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• Angela Merkel is the most powerful woman in the WORLD, says Forbes

  06-06-2016 18:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel has topped the list of the most powerful women in the world.
  
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• Are YOU buying travel insurance that is practically WORTHLESS?

  06-06-2016 15:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BRITISH tourists are being warned they face being lumbered with bills of thousands of pounds after being caught out by small print exclusions for even the most basic travel hiccups.
  
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• British holidaymakers dealt blow ahead of summer holidays as pound plunges

  06-06-2016 14:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  OVERSEAS holidaymakers have been dealt a blow by a huge plunge in the value of the pound, after the most recent polls showed the Leave campaign is gaining ground in the upcoming referendum on membership of Europe.
  
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• With a $55,000 debt, you learn to appreciate the little things | Stephanie Land

  06-06-2016 13:00
  
  I haven’t had a vacation in years. Instead I’ve had to find happiness in a sunny afternoon on a lake, or all of us snuggling on a couch to watch a movie Related: Tell us about your life in the red: how do you survive with debt? Debt: $55,000 Continue reading...
  
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• Why retirees want super-size bungalows to SAVE money

  06-06-2016 12:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MORE and more retirees are choosing to live together to save money following expensive divorces and relationship failures according to a new survey.
  
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• The overselling of financial transaction taxes

  06-06-2016 11:35
  
  A ‘Robin Hood tax’ would not have stopped the 2008 financial crisis. We need better regulation of financial markets and a progressive tax on consumptionHowever November’s US presidential election turns out, one proposal that will probably live on is the introduction of a financial transaction tax (FTT). While by no means a crazy idea, an FTT is hardly the panacea that its hard-left advocates hold it out to be. It is certainly a poor substitute for deeper tax reform aimed at mak
  
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• The pocket-money pay gap paves the way for a lifetime of inequality | Helen Whitehouse

  06-06-2016 10:30
  
  It’s no surprise that boys ask for and receive on average 13% more pocket money than girls. We need to encourage women to speak up for what they wantResearch has shown boys get more pocket money than girls even from a very young age, most likely because they simply ask for more. Although it might be a complete coincidence and something parents don’t realise they are doing, it’s clearly something perpetuated for the rest of our lives. Related: Gender pay gap: women earn £3
  
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• The leave campaign would scrap workers’ rights. It must tell us which ones | Hilary Benn

  06-06-2016 09:31
  
  Brexiters scorn the protections the EU affords UK employees, and would like to hold a bonfire of ‘red tape’ on safety, working hours, pensions and moreWhen it comes to whether Britain should remain in the European Union, almost all political parties and traditions – Labour, the Greens, Liberal Democrats, the SNP, Plaid Cymru, and half of the Tory Party – agree that we are better off in Europe.But that doesn’t mean we all have the same reasons for wanting to stay in.
  
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• How to live like a billionaire on the cheap

  06-06-2016 09:15
  
  From private islands that can be yours for as little as £100,000, to yachts and jets to rent for just £90 a pop, the luxury lifestyle isn’t so exclusive after allIf you’re struggling to get a mortgage, paying exorbitant rental prices, or simply in need of a getaway, why not follow in Richard Branson’s shoes and buy a private island instead? For as little as £100,000 (less than many central London car parking spaces), you could be the owner of a little island i
  
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• Welcome to a cashless future where retailers recognise our faces

  06-06-2016 09:08
  
  The world of payments is changing rapidly, with some businesses already cashless – but for many consumers, it’s all too muchThe coming years will see many changes in how we use money and make payments. Technology is making possible a world where payments will increasingly be digital, mobile and even borderless. For retailers and businesses of all kinds, this may have major implications for how their companies operate. All entrepreneurs should keep an eye on the future of payments.Ton
  
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• City News: British Retail Consortium, Asda, Co-op, Parkdean Resorts

  06-06-2016 09:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CLOTHING sales bounced back in May as improving weather encouraged shoppers to begin their pre-summer spending.
  
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• The Crusader: Despair over parking appeal bungling

  06-06-2016 09:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  YOU ARE pulled up short when a private parking penalty is slapped on your car.
  
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• London cannot afford a bus service slowdown

  06-06-2016 08:13
  
  Road traffic congestion is damaging the capital’s most important form of public transport with a variety of ill-effectsAll over Britain, buses are slowing down. They’re doing it in Brighton, Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol and Hull and most of all they’re doing it in London. Over the past year, speeds on a third of London’s bus routes have fallen by more than 5%, reducing some of them to walking speed: route 11, which runs between Fulham Broadway and Liverpool Street stati
  
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• I'm in my late 40s and need a new career – but what?

  06-06-2016 08:00
  
  A family member has offered to pay for a postgraduate course and I’ve thought about seeing a life coach. However I do have a wide variety of experienceTwice a week we publish problems that will feature in a forthcoming Dear Jeremy advice column in the Saturday Guardian so that readers can offer their own advice and suggestions. We then print the best of your comments alongside Jeremy’s own insights. Here is the latest dilemma – what are your thoughts?After home educating my chi
  
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• How to do the most work in the shortest time | Mark McCartney

  06-06-2016 08:00
  
  Here are eight simple rules to be time-efficient (so you can do some really focused work when you’ve finished). What are you waiting for?We are designed by evolution to be busy. That’s OK for the caveman, who needs to feed himself; not OK for you in the 21st-century when you have to deal with an ever-growing range of tempting distractions. Which is why it is so baffling that Paris has been identified as the city with the shortest working week, when France is renowned for having highe
  
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• Airbnb is taking bookings that cannot be fulfilled

  06-06-2016 07:59
  
  Changes to the law in Berlin have not been reflected on the websiteIn March we booked a flat in Berlin using Airbnb and having got somewhere to stay, we booked flights. This was later cancelled by the host, who said something about advice from his lawyer. I looked on the web but couldn’t find much information to suggest if this was a genuine reason and so booked somewhere else. The second booking was later declined; however, it subsequently became clear that this was because it had recentl
  
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• Brexit and UK GDP: All you want to know - Financial Express

  06-06-2016 03:50
  
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  Brexit and UK GDP: All you want to know
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  The threat of a possible Brexit— to be decided by a referendum on June 23—will have a detrimental effect on UK-EU relations, as well as the rest of the world. By: Meghna Chadha | Published: June 6, 2016 7:16 AM ...en meer »
  
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