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• What are PuFins and how do Burnham and Healey plan to use them?

  30-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  State-owned institutions are aimed at spurring private-sector activity, and mayors want them to work more flexibly
  
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• Labour’s rental reforms disrupt student market and lengthen lettings process

  15-08-2026 13:00 via ft.com
  Renters’ Rights Act locks international students out of housing market while pushing prospective tenants into double rents
  
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• New HMRC tax planned for April 2027 'already having impact'

  15-08-2026 07:04 via express.co.uk
  A Belfast financial adviser says enquiries about inheritance tax planning have risen by 50% as families rush to review their finances
  
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• How grandparents can help with school fees

  15-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Private education will be much more expensive for a child starting school today than for those just graduating, so planning is key
  
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• How Burnham can curb Britain’s tax-dodging shops

  15-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  The prime minister is missing a simple trick in his campaign to revive high streets: enforcing the basic laws of doing business
  
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• Two groups given £100,000 tax warning ahead of Budget

  15-08-2026 05:30 via express.co.uk
  The groups face additional fears over possible raids on their savings
  
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• Andy Burnham urged to rethink £8,000 tax change coming in from April

  15-08-2026 04:30 via express.co.uk
  An expert warned people often misunderstand their tax options
  
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• HMRC takes £56million from savers in the last 8 years

  14-08-2026 21:27 via express.co.uk
  The issue has become even more prevalent with rising costs.
  
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• Burnham warns of ‘tinderbox’ Britain after week of intense heat

  14-08-2026 19:51 via ft.com
  Comes as government faces controversial decisions on watering down electric vehicle targets and approving new North Sea oilfields
  
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• DWP sending unexpected £952 payments to state pensioners before September

  14-08-2026 19:27 via express.co.uk
  The DWP has confirmed a disruption to payments this month.
  
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• State pensioners could be due £4,000 a year under 1 rule

  14-08-2026 18:48 via express.co.uk
  People have been urged to check if they are eligible.
  
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• Tesco offers 5% off fuel to customers who do 1 thing before Sunday

  14-08-2026 18:06 via express.co.uk
  Tesco shoppers should check the supermarket's latest update.
  
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• Second UK train derails in under 24 hours

  14-08-2026 16:34 via ft.com
  Incident at Wickford in Essex follows derailment of train in East Sussex on Thursday
  
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• Second UK train derails in less than 24 hours

  14-08-2026 16:32 via ft.com
  Incident at Wickford in Essex follows derailment of train in East Sussex on Thursday
  
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• How to clean your car during a hosepipe ban

  14-08-2026 15:01 via express.co.uk
  You may want to think about the products you use to wash your car
  
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• Mortgage borrowers handed boost as repossessions fall

  14-08-2026 14:38 via express.co.uk
  The figures will provide some much-needed reassurance to households
  
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• Safety inspection of track carried out day before train crash in southern England

  14-08-2026 13:36 via ft.com
  Checks that disrupt services take place only when there is reason to believe a fault might present a risk
  
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• Mortgage costs pushed higher by US stand-off with Iran

  14-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Interest rates on home loans have jumped in America and several big European economies in recent weeks
  
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• Fragile states in Africa and Middle East hit by more than 40% cut in UK direct aid

  14-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Campaigners sound alarm over cuts to development spending pushed through to fund defence investment
  
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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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