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• Philippines investigates Shell and Exxon over climate change

  07-05-2016 09:00
  
  A legal case will consider if the emissions of 50 fossil fuel companies violate the human rights of those hit by extreme weatherCan Chevron, ExxonMobil and BP be held accountable for the vulnerable communities most affected by climate change? It’s a question a legal case in the Philippines could answer.Last month, lawyers for the petitioners met with the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHR), a constitutional body tasked with investigating human rights violations. Their goal
  
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• What are the best RSI solutions for computer working?

  07-05-2016 08:00
  
  I’ve seen alternative mice, pens and rollerballs but don’t know if any actually workEvery week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.This week’s question: Continue reading...
  
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• Skoda offers paltry ‘goodwill gesture’ for a £4,793 bill for a known fault

  07-05-2016 08:00
  
  We have a 2011 Yeti, and company engineers have admitted a timing chain problem, yet we’re only offered 20%We are extremely disappointed in our 2011 Skoda Yeti 1.2 TSI. After 43,000 miles, and despite it having a full Skoda service history, it needs a new engine! We bought it as “used approved” from a Skoda dealer called Lookers Guildford in July 2014. Since then we have had four major mechanical and electrical problems, and the previous three have been repaired at Skoda dealer
  
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• Is the Tesla 3 the electric car that will change everything?

  07-05-2016 08:00
  
  At £25,000 it’s being hailed as an ‘affordable’ option, and an astonishing 400,000 have been ordered. But is it worth the asking price?It’s being marketed as the model that will finally make electric cars mainstream. To get one you will need a £1,000 deposit, and then have to wait for at least two years before it is delivered. But that hasn’t deterred enthusiastic motorists. So far 400,000 people worldwide have pre-ordered the hi-tech, super-stylish and
  
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• Ex-pensions minister is still worrying about pensions. We should too

  07-05-2016 08:00
  
  Ten million people will find their retirement payout isn’t adequate. Steve Webb has an idea that may fix the biggest issue facing pension savers in BritainI met up with Steve Webb this week, the highly regarded pensions minister in the coalition government for five years until he lost his seat in the election. He can be a lot more candid now he’s out of office (particularly in what he says about George Osborne). What, I asked, is the biggest single issue facing pension savers in Brit
  
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• The surprising fall in the cost of the UK’s food

  07-05-2016 07:59
  
  From eggs to bread and meat, the past four years has seen the cost of basic foodstuffs declineGood news for shoppers: supermarket giants Tesco and Sainsbury’s have cut the price of a basket of basic household goods by 12%-13% over the past four years, Guardian Money can reveal. Sainsbury’s this week blamed price deflation for a slide in profits, saying that the cost of goods in its stores has fallen on average by 4% over the past two years. But Guardian Money research, comparing pric
  
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