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Thames Water could raise bills to £627 a year to help fix leaks
Embattled water supplier promises to invest up to £3bn more over the next five yearsBusiness live...
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Vet group CVS warns over risk to personal information in cyber-attack
Chain says it has experienced operational disruption after hackers gained access to its IT systemsOne of...
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Household bills rise sharply despite easing energy costs
Rates for phone, broadband and water will increase from Monday and other rises are in the...
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Sainsbury’s grocery deliveries hit by ‘technical issue’
Supermarket chain ‘working hard’ to resolve problem that leaves it unable to fulfil most of Saturday...
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Vegan products not always safe for people with dairy allergy, watchdog says
Food Standards Agency advises consumers with dairy and fish allergies to check labels carefullyPeople with dairy...
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Rail fares to rise by 4.9% in England and Wales on Sunday
In London, Tube and bus fares are being frozen and prices reduced during rush hour and...
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British Gas launches fixed-rate energy deal offering 12% saving on price cap
Price Promise tariff gives discount on current cap and guarantees to be at least £1 per...
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‘Humiliating’ pension process upsets partners of retired UK teachers who have died
Annual letter from Teachers’ Pensions, which administers scheme for DfE, asks about new relationshipsPartners of retired...
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Retired teacher’s pension stopped as provider refuses to believe she is not dead
Payments halted four times and left Eileen McGrath without income over ChristmasA retired teacher has had...
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‘We’ve got to break them up’: farming groups say supermarkets use market power to distort prices
Claim comes amid state and federal inquiries into Australian grocery sector and what producers say is...
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Grieving mother falls victim to Amazon one-time password ‘scam’
Clare Buchanan left empty-handed after a MacBook Air from Amazon went missing in ‘known scam’A grieving...
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UK shoppers spent £13.7bn on groceries in run-up to Christmas
Consumers buy more items – including plenty of parsnips and sprouts – to beat last year’s...