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• Having a quick break? Seven ways to make it more sustainable

  30-06-2024 23:00
  
  Small steps can help lead to big changes. With these top tips, you can go about your daily routine while being a bit kinder to the environmentSome of our daily routines are so ingrained we do them on autopilot – often not even aware we’ve done them (how many times have you wondered whether you’ve actually locked the front door?). But when we’re not consciously aware of what we’re doing, we’re also less conscious of the impact it has on the environment. And thi
  
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• From birdwatching to forest bathing: eight relaxing ways to have a break with the environment in mind

  30-06-2024 23:00
  Need to escape the noise of life? It’s easier than you think – and you’ll be doing a world of good while you’re at itIn the midst of life’s chaos and noise, finding a moment of peace can be hard. And when we spend so much time scrolling – and, often, shopping – online, it’s becoming ever more difficult to make conscious choices that tread more lightly on our planet.Sorry if that seems a heavy opener, but despair not. In this article, we’re ex
  
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• Drivers told of 26-day car insurance countdown to avoid big price hike

  30-06-2024 14:59 via express.co.uk
  
  There is a sweet spot date where drivers can renew their insurance or face paying a lot more, say motoring experts
  
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• Anger as Santander ATM swallows man's card but bank refuses to return it

  30-06-2024 13:35 via express.co.uk
  
  He tried to show his ID to prove the bank card was his but staff would not give to him.
  
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• NS&I issues Premium Bonds warning as you could miss out on prize draw if you do this

  30-06-2024 12:25 via express.co.uk
  
  A customer got in touch as they wanted to change how their Bonds were arranged.
  
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• Better economic news will not stop Tories from suffering their biggest ever defeat | Larry Elliott

  30-06-2024 12:14
  
  Rachel Reeves will be the beneficiary of UK growth but faces a world still trying to shake off the 15-year Great StagnationDown the years the Conservative party has taken some heavy election beatings but the one in prospect this week could be of a different order of magnitude.Assuming the polls are right – and they have been consistent since the start of the campaign – the Tories will do worse even than in 1906, their previous nadir. Back then, the Conservatives and their Liberal Uni
  
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• REVEALED: Capital gains tax and inheritance tax to hit new record highs under Labour

  30-06-2024 11:56 via express.co.uk
  
  The Conservative Party has driven to a 70-year high and there's a lot more to come if Labour wins Thursday's general election as expected.
  
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• HMRC update over fears tax code change could affect state pension

  30-06-2024 10:41 via express.co.uk
  
  A man contacted the tax authority as he was worried to see his code had changed.
  
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• Martin Lewis says British Gas, E.ON and Octopus customers must take action at midnight

  30-06-2024 10:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Martin Lewis is urging customers at energy firms including British Gas, Eon and Octopus to act from midnight tonight
  
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• Warning as Labour tax hikes may trigger Liz Truss-style meltdown if Starmer wins

  30-06-2024 09:14 via express.co.uk
  
  Keir Starmer could suffer his own "Liz Truss" moment by hiking taxes too aggressively if the Labour Party wins the general election, experts warn.
  
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• We need more than trompe-l’oeil to fix our housing crisis

  30-06-2024 09:00
  Interiors trends are all very well, but this is a horrible time to be a renterThere was an interiors trend recently that saw people buying shower curtains printed with grand scenes of glamour and escape, and pinning them to their fence or bedroom walls. One was a lifesize picture of a manicured English garden, another of a winding cobbled path leading off into a lush green distance. Somebody hung a curtain printed with a window just above their bath, the window appearing to open on to a scene of
  
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• If workers’ rights are ‘a bit French’, as the Tories suggest, then vive la révolution | Heather Stewart

  30-06-2024 08:00
  A Conservative campaign video mocks Angela Rayner for wanting a European model of employment. But it’s just what British workers needTo the stirring strains of the Marseillaise, a monochrome Angela Rayner reels off her plans for workers’ rights, as a red beret and a Gallic moustache jiggle around her head. “Angela Rayner’s Britain?” demands the title, alongside a tiny tricolour.Tory messaging has become ever more bizarre as this gaffe-strewn campaign lurches towards
  
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• Little known pension credit boost available for childcare could help grandparents

  30-06-2024 03:47 via express.co.uk
  
  Grandparents who help out with childcare over the summer holidays could increase their state pension by claiming a benefit that is not widely known about
  
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• Full list of new energy price cap rates and standing charges for each UK region

  30-06-2024 02:02 via express.co.uk
  
  The energy price cap is set to fall after this weekend with a significant cut to the cost of gas and electricity for the average household
  
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