A victim of an elaborate online romance fraud has told BBC Scotland that she was completely convinced by deepfake videos used to scam her out of £17,000. Nikki MacLeod, 77,…
The Liberal Democrats have called for an extension to Saturday's deadline to access winter fuel payments, warning tens of thousands of older people could miss out. There has been a…
Here is the plain text result: Manchester Victoria has been the worst of Britain's busiest railway stations for cancellations so far this year. About one in 10 of 10,506 scheduled…
Government borrowing fell in the year to November as more money was raised from taxes and less was spent on the country's debt interest payments, according to official figures. Borrowing…
A total of $2.2bn (£1.76bn) in cryptocurrencies has been stolen this year, with North Korean hackers accounting for more than half that figure, according to a new study. Research firm…
Nearly 14 million drivers are expected to hit the road in the last weekend before Christmas, marking a new record, according to the RAC motoring group. Rail disruption due to…
One of America's most powerful labour unions is staging a protest against Amazon, aiming to put pressure on the tech giant as it rushes out packages in the final run-up…
Ofwat has revealed how much water companies can raise their customers' bills by. Companies that are not efficient in using water can increase charges by up to 16%. Those that…
The Bank of England is expected to hold interest rates at a meeting later today. Most analysts predict the benchmark rate will stay at its current level of 4.75% when…
El Salvador has struck a $1.4bn (£1.1bn) loan deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after agreeing to scale back its controversial bitcoin policies. The global lender said risks related…
