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Budget airline easyJet has revealed it swung to an annual profit after a record summer, but warned over a hit from the conflict in Gaza. The group reported pre-tax profits of £432 million for the year to September 30, against losses of £208 million the previous year, seeing the group announce its first dividend payout to shareholders since the pandemic. Underlying, or headline, profits stood at £455 million against a

Bruno Fernandes is relishing the hostile atmosphere at Galatasaray as Manchester United look to keep their Champions League hopes alive. Erik ten Hag’s side look unlikely to be playing at European football’s top table in the new year after defeats in three of their four Group A matches left them rooted to the bottom of the table. United have lost away to Bayern Munich and Copenhagen and at home to

The advertising watchdog has called for clarity around household waste terms such as “recyclable”, “biodegradable” and “compostable” after finding they were confusing and potentially misleading. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found that people were likely to understand the differences between products that could be recycled and had been recycled, but were more confused about the term “compostable”. Participants in the study were most unsure about the term “biodegradable”, and expressed

The family of Maddy Cusack say a “thorough external investigation” has been launched into the death of the Sheffield United midfielder after claiming her spirit “was allowed to be broken” by football. Cusack died at her home address in Derbyshire on September 20, aged 27. Derbyshire Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding her death. On Monday night the Maddy Cusack Foundation, launched by the footballer’s family, shared a

Shop price inflation has eased for the sixth month in a row as retailers compete fiercely for customers ahead of Christmas, figures show. Shop prices were 4.3% higher than last November, down from October’s 5.2% and the lowest inflation since last June, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-NielsenIQ Shop Price Index. Food inflation overall slowed to 7.8% from October’s 8.8%, the seventh consecutive drop and its lowest rate since

NatWest customers will be given opportunities to play a family-friendly board game in branches, which could help educate people about scams and break taboos around family finances. The All Mod Cons game will be available to play in selected branches from December 1. It was created by a team of game developers in partnership with the bank’s fraud team. Players need to work their way around a board, dodging scams

House sellers are accepting discounts of £18,000 on average in order to agree a deal with buyers, according to a property website. Zoopla, which released the figures, said they are further evidence of a strong buyers’ market, as higher mortgage rates hit demand and more supply boosts buyers’ choice and negotiating power. The typical 5.5% discount-to-asking price for achieved for UK property sales is at a five-year high, Zoopla said.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend their ceasefire for two more days past Monday, raising the prospect of further exchanges of militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel and a longer halt to their deadliest and most destructive war. Eleven Israeli women and children, freed by Hamas, entered Israel on Monday night in the fourth swap under the original four-day truce, which began on Friday and had been due

Teenagers and children are far more likely than adults to have used generative AI, according to Ofcom’s latest research into the UK’s online habits. The regulator said its latest study showed that four in five (79%) online teenagers aged 13-17 now use generative AI tools – which includes chatbots such as ChatGPT, with 40% of those aged 7-12 also using the technology. Generative AI is capable of creating text, images