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Average water bills in England and Wales will increase by 36% over the next five years, the water regulator Ofwat has said.

The Observer is to fall under the ownership of Tortoise Media, a fledgling digital start-up, in a binding deal signed after weeks of controversy about the fate of the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.

English rent prices have reached another record high, growing by close to 10% in the past year, official figures show.

Rachel Reeves has repeatedly told us that Labour will not play "fast and loose" with the public finances but is the government playing fast and loose with inflation?

An adult incontinence nappy, designed for concertgoers to avoid long queues at toilets, has gone on sale.

A Disney-themed dance party has been described as "disgusting" and "sick" after showing images of murder suspect Luigi Mangione alongside the Hannah Montana track, He Could Be The One.

Inflation has risen for the second month in a row, according to official figures.

Avanti West Coast staff are set to strike after rejecting a deal aimed at resolving a dispute over rest day working.

Drinks company Thatchers has launched a bid to overturn a High Court ruling that denied its claims Aldi "copycatted" its cider.

Thames Water has won court approval to pursue the next phase in securing a £3bn emergency loan, with a hearing intended to secure creditor approval scheduled for four days in the first week of February.

Sir Keir Starmer has defended a decision not to compensate women affected by changes to their retirement age - saying doing so would "burden" the taxpayer.

At least 70 people within the Post Office and Royal Mail knew of errors with the Horizon IT system, according to its manufacturer on the final day of the public inquiry.

Council tax bills are set to rise to pay for a 3.5% real terms increase in funding for police forces next year, the government has announced.

The highest outstanding student debt in the UK has topped more than £250,000, figures obtained by Money show. 

A planned strike over the festive season at Scotland's busiest airport has been called off.

The government will offer compensation to Post Office Capture victims - while refusing to rule out blanket exoneration for those convicted.

Harland & Wolff (H&W), the stricken Titanic shipbuilder, is on the brink of a £70m government-backed rescue deal that will include guarantees of job security for the company's workforce.

Wages are rising far faster than expected after a year of slowing, official figures show.

The government and the water regulator broke the law by allowing sewage to be discharged outside of "exceptional circumstances", according to the green watchdog.

The final closing statements are being made to the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry and lawyers for key figures have submitted their last arguments.