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• Natural gas futures SOAR: Supplies BELOW average levels as COLD SNAP to SWEEP across US

  16-10-2018 15:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  NATURAL gas futures soared on Monday as a bitter snap of below-average cold weather was forecast to sweep the United States. Fears are now growing that the US is “starting off the winter with a big hole in our supply” as soaring demand comes at a time when supplies are below the five-year average levels.
  
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• Scottish Power to pay out £1.5m after overcharging 1,700 households

  16-04-2024 11:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Supplier mistakenly charged direct debit customers at rate meant for those who pay when they get billsBusiness live – latest updatesScottish Power is to pay £1.5m in refunds and compensation after overcharging nearly 1,700 households at the height of the energy crisis and in previous years, paying out an average of £294 to each customer.The energy regulator, Ofgem, said it agreed the redress package with the supplier after it confirmed that, between 2015 and 2023, it mistakenly
  
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• Coach service offers journeys across the UK for knockdown price of £2 each way

  16-04-2024 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Hundreds of cut-price, sustainable intercity journeys are on special offer this week for trips across England, Scotland and WalesA transport company is offering £2 tickets for coach trips across the UK to be taken up to May 12. With a £1 service fee, that means travellers planning journeys can book long-distance tickets from £3 on the FlixBus website or app.In England there is a government-backed scheme capping local bus tickets at £2 until December 2024, but this offer o
  
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• Give up lie-ins and buy an eye mask: how to get better sleep

  16-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  From simple lifestyle changes to choosing the right bedding and gadgets that can helpDr Nicola Cann, a sleep consultant and psychologist, says sleeping is a natural process “that our bodies are primed for”, so there is a lot you can do to improve it without spending anything. Continue reading...
  
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• Getting a final price for a Eurostar package is just pot luck

  16-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  For days now, every time I try to book, a pop-up menu adds £42I have been trying for days to book a £520 train and hotel package to Lille in September via the Eurostar website. Each time I enter my card details and hit “continue” to pay, a pop-up window advises that the trip has increased by an extra £42. Each time I have cancelled the transaction and started again. Each day it’s still advertised at £520 on the Eurostar site, but the same price increase
  
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• Still offline? Are you missing out on compensation for failed broadband in the UK?

  15-04-2024 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Customers who suffer loss of service should get compensation without having to ask. But many, unaware of their rights and facing opaque rules, do notBroadband customers who suffer service failures may be missing out on money they are owed because they are unaware of their rights to automatic compensation.Under the telecoms regulator’s “automatic compensation” scheme, customers should receive set daily payments of up to £9.76 if an internet outage is not rectified after tw
  
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• Airbnb is allowing my tenant to illegally sublet my house

  15-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  It is enabling her to make money while she is refusing to pay rentI am banging my head against the wall with Airbnb, which is allowing a tenant to sublet my house illegally. She began to fall short on the monthly rent payments in early 2022. I had a good relationship with her, and showed patience and understanding. Last November, when the rent arrears had increased to £18,600, I discovered that my house was listed on Airbnb, with reviews going back to April 2022. When I confronted the tena
  
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• Labour in a bind over much-needed childcare reform

  15-04-2024 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Party is awaiting steer on what would be an expensive overhaul and is also keen to show commitment to fiscal restraintChildcare in England failing and falling behind much of world, charity saysIn a report, the Fawcett Society has drawn a conclusion that young parents are already familiar with: childcare in England is not working.Compared with systems in Ireland, Estonia, France, Canada and Australia – all countries that have recently carried out or initiated major reforms – the Engli
  
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• How to cut car insurance – the six tips that could tame spiralling premiums

  14-04-2024 18:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Many are using price comparison websites or looking to pay for car insurance monthly rather than a lump sum up front.
  
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• 'How much longer?' WASPI chief's brutal verdict on Mel Stride over compensation delay

  14-04-2024 17:00 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The pensions minister has refused to commit to a timetable for deciding on compensation for WASPI women.
  
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• 'I'm a benefits consultant – my clients pay me £650 for every disability form I fill out'

  14-04-2024 16:30 via express.co.uk
  
  Charlotte Anderson accepted there was a risk that fraudsters could be watching her videos in the hope of abusing the benefits system.
  
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• The UK regions with the best and worst cash ISA savers - full list revealed

  14-04-2024 16:00 via express.co.uk
  
  There was £303.1 billion sat in adult cash ISA accounts at the end of December 2023.
  
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• Bank launches new fixed ISA with 'excellent' 4.67% interest rate

  14-04-2024 15:01 via express.co.uk
  
  The new account "grabs a competitive position" in the two-year fixed ISA savings sector.
  
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• HMRC warns families thousands could be missing out on free cash – how to check

  14-04-2024 13:20 via express.co.uk
  
  Recent changes to child benefit mean that families can now get more financial support from the Government.
  
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• DWP PIP change means you could be owed £800 a month boost - check your eligibility

  14-04-2024 13:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Personal Independence Payment rates have increased by 6.7 percent in line with September 2023's inflation rate.
  
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• State pension is broken and here’s the worst: you’re not even entitled to it

  14-04-2024 11:23 via express.co.uk
  
  Pensioners enjoyed the second bumper pay rise in a row from Monday but celebrations were muted because the whole state pension is now bogged down in controversy and confusion.
  
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• HMRC pensioner income tax raid begins - do this now to avoid shock bill and fines

  14-04-2024 09:30 via express.co.uk
  
  Around 650,000 lower income pensioners will be dragged into paying income tax this financial year due to the government's stealth tax freeze, and they need to know what they're in for.
  
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• We don’t do our best work just before lunch, and it’s not much better afterwards | Torsten Bell

  13-04-2024 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Stagnating productivity might be blamed either on distracting hunger pangs or post-prandial dozinessWe’re not very productive. Stagnant productivity is the reason wages have flatlined since 2008, leaving our pay packets £14,000 lighter than if they’d kept growing. British economists and policymakers worry about this a lot.We are always on alert for signs of low productivity. For me, warning signs start flashing immediately after lunch. My mind slows, creativity dims and the inb
  
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• Crippling mortgages and £16 olive oil: how much have UK prices risen in the past two years?

  13-04-2024 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The government might be celebrating falling inflation, but higher prices for goods and services are here to stayTwo years ago, a two-litre bottle of supermarket olive oil cost about £7. Step into your local branch today and that same bottle will set you back more than £16. Grab a packet of pasta, or some broccoli, and you will pay 95% and 50% more, respectively, than in 2022. If your car insurance renewal is due, that will be an extra 35%-50%.The Russian invasion of Ukraine almost 26
  
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• ‘It’ll be a massive saving’: why more people in the UK are downsizing home

  13-04-2024 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Some Britons are aiming to cut their mortgage costs and lower stress levels by moving to a smaller propertyWhen Richard Wise* moved from London to Margate in Kent three years ago, he did not expect to move again any time soon. But the music industry manager and his partner are planning to downsize from a four- to a three-bedroom property after their mortgage rate quadrupled.“After Liz Truss’s bombshell [the September 2022 mini-budget that led to rising mortgage rates], our mortgage r
  
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• ‘Completely destroyed’: how a Halfords service left a car owner £2,000 out of pocket

  13-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A man was left in despair when his beloved Alfa Romeo was wrecked on a test drive by a staff memberA Birmingham man who took his beloved Alfa Romeo to Halfords Autocentre for a routine service has described his despair after it was written off on a test drive by a staff member, leaving him more than £2,000 out of pocket.Ian Tubbs contacted Guardian Money when, rather than helping a customer whose car was “completely destroyed” in its care, Halfords refused to accept liability f
  
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• Era of frozen Premier League ticket prices is over, expert warns fans

  12-04-2024 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Of 12 clubs who have announced plans, 11 confirm price riseClubs face rising costs and ‘know people are willing to pay’The era of frozen ticket prices is over, a leading football finance expert has warned, as clubs look to recoup money lost from increased costs and stalling broadcast revenues.Season tickets have gone up at 11 of the 12 Premier League sides to have announced their pricing for next season, with a 2% rise at Liverpool the latest to generate ire among supporters. Continu
  
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• Mansions for sale in England and Scotland for less than £1m – in pictures

  12-04-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  From a recently renovated elegant stone manor house to a 10-bedroom former care home Continue reading...
  
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• Carer convicted over benefit error worth 30p a week fights to clear his name

  12-04-2024 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  George Henderson had to sell his home to repay nearly £20,000, years after ticking wrong box on carer’s allowance form Listen to George Henderson’s story on the Guardian’s daily news podcast, Today in FocusA carer who says he was “dragged through the courts” and had to sell his home to pay back almost £20,000 in benefit overpayments is fighting to clear his name after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) acknowledged he made an innocent mistake.Geo
  
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• Royal Mail slams Border Force for failing to stop fake Chinese stamps flooding Britain

  12-04-2024 00:52 via express.co.uk
  
  China says claims fake stamps have flooded the British market are "baseless".
  
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• State pension increase: Here is all you need to know as payments go up in April

  11-04-2024 22:36 via express.co.uk
  Pensioners will get another record income boost in April 2024.
  
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• The danger in saying yes to Pascal Soriot’s pay rise at AstraZeneca | Nils Prately

  11-04-2024 20:12
  
  Despite rebellion, approval of £18.7m package opens door to likelihood of US-style executive pay elsewhereIs Pascal Soriot, the chief executive of AstraZeneca, “massively underpaid”, as the chief investment officer of Florida-based GQG Partners, one of the company’s big shareholders, argued this week? Well, of course he’s not. Soriot has been paid £120m over the past decade, which is a helluva sum even for someone who has been brilliantly successful in leading
  
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• 'Shortchanged!' State pension scandal as just one in three get full 8.5% triple lock hike

  11-04-2024 20:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Millions of pensioners are being short changed through "dishonest" state pension payouts, campaigners say.
  
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• Green Man Gaming champions players, studios and developers worldwide

  11-04-2024 19:54 via express.co.uk
  UK digital video games company Green Man Gaming has vast library for seasoned players and first timers as it backs developers and studios with its global strategy.
  
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• Post office operator wrongly jailed while pregnant rejects executive’s apology

  11-04-2024 19:20
  
  Managing director David Smith emailed team in 2010 to say Seema Misra’s conviction was ‘brilliant news’A post office operator who was wrongly prosecuted while pregnant has rejected a Post Office executive’s apology for having sent an email celebrating her conviction as “brilliant news”.The inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal heard that David Smith, who was managing director of the Post Office for seven months during 2010, sent the email to his team after learn
  
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