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• Romford borrowed more in payday loans than Leeds in 2018

  19-04-2019 18:04 via theguardian.com
  Town took out £15m, compared with £14.7m, despite vastly smaller population, data showsThe people of Romford in east London borrowed more money via payday loans in 2018 than the entire population of Leeds, according to official data.A study based on the figures named Birmingham as “the payday loan capital of the UK”, with its residents borrowing a total of £37m in 2018 as their personal finances came under pressure. Continue reading...
  
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• Let’s move to Ely, Cambridgeshire: still haunted by its past

  19-04-2019 17:30 via theguardian.com
  ‘I can imagine a rather fabulous Nordic-noir inspired TV detective series being set there’What’s going for it? It’s an odd place, Ely. For a start they have an annual eel-throwing competition on Eel Day. (That’s toy eels, animal lovers.) But that makes it all the weirder. I can imagine a rather fabulous Nordic-noir-inspired TV detective series being set there, under the flat, relentless Fen skies – possibly set in the 15th-century (Ely’s heyday); possibl
  
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• State pension age: Thousands of women 'could be missing out on £9,000 in retirement'

  19-04-2019 16:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  THOUSANDS of woman could find themselves losing out on more than £9,000 in retirement because of the state pension age rise.
  
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• Turkey lira crisis: Erdogan 'faces prolonged ECONOMIC SQUEEZE as lira heads lower'

  19-04-2019 16:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  TURKEY could be set for a “prolonged financial and economic squeeze” should the central bank fail to prop up the struggling lira in the face of looming political uncertainty, according to a markets economist.
  
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• Bitcoin BOOM: BTC poised for the dawn of a new era over the Easter break – ANALYSIS

  19-04-2019 16:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  BITCOIN, the veteran gladiator of the cryptocurrency arena, is starting to shake off the shroud of negativity that has hung heavy upon its shoulders for the last six months.
  
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• State pension SHOCK for British expats: 510,000 retirees stuck with FROZEN pension

  19-04-2019 15:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  HALF a million British expats have had their state pension frozen while abroad due to restrictions on those not living in the UK.
  
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• Schroders shareholders urged to rebel over CEO's £6m bonus

  19-04-2019 15:08 via theguardian.com
  Adviser says re-election of chairman and appointment of Leonie Schroder should be blockedThe fund manager Schroders is at risk of a shareholder backlash after an influential advisory firm issued a warning about “excessive” bonuses and the appointment of a Schroder family member to its board.Glass Lewis has recommended that at next month’s annual meeting investors vote against the company’s pay report, as well as the election of Leonie Schroder, claiming she lacks the expe
  
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• Half of UK consumers willing to pay more to avoid plastic packaging

  19-04-2019 15:00 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: eight in 10 trying to cut plastic waste and 46% feel guilty about it, survey showsEight in 10 consumers are trying to reduce their plastic waste and half would be willing to pay higher prices for eco-friendly packaging, according to a survey that highlights the impact of the Blue Planet documentary and the campaign to reduce such rubbish.The research by YouGov shows 46% of people in the UK feel guilty about the amount of plastic they use, which is motivating them to consider changes i
  
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• Germany CRISIS: Europe's largest economy still faces 'impending RECESSION risks'

  19-04-2019 13:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  GERMANY is vulnerable to a downturn in global trade with the potential of slipping into recession still a real risk for the economy, according to a macro strategist.
  
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• ‘It’s genuine, you know?’: why the online influencer industry is going ‘authentic’ – podcast

  19-04-2019 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Calamities such as Fyre festival have tarnished the booming business of YouTube and Instagram stars. Now the industry’s top tastemakers have a new plan: keeping it realRead the text version here Continue reading...
  
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• Venezuela 'swerving US sanctions by funnelling cashflow from oil sales through Russia'

  19-04-2019 12:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  VENEZUELA is skirting United States sanctions by funnelling cashflow from oil sales through a Russian state energy giant, according to a report.
  
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• What are the chances of us all getting £300 off Mastercard?

  19-04-2019 09:00 via theguardian.com
  According to a former financial ombudsman, the company owes that to 46 million peopleMastercard charges allegedly resulted in consumers overpaying for goods in shops to the tune of £14bn, and if a class action is successful, it will mean payouts worth up to £300 for 46 million people. That’s according to the former financial ombudsman Walter Merricks – though this is hotly disputed by Mastercard – following a court of appeal ruling in his favour this week.But what i
  
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• Plans to expand Iceland's fish farms risk decimating wild salmon populations

  19-04-2019 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Scientists are warning against new legislation to grow Iceland’s fish farming industry, but industry is pressuring for a go-ahead A five-fold expansion in open net fish farms that scientists believe could decimate Iceland’s wild salmon stocks is pitting Big Aquaculture against ecologists in the country.Next month, a parliamentary bill is expected to extend farm licenses from 10 to 16 years, while omitting critics from oversight panels and handing primary monitoring powers to industry
  
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• Homes with stained glass windows – in pictures

  19-04-2019 08:00 via theguardian.com
  From a converted chapel in Bristol to a Victorian church in North Yorkshire, here are some homes with colour Continue reading...
  
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• Who owns the country? The secretive companies hoarding England's land

  19-04-2019 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Multi-million pound corporations with complex structures have purchased the very ground we walk on – and we are only just beginning to discover the damage it is doing to Britain. By Guy ShrubsoleDespite owning 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) of land, managing a property portfolio worth £2.3bn and having control over huge swaths of central Manchester and Liverpool, very few people have heard of a company named Peel Holdings. It owns the Manchester Ship Canal. It built the Trafford Cent
  
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• Facebook security lapse affects millions more Instagram users than first stated

  19-04-2019 00:01 via theguardian.com
  News that the company had insecurely stored passwords came on the same day as the release of Robert Mueller’s long-awaited report Facebook chose one of the busiest news days in American politics this year to admit that millions more Instagram users were affected by a security lapse than it had previously disclosed.At 10 am ET on Thursday, as the attorney general, William Barr, wrapped up his news conference on the release of the report of the special counsel, Robert Mueller, Facebook updat
  
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