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• Keir Starmer defends planned welfare cuts to anxious Labour MPs

  10-03-2025 20:56 via ft.com
  Prime minister wants to reform disability benefit payments to help fund greater spending on defence
  
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• Ministers to shake up clean power project grid connections

  10-03-2025 20:16 via ft.com
  Changes come as part of package of reforms aimed at accelerating planning decisions
  
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• US energy secretary criticises climate policy for damaging UK economy

  10-03-2025 18:21 via ft.com
  Chris Wright says ‘once mighty’ British steel and chemicals industries have been displaced to Asia
  
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• Workers urged to check tax code on payslip - could be worth £689 from HMRC

  10-03-2025 16:02 via express.co.uk
  
  Nearly a third of British workers have been on the wrong tax code at some point, with the average overpayment worth £689.
  
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• Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland to close 42 branches in 2025 - full list

  10-03-2025 15:43 via express.co.uk
  
  The banking group has already shuttered 60 branches this year, and more closures are to come.
  
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• DWP WASPI legal challenge update as response due today

  10-03-2025 15:23 via express.co.uk
  
  The Ombudsman previously said affected women should get payouts of up to £3,000
  
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• Canadian PM Mark Carney was UK’s ‘unreliable boyfriend’ - Trump will walk all over him

  10-03-2025 15:21 via express.co.uk
  
  Poor Canada. Not only does it have Donald Trump on its doorstep, it now has former Bank of England governor Mark Carney in power.
  
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• Lloyds Bank customers can get £60 Disney Plus free for a year with 1 account

  10-03-2025 14:31 via express.co.uk
  
  Customers can enjoy a Disney Plus subscription free for a whole year - normally costing £60.
  
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• HMRC sending letters as these women owed huge State Pension backpayments

  10-03-2025 14:23 via express.co.uk
  
  The HMRC is correcting a major glitch in the state pension system that caused thousands to be underpaid
  
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• Labour warned not to pass pain of financial crisis onto people on DWP benefits

  10-03-2025 14:11 via express.co.uk
  
  Charities and think tanks have slammed potential Labour cuts
  
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• How to beat rip-off travel insurance costs

  10-03-2025 14:06 via express.co.uk
  
  Smart checks before buying travel insurance can save hundreds of pounds, Gigasure explains how to get the best deal and cover you can rely on if things do go wrong.
  
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• DWP issues urgent State Pension message as people told ‘request a call’

  10-03-2025 13:17 via express.co.uk
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions is urging people not to miss out on their State Pension entitlement.
  
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• Halifax giving £2,000 to customers who make one home change

  10-03-2025 13:10 via express.co.uk
  
  The major bank is rewarding customers who make green and sustainable changes to their home.
  
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• Pensioners annuity update after surge caused by Bank of England interest rates

  10-03-2025 13:06 via express.co.uk
  
  An annuity is a financial product that provides a guaranteed income for life in exchange for a lump sum payment
  
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• Two-tier TV Licence as BBC boss wants higher rate for certain households

  10-03-2025 12:35 via express.co.uk
  
  BBC chairman Dr Samir Shah said more expensive homes could be made to pay higher TV licence bills.
  
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• New state pension tax threat as Rachel Reeves plots extended incomes raid in March

  10-03-2025 12:33 via express.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves can't get her sums to work, and millions of state pensioners will pay the price.
  
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• Internal emails reveal ONS fears about troubled UK jobs survey

  10-03-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  
  Collapse in respondents skewed results for some industries
  
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• Best Employers: UK

  10-03-2025 05:01 via ft.com
  
  In this report, we highlight the FT’s ranking of the 500 best employers in the UK. Plus: employers rethink what makes a workplace desirable; healthcare pay lags behind worker commitment; Manchester’s science cluster formula; and a looming diversity backlash
  
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• Manchester looks to build on life sciences cluster effect

  10-03-2025 05:00 via ft.com
  The city’s ecosystem of universities, commerce and research is attracting investors and start-ups
  
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• Healthcare salaries fail to keep up with workers’ commitment

  10-03-2025 05:00 via ft.com
  
  Purpose and prospects rank ahead of pay, though higher wages would improve satisfaction
  
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• Employers grapple with what makes a desirable workplace

  10-03-2025 05:00 via ft.com
  Job candidates cite pay as a priority but the highest-ranked companies also seek to offer a sense of purpose
  
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• British workforce assesses US backlash against diversity rules

  10-03-2025 05:00 via ft.com
  
  Companies in American-owned groups are most exposed, although UK law will make it difficult to remove all safeguards
  
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• UK to impose new targets on regulators to spur innovation

  10-03-2025 01:01 via ft.com
  
  Goals designed to hasten rollout of advances such as drones and autonomous vehicles, says Patrick Vallance
  
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