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Plans to push back the ban on new petrol and diesel cars could delay shift to electric, the SMMT says.

Inflation fell for the third month in a row in August, official figures show.

The fall came as Japan started to release treated waste water from the damaged nuclear power plant.

The government has launched a campaign criticising Meta for planned encryption of Facebook messages.

The film and high-end TV industry in the UK is seeing a frenzy of activity.

Low-income households, pensioners and some disabled people will get extra help with energy bills.

About eight million people on low incomes and receiving benefits will receive the next instalment.

The law aims to force firms to remove illegal content and protect children from some legal but harmful material.

Nearly 13,000 workers for Ford, General Motors and Stellantis have gone on an historic, co-ordinated strike.

The rail operators have been awarded the long-term contract renewals by the Department for Transport.

Sam Bankman-Fried's parents are being sued as his bankrupt crypto firm FTX seeks to recover money.

Prices will rise faster in the UK than in any other G7 economy this year, a forecast suggests.

The City watchdog's findings follow a row over threats to close Nigel Farage's bank account.

The price of a barrel of oil rose above $95 on Tuesday, stoking fears it could impact inflation.

Customers must now pay £1.99 when they return items either in store or online, although members are exempt.

Nissan and Asahi are among the companies that say they will not renew contracts with Johnny and Associates.

The billionaire suggested the social media platform, now called X, could charge for use of "the system".

Researchers are tweaking the photosynthesis process to raise the output of crops like soy, maize and wheat.

The US, a major backer of the IMF, has been pushing to refine the mission of the global lender.

The sum is for postmasters whose wrongful convictions for theft and false accounting have now been overturned.