Day Headlines in Business News: 2026-04-27
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My tenant owes £15,000 in rent, but I can't get them out of the property (BBC Business 2026-04-27 23:56:45)
Landlords tell BBC News why they fear new laws could make it harder to remove problematic tenants.
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'I had £20,000 stolen and had to fight a 13-month fraud reporting rule to get it back' (BBC Business 2026-04-27 23:03:39)
Sarah has now got her money back but there are calls to reform the deadline for reporting scams to banks.
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Why Spotify has no button to filter out AI music (BBC Business 2026-04-27 23:03:10)
Music streamer Deezer allows users to filter out AI music, so why does Spotify not offer the same?
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'My husband might give up work to care for our kids' - nursery bills in Wales highest in Britain (BBC Business 2026-04-27 21:43:01)
Parents in Wales say the cost of childcare is one of their biggest worries ahead of the election.
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European flight prices are falling in short term, Wizz Air boss says (BBC Business 2026-04-27 18:44:10)
While many airlines say they are raising prices due to high fuel costs, József Váradi says European airlines are trying to boost demand
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Greggs removes cabinets in shoplifting hotspots (BBC Business 2026-04-27 16:48:46)
Greggs is removing display cabinets in London stores that have been most severely hit by shoplifters.
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Superdry co-founder accused of raping woman (BBC Business 2026-04-27 16:25:51)
James Holder, 54, is accused of raping the woman after a night out in 2022, but denies the charges.
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Claire's closes all 154 stores in UK and Ireland with loss of 1,300 jobs (BBC Business 2026-04-27 16:01:37)
All of the chain's standalone stores have stopped trading in the UK and Ireland.
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Why Elon Musk and Sam Altman are fighting over OpenAI (BBC Business 2026-04-27 14:12:09)
Musk, who co-founded the company that created ChatGPT with Altman, wants more than $130 billion in damages in a lawsuit that could shakeup the artificial intelligence landscape.
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China blocks Meta's $2bn acquisition of AI start-up Manus (BBC Business 2026-04-27 12:21:42)
It comes after months of scrutiny by Chinese regulators over deal struck with Facebook owner.
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Less bread and WFH Fridays – what Pret boss knows about our habits (BBC Business 2026-04-27 06:44:54)
Customers want great value but that doesn't necessarily mean the cheapest products, says Pano Christou.
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Average rent up to nearly £1,000 in Plymouth (BBC Business 2026-04-27 04:59:39)
A housing charity boss says more and more people are struggling to find somewhere to live.
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'I don't want the children to see how worried we are': UK family finances hit by Iran war (BBC Business 2026-04-27 04:55:34)
British families tell BBC Panorama how the Iran war is affecting their monthly budgets.
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Oil prices rise as US-Iran peace talks stall (BBC Business 2026-04-27 01:16:50)
President Trump said on Saturday that the US had cancelled plans to send a team to Pakistan for negotiations.