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• UK set to introduce floor for oil and gas windfall tax

  08-06-2023 22:00
  Levy will only apply if prices rise above a certain level in effort to boost North Sea investment
  
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• Where house prices are falling fastest – MAPPED

  08-06-2023 20:00 via express.co.uk
  
  After reaching all-time highs last year, UK property prices are now in freefall. Check our map to see which region's homes are losing the most of their value.
  
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• FCA investigates Odey Asset Management

  08-06-2023 19:11
  Morgan Stanley moves to sever relationship with hedge fund manager following FT investigation
  
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• Labour’s quietly radical programme

  08-06-2023 18:43
  Keir Starmer has buried Corbynism, but there are concerns for business
  
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• FCA investigating Odey Asset Management

  08-06-2023 17:48
  Morgan Stanley also moving to sever relationship with hedge fund manager following FT investigation into founder
  
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• UK banks must pass on interest rate rises to savers, say MPs

  08-06-2023 17:29
  Data released by the Treasury select committee shows continued gap between base rate and what lenders offer
  
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• FirstGroup shares rally on buoyant bus and rail boost results

  08-06-2023 16:23
  Bus and train operator’s adjusted profits more than double despite a key government rail contract loss
  
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• Tens of thousands call for mortgage shake-up to help Britons become mortgage free sooner

  08-06-2023 15:03 via express.co.uk
  
  Campaigners are arguing the move will help people pay off their mortgages "sooner" during increasingly challenging times.
  
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• Morgan Stanley to cut ties with Crispin Odey

  08-06-2023 14:47
  Bank severs prime broking relationship with hedge fund manager following FT investigation into founder
  
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• UK imposes new sanctions on Belarus for its role in Ukraine war

  08-06-2023 14:21
  London bans imports of Belarusian gold, cement, wood and rubber, and restricts access to its financial markets
  
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• Thousands of WASPI generation state pensioners struggle to pay for basic essentials

  08-06-2023 14:07 via express.co.uk
  
  A generation of women born in the 1950s lost out on state pension payments when the state pension age increased.
  
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• Promising tax cuts is bad economics — and politics

  08-06-2023 13:42
  The chancellor’s fiscal rules give him room for pledges that please the Conservative backbenches but there’s a big caveat
  
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• DWP announces another significant delay to pensions dashboard rollout - ‘disappointing’

  08-06-2023 12:38 via express.co.uk
  
  The deadline extension to 2026 has been described as "disappointing" for the pensions industry and "millions" of pension scheme members.
  
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• Britons warned of surge in electricity bills by £50 a week during heatwave

  08-06-2023 12:26 via express.co.uk
  
  ‌Britons using fans and air conditioning to keep cool during the warm summer weather may see their energy bills suddenly increase.
  
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• Tax code warning as 'common mistake' could leave pensioners overpaying to HMRC

  08-06-2023 12:04 via express.co.uk
  
  Those reaching state pension age are warned that failing to tell HMRC about their state pension could result in them paying the wrong amount of tax during the tax year.
  
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• Housebuilder Crest Nicholson warns about impact of inflation on sector

  08-06-2023 11:34
  UK group reports 60% drop in first-half profits after turmoil of last year’s mini-Budget
  
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• Mortgage expert explains ways to secure the ‘best’ deals on the market

  08-06-2023 11:13 via express.co.uk
  
  Mortgage affordability rules appear to have tightened amid higher cost of living pressures, an expert has said.
  
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• Universal Credit claimants may be able to boost payments to over £1,000 a month

  08-06-2023 11:07 via express.co.uk
  
  People who claim Universal Credit who live with a long-term health condition or illness may also be eligible for PIP.
  
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• Thousands of carers set to receive an extra £270 on top of Carer's Allowance

  08-06-2023 10:51 via express.co.uk
  
  The next Carer's Allowance Supplement will be paid from June 9, 2023.
  
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• Go Woking, go broking?

  08-06-2023 08:21
  Leveragin’ la vida local
  
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• House price crash is just getting started and property market will fall for FIVE years

  08-06-2023 07:00 via express.co.uk
  
  House prices are falling but we're only at the start of the agony, with experts warning the property market could decline for another five years.
  
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• Out of luck: the bleak economic outlook that Starmer would face

  08-06-2023 06:00
  If Labour wins the next election, it is likely to encounter a much harsher environment than when it won power in 1997
  
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• BT Pension Scheme seeks to invest in private credit sector

  08-06-2023 06:00
  UK’s largest corporate retirement plan wants to take advantage of banks’ growing reluctance to lend
  
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• UK house prices record first annual fall since December 2012

  08-06-2023 01:06
  RICS warns rate rise expectations likely to add more downward pressure on the market
  
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• UK wage growth accelerates despite cooling labour market

  08-06-2023 01:02
  Pay data bucks trend in US and eurozone, and highlights inflation challenge facing Bank of England
  
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