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Money hacks How to save on winter sports holidays

When it comes to skiing and snowboarding, going to Europe will always be cheaper than flying to somewhere such as the US or Canada - but costs vary massively on the continent.

Scam refund claims

Some victims of bank transfer scams will not get a penny back despite beefed-up rules designed to better protect consumers from fraudsters because several big banks have introduced an excess on refund claims.

Packaged accounts Are the perks worth the money?

For a monthly fee, banks offer everyday banking with all kinds of enticing extras. Laura Whateley examines how the 'freebies' stack up

Spain floods force firms to look south for oranges

Some British retailers and wholesalers have been forced to switch to sourcing oranges from South Africa and South America earlier than usual after last month's floods in eastern Spain left farmers struggling to harvest and ship their crops.

Northvolt boss resigns after EV battery firm files for bankruptcy

The chief executive of Northvolt has resigned after the Swedish battery startup filed for bankruptcy protection in the US.

Electric dream sours Carmakers fight strict EV rules as fines loom

When Ford announced this week that it was cutting 800 jobs in the UK, the US carmaker had stern words for the government.

Irish tycoon bids to buy out Yorkshire Post owner

National World, the owner of the Scotsman and Yorkshire Post - and underbidder in the auction for the Telegraph - has received a buyout proposal from largest shareholder.

Bitcoin rises after US SEC chair says he will step down

Cryptocurrencies rose sharply immediately after one of the industry's biggest critics, Gary Gensler, said he would stand down as the head of the US financial regulator when president-elect Donald Trump was inaugurated in January.

Feeling the strain Rising bills and Trump policies to add to pressure on households

Labour swept to power in the wake of a punishing cost of living crisis that hit households hard, with the price of food and energy rocketing, alongside the impact on mortgage rates of Liz Truss's disastrous mini-budget.

Budget blamed for end to 12 months of expansion as optimism slumps

Labour's first budget in 14 years has been given the \"thumbs down\" by private sector businesses, with Rachel Reeves's measures blamed for the end to a 12-month run of expansion and a fall in retail sales.

Haiti summons French diplomat after Macron's 'morons' insult

Haiti's government has summoned the French ambassador to protest about \"unfriendly and inappropriate\" comments by Emmanuel Macron, who was caught on camera calling the country's leaders \"morons\".

Armed gang steal jewels from French national treasure

Robbers who targeted a French museum have snatched jewels worth millions of euros from a work by the famed Parisian goldsmith Joseph Chaumet that has been classed as a national treasure.

Merkel expresses 'huge concern' over Musk's role in US government

Angela Merkel, who in her new memoir raises fears for the western democratic order with Donald Trump as US president, has also expressed deep concerns about the outsized role to be played in his administration by Elon Musk.

Scholz to lead SPD into snap election as rival withdraws

The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, will be nominated as the candidate to lead his Social Democratic party (SPD) into the February general election after his more popular defence minister, Boris Pistorius, pulled out of the race.

Actor Denzel Washington reveals past drinking problem

Denzel Washington has opened up about a long period of alcohol reliance that began in the late 1990s.

The air is killing us' Calls for long-term action as Delhi is choked by smog

Calls for long-term action as Delhi is choked by smog

View from the heartland Trump Voters celebrate new appointments

In the American heartland, they're excited.

It's Gisèle who will be remembered' Supporters rally outside Pelicot trial

Supporters rally outside Pelicot trial

Katy Perry wins appeal against Sydney designer Katie Perry

The pop star Katy Perry has won an appeal in her long legal battle with a Sydney fashion designer over her Katie Perry trademark loungewear.

Wisconsin kayaker faked his own death to leave wife

A Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning this summer so he could leave his wife and three children is living in eastern Europe and has been communicating with US authorities, a sheriff has said.

Wire cutters How the world's vital undersea cables are being targeted

The lead-clad telegraphic cable seemed to weigh tons, according to US navy lieutenant Cameron Winslow, and the weather wasn't helping their attempts to lift it up from the seabed and sever it.

Ukraine Will this week's missile crisis change the course of the war?

In Kyiv, as autumn turns fast to winter, Ukrainians in the government describe a vacuum before the arrival of Donald Trump in the White House on 20 January.

Kremlin Salvo fired as warning to the west before Trump 2.0

Like Chekhov's gun coming off the wall in Act IV, it was probably only a matter of time before Vladimir Putin launched an experimental, nuclear-capable ballistic missile into Ukraine.

Russia 'has sent military aid to Pyongyang' in deal for Kursk reinforcements

Russia has sent air defence missiles and other military technology to North Korea in return for the deployment of its troops to support the Kremlin's war in Ukraine, intelligence officials in South Korea said yesterday.

Plan to return singing cicadas to New Forest for first time since 1990s

When British conservationists flew to Slovenia this summer, they hoped to catch enough singing cicadas to reintroduce the species to the UK.

Why they are top of the crops The rise of the leguminati and a life full of beans

Their goal is to transform the diets of people across the world, to start a revolution in food production and consumption.

Revealed: foreign firms taking billions of litres of water from British aquifers

Foreign multinational companies are extracting billions of litres of water from British aquifers to sell as bottled water, the Guardian can reveal.

Stage review A courtside view of friendship and fandom

A courtside view of friendship and fandom

Normal people? A cabinet of horrors and a case of no consequences for old men

Trump's cabinet choices have been compared to a \"battalion of bozos\" (Jimmy Kimmel), \"beyond insane\" (Rep Jim McGovern), \"feral lunatics\" (the American Prospect) and \"the bar in Star Wars\" (everyone).

Leading barrister made aspiring lawyer have sex with him, tribunal told

A former chair of the Criminal Bar Association (GBA) made a woman who was an aspiring lawyer have sex with him against her wishes, a disciplinary tribunal has heard.