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HAMISH MCRAE: Pope must remember AI can also be a force for good

Today

All new technologies need to be regulated - but there are potentially huge benefits.

How to invest in the SpaceX IPO and other space race stocks

Today

If an extra-terrestrial foray is your summer investor adventure, here are the names to explore - and the way to secure a slice of SpaceX before the sale.

We installed CCTV after a burglary but one neighbour objects: Can he force us to take them down?

Today

On the day he moved in, my new neighbour asked me to reset the CCTV so it does not record his house.

Abrupt sacking of Albert Manifold could blow BP's recovery off course

Today

Dramatic ousting of chairman wiped billions off BP's share price and has sparked fears that the oil major could be blown off course in the middle of a crucial turnaround.

Net Zero 'nimbyism' destroying UK industry: Foreign rivals cash in as Miliband's green crusade cripples firms

Today

Boss of the Alvance British Aluminium plant calls on the Energy Secretary to 'fundamentally look at the energy transition and what it is costing industry in the UK'.

Pubs give Labour's red tape the red card over squeeze on brewery sector

Today

As pubs prepare for a World Cup boost, the industry wants support similar to that given to other struggling sectors such as steel, and a slowdown in Net Zero policies.

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Youth job crisis a product of de-industrialisation of UK

Today

The country needs to re-industrialise. Making things is the cure for Neets - those not in education, employment or training.

Ultimate guide to retire in the sun: Beat hidden inheritance tax and the over-hyped locations to avoid

Today

It's not just the weather pushing Britons to consider if they could be better off moving abroad. Many are also investigating whether their savings or pensions might stretch further.

How to invest in index tracker funds

Today

Index funds are a cheap and easy way to invest that have made some investors a lot of money in recent years.

'Henrys' earning £100,000 per year are more likely to want support with investment decisions

Today

More than half of high-income workers would use targeted support from finance firms to guide their investment decisions, a new report has revealed.

House prices will FALL in 2026 as war in Iran has 'fundamentally changed' outlook for property market

Today

A major estate agent has revised its house price forecast downwards, saying that higher mortgage costs will reduce demand for moving home.

IG launches zero-commission trading for Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies

Today

From today, IG customers trading these three cryptocurrencies will pay a 0.07 per cent external exchange fee charged by the firm's liquidity partner.

Will my Lloyds final salary pension be hit by inheritance tax ?

Today

My wife and I are both drawing our pensions from the Lloyds Bank defined benefit pension scheme. How will the new rules regarding inheritance tax affect us?

House prices to slide as Iran war pushes up rates

Yesterday

It represents the latest damaging economic consequence of the conflict in the Middle East, which has disrupted energy supplies with global repercussions.

Music venues latest to join calls for online sales tax to fund business rates reform

Yesterday

Mark Davyd, boss of the Music Venue Trust, said that fixing rates 'is the difference between a room that can book the next Ed Sheeran and one that cannot make the rent'.

Net zero drive threatens UK's vital steel sector, blasts Millennium Dome builder

Yesterday

Sir Robert McAlpine director said while the firm backed reducing carbon emissions, green policies risked 'unintended consequences' that could leave the UK under threat.

Domestic steel producers need our support to transition to greener production

Yesterday

Offshoring UK production to lower-carbon mills is not decarbonising, but displacement.

I was left £96,000 in debt after making an everyday mistake at work. I hid the truth from my partner for years. She was stunned when I confessed - but her ingenious idea saved our finances. Here's how to avoid my nightmare happening to you

Yesterday

When Matt Mace lost his wallet on the first day of a three-week trip to Australia, he knew his dark secret was about to come tumbling out.

Berkeley and Rightmove face demotion from FTSE 100 as property market slowdown hits share prices

Yesterday

One of Britain's biggest property names - the housebuilder Berkeley Group - is facing demotion from the elite FTSE 100 index on Tuesday.

Eros Media World forced into climbdown by FCA in latest twist of Bollywood bond fiasco

Yesterday

The episode has fuelled both fury and disbelief among investors, not least because more than a year has passed since Eros failed to pay them money they are owed.

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