32 h. ago This Texas city is the fastest growing in the country for small businesses

East Coast locations dominate top 10, while the West Coast had no cities on the list

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4 d. ago Nationwide explains which customers will get free £175 payouts

The building society will pay £175 to customers who meet certain criteria

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7 d. ago M&S Food extends value ranges to compete with ‘big six’ supermarkets

The retailer claims to be the fastest-growing grocer among families, based on Worldpanel data.

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1 week ago HSBC offers huge £750 cash to entice new Premier bank account customers

HSBC is offering the biggest ever bank account switching offer on record - but only for those that are rich enough to meet its criteria. Is it a good deal?

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2 w. ago The Scottish woman who's jazzing up the UK's 'fastest growing sport'

These cool rackets are shaking up the game

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2 w. ago Credit card borrowing grows at fastest annual rate in nearly two years

The rise in consumer credit borrowing may be a reflection of everyday costs becoming harder to manage without turning to credit, a charity said.

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2 w. ago Idyllic seaside town that makes 'perfect day out' could be crowded in 2026

The surf town has seen a massive increase in holiday bookings as it becomes one of the UK's fastest-growing destinations

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3 w. ago Thousands of teenagers are being subjected to sexual, physical and mental abuse by their partners in hidden epidemic, experts warn

A survey by the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) has found that 'far too many' young relationships are being plagued by behaviour that bears all the hallmarks of domestic abuse.

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3 w. ago The rise of 'heteroflexible': The fastest growing sexuality in the UK according to experts... do YOU meet the criteria?

There's still a few hours of 2025 left, meaning there's still time to add a new word to the national lexicon: Heteroflexible.

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3 w. ago Winter storm brings heavy snow and strong winds across parts of the US

Frigid temperatures in Great Lakes, north-east and midwest as tens of thousands face power outages and icy travelA wild winter storm brought strong winds, heavy snow and frigid temperatures to the Great Lakes and north-east on Tuesday, a day after a bomb cyclone barreled across the midwest and left tens of thousands of customers without power.The storm hit parts of the Plains and Great Lakes on Monday with sharply colder air, strong winds and a mix of snow, ice and rain, leading to treacherous travel. Forecasters said it intensified quickly enough to meet the criteria of a bomb cyclone, a system that strengthens rapidly as pressure drops. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago After more than a decade of tragedy, Christchurch emerges as New Zealand’s most ‘vibrant city’

Christchurch now at the centre of the country’s fastest-growing region as lower house prices, job prospects and thriving cultural scene entice people to the cityFrom 2010, New Zealand’s second-largest city, Christchurch, became inextricably linked with crises. The city, which had been known for its gardens, gothic architecture and monochromatic culture was rocked by a decade of tragedy – devastating and fatal earthquakes, wildfires and a terrorist attack on two mosques that killed more than 50 people.But in recent years, the city of crises has taken a surprising turn – shrugging off its once-conservative reputation and rebuilding from tragedy to become one of New Zealand’s most appealing cities. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Trump hails tariff boom as US economy grows at fastest rate in two years

Gross domestic product increased at an annualised pace of 4.3% - smashing expectations of 3.3% growth - according to latest figures.

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4 w. ago When the AI bubble bursts, humans will finally have their chance to take back control | Rafael Behr

The US economy is pumped up on tech-bro vanity. The inevitable correction must prompt a global conversation about intelligent machines, regulation and riskIf AI did not change your life in 2025, next year it will. That is one of few forecasts that can be made with confidence in unpredictable times. This is not an invitation to believe the hype about what the technology can do today, or may one day achieve. The hype doesn’t need your credence. It is puffed up enough on Silicon Valley finance to distort the global economy and fuel geopolitical rivalries, shaping your world regardless of whether the most fanciful claims about AI capability are ever realised.ChatGPT was launched just over three years ago and became the fastest-growing consumer app in history. Now it has about 800m weekly users. Its parent company, OpenAI, is valued at about $500bn. Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, has negotiated an intricate and, to some eyes, suspiciously opaque network of deals with other players in the sector...

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