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• Martin Lewis explains when using air fryer is more expensive than an oven

  13-04-2025 23:25 via express.co.uk
  
  Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis set out his 'rule of thumb' when using an air fryer instead of an oven.
  
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• Increase tax-free Personal Allowance to any amount with HMRC's ‘four times’ rule

  16-12-2025 11:42 via express.co.uk
  The rule allows you to increase your tax-free Personal Allowance by up to four times your earnings.
  
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• Older state pensioners can get extra £5,496 from DWP

  16-12-2025 11:41 via express.co.uk
  Eligible pensioners can boost their State Pension payments with a single claim.
  
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• UK unemployment rate rises to 5.1%

  16-12-2025 11:20 via ft.com
  Figures also show wage growth cooled in three months to October
  
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• HMRC's major 2026 letter update affecting 37m taxpayers

  16-12-2025 10:47 via express.co.uk
  The days of receiving a brown envelope from HMRC may be numbered, as a major change is set to take effect in 2026
  
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• Major UK energy supplier promises £150 saving for millions of households

  16-12-2025 10:38 via express.co.uk
  The company said customers "deserve to feel the benefit directly on their bills".
  
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• State pension ‘two digit code’ will determine if you get early payment in January

  16-12-2025 10:25 via express.co.uk
  If you receive the state pension, you'll need to check what this change could mean for you.
  
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• Rachel Reeves sparks jobs crisis as number of out-of-work Brits highest in 5 years

  16-12-2025 09:37 via express.co.uk
  Britain's unemployment rate rose to its highest level for nearly five years in the three months to October, the ONS said.
  
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• Major energy firm shares £150 update for customers

  16-12-2025 09:04 via express.co.uk
  Customers will notice a change from April
  
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• We read the novel-length Morrisons rotisserie chicken judgment and all we feel is pain

  16-12-2025 08:30 via ft.com
  Tax return to hot chicken
  
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• Disaster for Rachel Reeves as unemployment in the UK rises again in new humiliation

  16-12-2025 08:13 via express.co.uk
  Data about UK average regular earnings growth were also released on Tuesday.
  
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• Martin Lewis warns ISA savers your cash could face 40 per cent tax

  16-12-2025 08:00 via express.co.uk
  You can deposit up to a certain amount each year into ISAs
  
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• Anyone with a cash ISA told to take this action now

  16-12-2025 06:30 via express.co.uk
  Changes are widely expected to be made this week that could affect savers
  
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• Treasury minister issues tax update for anyone who earns this amount

  16-12-2025 06:15 via express.co.uk
  The Chancellor set out a new raft of tax policies in the Autumn Statement
  
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• UK National Wealth Fund to prioritise direct investments over third-party funds

  16-12-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  Infrastructure bank revises strategy to encourage private backing for projects including regional growth and clean energy
  
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• Motability Scheme changes to be introduced from next year - full list

  16-12-2025 06:00 via express.co.uk
  The Motability Scheme is a lifeline for many disabled people and families, providing them with the means to lease a car
  
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• Morrisons loses £17mn VAT fight as court rules rotisserie chickens are hot food

  16-12-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  High court rules product should be subject to the 20 per cent tax rate after 13-year case
  
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• Morrisons loses £17mn food fight as chicken tax comes home to roost

  16-12-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  High court rules rotisserie product should be subject to the 20 per cent VAT rate for hot food
  
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• DWP responds to Martin Lewis as he warns Universal Credit claimants could be 'excluded'

  16-12-2025 06:00 via express.co.uk
  Martin Lewis has called for changes that would allow Universal Credit claimants to switch more easily
  
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• Nissan starts production of new Leaf EV at Sunderland

  16-12-2025 01:01 via ft.com
  Japanese carmaker has invested £450mn in the third-generation model, breathing new life into the UK’s largest car plant
  
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• US suspends technology deal with the UK

  16-12-2025 00:57 via ft.com
  Washington pushes for concessions from London on the broader trade relationship
  
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• UK agrees trade deal with South Korea just weeks ahead of deadline

  15-12-2025 23:30 via ft.com
  Announcement spares British exporters from threat of tariff increases
  
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• Rachel Reeves has haunted look of a sinner staring into the abyss – soon we'll know why

  15-12-2025 21:00 via express.co.uk
  The Chancellor has a tormented look. It worries me.
  
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• ‘We feel badly let down’: pubs say they will be hit hard by UK tax rise

  15-12-2025 18:25 via ft.com
  Smaller hospitality businesses are angry at unexpected increase in business rates
  
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• Business groups urge peers to pass UK employment rights bill

  15-12-2025 16:40 via ft.com
  Flagship legislation delayed after Tories and cross-benchers in the Lords joined forces to thwart proposals for unfair dismissal
  
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• Events at the Charles Dickens Museum stage Christmas experiences like no other

  15-12-2025 16:24 via express.co.uk
  Surround yourself with Christmas spirits amid the welcoming glow of the Charles Dickens Museum, the great writer's atmospheric first family home 48 Doughty Street in central London.
  
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• Reform UK pledges to cut 68,500 civil service jobs

  15-12-2025 16:07 via ft.com
  Danny Kruger says Whitehall machine is ‘overstaffed and badly led’
  
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• Doctors to go ahead with pre-Christmas strikes in England

  15-12-2025 14:20 via ft.com
  British Medical Association rejects government offer and says five-day strike by junior doctors will start on Wednesday
  
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• UK mortgage rules to be loosened to help first-time buyers and pensioners

  15-12-2025 10:57 via ft.com
  Financial Conduct Authority wants to boost lending and make market more flexible
  
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• Labour’s re-election hopes rest on the private sector

  15-12-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  Public services will only show improvement with money and expertise that comes from outside government
  
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