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• Tips for going to the theatre on the cheap | Letters

  18-08-2023 18:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Jude McGowan on being a lifelong theatregoer on a modest budget. Plus letters from Rory Murphy and Ian WellsRe your article on theatre prices (Price of West End theatre tickets can be ludicrous, says David Tennant, 9 August), I have been a theatregoer all my life despite being of very modest means. When young, it was a queuing stool outside to buy a seat in the “gods”. My husband was a stagehand at the Royal Opera House in London, so occasionally there were free seats. Now, aged 83,
  
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• Poorest UK families enduring ‘frightening’ collapse in living standards, survey finds

  18-08-2023 18:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Survey of frontline social workers finds 120,000 children are living in destitutionThe UK’s poorest families have endured a “frightening” collapse in living standards over the past year as a result of soaring energy and food prices, with nearly two-thirds experiencing extreme levels of poverty and deprivation, a survey has found.The annual survey of frontline poverty and social services professionals by the Buttle UK charity reported unparalleled concern about the prevalence an
  
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• Three-Michelin-star Danish restaurant to relocate to London for one day

  18-08-2023 17:49
  
  Collaborative ‘series of bites’ to be served up as Noma looks to a future without its celebrated Copenhagen restaurantNoma, the three-Michelin-star Danish restaurant that shocked foodies by announcing it would close at the end of 2024, is coming to London – for one day only – as it rolls out a series of spin-off ventures including its own seaweed farm on a remote fjord.The Copenhagen restaurant, which charges 3,950 Danish kroner (£453) a person for a tasting menu of
  
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• China’s property crisis deepens with developer Country Garden at risk of default

  18-08-2023 17:26
  
  Evergrande has filed for bankruptcy protection and firms covering 40% of Chinese home sales have defaultedChina’s property crisis has deepened with two major developers facing severe financial difficulties that threaten to send shock waves through the country’s economy and beyond.Evergrande, the poster child for the woes of China’s property sector, filed for chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in New York on Thursday. The provision permits the company to protect its US assets and
  
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• Former Covid medical officer Van-Tam takes role at vaccine maker Moderna

  18-08-2023 16:23
  
  One of UK’s public faces of pandemic, ‘JVT’ was known for football-related metaphors in No 10 briefingsSir Jonathan Van-Tam, the UK’s former deputy chief medical officer who became a household name during the pandemic, has become a senior medical consultant to the Covid-19 vaccine maker Moderna.Known by the initials JVT and remembered for the striking metaphors he used during Downing Street briefings on the progress of the virus, he took up the role as part-time clinical
  
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• 'I'm an energy expert — here are simple ways to knock hundreds of pounds off your bills'

  18-08-2023 16:15 via express.co.uk
  
  From reducing the thermostat to choosing the right hob, an energy expert explains easy ways to reduce energy bills in time for winter.
  
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• England fans to splash out on food, drink and TVs for Women’s World Cup final

  18-08-2023 15:50
  
  Supermarkets, pubs and advertisers the winners as supporters prepare for match against SpainLatest Women’s World Cup newsSupermarkets, pubs and TV advertisers are preparing to enjoy a bumper weekend as football fans rush to celebrate the Women’s World Cup final on Sunday morning.As many as 13.7 million people are expected to tune in when the Lionesses take on Spain in the highly anticipated fixture in Australia – the first time a senior England football team has appeared in a W
  
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• Abramovich ally Eugene Shvidler fails in attempt to overturn UK sanctions

  18-08-2023 14:43
  
  High court rejects billionaire’s effort to have sanctions imposed in March 2022 declared unlawfulA billionaire and close ally of Roman Abramovich has failed in his attempt to overturn UK sanctions, ending a challenge that had been seen as a crucial test of the government’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.The high court in London on Friday rejected the effort by Eugene Shvidler to have the sanctions on him declared unlawful. Continue reading...
  
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• Train drivers to strike on 1 September and not work overtime a day later, says Aslef

  18-08-2023 14:32
  
  Passengers face disruption as second date coincides with action by RMT membersBusiness live – latest updatesTrain drivers are to stage a fresh strike in their long-running dispute over pay, threatening more travel chaos for passengers.The action by members of the Aslef union will take place on 1 September. They will be subject to an overtime ban on 2 September, the same day as a strike by other rail staff. Continue reading...
  
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• Desperate mortgage holders spark explosion of Google searches about interest rates fall

  18-08-2023 14:22 via express.co.uk
  
  Google searches for ‘when will interest rates go down' have shot up 487 percent in the last year.
  
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• Ofgem energy price cap predicted to fall to £1,823 a year

  18-08-2023 14:12
  
  Bills likely to rise again from January and consumer groups say energy costs remain ‘dangerously high’The typical gas and electricity bill will fall to an average of £1,823 a year from October after the regulator Ofgem announces its energy price cap next week, a leading forecaster has predicted.According to Cornwall Insight, the cap, which does not apply to consumers in Northern Ireland, will drop from the July to September level – equivalent to £2,074 a year &ndash
  
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• Covid booster jabs could go on sale privately in UK in 2024

  18-08-2023 13:59
  
  Health officials reiterate support for private provision as lower age limit for NHS booster vaccines raised to 65Covid booster vaccines may become available for the UK public to buy for the first time after health officials reiterated their backing for the proposal.Pharmacists and private clinics will be allowed to offer jabs for sale on the high street, as they do with the flu vaccine. They are unlikely to be available in time for an autumn booster campaign but could become available next year.
  
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• Christmas and Halloween items in Wilko ‘everything must go’ sale

  18-08-2023 13:49
  
  Administrators try to secure rescue deal for retailer, with talks expected to go on well into next weekWilko has launched an “everything must go” sale, with significant discounts on Christmas decorations and Halloween gear months before the seasonal events, as administrators try to secure a rescue deal for the collapsed retailer.No bidder is expected to take on the entire 400-store chain, which entered administration last week after running short of cash, but several buyers are looki
  
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• World economy on brink as massive Chinese company with £236bn files for bankruptcy

  18-08-2023 13:12 via express.co.uk
  
  The Evergrande Group filed for bankruptcy in a New York court - officially putting the world economy on a very dangerous precipice.
  
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• ‘Pick the right battles': Gianni Infantino wants women to lead equal pay fight – video

  18-08-2023 12:47
  
  Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, has urged women’s football to 'pick the right battles' in the fight for equal pay while placing the onus on women to enforce the change. 'I say to all the women that you have the power to change. Pick the right battles. Pick the right fights. You have the power to change. You have the power to convince us men what we have to do and what we don’t have to do,' he said. Infantino urges women to ‘pick the right battles’ in equal pay f
  
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• Labour partially rows back on workers’ rights pledges

  18-08-2023 12:38
  
  Party amends plan to bolster protections for gig economy as it boasts of ‘pro-business’ credentialsUK politics live – latest updatesBusiness live – latest updatesLabour has partially rowed back from its policy on boosting rights for those working in the gig economy as it seeks to head off Conservative attacks on its approach to business in the run-up to the general election.Angela Rayner, the party’s deputy leader, whose portfolio covers workers’ rights, said
  
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• 'Disgusted' expat pensioners 'robbed' of thousands a year will protest in Westminster

  18-08-2023 11:51 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: David and Elizabeth Currie are losing around £3,500 a year in total because they live in Canada.
  
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• Energy bills tipped to finally drop in autumn after price plunge lowered inflation

  18-08-2023 11:44 via express.co.uk
  
  Energy bills for a typical household are predicted to drop slightly from October to £1,926 a year as the Ofgem price cap changes.
  
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• Storms batter Britain's high street as torrential downpours shave £356million off sales

  18-08-2023 11:14 via express.co.uk
  
  The cost-of-living crisis combined with a miserable July have knocked hundreds of millions off sales across the high street and online.
  
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• Bank 'boosts' interest on instant accesss savings account and earns 'excellent rating'

  18-08-2023 10:18 via express.co.uk
  
  Easy access savings accounts are growing increasingly competitive month-on-month, and Tandem Bank is offering one of the top rates.
  
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• NHS pensioner, 65, forced to drain savings and use credit cards after 29 years as nurse

  18-08-2023 10:16 via express.co.uk
  
  Jacqueline Wilcock, 65, has been forced to live off credit cards despite 29 years of service to the NHS.
  
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• Wet weather dampens retail sales in Great Britain

  18-08-2023 08:25
  
  Shoppers shun high street as quantity of goods bought falls 1.2% month on month in JulyBusiness live – latest updatesWet weather has been blamed for a worse-than-expected fall in retail sales last month, with households in Great Britain shunning the high street to escape the sixth-wettest July on record.Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the quantity of goods bought fell 1.2% month on month, worse than average analyst forecasts of a 0.5% drop in sales volumes
  
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• Homes for sale on the riverbank – in pictures

  18-08-2023 08:00
  
  From a converted stone boathouse to a listed Georgian mansion by the Thames Continue reading...
  
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• Cheese and chips: parmesan producers fight fakes with microtransponders

  18-08-2023 06:00
  
  Counterfeits are the bane of the Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium, which is now trialling tech in the rindWhen is a cheese not what it seems? When it’s a fake parmesan.Italy’s renowned parmigiano reggiano, favoured for finishing off bowls of pasta and rocket salads, is one of the most counterfeited cheeses in the world. Now its manufacturers have found a new way to hit back against the lookalikes: by adding microchips. Continue reading...
  
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