Day Headlines in Business News: 2026-10-12
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Publicly owned rail is popular. But is it making the trains run on time? (BBC Business 2026-10-12 23:37:00)
Meeting travellers' expectations could be challenging, experts warn.
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Heating oil customers face tough winter despite shake-up promise (BBC Business 2026-10-12 23:02:24)
Heating oil customers facing soaring bills are promised better regulation of the sector by the government.
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I earn £120,000 a year making social media videos go viral (BBC Business 2026-10-12 23:01:45)
Social media "clippers" make short, vertical videos that appear on the likes of Instagram and TikTok.
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What are your rights on auto-renew subscriptions? (BBC Business 2026-10-12 17:08:32)
Martin has advice for listeners caught out by auto-renewing subscriptions, explaining what rights consumers have and whether there's a way to challenge the renewal or cancel.
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Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack (BBC Business 2026-10-12 16:17:59)
Hundreds of stores were targeted by the overnight hack, which spoiled fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros.
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AI minister warns 'likely' UK's cyber defences will be breached (BBC Business 2026-10-12 13:06:18)
Kanishka Narayan said the government will use advanced AI to strengthen the UK against cyber attacks.
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HMV to close Oxford Street store after three years (BBC Business 2026-10-12 10:36:39)
HMV says it is looking for a new site in London's West End, but its current site is "unviable".
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How to avoid getting stung if you miss a credit card payment (BBC Business 2026-10-12 09:11:46)
People are increasingly falling behind on credit card repayments, so here's the best way to get debt advice.
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How to avoid getting stung if you miss credit card payments (BBC Business 2026-10-12 09:11:46)
People are increasingly falling behind on credit card repayments, so here's the best way to get debt advice.
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Healey faces £35bn Budget challenge to meet spending pledges, says think tank (BBC Business 2026-10-12 07:42:22)
The Institute for Fiscal Studies says the government will need a "top-up" of billions of pounds if it wants to meet its spending plans.
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Why some have no choice but to pay costly oil prices (BBC Business 2026-10-12 05:27:55)
The rural communities vulnerable to heating oil prices rises as the weather gets colder.
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Campaigners claim minister attempting to undermine 'Holiday Hunger Bill' (BBC Business 2026-10-12 05:23:34)
The education minister has warned it would immediately cost his department £20m a year at a time when it is already struggling to balance its budget.
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Documents falsified to evade tax on Abramovich's wealth (BBC Business 2026-10-12 05:00:52)
Backdated paperwork also made the Russian oligarch’s yachts and mansions disappear from accounts, BBC finds.
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Documents falsified to evade tax on Abramovich's wealth, BBC finds (BBC Business 2026-10-12 05:00:52)
Backdated paperwork also made the Russian oligarch’s yachts and mansions disappear from accounts, investigation finds.