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• Britain has an Oxbridge innovation problem

  30-06-2026 16:22 via ft.com
  Universities challenged
  
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• Tax experts urge households to check 3 things before Andy Burnham becomes Prime Minister

  30-06-2026 21:22 via express.co.uk
  Andy Burnham could make changes to financial policies when he almost inevitably becomes the next Prime Minister.
  
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• Key Burnham adviser pushes back at union call for bank tax rise

  30-06-2026 20:06 via ft.com
  Trades Union Congress estimates restoring previous surcharge could raise £9bn
  
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• Shetland Islands backs £1.5bn tunnels to boost population

  30-06-2026 18:46 via ft.com
  Number of residents on outer islands of the Scottish archipelago has fallen by a quarter in forty years
  
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• Rachel Reeves pensions Inheritance Tax change to hit UK families with ‘hefty’ bill

  30-06-2026 18:14 via express.co.uk
  A 'hefty' bill could be meted out to UK families after Rachel Reeves' pensions Inheritance Tax changes.
  
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• Starmer’s £15bn defence plan leaves short-term gaps, say former officers

  30-06-2026 17:58 via ft.com
  UK’s large military investments are aimed at countering China, but questions remain about ability to withstand Russian threat
  
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• DVLA '£50,000' alert for UK drivers planning key change

  30-06-2026 15:59 via express.co.uk
  The warning comes after a major overhaul of Vehicle Excise Duty
  
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• DWP confirms deadline for state pensioners to stop £300 payments

  30-06-2026 15:56 via express.co.uk
  Payments will automatically be issued unless pensioners opt out.
  
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• UK has a new cheapest car and it's not an MG or Dacia

  30-06-2026 15:30 via express.co.uk
  It does up to 165 miles on a charge
  
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• 60,000 more Brits to get key benefit as DWP ‘want to do a better job’

  30-06-2026 15:18 via express.co.uk
  Sir Stephen Timms praised the ‘fantastic job' these claimants are doing
  
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• UK citizens born between 1966 and 1976 warned over 'biggest pension mistake'

  30-06-2026 14:17 via express.co.uk
  Your 50s can be one of the most important times for your retirement planning
  
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• Andy Burnham issued 4-word command over state pension triple lock

  30-06-2026 13:39 via express.co.uk
  EXCLUSIVE: The favourite to become the next prime minister has been told to curb speculation over the future of the guarantee.
  
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• Energy prices to 'remain high' as Brits brace for £221 rise

  30-06-2026 13:13 via express.co.uk
  Prices skyrocketed after Donald Trump ordered strikes on Iran
  
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• HMRC allowance cut sparks 'rush' ahead of April 2027 change

  30-06-2026 12:47 via express.co.uk
  Many savers are expected to maximise this year's £20,000 allowance
  
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• 'Better than savings account after tax' money expert explains little-known method

  30-06-2026 12:24 via express.co.uk
  With income tax rates at their highest for a generation, experts are urging higher-rate taxpayers to look beyond headline interest rates
  
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• UK households issued £1,000 HMRC tax warning - 'can be missed'

  30-06-2026 07:22 via express.co.uk
  UK couples could be missing out on £252 yearly and get a refund from HMRC
  
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• Scottish Power calls on regulator to securitise bad UK energy debts

  30-06-2026 07:17 via ft.com
  Household energy debts hit £4.8bn in the UK, adding more than £50 a year to the average bill
  
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• Rachel Reeves new £12,000 tax change is leading to 'unintended consequences', expert says

  30-06-2026 06:01 via express.co.uk
  AJ Bell's Sarah Coles said 'this is hardly the result the government would have been hoping for'
  
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• Quarter of UK water groups underspend investment allowances as network creaks

  30-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Utilities failed to use maximum allowed despite arguing that higher bills were needed to fund improvements
  
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• Private developers lag behind public sector in fixing cladding issues

  30-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Replacing dangerous material could take a decade as there is ‘no incentive to complete’, says new research
  
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• Labour can reform welfare without ‘high noon’ showdown, says McFadden

  30-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Britain’s work and pensions secretary hopes a jobs-first drive to cut the benefits bill can avoid another backbench rebellion
  
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• DWP £227 benefit boost that you could be missing out on

  30-06-2026 04:03 via express.co.uk
  Applications have slumped by more than a third over the past year
  
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• ‘Tooth fairy’ payout nears £5 as UK childhood finances overtake inflation

  30-06-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  Annual survey also shows the average child gets £10 per week in pocket money
  
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• Martin Lewis issues urgent warning to British Gas, Octopus and EDF customers

  29-06-2026 21:15 via express.co.uk
  Millions of households are being urged to take action before a key deadline as energy prices are set to change from July 1.
  
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• Resident doctors in England accept pay offer after three years of strikes

  29-06-2026 20:01 via ft.com
  Staff will receive an average 6.6 per cent raise by April 2027 and an extra 4,500 speciality training places will be created
  
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• Resident doctors accept pay offer after three years of strike action

  29-06-2026 20:01 via ft.com
  Staff will receive an average 6.6 per cent raise by April 2027 and an extra 4,500 speciality training places will be created
  
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• Burnham keynote speech as it happened: plan unveiled for devolution of power

  29-06-2026 19:31 via ft.com
  Britain’s prime minister-in-waiting says the country is in a ‘rut’ and needs a shift of decision-making away from Westminster
  
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• Burnham’s radical localism alone won’t fix the UK economy

  29-06-2026 19:17 via ft.com
  His speech hits the right political notes but fails to offer a clear roadmap for growth
  
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• Burnham vows to ‘rewire’ British state

  29-06-2026 18:24 via ft.com
  UK’s prime minister-in-waiting takes aim at centralisation and promises voters help on living costs
  
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• Burnham’s devolution plan fits the corporate zeitgeist

  29-06-2026 17:48 via ft.com
  Centrepiece of prime minister-in-waiting’s speech involves a strategy most executives would approve of
  
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