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• Land of make believe - Neverland is the urban beach here to stay!

  12-09-2023 23:01 via express.co.uk
  
  As autumn approaches a decorative sandy beach will be reinvented as a winter wonderland before cherry blossoms hold sway to herald spring - the good times keep rolling with the seasons at party hotspot Neverland London.
  
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• A tale of two housing markets

  12-09-2023 22:00 via ft.com
  
  Why are the UK and US housing markets going in opposite directions?
  
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• UK mortgage lenders push through further rate cuts

  12-09-2023 20:05 via ft.com
  Nationwide, Santander and smaller providers drop prices this week
  
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• State pension rise could be smaller than expected following possible triple lock change

  12-09-2023 19:58 via express.co.uk
  
  The state pension triple lock will only rise by 7.8 percent from April instead of 8.5 percent as a result of new considerations.
  
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• Food price inflation falls to lowest level in over a year but households still squeezed

  12-09-2023 19:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Grocery price inflation has dropped to its lowest level in more than 12 months at 12.2 percent for the four weeks to September.
  
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• Santander offering savings interest rate of 5.20 percent - but only for a few more hours

  12-09-2023 18:04 via express.co.uk
  
  Banks have raised savings interest rates over the past year, but institutions like Santander are now withdrawing some of the deals once available to customers.
  
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• 'Some of us pensioners are barely getting by - we have to keep the triple lock'

  12-09-2023 17:40 via express.co.uk
  
  Pensioner Pat Hughes says triple lock will help make Britain a fairer society by helping older people who are just barely getting by.
  
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• UK government weighs change to ‘triple lock’ to limit pension increase

  12-09-2023 17:02 via ft.com
  Ministers look at a rise in line with earnings excluding bonuses — below the headline 8.5% rate
  
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• Government weighs lower rise to state pension with ‘triple lock’ change

  12-09-2023 17:02 via ft.com
  Ministers look at an increase in line with earnings excluding bonuses — below the headline 8.5% rate
  
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• Government weighs change to ‘triple lock’ to limit pension increase

  12-09-2023 17:02 via ft.com
  Ministers look at a rise in line with earnings excluding bonuses — below the headline 8.5% rate
  
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• Stagnation warning as incoming BoE chief brands Britain's economy 'weak'

  12-09-2023 16:45 via express.co.uk
  
  Sarah Breeden, incoming Bank of England deputy governor, said the economy is "weak in absolute terms", with GDP "just a little ahead" of where it had been before the pandemic.
  
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• A very British coup. Here's how they're plotting to kill off the state pension triple lock

  12-09-2023 16:35 via express.co.uk
  
  What's that sound I can hear? It's the establishment, steadily chipping away at the state pension triple lock. And it's getting louder.
  
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• Wilko shops saved as Poundland swoops in to snap up 71 of retailer's branches

  12-09-2023 16:33 via express.co.uk
  
  The Pepco Group will rebrand the Wilko branches under the Poundland name.
  
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• Angela Rayner pledges higher sick pay under a Labour government

  12-09-2023 16:09 via ft.com
  Deputy leader tells TUC the party would improve worker rights and build more council houses
  
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• Martin Lewis issues urgent warning as 'top paying' account set to drop rates at midnight

  12-09-2023 15:58 via express.co.uk
  
  Martin Lewis has urged Britons to open an account today even if they don't put any money in.
  
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• Slug and Lettuce owner draws backlash over ‘dynamic’ beer pricing

  12-09-2023 15:30 via ft.com
  UK’s biggest pub company to charge more for pints during peak hours to offset high costs
  
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• Slug and Lettuce owner draws backlash from consumer group over dynamic pricing

  12-09-2023 15:30 via ft.com
  UK’s biggest pub company to charge more for pints during peak hours to offset high costs
  
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• Lloyds Bank offers exclusive 'top paying' account for customers with 6.25% interest

  12-09-2023 14:22 via express.co.uk
  
  As banks increase interest rates to keep up with the Bank of England's base rate, Lloyds Bank customers are urged to consider an exclusive savings account offering 6.25 percent.
  
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• England’s green watchdog finds ‘possible failures’ in applying sewage laws

  12-09-2023 14:16 via ft.com
  Roles of government, Environment Agency and Ofwat in monitoring and enforcement of discharges by water companies under scrutiny
  
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• UK mortgages in arrears jump to seven-year high

  12-09-2023 14:09 via ft.com
  Bank of England survey shows 28.8% increase compared with last year, reflecting sharp rise in borrowing costs
  
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• Value of UK mortgages in arrears jumps in second quarter

  12-09-2023 13:57 via ft.com
  Bank of England survey shows 28.8% increase compared with last year, reflecting sharp rise in borrowing costs
  
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• Average pension pot is just £35,000 - and much more could be needed for 'comfortable' life

  12-09-2023 10:32 via express.co.uk
  
  Millions are warned their dream of a comfortable retirement is slipping away as the average pension pot for those between age 55 and 65 is £35,000.
  
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• UK wages grow at 7.8% despite slowing jobs market

  12-09-2023 08:35 via ft.com
  Pay was boosted by one-off bonuses to NHS workers and civil servants to end strike action
  
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• Experiments are key for more grown-up industrial relations

  12-09-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  In the UK, the Labour party’s commitment to sectoral collective bargaining could bring positive changes
  
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• UK youth face being worse off than parents, says social mobility chief

  12-09-2023 01:02 via ft.com
  Regional inequality, London’s housing market and stagnant wages cited as concerns
  
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• UK ministers drop insolvency watchdog plans in sector shake-up

  12-09-2023 01:01 via ft.com
  Proposals to regulate firms bring them in line with the likes of audit and legal services
  
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