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• Martin Lewis' MSE explains ‘multiple Cash ISAs' rule to maximise savings

  04-04-2025 20:31 via express.co.uk
  
  Martin Lewis has explained how people can maximise the amount they save by having a number of ISAs at one time.
  
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• The best coffee machines for your home in 2025: your morning brew made easy, according to our expert

  04-04-2025 19:32 via theguardian.com
  Discover your perfect coffee maker with our tried-and-tested recommendations, from top-rated brands like Sage and Nespresso to capsule and manual espresso machines• How to choose the right type of coffee machine for youWhen it comes to something as earth-shatteringly important as coffee, everyone has an opinion. Some crave a single perfect shot of espresso, while others seek the milkiest latte; some love Starbucks and others, well, don’t. This is why the idea of there being a single b
  
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• What will stock market falls over Trump’s tariffs mean for UK pensions and savings?

  04-04-2025 15:19 via theguardian.com
  As global stock markets fall, personal investments including pensions and stocks and shares could be affectedGlobal stock markets have been falling sharply for a second day running after Donald Trump’s announcement that the US planned to charge tariffs on goods from around the world. A global trade war intensified when China responded on Friday by announcing tariffs of 34% on imports of US goods, accelerating the market sell-off. For people in the UK, there are reasons to be concerned abou
  
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• Cost of Easter rises as UK chocolate, lamb and hot cross bun prices soar

  04-04-2025 14:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Shoppers also face more ‘shrinkflation’ as manufacturers ‘try to offset rising production costs’Exchanging Easter eggs and tucking into a roast dinner are among the highlights of the spring holiday but Britons face paying more for this year’s celebrations after a sharp rise in the price of essentials such as chocolate, lamb and hot cross buns.A leg of lamb joint now costs on average £13.94 a kilo in supermarkets, which is 10%, or £1.31, more than last ye
  
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• Tell us: have your pension savings been affected by turbulent stockmarkets?

  04-04-2025 14:35 via theguardian.com
  
  We’re interested to hear how people’s invested pension savings have been faring amid sharp ups and downs in recent months and years, and how this may affect themUS president Donald Trump’s trade war, political elections and societal shifts ushering in dramatic change and dire public finances in multiple countries, the war in Ukraine and the Covid pandemic have been creating tumultous conditions on international markets for the past few years.We’d like to hear how people&r
  
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• Tell us: have your pension savings been affected by turbulent stock markets?

  04-04-2025 14:35 via theguardian.com
  We’re interested to hear how people’s invested pension savings have been faring amid sharp ups and downs in recent months and years, and how this may affect themUS president Donald Trump’s trade war, political elections and societal shifts ushering in dramatic change and dire public finances in multiple countries, the war in Ukraine and the Covid pandemic have been creating tumultous conditions on international markets for the past few years.We’d like to hear how people&r
  
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• We should celebrate Labour’s good news on nurseries – but it needs to be bolder | Polly Toynbee

  04-04-2025 11:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Funding schools to set up nurseries works. Why spend more on older children, when we know spending earlier is most effective?Despite the rampaging rogue state across the Atlantic, around the cabinet table ministers push on with their plans. Too often ignored in all this sound and fury, there is some good news. This week Bridget Phillipson awarded the first 300 primary schools funding to set up nurseries that will add up to 4,000 places by the end of September. In the great dash for growth, growt
  
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• Asian markets drop further as IMF warns Trump tariffs ‘a significant risk’ to global economy – business live

  04-04-2025 08:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Kristolina Georgieva warns against retaliation to US levies while US president insists ‘markets will boom’ after sweeping tariff announcementGlobal markets in turmoil as Trump tariffs wipe $2.5tn off Wall StreetAnalysis: Trump’s ‘idiotic’ and flawed tariff calculations stun economistsNew Civil Liberties Alliance, a conservative legal group, has filed what it says is the first lawsuit seeking to block Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports, saying the US pre
  
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• The US is turning its back on global trade. Ireland and the EU can’t afford to make the same mistake | Simon Coveney

  04-04-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  The island of Ireland faces a complex challenge with Trump’s tariffs. But giving up on transatlantic relations is not the answerIreland believes in open, free trade and has build a strong, resilient economy by being the most globalised in Europe. We are a trading country. That is why last night’s news on tariffs came as such a disappointment to us.Imposing tariffs to force companies to locate in the US will fundamentally change how the world sees it. US economic dominance has not bee
  
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• Edwardian homes for sale in England and Scotland – in pictures

  04-04-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  From a Devon terrace in need of modernisation to a vast six-bedroom house near Aberdeen, properties that exude craftsmanship Continue reading...
  
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• The tariffs are bad, but Britain should remember this: Trump will probably be gone in four years | Simon Jenkins

  04-04-2025 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The UK is among those least hit by the US president’s war on the world economy. Retaliation at this point makes no senseThe tirade was astonishing. On Wednesday afternoon the world watched as the leader of its most powerful nation accused friends and foes alike of having “looted, pillaged, raped, plundered”, and simultaneously waved a bogus list of tariff imbalances. The playground paranoia was cringeworthy. What on earth was going on?The answer can only be that Donald Trump is
  
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• Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ and Musk’s bad week – podcast

  04-04-2025 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian’s Rachel Leingang speaks to Nikki McCann Ramirez, from Rolling Stone magazine, about Donald Trump’s decision to upend US trade policy and reports that Elon Musk could soon be leaving his role as a special government employeeSend your questions and feedback to [email protected]
  Help support the Guardian by going to theguardian.com/politcspodusThis week Donald Trump announced a blanket 10% tariff on all goods imported into the US from Saturday, and higher &l
  
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• ‘There are no winners’: global companies respond to Trump tariffs

  04-04-2025 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  From UK tailors to Australian farmers to Irish whiskey distillers, firms reveal the impact of US measuresDonald Trump’s sweeping tariffs will upend global trade, adding costs and delays to businesses around the world and threatening a recession.The Guardian spoke to eight businesses about the impact. Continue reading...
  
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• Peta urges Gail’s Bakery to drop extra charge for plant milk

  04-04-2025 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Animal rights charity argues surcharge of 40-60p discriminates against dairy-free customers A leading animal rights charity has launched a campaign calling for Gail’s Bakery to drop its surcharge on plant-based milks, claiming it “unfairly discriminates” against customers with dairy intolerances or those trying to make more ethical choices.Gail’s, a chain that is expanding rapidly in Britain, charges 40p to 60p extra if customers want oat or soya milk in their coffee or t
  
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• More than 1m cars sold in UK each year too big to fit typical parking space

  04-04-2025 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Campaign network calls on government to prioritise smaller cars and introduce higher charges for SUV ownersMore than 1m cars too big to fit in parking spaces are being sold in the UK each year, and numbers are growing, research has found.A trend for cars bigger than the average urban parking space means new vehicles are outgrowing towns and cities. Continue reading...
  
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• Not that Norfolk! Mislabelled shipments led to Trump tariffs on uninhabited islands and remote outposts with no US trade

  04-04-2025 04:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Aquarium systems, Timberland boots and recycling plant parts were mislabelled as coming from remote Norfolk Island or Heard and McDonald islandsTariffs send US markets tumbling to worst day since Covid crashElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastTrade tariffs imposed on tiny Australian territories that are either uninhabited or claim to have no trading relationship with the US appear to have been c
  
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• Cross-Channel train services to be cheaper to run as operator cuts charges

  04-04-2025 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  LSPH chief executive announces ‘groundbreaking proposal’ intended to grow international rail travel from the UK Cross-Channel train services serving new destinations will be cheaper to run under a scheme to grow international rail travel from the UK.London St Pancras Highspeed (LSPH), which owns and operates the railway and stations from the capital to the Channel tunnel, said it would slash charges for operators planning new routes. Continue reading...
  
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• Brits urged to check down the back of the sofa for 'little wins'

  04-04-2025 01:01 via express.co.uk
  
  Savers are sitting on an estimated £3bn stashed away in forgotten bank accounts, gift tokens and foreign currency
  
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