Insulation programmes costing billions of pounds have led to widespread problems with damp and mould.

It comes as the US is set to start collecting fees on China-linked ships from 14 October.

Prepare to switch to off-line systems in the event of a cyber-attack, firms are being advised.

Customers worry about missing parcels as shipping companies struggle to handle a flood of packages facing new customs and tariff rules.

Vodafone claims to have more than 18 million customers in the UK, including nearly 700,000 home broadband customers.