Virgin Media fined £28m for preventing customers from cancelling contracts
Millions of phone calls from customers were “likely mishandled” over nearly a three-year period, the regulator says....
Hundreds of jobs at risk as John Lewis plans to cut some services
No final decision has been made but the job cuts will happen in the autumn if the redundancy plans are approved....
From mouthwash to hair dye: How weight-loss jabs are changing shopping habits
The BBC looks at how spending habits have shifted as users report feeling less hungry....
Package holidays to Dubai and Egypt cheaper as European prices creep up
Family deals to many non-European destinations are cheaper this summer than last, as travel nerves have slowed bookings....
One million more UK homeowners set to face higher mortgages
Homeowners face paying £45 a month more on average when they move onto a new deal over the next two years....
Banks accused of failing most vulnerable customers
Homeless people or those in financial hardship have been pushed to online applications and away from basic bank accounts....
Can China repeat its EV success with robotaxis?
China’s self-driving car firms have been given a headstart by the country’s EV supply chain as they expand globally....
Amazon bars breastfeeding boss from business course
Rachel Bews says she told on the way her child would not be allowed on site. Amazon has apologised for not communicating its policy clearly....
‘I wear it on my middle finger’: The rise of the defiant divorce ring
Around the world women are marking their split with new – or repurposed engagement – rings....
Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs and shrinks Xbox in ‘significant restructure’
The sweeping layoffs equate to roughly 2.1% of Microsoft’s workforce, with 1,600 job losses at Xbox....