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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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• £2.5bn Leeds tram project delayed following review

  18-12-2025 18:32
  Labour had pledged to make the network a priority
  
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• Motability boss handed bumper pay rise

  18-12-2025 18:13
  Andrew Miller’s remuneration increased 23.5% this year to ‘reflect growing scale’ of his role, says company
  
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• A change of approach to the youth unemployment problem

  18-12-2025 18:01
  Plus, Bank of England cuts interest rates but signals caution on future reductions
  
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• Michelle Mone-linked medical supplier PPE Medpro wound up

  18-12-2025 17:08
  UK government seeks at least £122mn owed by company that supplied substandard equipment during Covid pandemic
  
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• Lenders set to lower mortgage rates in early 2026

  18-12-2025 16:53
  Property experts say decision adds momentum to downward trajectory of lending costs
  
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• HMRC issues payslip warning in December

  18-12-2025 16:49 via express.co.uk
  Workers are being urged to make an important check this month.
  
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• DWP confirms pension boost for 256,000 people in major change

  18-12-2025 16:21 via express.co.uk
  More than a quarter of a million people are soon set to see their payments rise
  
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• Households handed £98 fuel vouchers before Christmas

  18-12-2025 16:15 via express.co.uk
  Struggling households can get vital financial support this winter.
  
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• Santander warning as money taken from customers’ accounts

  18-12-2025 16:12 via express.co.uk
  Santander is urging people to be vigilant as Christmas draws nearer
  
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• BP sacks top boss in latest net zero fiasco

  18-12-2025 15:55 via express.co.uk
  BP has replaced CEO Murray Auchincloss with Meg O'Neill, the firm's first female leader, as the energy giant pivots back to fossil fuels amid investor pressure.
  
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• Santander, Nationwide and First Direct giving up to £200 free cash to customers

  18-12-2025 15:35 via express.co.uk
  Customers who make a switch can bag a free cash boost of up to £200.
  
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• BoE cuts rates by quarter point to 3.75%

  18-12-2025 15:19
  Andrew Bailey signals caution on further cuts even as central bank responds to signs of slowing economy
  
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• Brewery announces price rises for 6 pints after Rachel Reeves’s tax hike

  18-12-2025 14:03 via express.co.uk
  A massive beer firm has said some of its pints will have to go up in price.
  
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• Aldi enforces item limit on popular Christmas Day drink in all supermarkets

  18-12-2025 13:56 via express.co.uk
  Sales of a popular drink surged by 75% when Aldi slashed its price. The supermarket has now introduced a cap per customer.
  
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• Tesco Clubcard customers urged to scan card in stores before Christmas

  18-12-2025 13:45 via express.co.uk
  Customers can bag big savings in the supermarket before Christmas.
  
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• BoE cuts rates with relatively dovish guidance

  18-12-2025 13:45
  Tight vote disguises a consensus in favour of further monetary easing in 2026
  
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• Food production no longer profitable for English farms, says review

  18-12-2025 13:08
  Nearly a third of businesses were lossmaking last year as rising costs and volatile weather hit household income
  
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• DWP Universal Credit claimants could receive up to £1,200 extra cash

  18-12-2025 13:00 via express.co.uk
  HMRC confirmed the scheme has been extended
  
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• Could revealing Rishi Sunak’s cowboy boots ruin Brex-Tex relations?

  18-12-2025 10:16
  There’s a Sunak in my boots!
  
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• UK to water down regulations for financial benchmarks

  18-12-2025 06:00
  Most index providers will be exempt from UK rules under a scaled-back regime
  
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• Auditors raise red flags at public body run by Ben Houchen

  18-12-2025 06:00
  EY said errors included ‘material misstatements’ in latest setback for Conservative metro mayor Lord Houchen
  
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• Wealthy areas in England get new powers to raise council tax in funding shake up

  17-12-2025 18:49
  Six authorities will be exempted from rules requiring tax rises of 5 per cent or more to be put to a local referendum
  
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• Wealthy areas get new powers to raise council tax in funding shake-up

  17-12-2025 18:49
  Six authorities will be exempted from rules requiring tax rises of 5 per cent or more to be put to a local referendum
  
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• Six wealthy areas in London and south-east given green light for sharp council tax rises

  17-12-2025 18:49
  UK government move aims to compensate for funding shift towards poorer areas
  
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• Softer inflation adds to signs of cooling in UK economy

  17-12-2025 18:05
  Data bolsters argument that Bank of England will cut interest rates on Thursday
  
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• Slowing inflation fuels concerns over a cooling UK economy

  17-12-2025 18:05
  Data bolsters expectations Bank of England will cut interest rates on Thursday
  
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• Slowing inflation fuels concerns about a cooling UK economy

  17-12-2025 18:05
  Data bolsters expectations that Bank of England will cut interest rates on Thursday
  
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• UK should relax salary requirements for skilled worker visas, advisers say

  17-12-2025 16:00
  Migration Advisory Committee says threshold higher than necessary to protect domestic wages
  
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• UK to shift more research funding into AI and video games

  17-12-2025 15:33
  Ten sectors, including the creative industries and life sciences, will share £12bn over four years
  
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