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Vegetables to get smaller and more expensive due to hot weather, farmers warn

This year's harvest could be the worst on record due to the exceptionally dry spring and summer.

How tech is helping in the battle against wildfires

Tech is being used to watch for wildfires but firefighters are still needed to put them out.

The cost of being single – and how friends are teaming up to beat it

Many singles face extra costs for housing, bills, food and holidays but there are ways to ease the burden.

'I feel like I dug my own grave': The workers caught in the AI transition

AI is reshaping the Philippines' outsourcing industry, raising questions over the future of the industry.

How the dry weather affects your supermarket shop

Tomos Morgan visits farm in Vale of Glamorgan to explain how the hot and dry spell affects crops.

Why Trump Media's sale of fast access to market-moving social posts is controversial

Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) has set up a paid service to give Wall Street firms access to Truth Social's most influential accounts.

BP's $5.7bn profit highest since 2022 as Iran war pushes up oil price

Higher oil prices boost the energy giant's results while environmental groups accuse it of profiteering.

Assignment

How amid the tents and the rubble Gaza is developing once again as an unlikely tech hub

Zinc dresses and ice creams - how to survive a heatwave wedding

The wedding industry is facing last-minute costs to cope with the heat and October bookings are up.

Derelict former BHS site a 'continuing nightmare'

The former department store closed in 2016.

Almost £200,000 of fuel stolen from UK forecourts every day since Iran war began

Incidents of fuel being taken without payment have risen by a fifth in five months, according to industry analysis.

Xbox Series X price hiked by £170 due to rising memory chip costs

Xbox consoles now cost significantly more in the UK, with one model increasing in price by 43%.

It may be easier to get your first mortgage than you think - here's why

More relaxed mortgage regulation opens the door for some first-time buyers, but it comes with risk.

US and Japan take action to prop up yen in rare joint move

Both countries have said that they will not hesitate to conduct joint interventions in the future.

New Spider-Man film sees second-biggest ever global opening weekend

The strong box office performance gives a boost to Disney ahead of the much-anticipated Avengers: Doomsday.

Sainsbury's agrees to sell Argos for £120m

Under the terms of the deal, Argos will still operate in Sainsbury's shops, sell Habitat products, and offer Nectar points.

Passenger on British Airways mayday flight describes fear and shout of 'I don't want to die'

Edward Killiwick was on the flight that issued a distress call, before it landed safely at Heathrow earlier this month.

UK petrol prices hit highest level since Iran war began

The price of unleaded hits 160p a litre, according to motoring group the RAC, as oil prices remain elevated.

UK petrol prices hit highest level since Iran war began

The price of unleaded hits 160p a litre, according to motoring group the RAC, as oil prices remain elevated.

'I will miss my shop tremendously after six decades'

Meredith's DIY Hardware and Ironmongery has been at Yate Shopping Centre, near Bristol, since 1965.