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• We retirees are not sitting idle – we’re holding the country together | Letter

  08-11-2023 19:11
  
  An army of retired men and women are working as unpaid volunteers in every part of civil society, says Deborah JarmanAs someone who was able to retire relatively early some 13 years ago, I read this article with interest (Early retirement in England increasingly preserve of wealthy, report shows, 1 November). The one glaring omission in it was that it took no account of what all the “wealthy” retirees are doing with their time now.As it only tracked those working in paid jobs, i
  
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• Sweet sorrow: Caramac fans decry Nestlé move to discontinue bar

  08-11-2023 12:51
  
  Decision will end more than 60 years of production of confectionery that has gained dedicated UK followingBusiness live – latest updatesCaramac fans are dismayed after the food multinational Nestlé confirmed that it was discontinuing the caramel-flavoured bar.It will bring an end to more than 60 years of production of the confectionery, which has gained a dedicated following since its UK launch in 1959 but has recently suffered from declining sales. Continue reading...
  
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• Wickes won’t pay up for causing my kitchen chaos

  08-11-2023 08:00
  
  The installer disappeared and I was left without a working kitchen for weeksI paid Wickes £6,000 for a new kitchen with £775 of extras to be paid to the installer. Work was expected to finish within the week. In fact, the installer failed to return after working for just 14 hours over three days, and making a complete hash of the job. Before he disappeared, he demanded the £775. I was left without a working kitchen, the contents of which were stored in my small living room. Wic
  
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• Poorer families ‘locked out’ of big expansion in free nursery hours, analysis finds

  08-11-2023 07:00
  
  Almost third of not-for-profit nurseries in England, which play vital role in caring for children with special education needs, closed or taken over by private firmsThe true cost of childcare – interactive calculator‘Major anxiety’: Parents describe nightmare of England’s childcare crisis Poorer families are being “locked out” of a big expansion in free nursery hours, experts have warned, as exclusive Guardian analysis reveals that the number of not-for-profit
  
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• ‘Major anxiety’: parents describe nightmare of England’s childcare crisis

  08-11-2023 07:00
  
  From being forced to cut working hours to moving, lack of nursery places is having wide-ranging impactPoorer families ‘locked out’ of big expansion in free nursery hours, analysis findsThe true cost of childcare – interactive calculatorDean Martin’s three-year-old son only started at nursery in September, but has settled in almost immediately. That is not surprising when you hear the phrase his father uses to describes the staff at the maintained nursery in Croydon: &ldqu
  
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• UK housing market is past its ‘peak pain’, declares Savills

  08-11-2023 01:01
  
  Upmarket estate agent says prices will start to bottom out in 2024 as interest rates fall and will return to growth in 2025 Britain’s housing market is past “peak pain” and prices look likely to bottom out by next summer, according to the estate agency Savills.The average UK house price is projected to fall by 3% in 2024, after a 4% drop this year, the upmarket estate agent and property advisory firm said in its five-year outlook. Continue reading...
  
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• AI Pictionary and a ‘robo-dog’ make UK shops’ hottest Christmas toy lists

  08-11-2023 01:01
  
  Retailers hope new version of top-selling board game plus Dog-E will help fuel festive sales recoveryA new version of Pictionary that pits artist against artificial intelligence and a pet “robo-dog” with a wagging tail are among the toys destined to appear on Christmas lists this year as retailers pray for better sales during the key festive trading period.With the cost of living crisis looming large over another year’s celebrations, the Toy Retailers Association’s annual
  
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