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• Eurozone crisis as Europe struggles to shift slowdown – EU decreases expectations

  13-07-2019 13:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE EUROZONE’S industrial production grew this month, but it still wasn’t enough to escape the slowdown.
  
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• Summer holidays: how to get help with the childcare costs

  13-07-2019 10:30
  Government schemes cover more than nursery fees – they can also help pay for some camps and clubsSorting out childcare for the school summer holiday can be stressful and costly – but there is financial help available to make things easier.Many parents will be aware of government schemes such as tax-free childcare but did you know these can be used to help pay for holiday clubs and summer camps as well as nurseries, after-school clubs and so on? Continue reading...
  
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• Park homes: cheaper than bricks and mortar, but not trouble free

  13-07-2019 08:01 via theguardian.com
  Loved by pensioners, mobile housing is also fraught with rogues who prey on residentsDownsizing to a park home sounds like the ideal move for cash-strapped pensioners. Retirees can swap urban life for a quieter one in the countryside or by the sea, surrounded by people in the same age group.Park homes are much cheaper than traditional bricks and mortar – you can buy one for less than £100,000 in most areas of the country. However, the UK park home industry has a reputation for being
  
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• MPs demand investigation of ‘fake signatures’ claims

  13-07-2019 08:01 via theguardian.com
  Alleged forgery at banks led to people being evicted from homes, say campaigners The UK’s National Crime Agency and the Financial Conduct Authority have been called on to investigate allegations that bank workers faked signatures on court documents to recover debts and repossess homes.MPs on the Commons Treasury select committee have written to the two bodies to request they review evidence gathered by campaigners. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘I earn less than I did growing cannabis, but I have peace of mind’

  13-07-2019 08:01 via theguardian.com
  Former career criminal Russell Zecanovsky on how a job at Timpsons turned his life aroundName: Russell ZecanovskyAge: 46 Continue reading...
  
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• How can I tend my allotment without visiting every day?

  13-07-2019 08:01 via theguardian.com
  I started to rent an allotment with great intentions, but it is now hopelessly overgrownEvery 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 started to rent an allotment with great intentions last year. But with inaction, it is now hopelessly overgrown. How can I make it work without visiting every day? Continue reading...
  
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• Work and play: the rise of child-friendly co-working spaces

  13-07-2019 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Fed up with escalating childcare costs and inflexible nurseries? A new breed of workplaces can helpWhen Zoey Goto drops her two-year-old daughter off at nursery in the morning, she has an enviable commute to work. For freelance journalist Goto is at her desk and opening up her laptop in under two minutes. The reason? Goto, 39, works from central London-based Cuckooz Nest, which doubles up as a co-working space and a creche, offering 36 desks for the adults and a nursery capacity of 18.Stocked up
  
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• 'Jeansgate' exposes Marks and Spencer's deeper fashion flaw

  13-07-2019 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Too little stock for the Holly Willoughby range forced one boss out, but M&S has been getting it wrong for yearsThe sacking of Marks & Spencer’s clothing supremo this week ensured Jill McDonald became the first high-profile casualty of a more ruthless regime determined to prevent oblivion for the 135-year-old chain.McDonald’s departure was blamed on what was referred to as “jeansgate” within M&S. Her buyers failed to order enough stock for a collection promote
  
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• Cheap mortgage: 'It should be a lot simpler' Could switching save you £1,000 per year?

  13-07-2019 05:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  MORTGAGES can be the route which enables a person to become a homeowner, however with the repayment period lasting 25 years, it can be something which is relevant to a borrower’s life for quite some time.
  
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• Facebook to be fined $5bn for Cambridge Analytica privacy violations – reports

  13-07-2019 00:12 via theguardian.com
  The $5bn fine would be the largest ever levied by the Federal Trade Commission against a technology companyThe Federal Trade Commission has reportedly voted to approve fining Facebook roughly $5bn to settle an investigation into the company’s privacy violations that was launched following the Cambridge Analytica revelations.The Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post, both citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter, reported Friday afternoon that the settlement was approved by a
  
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