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• Electric dreams? What you need to know about Tesla's Model 3

  18-05-2019 09:30
  The electric car will be available in the UK soon. We look at costs and how it compares with rivals
  Launched with the intention of being Tesla’s first mass-market electric car, the new Model 3 is smaller and simpler than the other vehicles in the Californian carmaker’s stable. And according to Tesla, the new saloon is the “more affordable” of the range – though with a starting price at just under £39,000, many would query that claim.The order book for the Mode
  
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• What's the best way to grow hydroponic herbs?

  18-05-2019 08:00
  I’m looking for a starter kit – or I’m wondering if I could build a DIY version myselfEvery 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.I’d like to start growing herbs hydroponically, all year round. Is there a good, reasonably priced starter kit to buy, or can I build a DIY version for less? Any herb experts out there who can pass on wha
  
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• Insurance firm refuses to cover cancelled holiday to Sri Lanka

  18-05-2019 08:00
  London family left £2,000 out of pocket despite the Foreign Office advising against travel to the island
  A family whose planned summer holiday to Sri Lanka will have to be cancelled have expressed disbelief after their travel insurer refused to cover their losses, but told them they would be uninsured if they went ahead.Sam Williams says his annual travel policy with Ecclesiastical turned out to be worthless after it emerged it would not cover the cancellation of his trip in the wake of th
  
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• ‘I gave up my job to become a foster carer – it’s enriched my life’

  18-05-2019 08:00
  Libby Thornhill, 60, on why she started fostering – and why it meant buying a bigger car
  Name: Libby Thornhill
  Age: 60
  Income: £15,000 plus an allowance of £9,074
  Occupation: full-time foster carerTwo weeks after my husband and I were approved to be foster carers, we received a call to say that two brothers, aged seven and 10, would be coming to live with us in less than an hour. Continue reading...
  
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• Childcare: thousands of grandparents miss out on a pension perk

  18-05-2019 08:00
  Those who look after their grandchildren can receive national insurance creditThousands of grandparents who look after their grandchildren continue to miss out on a perk that could increase their state pension.New figures show that while more than 10,000 have made use of a scheme designed to assist grandparents who make sacrifices to help their children get back to work after the birth of a child, there are still many more who have not. Continue reading...
  
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• 'A terrible shock': council hands flat owner £146,000 bill

  18-05-2019 08:00
  Nurse faces losing his property after council demands gigantic sum for refurbishment of blockHow would you feel if a council bill for £146,000 landed on your doormat?This monster demand – for £146,257, to be precise – was sent to Lloyd Onuoha, a 62-year-old nurse, by Southwark council in London. Continue reading...
  
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• EU LIES about Brexit Britain in bid to prise banks from the City – Bank of England FURIOUS

  18-05-2019 01:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  EUROPEAN UNION officials have been accused of spreading lies about Britain and future relations after Brexit to lure international banks away from the City.
  
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