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• DWP confirms automatic £100 boost for state pensioners born in these years

  09-08-2026 19:21 via express.co.uk
  Many don't realise that, even if you qualify for the Winter Fuel Payment in 2026, the exact amount you can get will depend on the year you were born.
  
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• 20 people injured in UK train derailment

  13-08-2026 23:18 via ft.com
  Three carriages on the Southern Rail service are flipped on to their side
  
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• Eleven people injured in UK train derailment

  13-08-2026 21:19 via ft.com
  Three carriages on the Southern Rail service are flipped on to their side
  
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• Burnham warns water companies against treating customers like ‘blank cheque’

  13-08-2026 18:41 via ft.com
  Prime minister criticises Ofwat decision to allow suppliers to raise bills by more than expected to pay for new projects
  
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• Retail parks are the real threat to the British high street

  13-08-2026 17:37 via ft.com
  Outdoor commercial complexes are hot property, with supermarkets, stores and discount chains elbowing for room
  
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• Starmer allies warn Healey against blowing ‘strong’ economic inheritance

  13-08-2026 15:23 via ft.com
  Andy Burnham has signalled plans for spending increases
  
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• UK growth resilient in second quarter

  13-08-2026 10:01 via ft.com
  Real GDP held up better than expected during the worst months of the energy price shock
  
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• Andy Burnham dealt major blow as UK economy growth slows down

  13-08-2026 08:34 via express.co.uk
  John Healey issued a statement in response to the latest data.
  
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• UK economy grows 0.4% in second quarter

  13-08-2026 08:02 via ft.com
  Expansion comes as businesses weather surge in energy prices 
  
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• Don’t wait for Andy Burnham to fix cost-of-living crisis – how to haggle your way out

  13-08-2026 07:34 via express.co.uk
  ANALYSIS - HARVEY JONES: This is no time to be all British and inhibited. As living costs bite, it's time to learn a new skill.
  
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• Total cost of privately educating a child in the UK rises to £216,000

  13-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Fees for boarding pupils rose slightly faster than day pupils to nearly £440,000
  
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• Martin Lewis sends 14 day warning to anyone who bought something online

  13-08-2026 03:49 via express.co.uk
  Martin Lewis has urged online shoppers to ensure they are aware of the laws surrounding return policies as many are caught out
  
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• North Sea oil producers told to speed up well closures

  13-08-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  NSTA has fined one company more than £16mn this year and vows to enforce deadlines
  
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• Crackdown on zero-hours contracts could cost UK groups up to £3bn per year

  12-08-2026 19:42 via ft.com
  About £1.2bn of estimated costs will come from new rules forcing bosses to pay compensation for cancelled shifts
  
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• Crackdown on zero-hours contracts could cost UK firms up to £3bn per year

  12-08-2026 19:42 via ft.com
  About £1.2bn will come from new rules forcing bosses to pay compensation for cancelled shifts
  
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• Poor numeracy is a blind spot in the age of AI

  12-08-2026 16:58 via ft.com
  An understanding of maths can be crucial to judging if the tech is telling you the right thing
  
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• Scottish North Sea tax revenues drop, fuelling debate on oil and gas industry’s future

  12-08-2026 14:11 via ft.com
  UK government to soon decide whether to approve production at the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields
  
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• Scotland’s North Sea oil revenues drop by 12%

  12-08-2026 14:11 via ft.com
  UK government to soon decide whether to approve production at the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields
  
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• Tax-free Personal Allowance rise to £18,000 demand for Andy Burnham hits new milestone

  12-08-2026 13:23 via express.co.uk
  EXCLUSIVE: The government has replied to the proposal to raise the allowance.
  
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• UK power supplies likely to be stretched during solar eclipse

  12-08-2026 10:20 via ft.com
  Grid operator calls for extra generation capacity to be made available on Wednesday evening
  
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• Andy Burnham just got slapped in the face - by the experts hired to tell us he was great

  12-08-2026 09:08 via express.co.uk
  Andy Burnham's economic credibility has been torn to shreds. By his own experts.
  
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• DWP revokes driving licences of people on benefits for 2 years from October - 3 exceptions

  12-08-2026 08:24 via express.co.uk
  Tough new anti-fraud powers from October 2026, allowing courts to disqualify people on benefits fraudsters from driving if they owe more than £1,000
  
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• Britain needs more investors, not higher taxes on investment

  12-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  An increase in capital gains taxation would act against goals to support economic growth
  
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• Households near UK grid upgrade projects in line for lower electricity bills

  12-08-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  Government aims to boost support for pylons and power lines needed to meet net zero targets
  
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• John Healey about to unleash '£25bn Budget tax blitz’ - it’s worse than Rachel Reeves

  11-08-2026 18:30 via express.co.uk
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves has gone, but John Healey will be just as bad.
  
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• Long-term sickness may be smaller problem for UK than thought, says ONS

  11-08-2026 15:54 via ft.com
  Statistics agency’s new labour market survey shows lower levels of economic inactivity due to ill health
  
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• DWP to give back cash to people hit with 'wrong' penalties

  11-08-2026 15:10 via express.co.uk
  The DWP has rescinded almost 200 so-called administrative penalties
  
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• Octopus Energy message for customers ahead of Wednesday's solar eclipse

  11-08-2026 14:49 via express.co.uk
  Britain's first solar eclipse in nearly three decades could disrupt power generation
  
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• DWP confirms full list of 70 conditions that qualify for £778.40 monthly payment

  11-08-2026 14:39 via express.co.uk
  The DWP has identified neurological disease as one of the biggest categories among PIP claims, with people who qualify able to receive up to £778.40.
  
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• 'Barrage of AI-generated claims' as UK rule being scrapped

  11-08-2026 14:32 via express.co.uk
  Experts say it is now easy to make a claim
  
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