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• Premium Bonds checker: How to check if you’re a winner in the October 2019 prize draw

  02-10-2019 15:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  PREMIUM BOND winners for the October 2019 prize draw were revealed yesterday. NS&I has explained how a person can check to see if they’re a winner in the prize draw - which includes a £1 million jackpot.
  
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• Are Universal Credit payments taxable? Current tax-free & taxed state benefits - full list

  02-10-2019 15:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  UNIVERSAL CREDIT is a payment which may be able to be claimed by those who are on a low income or who are out of work, in order to help with their living costs. Are Universal Credit payments taxable?
  
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• State pension age: Who are WASPI and BackTo60? Campaigners await court case judgement

  02-10-2019 15:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  STATE PENSION age changes for women are the subject of campaigns by a number of groups such as WASPI and Back to 60. This week, a landmark High Court judgement is due to be delivered following a judicial review into the matter earlier this year.
  
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• How can shoppers make sense of sustainable fish labels?

  02-10-2019 15:05
  As North Sea cod and wild Atlantic salmon added to at-risk list, calls grow for simplified rulesShoppers told to avoid North Sea cod and wild Atlantic salmonOverfishing is the greatest single threat to marine life, and at least a third of the world’s key populations of fish species are currently overexploited while most of the remainder are reaching their limits. Meanwhile, climate chaos and the scourge of plastic are only adding to the oceans’ problems. Continue reading...
  
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• Inheritance Tax threshold 'should be doubled', poll shows - how Brits responded across UK

  02-10-2019 14:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  INHERITANCE TAX is a tax on the estate, such as the property, money and possessions, of a person who has died. A new poll has found that, overall, Brits feel the tax-free threshold should be raised.
  
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• Lord Sugar rejected Bill Gates' Microsoft deal – but it was the best decision he ever made

  02-10-2019 12:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  LORD SUGAR initially rejected a deal from another famous entrepreneur – Microsoft’s Bill Gates – and delivered a priceless response in the process, unearthed comments reveal.
  
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• Inheritance tax could be scrapped after Sajid Javid makes hint ‘something on my mind’

  02-10-2019 12:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  INHERITANCE TAX: Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid has hinted he could scrap Inheritance Tax in the upcoming Budget at a Conservative conference event.
  
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• Universal Credit changes are coming into effect this month - how could it affect you?

  02-10-2019 11:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  UNIVERSAL CREDIT changes were announced by the Department for Work and Pensions last month. How may they affect claimants?
  
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• State pension amount: Why thousands of pensioners in EU are being contacted this week

  02-10-2019 08:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  STATE PENSION payments increase in the UK and for expats living in some countries each year, under the triple lock policy. This week, the Department for Work and Pensions will send letters to thousands of pensioners regarding what will happen to the state pension should there be a no-deal Brexit.
  
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• Shoppers told to avoid North Sea cod to sustain fish stocks

  02-10-2019 08:00
  Exclusive: species added to at-risk list with wild Atlantic salmon as numbers fall, but hake and plaice are boomingHow can shoppers make sense of sustainable fish labels?Consumers are being urged to steer clear of North Sea cod and wild Atlantic salmon – and eat more herring, plaice and hake – in a fresh attempt to alleviate pressure on threatened stocks.The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) will publish its updated 2019 Good Fish Guide this week, setting out which is the most sustai
  
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• Refugee family fell victim to Thomas Cook collapse

  02-10-2019 08:00
  They lost their holiday and £2,400 after being wrongly refused boardingI booked flights to Mallorca for a family holiday in June through Thomas Cook. We have Iranian nationality and hold a UK residence permit and a UK refugee travel document. The Spanish embassy advised that I did not require a visa.We arrived at Manchester airport at 3.30am to be greeted by a Thomas Cook representative who refused to allow us to board our flight, telling us we were not born in the UK and therefore needed
  
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