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Google and Microsoft hit by slowing economy

The tech giants say customers are cutting back amid growing signs of an economic downturn.

The RMT union says planned strike action by rail workers has been postponed for six days.

The BBC understands executives are planning to announce the production will end as early as next year.

In the middle of an energy crisis, giant ships full of liquefied natural gas are waiting off Europe’s coast.

The NUS says more and more students are struggling to pay for food as rent and bills go up.

Users started to report problems just before 08:00 BST but Meta says the issue is now fixed.

The cost of some budget food items has risen by more than half in the past year, official figures suggest.

Uswitch says prepayment meter users are more likely to be vulnerable and at risk of running out of credit.

As much of the world’s earth has been degraded, efforts are being made to improve matters.

Former Bank of England governor Lord King says people could face “significantly higher taxes”.