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• Keir Starmer indicates he will consider scrapping two-child benefit cap

  22-07-2024 23:35 via theguardian.com
  PM endorses earlier comments by Bridget Phillipson amid brewing rebellion on policy among Labour MPsKeir Starmer has indicated for the first time that he will consider scrapping the two-child benefit cap, amid a brewing rebellion by Labour MPs.The prime minister endorsed comments by Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, who said that removing the cap was among measures the government would look at as part of a review into child poverty. Continue reading...
  
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• Save on fuel prices with these simple tricks

  22-07-2024 19:03 via express.co.uk
  
  Motorists could save money on fuel by following these easy changes laid out by Fuel expert Gordon Wallis
  
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• Number of new UK buy-to-let mortgages halves in just over a year

  22-07-2024 18:19 via theguardian.com
  Sector shrinks in size for first time since launch of products in 1996 as higher costs drive out investorsThe number of new UK buy-to-let mortgages granted by lenders has fallen by more than half in just over a year, while the sector has shrunk for the first time in almost three decades.New data issued by the banking body UK Finance underlines that higher mortgage costs, on top of broader cost of living pressures, have taken their toll on many landlords, prompting a growing number to sell up. Co
  
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• Fashion brand loved by Holly Willoughby to open 50 stores on UK high streets

  22-07-2024 18:19 via express.co.uk
  
  The retailer is targeting affluent market towns and some city centres as it expands its successful virtual store to the real world.
  
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• BBC Olympics viewers offered half-price British Gas bills on these dates

  22-07-2024 18:14 via express.co.uk
  
  Olympics viewers can get half-price British Gas bills on these dates
  
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• Martin Lewis warning to Sky, BT, Virgin, Vodafone and Three customers after law change

  22-07-2024 17:50 via express.co.uk
  
  Martin Lewis has issued a warning to customers on major broadband providers like Sky, Virgin and BT as well as major phone networks including Vodafone and Three
  
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• Here’s how we can fight back on water bills | Letter

  22-07-2024 17:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Paul Kaufman of Boycott Thames Water hopes public anger over water industry failings will force the government to take actionPublic fury at the water industry can be channelled to achieve lasting change (Letters, 14 July). There are parallels with the revolt that brought down the poll tax. Our campaign – Boycott Thames Water – seeks to overturn the false narrative that taking water back into public ownership is unaffordable.If the Ofwat proposals pass, a water levy will be imposed on
  
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• Stark pensions warning for Labour’s Rachel Reeves as pensions bill misses ‘key issue’

  22-07-2024 17:32 via express.co.uk
  
  An expert has warned the policies 'won't be much help' to pensioners if this vital issue is not addressed
  
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• Starmer will never build 1.5m homes and we know who’ll get the blame

  22-07-2024 16:20 via express.co.uk
  
  New PM Keir Starmer doesn't stand a chance of hitting his target of building 1.5million homes over the next five years. That leaves him in dire need of a scapegoat.
  
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• Moneysupermarket owner's profits surge amid insurance switching boom

  22-07-2024 16:09 via express.co.uk
  
  Mony Group, which owns the website as well as Moneysavingexpert, saw 14 percent growth in its insurance comparison segment, which brought in £120 million in the six months to June 30.
  
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• Savings warning as one in four earn ‘negative’ interest on pots - top three accounts today

  22-07-2024 16:01 via express.co.uk
  
  ‌Savers are seeing the value of their easy access pots fall, an expert warns.
  
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• From trash to treasure: emerald hunters in Colombia – in pictures

  22-07-2024 10:00
  
  Every year, hundreds of emerald hunters dig through mining debris in Las Animas River, in the foothills of the eastern Andes mountain range. Colombia is by far the world’s largest producer of the precious stones, and the mining municipality of Muzo is known as the emerald capital of the world Continue reading...
  
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• Don’t get left in the dark over payouts if your power is cut off

  22-07-2024 10:00 via theguardian.com
  When a huge surge hit Ruth Emery’s home, appliances were broken and the children had to bathe in a paddling pool. She explains how to get compensation if you suffer a similar fateThe worst result of problems with a power supply is normally an hour in the dark and a frantic search for a long unused candle. But when we had a power surge recently, we were without power for 19 hours and my children ended up bathing in a paddling pool.A fault in an electricity substation that supplied our
  
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• Waitrose won’t fork out after its meatball broke my tooth

  22-07-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Eleven months on, it still won’t pay my dentist’s billIn July last year, my husband cracked a tooth on lamb meatballs from Waitrose. It had to be extracted at a cost of £160. Waitrose asked us to return the remains of the product and advised that shards of bone had been found. There was an apology in writing, and we were asked to submit evidence of costs. Months of to-ing and fro-ing ensued. In May, we were told that, as my husband was now considering a dental implant, a solici
  
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• Insurance, pets and phones: how to get the best deal on holiday costs

  22-07-2024 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Know your cabin baggage limits, check insurance cover and roaming charges – and find someone to care for your catAs soon as you have booked your holiday you should consider travel insurance. An annual plan will start as soon as you want and is typically good value if you are planning more than one trip. We did a quick quote on Comparethemarket for a break in France compared with an annual policy covering multiple trips to the EU – prices started at £5.55 for a individual in the
  
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