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£100 contactless card limit to be lifted
Card providers can decide whether to offer unlimited payments on contactless cards.
Friday to be busiest travel day of festive season
Road, rail and air travellers are being advised to allow extra time for travel and check their routes.
Interest rates cut to 3.75% but further reductions to be 'closer call'
The decision to lower borrowing costs was widely expected, after inflation slowed in the year to November.
Golfer Rory McIlroy wins Sports Personality of the Year
Rory McIlroy is crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2025 after clinching the career Grand Slam and playing a key role in Europe's Ryder Cup win.
UK names Christian Turner as ambassador to US, replacing Peter Mandelson
Turner has spent a nearly 30-year career working across Whitehall and the Foreign Office.