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Households and businesses will have to wait for energy bills to fall significantly because "there's no shortcut" to bringing down prices, the energy minister has told Sky News.

Government borrowing was higher than expected and consumers tightened their belts, spending less than anticipated, official figures show.

Housing Secretary Steve Reed wants Britain to "build, baby, build" towards the government's flagship 1.5 million homes target by the next election. But housebuilding in England has slowed to its lowest level in nine years, with the number of homes built falling by 6% to 208,600 in the year to March 2025.

The world's most valuable company has reported another series of expectation-beating results, heading off fears of the AI bubble bursting for now.

Global stock markets have rallied as the world's most valuable company reassured investors of the demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and the returns companies can make.

Supermarket chain Asda is selling 24 of its stores and will rent them back as it struggles with its debt mound.

Consumer confidence has tumbled amid rampant speculation about what the chancellor will announce in the budget, figures show.

The novel has survived the industrial revolution, radio, television, and the internet. Now it's facing artificial intelligence - and novelists are worried.

The rate of inflation has eased to 3.6%, according to official figures that make for better reading for the economy and chancellor ahead of the budget.

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