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• The Guardian view on smoking and public health: the fight against big tobacco continues | Editorial

  25-06-2024 19:46
  
  Seventy years after research linked cigarettes with cancer, tighter controls have been delayed once againSeventy years ago, the British government recognised that smoking caused lung cancer, thanks to a breakthrough in medical science. In an interview to mark the anniversary, Sir Richard Peto, a pioneer in this area, highlighted one way in which the discovery was significant. It led, he said, to a boost for public health comparable with 19th-century improvements in sewerage and water quality.The
  
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• Anxious about money? Five financial therapists share their advice

  25-06-2024 18:00
  
  Money is emotional. Financial therapists can help make sense of these feelings, from budget plans to money scriptsNot many people seem to feel happy about their financial lives right now. In the US, 63% of Americans cited money as a “significant stressor” in their lives, according to the American Psychological Association’s 2023 Stress in America report. Among those aged 18 to 34, that number went up to 82%. In the UK, a November 2023 poll found that a third of adults had felt
  
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• Barclays and HSBC to cut fixed-rate mortgage deals

  25-06-2024 15:12
  
  Other lenders likely to follow suit as analysts say cuts of up to 0.31 percentage points could fuel ‘summer of savings’Business live – latest updatesHSBC and Barclays are cutting rates on their fixed mortgage deals in what some brokers claim could be the start of a “summer of savings” for homebuyers and those looking to remortgage.Barclays has reduced rates by more than 0.25 percentage points in some cases from Tuesday, and its cuts led to a quick response from HSBC
  
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• ‘Skinny jabs’: weight-loss drugs set for new boom as generic versions emerge

  25-06-2024 14:32
  
  Alternatives to costly Wegovy and Saxenda will make such treatments more widely available worldwideOzempic maker invests $4bn to meet US ‘skinny jab’ demandMedicines that enable dramatic weight loss are likely to experience a new boom in uptake, experts have said, as the first generic versions hit the market this week at a lower cost than the original drugs.The injections, dubbed “skinny jabs” by the media, can help people lose more than 10% of their body weight and have
  
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• NS&I explains little-known Premium Bonds rule for specific type of purchase

  25-06-2024 10:37 via express.co.uk
  
  The provider pointed to an "easy" way to buy more Premium Bonds.
  
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• Martin Lewis helps state pensioner selling home to work out if she needs to do tax return

  25-06-2024 09:04 via express.co.uk
  
  His panel of experts also explained how to work out when you need to fill in a tax return.
  
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• Cost-of-living crisis has made people more open to discussing financial woes

  25-06-2024 09:00 via express.co.uk
  
  The prolonged period of rising costs has encouraged 74% of Brits to confront their financial troubles, according to a poll of 2,000 adults by Smart Energy GB
  
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• Expert shares urgent tax warning to unmarried couples living together

  25-06-2024 08:47 via express.co.uk
  
  Cohabiting couples may find themselves with "fewer rights and benefits" in the eyes of HMRC than their married counterparts.
  
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• L&Q sees the flaw in its 80% price rise

  25-06-2024 08:30
  
  Leaseholders were faced by a huge increase in service charges, which the housing association now realises was a mistakeLast month I reported how residents on an estate run by the housing association L&Q had seen their monthly service charge rise by nearly 80% in two years.Leaseholder DS feared he might be priced out of his home after his charges jumped by £66 a month this financial year, following a £38-a-month rise in 2023. Continue reading...
  
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• Criminal gangs who ‘shoulder-surf’ pin numbers steal ‘20 smartphones a day’

  25-06-2024 07:01
  
  Gang leader says £50,000 can be made in half an hour by watching a user enter a pin and then stealing their deviceCriminal gang members who “shoulder-surf” smartphone users for their pin number are stealing as many as 20 handsets each a day and then raiding their victims’ bank accounts, it has been claimed.In an interview on ITV’s Good Morning Britain on Tuesday, a criminal “gang leader” suggested that in the case of one victim it took just half an hour
  
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• Snoring linked to sleep apnoea could qualify you for £737 monthly DWP benefit

  25-06-2024 01:08 via express.co.uk
  
  The Department of Work and Pensions offers a range of financial support to those with long-term health conditions
  
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• EDF, Utilita and British Gas rated worst energy suppliers for customer service

  25-06-2024 01:01
  
  Service ratings across energy sector between January and March among lowest ever, says Citizens AdviceEDF, Utilita and British Gas have been named as the worst energy suppliers for customer service, as research shows industry standards have slipped sharply.Citizens Advice said customer service ratings across the industry were among the lowest ever between January and March and average ratings had fallen by 10.5% compared with the same period in 2021. Continue reading...
  
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