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The FTSE 100 reached a record 8,393 earlier this week, having increased by more than 9 per cent since the start of 2024.That was the leading UK stock market index’s 12th fresh closing peak in a month, equalling a record dating back to 1984.While...

A survey of five million distant solar systems, aided by ‘neural network’ algorithms, has discovered 60 stars that appear to be surrounded by giant alien power plants.Seven of the stars — so-called M-dwarf stars that range between...

 Up to five million tonnes of nuclear waste could be buried in a shallow pit beneath the English countryside, according to a new government strategy. New plans show that a ‘near-surface’ facility dug less than 650ft (200m) below the surface...

 My girlfriend and I are looking to buy a home for £250,000. We are a couple in our late 20s and have a joint income of about £80,000, although we both have chunky student loan debts to pay off. We have very little in savings so thought that...