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- Vodafone admits 'major outage' as more than 130,000 report problemsVodafone claims to have more than 18 million customers in the UK, including nearly 700,000 home broadband customers.
- Carmakers go on trial over 'dieselgate' emissions cheat claimsThe trial is the latest chapter of what has become known as the "dieselgate" scandal.
- Lloyds warns car finance scandal could cost it £2bnThe bank has set aside an additional £800m, saying the number of eligible claims is expected to be higher than previously thought.
- Reeves urged to avoid 'half-baked' tax fixes in BudgetThe think tank says the government should seize the opportunity to reform the tax system.
- Mortgage rates creep back up as lenders show cautionAverage mortgage rates have increased month-on-month for the first time since February, says Moneyfacts.
- Paraguay – the Silicon Valley of South America?The country hopes to build a big tech sector, fuelled by its vast amount of cheap hydroelectricity.