Burnham has no scope to increase borrowing, think tank warns
The Prime Minister has announced a series of cost-of-living measure since taking office but is facing questions about how he will fund them.
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Details have been released of an emergency call with hundreds of cyber-security experts after the ChatGPT hack of a tech company.
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Around one in three young couples are now signing prenups to set out who gets what in the event of divorce.
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The US says attacks on Iran have been halted to give "talks some space", raising hopes of a resolution to the conflict.
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Neither the US nor Iran have launched attacks in the last two nights, after almost two weeks of tit-for-tat strikes risked derailing talks to permanently end the war.
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Competition from ultra-cheap Chinese retailers and the cost of living crisis could be putting some people off shopping at the store, analysts say.
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