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• Sunak to tout pro-car agenda in Tory conference pitch to voters

  28-09-2023 19:15
  UK prime minister draws up ‘plan for motorists’ to try and close opposition Labour party’s polling lead
  
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• UK ringfencing: circular thinking only pays lip service to deregulation

  28-09-2023 19:07
  Modest easing of requirement is just a nod to pressure to deregulate the UK’s stagnating markets
  
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• Will Britons accept burying nuclear waste in their backyard?

  28-09-2023 18:30
  People in Lincolnshire are divided about the case for an underground disposal facility for radioactive material
  
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• Lincolnshire town confronts question of nuclear waste disposal

  28-09-2023 18:30
  UK seeks new underground site to store radioactive material for thousands of years to come
  
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• UK fined by European Court of Justice in precedent-setting case

  28-09-2023 17:05
  Higher than expected penalty by EU’s top court highlights how bloc’s rules still apply due to Northern Ireland’s single market ties
  
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• Bank of England plans permanent lending facility for non-banks

  28-09-2023 15:40
  UK central bank says facility is needed as risks from financial institutions such as insurers and pension funds rise
  
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• Housebuilding in England jumps as developers seek to avoid new energy rules

  28-09-2023 14:51
  Project starts increased by 75% in second quarter
  
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• Mapped: The one in five homes that inheritance tax could hit - check your area

  28-09-2023 14:39 via express.co.uk
  
  Most homes in London would be hit by inheritance tax while hundreds of postcodes have no homes that would be worth enough to be eligible.
  
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• From heating to washing - five 'bad habits' costing you over £600 on energy bills

  28-09-2023 14:17 via express.co.uk
  
  Forgetting to turn the heating off could cost someone a staggering £560 extra a year.
  
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• Sainsbury's increases interest on fixed ISA to 5.7% and earns 'excellent' rating

  28-09-2023 13:14 via express.co.uk
  
  Sainsbury's new ISA deal has nabbed a "prominent" position in the savings market.
  
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• Robert Peston warns Rishi Sunak scrapping inheritance tax could spark 'serious' problems

  28-09-2023 13:10 via express.co.uk
  
  Peston fears that scrapping Britain's "most hated tax" would spark "serious ramifications" for the UK.
  
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• Average mortgage rates fall below 6% for first time since July - full list of best deals

  28-09-2023 12:28 via express.co.uk
  
  The typical five-year fixed mortgage rate on the market is 5.99 percent, Moneyfacts said.
  
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• Men have £20k more in their pension pots for retirement than women, research finds

  28-09-2023 11:59 via express.co.uk
  
  The findings revealed that men have a pensions pot of £63,222 - compared to the £43,117 that women have stowed away.
  
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• Thousands of pensioners could claim £5,000 in back payments - check if you're owed money

  28-09-2023 09:59 via express.co.uk
  
  The Government is writing to mothers who have been shortchanged on their state pension due to a huge error.
  
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• 'Extremely worrying' pension warning as increasing withdrawal 'risk' raises alarm bells

  28-09-2023 09:47 via express.co.uk
  
  A staggering £12.9billion was withdrawn early from pensions by over 55s in the 2022.
  
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• China's economy in meltdown as property giant collapses in echoes of 2008 crash

  28-09-2023 09:43 via express.co.uk
  
  It comes after a bombshell report said the company's chairman had been placed under police watch, sparking more fears for the business's future.
  
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• Drawdown disaster looms as Britons deplete savings by making record pension withdrawals

  28-09-2023 08:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Cash-strapped pension savers risk depleting their retirement savings and leaving nothing left for later life as they make record withdrawals to survive the cost-of-living crisis.
  
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• Will Heathrow’s third runway finally go ahead?

  28-09-2023 06:00
  A new chief executive and a boom in travel could resurrect the stalled project. But rising costs and environmental concerns stand in the way
  
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• Steel traders raise alarm over imports by Tata Steel UK

  28-09-2023 06:00
  Companies warn they are unable to import benchmark steel product cheaply under current import quota scheme
  
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• England’s drinking water watchdog seeks powers to directly impose fines

  28-09-2023 06:00
  There has been a sharp rise in cases concerning water quality, the regulator has warned
  
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• UK home sellers increase discounts to secure deals, Zoopla data shows

  28-09-2023 01:01
  Reductions rose in September to 4.2% of original asking price, the highest level since early 2019
  
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• National Grid explores paying UK households to turn down heating

  28-09-2023 01:01
  Energy network operator to run a trial to reduce gas demand if shortages loom
  
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• National Gas explores paying UK households to turn down heating

  28-09-2023 01:01
  Energy network operator to run a trial to reduce gas demand if shortages loom
  
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• Liverpool has more stable jobs than other regions, research says

  28-09-2023 01:01
  But employees in north and Midlands struggling more than those in south to find fair pay and predictable hours
  
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