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Last update: 3 hours agoRail Boost: Darlington’s revamped multi-million-pound station is officially opening Sunday, with LNER’s Azuma “Darlington” arriving at the new Platform 5 and the Great British Railways brand rolled out across the site. Steel Shockwaves: China has warned the UK to handle British Steel nationalisation “prudently”, saying it will protect Chinese firms’ rights as the UK weighs full public ownership. Banking Squeeze: Lloyds customers face a change to the £50 interest-free overdraft buffer from 8 June—go even slightly into the red and interest charges kick in. Welfare Crackdown: The DWP is reviewing fraud and error across Universal Credit, Housing Benefit, Pension Credit, the state pension and PIP, with results due next May. Cost Pressure for Small Firms: Entrepreneurs say rising rates, employer NI and wage costs are “strangling” growth. Travel Reality Check: A BBC expert warns DIY flight+hotel bookings may leave you without full refunds—package deals offer stronger protection. Energy & AI: Heathrow is expanding an AI customer-service agent built with Salesforce, while British Gas faces further fallout over prepayment meter failures.
Note: AI summary from news headlines; neutral sources weighted more to help reduce bias in the result.
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