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• Labour intensifies push for growth to avoid ‘disastrous’ tax rises

  10-01-2025 22:00
  Punishing week on bond markets ends with UK government borrowing costs significantly higher
  
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• For richer, for poorer: the changing finances of divorce

  10-01-2025 19:00
  Budget changes make navigating the economic dynamics of relationships more taxing
  
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• Rachel Reeves destroys everything she touches - here's what she'll wreck next

  10-01-2025 18:51 via express.co.uk
  
  Labour chancellor Rachel Reeves has the reverse Midas touch. Instead of turning things into gold, she tarnishes everything she gets her hands on.
  
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• Brompton chief warns axing tariffs on Chinese bicycles could ‘kill’ business

  10-01-2025 17:13
  
  Flood of cheaper products could hit an industry already struggling with stagnant post-pandemic demand
  
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• Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis urges TV licence holders to make key check

  10-01-2025 17:06 via express.co.uk
  
  The TV licence fee is set to rise by £5 from April 1, but there are certain people who can scrap their payments altogether - here's everything you need to know.
  
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• State pensioners ‘just missing out’ handed £200 cost of living payments

  10-01-2025 16:37 via express.co.uk
  
  State pensioners who are 'just missing out' on help with Winter Fuel Payments can get £200 from their council instead.
  
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• Putting some perspective on Britain’s bad markets week

  10-01-2025 16:30
  At times like these, it’s worth remembering just how bad Kwasi Kwarteng was an chancellor
  
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• Four DWP benefits pensioners can no longer claim

  10-01-2025 16:26 via express.co.uk
  
  When you reach state pension age, you can start claiming some benefits, but others will stop.
  
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• Martin Lewis MSE urges all UK workers to make 7 checks to boost pay

  10-01-2025 16:24 via express.co.uk
  
  MoneySavingExpert has warned thousands of workers were underpaid last year.
  
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• Martin Lewis reveals how to stay warm without heating as temperatures plummet

  10-01-2025 16:03 via express.co.uk
  
  Temperatures have plunged this week but there are ways to stay warm without heating says Martin Lewis.
  
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• Meet the millionaire who shut down Wonga – 'the UK's big banks all hate me'

  10-01-2025 15:50 via express.co.uk
  
  When Dave Fishwick launched Britain's first community bank for 120 years, he inspired a smash hit Netflix movie. Now the big-hearted millionaire from Burnley is back for round two: bringing down the evil payday lenders
  
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• Memories of rosy Christmas fade as UK retailers brace for tough 2025

  10-01-2025 15:43
  Groups including Sainsbury’s, Next and M&S warn of higher prices and weaker demand as costs and inflation rise
  
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• Lloyds, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland branches to undergo major service changes

  10-01-2025 15:28 via express.co.uk
  
  The announcement from the banking group has sparked fears of further closures, but it insists the move will create easier access for customers
  
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• HMRC warning as deadline for crucial form looms that could result in £100 fine

  10-01-2025 15:04 via express.co.uk
  
  Those who need to submit the form but have not yet registered are urged to do so before the January 31 cut off date
  
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• UK government borrowing costs steady near 16-year high

  10-01-2025 14:59
  Bonds stabilise after sell-off that threatens to wipe out room for extra borrowing under Labour’s budget rules
  
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• UK government borrowing costs stabilise near 16-year high

  10-01-2025 14:59
  Bonds steady after sell-off that threatens to wipe out room for extra borrowing under Labour’s budget rules
  
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• UK government borrowing costs rise towards 16-year high

  10-01-2025 14:59
  
  Yields jump after strong US jobs data, threatening to wipe out room for extra borrowing under Labour’s budget rules
  
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• Everyone using a Tesco Clubcard issued £568 warning

  10-01-2025 14:23 via express.co.uk
  
  It has been revealed that Tesco shoppers face higher weekly costs than at another major supermarket.
  
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• Labour’s economic reality check approaches

  10-01-2025 10:30
  
  Rising cost of borrowing piles pressure on UK fiscal rules and government’s promises, but politics make cuts complicated
  
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• UK government borrowing costs hover near 16-year high

  10-01-2025 10:17
  
  Rise in yields threatens to wipe out room for extra borrowing under Labour’s budget rules
  
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• Whitehall braced for spending cuts after UK hit by bond market turmoil

  10-01-2025 06:00
  
  Rising gilt yields mean government departments may face further squeeze
  
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• UK debt market sell-off threatens mortgage pain for households

  10-01-2025 06:00
  
  Some 700,000 borrowers face jump in repayments when fixed-rate deals end this year
  
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• The Big Question: How much sick pay should companies offer?

  10-01-2025 06:00
  
  Policies vary dramatically between different countries, but striking the right balance is hard
  
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• UK businesses back scheme to prevent repeat offending

  10-01-2025 01:01
  
  Prisons minister James Timpson’s initiative will see people on probation and serving sentences outside jail helped into work
  
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• Resold tickets prices set to be capped under UK tout crackdown

  10-01-2025 01:01
  
  Ministers vow to stop resellers ‘fleecing the public’ after fan outcry over cost of Oasis concerts
  
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