The Sabrina Carpenter clip which helped a 22-year-old make £120,000 a year
The 22-year-old Londoner is a professional "clipper". He is paid by clients to make short, vertical videos for social media, in the hope of them going viral. "The more views a clip gets, the more money I make," he says.…
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Minutes of the Money Market Committee meeting – September 2026
The Chair updated on recent usage of the Bank’s market-wide repo facilities. Members were reminded that use of the Bank’s facilities, including against a broad range of eligible collateral, was consistent with the…
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Companies rushed in on AI. Now some are pulling back
Meta has scaled back plans to axe staff and use more AI agents after the company found employees were spending more and more time cleaning up technical and security errors, Reuters reported . And after thinning its…
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AI firms taking ‘catastrophically high’ risks, ex-OpenAI researcher warns MPs
“I would say that the risk tolerance across the industry is catastrophically high”, he told MPs. The warning came as former researchers from OpenAI and Anthropic faced questions over whether the development of advanced…
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Insolvency practitioner's handbook
This handbook is a new way to help you find the guidance and information that you need to carry out your role as an insolvency practitioner. This handbook also contains all the information from ‘Insolvency (VAT Notice…
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11. Cash accounting
11.1 What cash accounting is The Cash Accounting Scheme allows VAT-registered businesses to account for VAT, based on payments you make and receive, rather than on tax invoices. Read the Cash Accounting Scheme (Notice…
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Netflix makes first major entry into live men’s football with World Cup deal
The agreement builds on the global streaming giant’s deal with Fifa for the exclusive rights in North America to show the next two editions of the Women’s World Cup. It means the 2030 World Cup – uniquely being shared…
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Number of ISA millionaires surges to record high with 25 people holding pots worth £12m
The total number of stocks and shares ISA millionaires increased by more than 50 per cent in the 2023/24 tax year, reaching a record 7,730 according to an FOI request from financial app Plum to HMRC. This marked a…
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Fewer Britons plan to ringfence money for holidays abroad next year, says travel industry
Despite war, wildfires and EES border checks, the numbers of Britons taking holidays climbed back to pre-pandemic levels this year – but rising costs may mean the numbers have peaked, according to an annual travel…
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Manchester – not London – is Europe’s top nightlife city
According to the elevator manufacturer Kone, Britain’s third-largest urban hub is referred to as the continent’s “after-hours City”, with more than four per cent of lift journeys taken between midnight and 4am – which is…
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