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• An Australian hire car company won’t reimburse our excess. What are the next steps?

  29-10-2023 20:00
  
  You have a real case to make for yourself here, writes policy professional Kat George. Given the money you could recover, it’s worth pursuing itGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailA third party hit a hire car I had rented. As per the hire company’s terms and conditions, I had to pay the repair amount of $1,600 from my excess (I did not take the daily excess reduction). The third party gave me their details, photographic evidence, a police report, etc and this was forwarded to
  
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• Whistleblowing ‘cost Hampshire doctor dearly’ after he loses tribunal

  29-10-2023 18:18
  
  Dr Martyn Pitman claimed retaliatory victimisation after raising morale concerns but tribunal says it was his manner that cost him his jobA doctor has said raising whistleblowing concerns about maternity care at his hospital “cost me very dearly” after he lost his employment tribunal.Consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Martyn Pitman was dismissed earlier this year from his job at the Royal Hampshire county hospital (RHCH) in Winchester, where he had worked for 20 years. Cont
  
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• Huge ethnicity pension gap revealed in UK figures

  29-10-2023 17:01
  
  Shortfalls fuelled by misconceptions and distrust of employers, as well as lack of spare income, figures showA UK individual from a minority ethnic background typically has a pension pot less than half the size of that belonging to the average white British saver, data reveal.The research from Legal & General’s investment arm claimed there was a sizeable “ethnicity pensions gap” in the UK that was being fuelled by “misconceptions” around pensions and a “si
  
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• Fuel poverty in UK ‘hit one in four in social housing last winter’

  29-10-2023 16:00
  
  Households that switch off heating create conditions that could be unhealthy or even fatal, says charityOne in four UK households living in social housing was forced to go without heating at times last winter to reduce the cost of record high energy bills, according to new figures.The number of households living in temperatures below 18 degrees celsius for periods last winter climbed by about 240,000 compared with the winter before, raising concerns among fuel poverty charities that rocketing en
  
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• ‘Why everyone should be able to live their rich life’: Ramit Sethi on taking the fear out of personal finance

  29-10-2023 14:00
  
  For many of us, money is far too tight to mention. But Ramit Sethi is here to tell us otherwise. The bestselling author and presenter wants to get to the root of our worries and show us why we need to think differently about moneyRamit Sethi, a bestselling personal finance guru turned TV star, has a question for you. What does your rich life look like? Perhaps it’s lounging in the Caribbean with a bottomless piña colada. Or front row seats for Taylor Swift’s Eras tour. Or mayb
  
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• Thousands have their council tax bill cut to zero - pensioners could get it paid in full

  29-10-2023 12:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Changes have been proposed that reduce council tax for low-income households.
  
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• 'I'm saving £240 a year on my energy bills using an app on my phone'

  29-10-2023 11:00 via express.co.uk
  
  By using smart technology, Britons can control their energy usage from their smartphones, no matter where they are.
  
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• Stealth tax warning as Jeremy Hunt tipped to increase cash paid to HMRC again

  29-10-2023 10:00 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The Government is likely to freeze allowances and thresholds meaning many Britons will pay more tax.
  
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• Britons can save up to £1,500 a year by being digital-savvy - where to find free help

  29-10-2023 09:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Having the know-how to order a food shop online can help people save as much as £566 a year on average.
  
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• From right to buy to housing crisis: how home ownership killed Britain’s property dream

  29-10-2023 08:00
  
  Margaret Thatcher’s ‘property-owning democracy’ project drove a mass sell-off of social housing and the growth of private ownership. Now, after more than 40 years of soaring prices and growing inequality, is it time to change course?Property: natural and imprescriptible human right, foundation of freedom, engine of wealth, maker of peace and law. The concept that runs through western democracy like steel through reinforced concrete, which wrote the code for the formation of the
  
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