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• The Tories should see green over Sadiq Khan’s ‘old banger tax’ | Phillip Inman

  08-06-2019 18:00 via theguardian.com
  The ultra low emissions zone will be used by left and right to discomfit the London mayor. The Conservatives should do their environmental bit and support himA petition against the London mayor’s tax on car emissions – the ultra low emissions zone (Ulez) – has yet to reach 100,000 signatures, but is not far off, at 91,000.This is not a protest against the tax imposed in April on high-emission vehicles travelling into the West End and the City, inside the existing congestion zon
  
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• Want to save money at the movies? Here's the full picture

  08-06-2019 09:30
  In a world dominated by Netflix prices vary but the shared experience still gets bums on seatsIn 2018 the price of a UK cinema ticket fell for the first time in 17 years, to an average of £7.22. But, as Phil Clapp of trade body the UK Cinema Association points out, some Londoners would probably be shocked to learn there are people paying as little as that, while in other parts of the country there are film fans who would be “outraged” at the idea of paying that much.Regional va
  
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• Buying cables? Going for gold could mean a rip-off

  08-06-2019 09:30
  From mobile phone chargers to HDMI for TVs, here’s how to save on leads for your gadgetsCables are a necessary evil in our modern world. Whether it’s the power cord for your phone, the cables jammed in the back of your TV or the wires connecting you to the internet, they’re everywhere.And when you need a new one the options are almost limitless, with some costing as much as hundreds of pounds. But do you need to spend all that for a cable? Absolutely not. So here’s a quic
  
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• Sole traders: why there's a whiff of money in old trainers

  08-06-2019 09:20
  London’s StockX is doing a roaring trade dealing in the booming market for rare sneakers Sniffing strangers’ trainers for a living sounds like a bad job, but standing at his work station Matt Miller is inhaling a Nike Air Jordan shoe with the enthusiasm of a sommelier.Mercifully, the shoe has never been worn. Miller is getting notes of leather and suede but can probably smell money too. The sought-after Nike Jordan 1s – designed by the rapper Travis Scott - are among the most c
  
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• 'Tui took £260 off my prepaid card after I didn't use it for six years'

  08-06-2019 09:15
  Woman urges holidaymakers to avoid travel firm’s cards after it insists it has right to take balanceA woman is urging holidaymakers to avoid Tui prepaid travel money cards after the firm took all of the near-€300 (£260) balance she held on her card because she hadn’t used it for a few years.The holiday giant, which offers prepaid cards to help customers manage their holiday spending, told Sue Probyn that its terms and conditions allow it to remove all balances held on card
  
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• Travel spending: Put your kids’ cash on a card before they go

  08-06-2019 08:45
  Teenagers heading abroad should be looking at prepaid bank cards – but which ones?
  •‘Tui took £260 off my prepaid card after I didn’t use it for six years’No one forgets their first solo trip abroad, but if you want to remember it for all the right reasons, it will certainly help if you have the right plastic in your wallet or purse.Over the coming months, thousands of parents will be waving off their kids as they head off on holiday with friends or go travelli
  
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• Which budget turntable, amp and speakers should I buy?

  08-06-2019 08:00
  I can spend up to £250 on a new or used system for playing old vinyl recordsEvery 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’ve just inherited my dad’s vinyl collection and am desperate to listen to the records but don’t have anything to play them on. I’d like an old-school turntable, amp and speakers for less than £250 &nd
  
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• Savers finally get better rates on easy access accounts

  08-06-2019 08:00
  Nottingham building society has announced a rise on its Beehive online saverSavers looking for a better return can now get 1.5% on a genuinely easy access account after the Nottingham building society this week quietly raised the rate on its Beehive online saver.In recent months savings rates have been creeping up to the extent that it is now worth comparing the latest deals with the rate you are currently getting on your savings. Continue reading...
  
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• Are your savings trapped in Neil Woodford’s fund?

  08-06-2019 08:00
  His flagship vehicle is floundering – we look at what savers can do to protect their nest eggIs your investment cash “imprisoned” in Neil Woodford’s flagship fund? Britain’s best-known fund manager this week dramatically blocked investors from pulling their cash from the Woodford Equity Income Fund, which was launched in a blaze of publicity five years ago. So, if you have got money in it, you can’t get it out for at least 28 days. Continue reading...
  
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• State Pension: Women say state has ‘stolen’ pension with age change in High Court battle

  08-06-2019 05:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  STATE pension age changes have been the subject of a judicial review this week, after campaigners took the Department for Work and Pensions to the High Court over the rise in the state pension age for women.
  
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• State pension frozen overseas: WW2 veteran recalls shock discovery DAYS before leaving UK

  08-06-2019 05:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  STATE pensioner Anne Puckridge, 94, is a World War Two veteran, spending much of her later years fighting against frozen overseas state pensions. Now, she’s calling on Prime Minister Theresa May to meet with her to discuss the End Frozen Pensions campaign.
  
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