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UK expects Meta to match US child safety measures after $18bn settlement

As well as the payouts, Meta agreed to a default daily time limit of two hours for users under 18 that can be lifted only by a parent – a measure not currently proposed under plans to ban social media for under-16s in…

Nationwide boosts rates on fixed savings accounts and ISAs again – how do they compare?

The building society’s one and two-year fixed rate cash ISAs are now paying respective rates of 4.5% and 4.55% AER, up from 4.4% and 4.5% earlier this month. Its one and two-year taxable fixed rate bonds now have…

Government pushes Bank of England to innovate on payments and digital currencies

The Bank of England will be tracked on its progress on UK payments regulation after it was handed a new objective by ministers. The central bank will be given a new secondary objective to support innovation in payment…

Plug-in solar panels are coming to a shop near you - here's what to know

They are significantly cheaper than roof panels, can be installed without an electrician and are suitable for properties with outdoor space, including some balconies. Retailers including Argos will be stocking products…

Firm fined for hounding elderly people with nuisance calls claiming to stop … nuisance calls

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said Elderly Aids Ltd, a company selling call-blocking devices, made 758,053 cold calls between May 2024 and February 2025 to try to sell its products. About 20 complaints were…

Jamie Carragher: HMRC petitions for Sky Sports star to be declared bankrupt

The case was filed against James Lee Duncan Carragher by solicitors representing HMRC at the High Court in London yesterday, filings show. The 48-year-old is one of the faces of Sky Sports’s Premier League coverage and…

UK’s small power plants face higher cyber risk into 2030s despite Iran-linked hack

Officials this week briefed energy bosses on the breach, which is understood to have shut an unnamed small gas power plant for four days last month, and put the industry on alert over the growing cyber threat facing…

Want your job application to stand out? Employers say they look for these skills

In a major five-year study, the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) identified six key transferable skills that will count as much as qualifications in getting and keeping a job in the coming decade. It…

Research: Analysis of Ukrainian nationals entering employment in the UK

Get emails about this page Documents Analysis of Ukrainian Nationals in employment in the UK, March 2022 to June 2026 ODS , 26.2 KB This file is in an OpenDocument format Analysis of Ukrainian Nationals in employment in…

Policy paper: Inheritance Tax on Pensions: Technical Note 2

Get emails about this page Documents Technical note 2: Further information on Inheritance Tax and Pensions HTML Details This technical note provides further information about reforms to the Inheritance Tax treatment of…