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Watchdog opens investigations into eight firms over online pricing practices

StubHub, Viagogo, AA Driving School, BSM Driving School, Gold’s Gym, Wayfair, Appliances Direct and Marks Electrical will all be investigated.

Cold Arctic air and wet weather to bring icy patches to UK

The Met Office has issued multiple yellow weather warnings for snow and ice affecting parts of Scotland and northern England from Monday to Thursday.

Farage and Badenoch step up Budget pressure on Reeves

Both Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch will set out alternatives to the tax rises Rachel Reeves is set to unveil.

Yellow weather warning continues in Scotland, covering most of the country

The warning extends into Thursday in some parts.

Sats ‘devastating’ for Send pupils, Motherland star and parent campaigners say

Anna Maxwell Martin and 22 parent organisations and campaigners were delivering an open letter to the Education Secretary.

More than half of firms freezing investment as Budget fears take toll – report

The Barclays survey found that 45% of small company bosses believe policy uncertainty is negatively impacting their firms.

Around one in three people have turned to AI for mental health help, poll finds

Mental Health UK called for urgent safeguards to be put in place.

Human rights groups criticise Troubles Bill ‘lawfare’ claims

The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill is due for its second reading in the UK Parliament on Tuesday.

Health clinics on the high street can revive flagging town centres – NHS leaders

Health minister Stephen Kinnock said locating health centres in towns offered ‘real regeneration and a clear win for the community’.

One-sided relationships prompt Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year

Many fans felt a strong connection when pop star Taylor Swift and American footballer Travis Kelce announced their engagement.

NHS could reach ‘breaking point’ amid rise in emergency lung issues – charity

There were 1.1 million hospital admissions for people with a breathing emergency last winter.

Mahmood battles backlash from Labour MPs over asylum reforms

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said ‘to maintain the generosity that allows us to provide sanctuary, we must restore order and control’.