars” at checkout, according to a complaint filed by federal regulators and 17 states.
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