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• Licence plate rules that could land you with a £1,000 fine - including cleaning it

  26-04-2025 04:00 via express.co.uk
  It is vital that you keep your licence plate clean of any dirt or debris so that it is still readable - but there are other strict rules
  
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• State pension age 'will have to increase by 8 years' as warning issued

  11-07-2026 21:09 via express.co.uk
  The state pension age may have to increase by as much as eight years if steps aren't taken by the government to cut pension spending, the IFS has warned.
  
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• State pension 'unfairness' fears over tax change as these claimants 'won't benefit'

  11-07-2026 15:51 via express.co.uk
  Payments for the state pension increase each April
  
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• Major update on state pension age increase as MPs demand extra payments for 66-year-olds

  11-07-2026 15:48 via express.co.uk
  MPs are demanding 66-year-olds should receive a universal credit to prevent financial hardship
  
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• Broadband users could get compensation during hot weather

  11-07-2026 13:54 via express.co.uk
  You may have noticed changes to your internet connection recently
  
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• Martin Lewis explains 'especially good' bank account for older couples

  11-07-2026 12:17 via express.co.uk
  He spoke about some "very exciting" bank account offers that you can currently get
  
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• Ed Miliband is ‘deluded’ - terrifying expert warning shows how he's about to wreck Britain

  11-07-2026 10:00 via express.co.uk
  Ed Miliband remains favourite to become Andy Burnham's chancellor. It must not happen.
  
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• Savings alert issued to 14.3 million Premium Bond account holders

  11-07-2026 09:47 via express.co.uk
  Premium Bond account holders may not ever earn a penny from the money they store away, as winnings are never guaranteed.
  
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• Staggering study reveals UK's 'always-on' work culture - and AI 'dirty little secret'

  11-07-2026 08:42 via express.co.uk
  Switching off is becoming impossible for UK workers with huge numbers planning to quit their jobs before they buckle under the pressure.
  
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• Andy Burnham tax plan could leave 2 million jobless, independent watchdog warns

  11-07-2026 07:30 via express.co.uk
  Andy Burnham has hinted there is "room" to raise taxes
  
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• Brits issued £56k retirement warning as 10 million face 2-year shortfall

  11-07-2026 07:04 via express.co.uk
  A gap in assumptions could leave people's retirement plans "in tatters".
  
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• HMRC 'exact dates' warning over tax bill for DWP claimants

  11-07-2026 07:00 via express.co.uk
  How much you have to pay HMRC depends on your situation
  
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• Wealthy warned over HMRC’s use of AI in tax crackdown

  11-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Advisers put rich on alert after authority says digital tools brought in billions in tax last year
  
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• Sadiq Khan lobbies for Ed Miliband to become chancellor

  11-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Energy secretary wins support from London mayor but faces opposition from some Labour MPs over his net zero policies
  
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• Rewiring the nation, Burnham-style

  11-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Collaboration is the secret sauce that will make the proposed new way of governing the UK work
  
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• London rental affordability improves despite recent rise

  11-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  The salary needed to afford a rental home in the capital has fallen by 17% in the past year
  
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• How parents can best help their unemployed children

  11-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  It could be a tough summer for those not in education, employment or training — but there are some practical steps to mitigate the effect on their finances
  
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• Further increases to UK minimum wage would be risky, warns Low Pay Commission

  11-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Economy may not be able to absorb raising wage floor further towards median earnings, says advisory body
  
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• MPs back benefit boost for 66-year-olds as state pension age increases

  11-07-2026 01:01 via express.co.uk
  MPs are calling for a universal credit boost for 66-year-olds as the state pension age rises.
  
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• UK to sign up to €60bn EU defence loan scheme for Ukraine

  10-07-2026 19:23 via ft.com
  Keir Starmer keen to leave Downing Street with positive signal to Europe by pledging financial commitment
  
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• UK regulators to scrutinise top US cloud groups

  10-07-2026 16:02 via ft.com
  Designating Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Oracle as ‘critical third parties’ will help improve resilience, says Treasury
  
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• Skills are shaping up to be Burnham’s next crusade

  10-07-2026 10:30 via ft.com
  Whether it’s good public transport or young people’s futures, he knows where to make government matter to voters
  
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• Pro-Palantir data has litany of errors, English hospitals admit

  10-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Four trusts confirm there were errors in underlying hospital data on discharge delays after FT probe
  
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• NHS hospitals admit to errors in data used to defend Palantir contract

  10-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Four trusts confirm there were errors in the underlying hospital data on discharge delays after FT probe
  
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• Multinationals still avoiding UK tax after US opts out of reforms, MPs warn

  10-07-2026 01:01 via ft.com
  New global ‘pillar 2’ rules require companies to pay top-up levies
  
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• Tory shadow chancellor promises tax cuts

  09-07-2026 21:00 via ft.com
  Mel Stride vows ‘responsible radicalism’ as party draws dividing line with Labour under probable new leader Andy Burnham
  
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• Suspicious trading before 41% of takeovers sets new UK record

  09-07-2026 19:06 via ft.com
  Annual FCA data shows abnormal trades hitting new highs amid deal frenzy for UK companies
  
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• Britain’s unsustainable mental health bill

  09-07-2026 18:56 via ft.com
  Reducing spending on disability benefits is a major test for Andy Burnham
  
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• Chemicals companies hit out at UK science funding cuts

  09-07-2026 17:40 via ft.com
  Particle accelerator used by both public and private sector scientists is part of 15% research centre savings
  
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• Leading UK research facility Diamond Light Source faces cost cuts

  09-07-2026 13:48 via ft.com
  Particle accelerator used by both public and private sector scientists is part of 15% research centre savings
  
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