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• England’s councils expected to cut contributions to staff pensions

  03-02-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  Local government scheme is in surplus by £85bn, according to consultant Isio
  
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• UK households face £60 extra cost as Andy Burnham warned of 'urgent need'

  04-10-2026 13:37 via express.co.uk
  The Prime Minister has been told that the Government needs to consider how people can be supported to navigate a rise.
  
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• Discover winter’s wonders at Snow Show London

  04-10-2026 13:31 via express.co.uk
  Celebrate with snowsports stars, improve with elite coaching expertise and learn about perfect places among the peaks at Olympia London's action-packed weekend
  
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• BT weighs improved TalkTalk offer after initial approach rejected

  04-10-2026 13:03 via ft.com
  Telecoms group seeks deal within days for debt-laden broadband provider
  
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• What can revive the battered government bond market?

  04-10-2026 13:00 via ft.com
  Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
  
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• Britain’s Budget needs to tame spending and boost growth

  04-10-2026 12:00 via ft.com
  Chancellor Healey can still make a low-key fiscal event a constructive one
  
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• DWP confirms £965.20 for state pensioners under 77 in October

  04-10-2026 11:58 via express.co.uk
  State pensioners aged under 77 will be given the payments this month.
  
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• Tories vow to end £100,000 childcare trap but keep pensions triple lock

  04-10-2026 11:33 via ft.com
  Kemi Badenoch says current threshold for free hours, introduced by previous Conservative government, punishes parents for working more
  
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• Jet2 insider reveals the early booking hacks that could bag you 'best holiday' for 2027

  04-10-2026 11:21 via express.co.uk
  Booking a holiday can be expensive but with these tricks, you could save some cash.
  
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• Savers urged to check bank accounts as Brits ‘forget’ £557m is there

  04-10-2026 10:46 via express.co.uk
  Savers could be owed more than £1,000 each.
  
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• Andy Burnham to make major announcement on changing state pension age

  04-10-2026 10:41 via express.co.uk
  It comes after a public push triggered by a petition.
  
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• Brits with 1 common condition may be eligible for £194.60 per week boost from DWP

  04-10-2026 08:40 via express.co.uk
  You may be able to get support from the Government depending on how the condition impacts your daily living and mobility.
  
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• HMRC Monday warning for UK households to avoid £100 fine

  04-10-2026 07:42 via express.co.uk
  An expert has answered questions some Brits may have.
  
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• Housebuilders 'real winners' of Andy Burnham's Your First Home scheme

  04-10-2026 07:04 via express.co.uk
  Experts have given their take on the plans
  
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• Labour grapples with the Deliveroo rider question

  04-10-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds proposes that rules place less emphasis on whether workers can appoint a substitute
  
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• Are Deliveroo riders really self-employed? Labour wants to change the test

  04-10-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds proposes that rules place less emphasis on whether workers can appoint a substitute
  
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• UK citizens selling homes in Europe 'lose £9,000 in 8 months'

  04-10-2026 04:12 via express.co.uk
  New research has exposed a new headache for those with property abroad
  
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• Tories vow to scrap £100,000 ‘tax trap’ for UK’s higher earners

  03-10-2026 23:00 via ft.com
  Badenoch says current threshold, introduced by previous Conservative government, punishes parents for working more
  
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• Tories vow to scrap £100,000 childcare trap for UK’s higher earners

  03-10-2026 23:00 via ft.com
  Badenoch says current threshold, introduced by previous Conservative government, punishes parents for working more
  
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• State pensioners rush to withdraw cash before Andy Burnham law change

  03-10-2026 19:16 via express.co.uk
  Thousands of pension savers are considering withdrawing tax-free cash and gifting money to family ahead of major inheritance tax changes due in April 2027.
  
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• DWP confirms £739.60 payment for older state pensioners in October

  03-10-2026 16:46 via express.co.uk
  Older state pensioners get less than younger ones, though.
  
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• Temu’s UK sales more than double to $171mn

  03-10-2026 15:54 via ft.com
  Chinese ecommerce company has been exploiting tax loophole that exempts small parcels from customs duty
  
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• Experts settle debate on whether you should leave the heating on all day

  03-10-2026 13:42 via express.co.uk
  It's that time of year already as millions of people up and down the UK flick their heating on for the first time since before the summer began.
  
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• State pensioners handed £2,000 extra triple lock boost under Andy Burnham

  03-10-2026 10:04 via express.co.uk
  State pensioners will get a handy £2,000 extra.
  
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• Junior Labour minister declares her war on Britain - by targeting the thing we love most

  03-10-2026 10:01 via express.co.uk
  If you've just come back from a bracing walk with the dog and a pint of frothy ale in a pub, I've got bad news. Basically, you're Adolf Hitler.
  
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• Barclays offers up to £600 in free cash with new deal

  03-10-2026 09:48 via express.co.uk
  The major high street bank is offering a reward to customers who make a basic change.
  
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• Hargreaves Lansdown tax alert as Andy Burnham makes triple lock changes

  03-10-2026 09:09 via express.co.uk
  The group urged people to be paying into their private pensions
  
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• Seven energy firms offering help to write off bills this winter - full list

  03-10-2026 08:10 via express.co.uk
  Higher energy prices kicked in for millions of homes from October.
  
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• CGT rise would deter equity investors, wealth bosses warn 

  03-10-2026 06:23 via ft.com
  Any Budget increase could undermine the government’s aim to boost UK investment
  
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• Capital gains tax rise would deter equity investors, wealth bosses warn 

  03-10-2026 06:23 via ft.com
  Any Budget increase could undermine the government’s aim to boost UK investment
  
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