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• Downing Street rules out reversing winter fuel payment cuts

  06-05-2025 15:17 via ft.com
  Government insists on retaining policy despite senior Labour figures blaming it for local election losses
  
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• BBC expert says posties have given reason why letters to 74 codes delayed - list

  17-06-2026 20:26 via express.co.uk
  A TV expert on BBC Morning Live has explained the real reason post isn't arriving on time, with understaffing and parcel prioritisation cited as key causes
  
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• Martin Lewis gives alert over NS&I Premium Bonds and savings adding 'what you can do'

  17-06-2026 20:01 via express.co.uk
  Billions of pounds are sitting in forgotten UK bank accounts - but it's easy to check
  
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• People with side hustles issued £154,000 pension alert

  17-06-2026 17:43 via express.co.uk
  A finance expert has expressed concern about side hustlers believing a workplace pension is enough.
  
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• Rachel Reeves throws a punch at Andy Burnham - and hits him bang on the nose

  17-06-2026 17:31 via express.co.uk
  The chancellor's days may be numbered, but she isn't going down without a fight.
  
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• Important new UK savings scheme introduced for 400,000 people

  17-06-2026 17:31 via express.co.uk
  A major new initiative has launched across the UK, with employers signing up to help around 400,000 workers
  
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• State pension ‘stealth tax’ warning as Rachel Reeves told ‘don’t act surprised’

  17-06-2026 16:46 via express.co.uk
  The government has been accused of imposing a 'stealth tax' by freezing tax thresholds
  
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• People with savings accounts issued £373 warning

  17-06-2026 15:54 via express.co.uk
  Experts warnied if you haven't shopped around and remain on one of many accounts lagging behind inflation, you may be losing out unnecessarily.
  
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• Billionaire trader Alex Gerko loses tax appeal at UK Supreme Court

  17-06-2026 15:36 via ft.com
  Top court rules traders should pay income tax on share of trading profits
  
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• Lloyds Bank to close 9 UK branches this week - full list

  17-06-2026 14:34 via express.co.uk
  More Lloyds Bank branches will shutter this week, in another blow to the high street.
  
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• DWP minister confirms March date for state pension age review

  17-06-2026 13:32 via express.co.uk
  Key changes to the state pension are already underway
  
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• Older state pensioners can get extra £1,006 - started in April

  17-06-2026 13:22 via express.co.uk
  Older state pensioners can get up to £1,006 extra which began in April 2026.
  
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• All 4 Natwest branches closing permanently this week

  17-06-2026 11:54 via express.co.uk
  The banking group said that 95% of its customers are using digital services.
  
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• UK inflation unexpectedly holds steady at 2.8% in May

  17-06-2026 11:23 via ft.com
  Figure will ease BoE fears of a lasting impact from the Iran war
  
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• 'Law is changing' Martin Lewis update as '63-day rule' to come into force

  17-06-2026 11:19 via express.co.uk
  Martin Lewis has welcomed a 'big win' as the law is set to change next April
  
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• Steady UK inflation removes any pressure for immediate rate rise

  17-06-2026 10:06 via ft.com
  Headline inflation remained unchanged at 2.8% in May
  
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• UK inflation unexpectedly held steady at 2.8% in May

  17-06-2026 08:01 via ft.com
  Figure will ease BoE fears of a lasting impact from the Iran war
  
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• Post-Brexit Britain is still searching for an economic model

  17-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  The services industries that account for most of the UK’s exports are themselves squeezed by trade barriers
  
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• ‘Made in Europe’ push hits UK plastics recyclers

  17-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Only plastic sorted and recycled in EU will count towards recycling targets, jeopardising British exports
  
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• Britain’s hunt for a post-Brexit economic model

  17-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  The services industries that account for most of the UK’s exports are themselves squeezed by trade barriers
  
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• ‘Big spending vibes, small spending commitments’: Burnham’s tricky fiscal dance

  17-06-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  The Greater Manchester mayor has hinted at a number of expensive policy ambitions but vowed not to raise tax
  
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• Martin Lewis shares 'best buys' savings accounts - 5% rate for up to £25k

  16-06-2026 23:27 via express.co.uk
  A finance provider's latest easy access savings account is free and simple to open, MSE says
  
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• 'Best' easy access Cash ISA offers 'leading' rate of 4.51%

  16-06-2026 22:22 via express.co.uk
  Savers have seen easy access Cash ISA rates take a tumble since last week
  
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• Bank offers £20 cashback for UK customers - 1 simple task

  16-06-2026 20:35 via express.co.uk
  A bank is offering UK customers £20 to open new accounts and they don't have to make a switch.
  
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• NatWest to close 4 UK bank branches this week - full list

  16-06-2026 18:08 via express.co.uk
  The banking group has closed more than 1,500 branches since 2015
  
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• New PIP update issued as DWP confirms level reached for first time ever

  16-06-2026 16:11 via express.co.uk
  Personal Independence Payment claimants in England and Wales have been issued with an update
  
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• HMRC stopping £117.22 monthly payments from September

  16-06-2026 16:00 via express.co.uk
  The tax office has confirmed payments will automatically stop.
  
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• UK households told to take photo before July in Martin Lewis-backed advice

  16-06-2026 14:12 via express.co.uk
  MonseySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis has previously spoken about the importance of taking the photo, with UK households issued July 1 deadline
  
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• Households with energy meters urged to take photo before July

  16-06-2026 13:51 via express.co.uk
  Higher energy rates are due to kick in from July 1 for millions of UK homes.
  
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• State pension warning as 8.7million affected by HMRC blunder

  16-06-2026 12:43 via express.co.uk
  Officials have held their hands up and said people have paid more than they should have.
  
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