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Lego fraudster among last year's most high-profile insurance scammers
The person was sentenced to 28 months in prison after an investigation found the claims were made up, the insurance trade body, the ABI said.
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Wood Group offshore workers launch 48-hour strike in row over pay
The Unite union said workers had faced the threat of fire and rehire notices and of having their pay cut.
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OpenAI admits response to Australian government hacks 'not good enough'
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We're saving £100 a month for our kids but they won't get it until they're 57
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Pentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools after blacklisting company, BBC told
It labelled Anthropic a "supply chain risk" in February after the firm refused to remove safety guardrails from its tools.
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Why are data centres such a big deal in Scotland?
At least 23 huge data centres are planned in Scotland, causing significant concern for campaigners.
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Average five-year mortgage rate hits 6% for first time in three years
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BT agrees rescue deal to buy broadband operator TalkTalk
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How India became dangerously addicted to Chinese imports
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Trump chooses top spy boss to run new AI taskforce
The president named his national intelligence chief will head the taskforce as worries over the technology grow.
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The job interview question you don't have to answer
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Shadow chancellor vows to cut at least one tax in every Tory budget
Shadow ministers unveiled a series of policies on day two of the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.
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Suppliers pile pressure on government over energy bills
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G7 to release millions of barrels of oil and diesel after Trump threat
The coordinated release is aimed at heading off further price spikes and avoiding a ban on US diesel exports.
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US jobs market sees sharp slowdown ahead of midterm elections
Unemployment rose slightly as American employers paused hiring with midterm elections just a month away.
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UK diesel prices top £2 a litre for first time, RAC says
The RAC says diesel price rises are showing no signs of slowing, "heaping more misery" onto drivers.
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OpenAI fires workers for 'mishandling sensitive information'
The former employees were investigated for sharing data with an outside AI evaluation group.
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Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife's baby in 'horrific' robbery
The man was beaten with hammers until he transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds of cryptocurrency.
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A growing number of people are opting out of these schemes due to cost-of-living pressures.
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The wealthy Cuban Americans ready and waiting for Havana to fall
Cuban exiles in Florida are increasingly hopeful that regime change in Cuba is now on the horizon.
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