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UK Inflation Falls But Still Among Highest of Major Economies

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UK Inflation Falls But Still Among Highest of Major Economies Summary: UK inflation remains high, causing financial strain for millions of households. Families face rising prices for essential items, while wages lag behind. Housing costs are adding to the burden, with mortgage rates on the rise. Supermarkets face criticism for not passing on cost cuts to consumers. Government efforts to tackle the cost of living crisis face scrutiny and demand for more action. Millions of hous...

Why is TikTok getting banned around the world?

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Why is TikTok getting banned around the world? It's one of the biggest apps in the world that is using TikTok, a security risk. Hi Bestie, I hope you have the most wonderful day. This is an issue of our times. Sophie, get off it, stop it. TikTok is owned by the Chinese tech company Bite Dance, some fear that the app can harvest your data and potentially hand it to the Chinese government. For people with sensitive information on their phones, for example government workers, it could mean a potentially major security risk. We'll look back at this time and say wow, that was a really naive time where people just let their data go all over the place. So at a time when tensions between China and the West is high, some governments are cracking down and banning workers from having the app on their work phones. The US, as the world's top country, is so afraid of a user-friendly a...