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• Hunt demands action from banks to reward savers

  26-06-2023 20:36
  Chancellor warns companies risk a regulatory crackdown if they do not pass on higher interest rates
  
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• Defence secretary calls for greater share of UK spending on military

  26-06-2023 20:35
  Wallace comments come ahead of publication of plan to reshape armed forces in wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
  
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• Rail operators draw up plans to close most ticket offices in England

  26-06-2023 18:59
  Move to redeploy staff, long advocated by train companies, set to exacerbate long-running industrial dispute
  
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• Homeowners face mortgage payments surge equivalent to 6p rise in income tax

  26-06-2023 12:55 via express.co.uk
  
  Mortgage repayments are set to increase again as the base interest rate increased for the 13th consecutive time last week.
  
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• Good news for savers as building society offers ‘largest AER rate’ at 9%

  26-06-2023 12:43 via express.co.uk
  
  Saffron Building Society currently offers the largest AER rate of a whopping nine percent, beating the next best rate by a massive 1.5 percent.
  
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• 'Not owed a living': Express readers react as retiree tells young Britons 'stop whinging'

  26-06-2023 11:55 via express.co.uk
  
  The pensioner told younger Britons to "stop whinging" and work harder as his generation did to cover their mortgage payments and other bills.
  
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• Pensioners could see their state pension rise to £220 each week

  26-06-2023 10:54 via express.co.uk
  
  As inflation figure sits at 8.7 percent, those receiving state pension may see a significant boost next year.
  
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• Mum slashes broadband bills by £220 a year with just one phone call

  26-06-2023 10:08 via express.co.uk
  
  The single mum was able to cut her broadband bills in half by switching to a social tariff, a means of support which is hugely underclaimed.
  
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• Homeowners face 'a wave of repossessions' - full list of help your lender can offer you

  26-06-2023 09:45 via express.co.uk
  
  Homeowners worried about repossession may feel some relief after plans drawn up by Government and lenders were announced on Friday.
  
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• ‘Don’t click the link!’ Barclays fraud warning as scammers send out fake texts

  26-06-2023 09:01 via express.co.uk
  
  Barclays urged Britons to be vigilant and not to interact with any suspicious messages they receive.
  
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• Mortgage crunch is here and house price crash will follow - yet there are signs of hope

  26-06-2023 08:32 via express.co.uk
  
  Britain faces a mortgage bomb as interest rates rocket and the property market looks set to implode. Yet there are still hopes that the damage can be contained.
  
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• Scientists and industry leaders warn UK and EU over Horizon delays 

  26-06-2023 06:00
  Leading figures frustrated over ‘absurd’ delays to Britain rejoining research programme
  
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• Investors still need to adjust to a world of higher interest rates

  26-06-2023 06:00
  Markets may no longer be able to rely upon monetary policy as an inevitable shock absorber
  
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• Shortage of HGV mechanics threatens UK supply chains, warns sector

  26-06-2023 05:00
  Industry leaders say the UK could suffer a repeat of the empty shelves that hit shops in 2021
  
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