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• Why WeWork's problems have London landlords fretting

  05-10-2019 09:00 via theguardian.com
  The office space firm is the capital’s largest private tenant but its very public and rapid retrenchment is making wavesAt the UK headquarters of office space company WeWork, the skateboard half-pipe is empty, the arcade machines aren’t in use and the DJ turntables are motionless.It could be because it’s 11am on a grey weekday in London, or it could be because this fast-growing company has suddenly found itself in crisis mode. Continue reading...
  
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• The Ladbroke Grove rail disaster: lessons to be learned 20 years on

  05-10-2019 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Rail safety concerns are mounting again as the UK industry faces another overhaulThirty-two candles will be lit at 8.08am on Saturday in St Helens church, just south of the rail tracks at Ladbroke Grove, west London. One candle each for the 31 people who died in one of Britain’s worst rail disasters, exactly 20 years ago; another for the surviving passengers, more than 250 of whom were injured. Two trains collided in the morning rush-hour at a combined speed of 130mph. In the wreckage, fir
  
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• Has the suit and tie had its day? Maybe, says M&S

  05-10-2019 09:00 via theguardian.com
  UK’s biggest suit seller is trimming its tailoring range as changing habits keep formal garb on the pegSuits you sir? Maybe it doesn’t any more. Sales of formal tailoring have taken a fresh dive as chinos and trainers replace suits and ties in the office.In a presentation to City analysts earlier this week, Marks & Spencer, the UK’s biggest menswear retailer, said it was cutting back its formalwear ranges and the space devoted to selling suits, pointing to a market-wide 7%
  
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• Powering ahead: six new ways to charge an electric car

  05-10-2019 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Live in a flat or terraced house, and feel you can’t buy an electric vehicle? Think againIs this the end of the Shell or Esso garage? An extraordinary array of new concepts is set to transform our streets and cityscapes as Britain prepares to switch from petrol to electric cars. But which technology will prevail? Will we be plugging our electric cars to residential street lamp-posts? Attaching them to connected kerbs? Parking over induction pads? Or driving to super-fast charging bays that
  
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• Is it just laziness that stops me from switching to an electric car? | Patrick Collinson

  05-10-2019 08:00 via theguardian.com
  The practical reasons against electric are disappearing – and now councils are stepping in to help
  •Electric cars: there are used deals for less than £7,000
  •Powering ahead: six new ways to charge an electric car
  This feels like one of the “You’re the expert” questions that appear in Guardian Money every week. I have an old-ish petrol-fuelled car, sitting parked outside my terraced home, which I use only at weekends. And I have a brother-in-law who is evan
  
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• ‘I swapped a job in Cumbria for blogging from the beach in Bali’

  05-10-2019 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Stephanie Conway, 29, on how she built a life for herself abroad – and how she’s saving for the futureName: Stephanie Conway
  Age: 29
  Income: About £1,700 a month
  Occupation: Digital marketingI booked a £300, one-way plane ticket from the UK to Bali in May. I didn’t tell my family I was leaving at first as I was worried it might seem irrational. Continue reading...
  
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• Electric cars: you can now find used deals for less than £7,000

  05-10-2019 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Five-year-old vehicles are now great value and prices are rising as buyers cotton onIf the two people behind a major website championing electric cars have both done it, the rest of us should probably take note.Whisper, so not too many people hear it, but used five-year-old electric cars are arguably one of the best vehicle purchases you can make right now, whatever your environmental credentials. It makes particular sense if you are one of the millions of people who use their car most days. Con
  
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• Can I install my new dishwasher myself?

  05-10-2019 08:00 via theguardian.com
  My colleague at work says it’s really easy to do, but I’m not convinced he’s rightEvery 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.Our dishwasher has packed up after 12 years, and we’ve bought a new one for about £350. The seller wants another £50 for installation. My colleague at work says I’m mad to pay it, and that i
  
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• ‘It was seen as weird’: why are so few men taking shared parental leave?

  05-10-2019 07:00
  Only 2% of new parents split their entitlement. Fathers tell us what’s stopping themWhen Paul and Caroline Roberts had their first child almost two years ago, Paul was determined to do more at home than his own father, who had worked 18-hour days, seven days a week. “I never saw him, and I didn’t want it to be like that for my son,” Paul says. “As soon as he arrived, I knew I wanted to be with him every moment I could.”Paul works in a factory in the north of E
  
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• Online shopping: 'Easiest way' fraudsters can lure you into costly scams online

  05-10-2019 05:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  ONLINE shopping is part of everyday life for many people in the modern day. However, online shoppers are being warned about some key things to watch out for when making a purchase on the internet.
  
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• Hargreaves Lansdown set for further grief over Woodford debacle

  05-10-2019 01:01
  AGM this week will be dominated by scrutiny of the firm’s links with the frozen investmentfund, and the toll on its share priceThe last thing Hargreaves Lansdown needed in the run-up to Thursday’s annual general meeting was a broadside from the company’s founder and biggest shareholder about its handling of the Neil Woodford affair.Peter Hargreaves, who owns 32% of the business that bears his name, blamed the company’s management for the plight of savers who are now unabl
  
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