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• Failure to connect: how Openreach left a home without a vital lifeline

  04-03-2024 18:39
  
  The network company has been accused of poor communication and delays in supplying often crucial servicesJohn Burningham’s phone line became a lifeline after he went through brain surgery and spent five weeks in hospital. Complications from the treatment meant his wife needed to call 999 after his release.So when both his broadband and landline phone weren’t working, he was consumed with anxiety. Continue reading...
  
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• Jeremy Hunt urged to address energy bills 'scandal' in Spring Budget this week

  04-03-2024 17:48 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The Chancellor has been urged to act now before energy prices increase again.
  
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• ‘Heartbreaking’: the nursery forced to close over Hunt’s free childcare policy

  04-03-2024 17:35
  
  Critics say the surprise policy in last spring budget’s was ill-thought-out, prompting higher prices and fewer nurseriesIn the playground of the Sprig Ludens nursery, a little girl tests her waterproofs to the limit as the rain falls and she jumps in a giant muddy puddle. Another toddler has a look of fierce concentration on his face as he walks across a plank balanced across two tyres; his little pal climbs a nearby tree.Filled with a chorus of play and birdsong, Sprigs – as it&rsqu
  
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• How Jeremy Hunt's Budget pledges stack up one year on from his first Spring Statement

  04-03-2024 17:05 via express.co.uk
  
  With Jeremy Hunt set to announce his new Budget on 6 March we can look back on how many of his previous policy pledges came to fruition.
  
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• DWP one-day warning to apply for ‘hugely underclaimed’ benefit to get extra £299 payment

  04-03-2024 16:10 via express.co.uk
  
  This DWP benefit could have a "huge impact" on a person's standard of living.
  
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• HMRC caller fuming after Capital Gains Tax bill helpline 'hangs up' after 75-minute wait

  04-03-2024 15:53 via express.co.uk
  
  The taxpayer said he needed to settle the bill by Wednesday.
  
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• ‘It’s all fallen flat’: households earning more than £60,000 on how they are struggling financially

  04-03-2024 15:45
  
  Mortgages, bills and highest tax burden in 70 years pile on pressure despite healthy incomesUK middle classes ‘struggling despite incomes of up to £60,000 a year’An annual gross income of £74,000 puts Scott, 28, a software engineer from Leicestershire, in the top 10% of earners nationally. But, he says, it doesn’t feel that way for him and his family.“Ten years ago we’d have been laughing with my salary. Now, it feels like our heads are barely above wate
  
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• Martin Lewis ‘changes woman’s life’ after tip helps her claim almost £10,000

  04-03-2024 15:36 via express.co.uk
  
  Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis helped "a lot" of people make back-dated claims for this DWP benefit.
  
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• DWP state pension payments to hit £13,200 a year - but triple lock under fire

  04-03-2024 14:30 via express.co.uk
  
  The Government may soon have to bring forward plans to increase the state pension age as the policy becomes ever more expensive.
  
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• NS&I responds to scam alert as customer receives suspicious email with form attached

  04-03-2024 13:46 via express.co.uk
  
  The customer was concerned scammers were imitating the provider and sending out fake emails.
  
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• ISA warning as Britons have just one month to cash in on 'loophole' before it closes

  04-03-2024 13:42 via express.co.uk
  
  The ISA "loophole" will close on April 5 when the rules change.
  
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• From boiling kettles to reaching net zero – take the clean energy quiz

  04-03-2024 12:58
  
  Do you know how much energy UK households use each year to put the kettle on? Or by which year we have to hit our net zero target? Take this quiz to test your knowledgeLearn more about The Great Grid Upgrade, and how it will help the UK switch to clean energy, here Continue reading...
  
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• KPMG fined £1.5million over M&C Saatchi audit failures

  04-03-2024 12:03 via express.co.uk
  
  The Financial Reporting Council announced the sanctions against the big-four financial firm and auditor Adrian Wilcox on Monday, almost three years after a probe was first launched into the firm.
  
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• Martin Lewis explains 'staggering' energy price cap change for one key group

  04-03-2024 12:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis said upcoming changes will make energy bills "cheaper" for these customers.
  
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• The tragic secret that left me freezing without heating in my new flat

  04-03-2024 09:30
  
  The previous owner’s body had lain undiscovered for months, and no one had responded to requests to connect the new gas supplyI am living without heating or hot water because the previous owner of my flat died and his body laid undiscovered for six months. Therefore disconnection notices were not responded to.Last year, the block was fitted with new gas pipes and meters, and each flat was issued with a notice requiring access. After the former resident was discovered, the solicitor, who is
  
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• How to save with a home-swap holiday

  04-03-2024 07:00
  
  Find the right platform, be flexible, and be prepared for less than impeccableIf you’re not sure about house-swapping but looking to dip your toe in the water, exchange with people you have a connection with, rather than strangers. Continue reading...
  
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