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• NatWest to hike fees on some bank accounts - how to avoid the extra charges

  26-04-2024 13:33 via express.co.uk
  
  The bank is increasing the monthly fee on its Reward Black account from £31 to £36 a month, from June 28, while the monthly fee on its Reward Platinum account will rise from £20 to £22 a month.
  
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• TV licence fee warning as four in 10 don't know why they pay - check if you need one

  26-04-2024 13:17 via express.co.uk
  
  Whether or not a household requires a TV licence depends on the method of their TV consumption.
  
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• Urban flats for sale in Great Britain for less than £500,000 – in pictures

  26-04-2024 12:40
  
  From a modern development in the heart of Edinburgh to a Grade II-listed townhouse in Ramsgate Continue reading...
  
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• Sunak under pressure to grant amnesty to unpaid carers fined for rule breaches

  26-04-2024 12:18
  
  Concern grows over legality of approach as figures show more than 150,000 carers facing huge penaltiesA hero – then sacked: the carer’s allowance whistleblowerMore than 150,000 unpaid carers are facing huge fines for minor rule breaches, figures show, as MPs, charities and campaigners demand an immediate amnesty.Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, joined calls to write off the vast debts incurred by tens of thousands of people who care for sick, disabled and elderly relatives after experts
  
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• Full list of most unaffordable capital cities in Europe - check if you should move

  26-04-2024 12:09 via express.co.uk
  
  Experts at Finansvalp gathered data from the cost-of-living website Numbeo in order to create their affordability index, which included every European capital city.
  
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• WASPI campaigner for DWP compensation slams Ombudsman's suggested amount

  26-04-2024 12:06 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The WASPI campaigner has taken aim not just at the DWP - but at the very report demanding compensation.
  
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• UK consumers feeling more confident about finances, says NatWest boss

  26-04-2024 11:55
  
  For first time since August 2021 people expect position to be better in a year, Paul Thwaite addsConsumer confidence is bouncing back in the UK, with people predicting a brighter financial future for the first time in two years, NatWest has said.Paul Thwaite, the bank’s chief executive, said easing price pressures as inflation comes down seemed to be feeding through to the general public. Headline consumer price inflation is still above the Bank of England’s 2% target at 3.2% but has
  
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• HMRC issues record-breaking £42m worth of pension tax refunds

  26-04-2024 10:19 via express.co.uk
  
  HMRC's "archaic" tax system is "desperately" in need of an overhaul, experts have said.
  
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• Bill bombshell over tax thresholds change hitting 100,000 couples - see if you're affected

  26-04-2024 09:58 via express.co.uk
  
  The marriage allowance, which was introduced by former Conservative chancellor George Osborne, allowed a higher-earning spouse to transfer £1,260 of their personal allowance to their partner.
  
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• One simple trick could help save you £146 a year on household bills

  26-04-2024 09:30 via express.co.uk
  
  Changing one thing can save you money on your water bills.
  
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• Bank offers new 4.95% interest rate on savings account and earns 'excellent' rating

  26-04-2024 09:27 via express.co.uk
  
  The new interest rate offers a "competitive" deal for those looking to invest their money for one year.
  
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• Barclaycard change could mean much higher interest for some customers

  26-04-2024 08:00
  
  Credit card holders who make minimum repayments warned they could be in debt for years longerSome Barclaycard customers who only make the minimum repayment each month will take an extra decade to clear their debt and pay hundreds of pounds in extra interest after the credit card provider changed its terms.Barclaycard – thought to be the UK’s biggest credit card provider – has written to customers telling them it is cutting their minimum payments to give them “more flexibi
  
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• Martin Lewis issues warning to 365,000 workers who are being underpaid

  26-04-2024 07:18 via express.co.uk
  
  The Money Saving Expert founder has issued a warning to those who are being paid the minimum wage after the rates rose earlier this month.
  
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• The cost of living crisis has made the UK a poorer, more anxious nation – and worse is yet to come | Andy Beckett

  26-04-2024 07:00
  
  Instead of buy-one-get-one-free offers, everyday life now involves carefully comparing prices and feeling increasingly powerless Under capitalism, prices are supposed to be the centre of everything. They are the key agreement between buyer and seller. They are the one clear and reliable piece of information, on which the whole often opaque and unstable system depends.So it struck me as strange when some of my local London shops stopped displaying the prices of some goods a couple of years ago. I
  
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