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• CBI grapples with twin threats to its long-term survival

  07-06-2023 19:53 via ft.com
  Crisis-hit business group must convince ministers to re-engage, while halting a slide in its membership
  
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• Scotland delays recycling scheme to late 2025 after London spat

  07-06-2023 19:13 via ft.com
  Blow for first minister Humza Yousaf’s government in latest constitutional dispute
  
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• State pensioners with arthritis could be eligible for benefit worth up to £5,300 a year

  07-06-2023 15:58 via express.co.uk
  
  Attendance Allowance is supporting nearly 400,000 state pensioners suffering from arthritis in the UK.
  
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• Thousands of Heathrow airport staff to strike in ‘summer of strife’

  07-06-2023 15:33 via ft.com
  Walkout by members of the Unite union will see Terminal 3 security staff join picket lines for first time
  
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• Best savings rates 2023: Top 10 easy access accounts paying high interest now

  07-06-2023 14:38 via express.co.uk
  
  Some easy access accounts are paying interest rates of up to four percent.
  
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• Majority of BoE chiefs responsible for interest rate hikes don't have mortgages to pay off

  07-06-2023 13:25 via express.co.uk
  
  On a salary of almost half a million pounds a year, Governor Andrew Bailey has no monthly mortgage repayments keeping him up at night.
  
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• NatWest issues scam warning as dad left with 'no chance of a house' after losing £100,000

  07-06-2023 12:10 via express.co.uk
  
  NatWest urges Britons to "double-check" the website URL and contact details of a firm on companies house before investing any money into a business after a man lost his life savings.
  
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• Dragons' Den stars slammed business as ‘worthless’ but it’s now sold for £12million

  07-06-2023 12:03 via express.co.uk
  
  The dragons were disappointed when the sample product broke and thought it could easily be copied by a competitor.
  
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• 'Brilliant' pensions tax break could save you thousands but millions don’t know it exists

  07-06-2023 11:15 via express.co.uk
  
  The ability to take 25 percent of your pension savings as tax-free cash can save thousands yet incredibly, almost half of over-55s don't know it's an option.
  
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• Nationwide Building Society offers ‘highly competitive’ 4.75% on fixed rate savings

  07-06-2023 11:14 via express.co.uk
  
  The Nationwide Fairer Share Bond is "exclusively" for existing members only as part of their commitment to valuing their customers.
  
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• Inflation predictions show Britons will continue to face soaring prices

  07-06-2023 10:29 via express.co.uk
  
  Britons continue to face soaring prices for everyday needs with inflation at 8.7 percent in the year to April.
  
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• Savers fight back as banks reveal another 432 branch closures - and it's paying off

  07-06-2023 10:21 via express.co.uk
  
  Savers are fighting back against the endless closures of local bank and building society branches by staging a silent but powerful protest. They're making money out of it, too, exclusive new Express.co.uk research shows.
  
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• Pension savers warned of withdrawal ‘implications’ leaving over 55s paying more to HMRC

  07-06-2023 10:08 via express.co.uk
  
  Pension savers are warned they may be hit with costly tax bills if they withdraw too much from their pensions.
  
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• Over 55s warned of pension withdrawal 'implications' leaving them to pay more to HMRC

  07-06-2023 10:08 via express.co.uk
  
  Pension savers are warned they may be hit with costly tax bills if they withdraw too much from their pensions.
  
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• Britons can easily increase their state pension - but there's a catch

  07-06-2023 09:37 via express.co.uk
  
  People who are not due to get the full state pension when they reach state pension age can choose to defer receiving the support.
  
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• UK house prices book first annual contraction in a decade

  07-06-2023 08:32 via ft.com
  Property prices down 1% last month compared with May 2022, the first annual fall since December 2012
  
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• Rail freight takes the load amid problems on Britain’s roads

  07-06-2023 08:15 via ft.com
  Congestion, driver shortages and environmental concerns cause more companies to switch transport modes
  
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• Libor's long goodbye

  07-06-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  
  Its days are numbered, but there’s one part of financial markets still stuck on the scandal-ridden benchmark
  
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• Canadian fund to boost London office in show of faith in UK capital

  07-06-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  AIMCo looks to invest ‘billions’ in country as CEO says city a better global gateway than New York
  
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• Tech sector’s hopes dim for quick US-UK digital trade deal

  07-06-2023 05:00 via ft.com
  Frustrations emerge as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak lands in Washington to meet President Joe Biden over economic ties
  
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