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• Rural England considers redrawing the map

  19-02-2025 18:56 via ft.com
  
  Greater Manchester could boost Derbyshire communities but historical attempts to alter local government administrations have been unpopular
  
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• Who will build Britain?

  19-02-2025 18:52 via ft.com
  The UK needs to develop a pipeline of construction skills and knowledge
  
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• KKR submits £4bn bid to take majority stake in Thames Water

  19-02-2025 18:37 via ft.com
  Private equity firm plans to keep debt-laden utility in one piece, in contrast to other bidders
  
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• Britain’s productivity puzzle is turning into a crisis

  19-02-2025 16:25 via ft.com
  
  If the data can be believed, the UK economy is losing its economic dynamism
  
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• MSE exposes gaps in new five-minute parking rule that could land drivers with huge fine

  19-02-2025 15:26 via express.co.uk
  
  The change is meant to protect drivers who are stung with fines for not paying within the five-minute timeframe in car parks monitored by CCTV and ANPR.
  
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• Mortgage interest cuts may be ‘short-lived’ after inflation rise sends swap rates surging

  19-02-2025 15:22 via express.co.uk
  
  The chances of further Bank of England base rate cuts have reduced following January's jump in inflation.
  
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• Fund managers step up calls for Reeves to ‘simplify’ UK tax-free savings

  19-02-2025 15:06 via ft.com
  Ministers are looking at scrapping popular cash Isas to encourage investment in London stock market
  
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• Hargreaves Lansdown urges anyone with savings to beat Rachel Reeves ‘Cash ISA raid’

  19-02-2025 14:54 via express.co.uk
  
  Investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown says anyone with savings should 'act now' before possible changes to the Cash ISA system.
  
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• DWP Universal Credit refund warning as people could be owed money - how to check

  19-02-2025 14:12 via express.co.uk
  
  The DWP has issued a warning to Universal Credit claimants who could be due a refund.
  
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• Pensioners set for tax hit as State Pension predicted to surge £1,100

  19-02-2025 14:09 via express.co.uk
  
  The latest forecasts suggest the State Pension could rise by over £1,100 annually by April 2026
  
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• New mums could get up to £1,000 to help with the costs of raising their first child

  19-02-2025 13:37 via express.co.uk
  
  The Sure Start Maternity Grant is a one-off payment that will help with the costs of raising a child for the first time
  
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• London registers zero house price growth for 2024

  19-02-2025 13:04 via ft.com
  
  ‘Stark’ divergence between UK capital and rest of country comes as affordability pressures weigh on buyers
  
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• What are the UK’s options for funding a bigger military budget?

  19-02-2025 12:00 via ft.com
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves is under pressure to increase spending on the armed forces as security concerns grow
  
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• How will the UK pay for higher defence spending?

  19-02-2025 12:00 via ft.com
  
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves is under pressure to increase funding to the armed forces as security concerns grow
  
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• Octopus to unveil 113 more homes with 'zero energy bills for five years'

  19-02-2025 11:38 via express.co.uk
  
  The new homes will be available from April this year.
  
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• Virgin Media broadband customers urged to ‘check contract’ before bills hiked by 7.5%

  19-02-2025 10:41 via express.co.uk
  
  Broadband customers are set to face mid-contract price hikes in April.
  
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• Rachel Reeves has told 12 rotten lies - and they’re about to destroy her

  19-02-2025 08:21 via express.co.uk
  
  It's hard to keep track of Chancellor Rachel Reeves's lies so I've made a list.
  
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• UK inflation surges from 2.5% to 3% in another blow to Rachel Reeves

  19-02-2025 08:01 via express.co.uk
  
  The Office of National Statistics has released the latest UK inflation figures.
  
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• UK inflation rises to 10-month high of 3% in January

  19-02-2025 08:01 via ft.com
  
  Figure surpasses expectations and highlights challenge for Bank of England
  
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• The water industry’s big problem? Toxic levels of complexity

  19-02-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  
  Jon Cunliffe has his work cut out with a review that will try to find a fix for problems decades in the making
  
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• Record number of cash Isa products on offer

  19-02-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  
  Providers respond to demand from customers for tax-efficient savings accounts
  
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• Is the UK’s new fraud compensation scheme already broken?

  19-02-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  
  New protections are meant to help victims of push payment scams, but experts say the system itself is in urgent need of repair
  
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• Is the UK failing victims of fraud?

  19-02-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  A new compensation scheme is meant to protect against push payment scams, but experts say the system itself is in urgent need of repair
  
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