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• Anti-Trump protests get under way across the US – video

  05-04-2025 21:38
  Protesters across the US rallied against Donald Trump's policies on Saturday. The 'Hands Off!' demonstrations are part of what the event's organisers expect to be the largest single day of protest against Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk since they launched a rapid-fire effort to overhaul government and expand presidential authorityUS protests – live updatesMore than 1,000 ‘Hands Off’ anti-Trump protests begin across the US Continue reading...
  
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• Chris Riddell on Keir Starmer begging Trump to be kind on tariffs – cartoon

  05-04-2025 19:00
  Will the lure of a state visit help keep Britain’s burden lower?You can buy a copy of this cartoon Continue reading...
  
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• Brits have just hours left to claim £200-a-week boost to state pension

  05-04-2025 18:42 via express.co.uk
  
  There are just a few hours left to claim a huge boost to your State Pension
  
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• China needs friends in Trump’s trade war. But Xi may have to go it alone

  05-04-2025 18:31
  Beijing has launched a charm offensive with other countries as US tariffs tighten. If they can’t be won over, it may have no choice but to stimulate its vast domestic marketChina’s leader, Xi Jinping, says he is prepared to dance if it means sidestepping some of the worst of Donald Trump’s trade tariffs. Last week he sent a letter to India’s president, Droupadi Murmu, urging her to join him in a tango to celebrate 75 years of ­bilateral trade.Xi said it was “the
  
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• The fallout from Trump’s tariffs: is there a masterplan, are we heading for recession and what does it mean for UK?

  05-04-2025 18:09
  The key questions answered after the US president shook up the global economy with what he called liberation dayThe US president wants to revive the manufacturing sector with a mix of protectionist policies, tax cuts and deregulation. Higher tariffs on foreign imports are supposed to encourage investment by US companies and overseas businesses that want to avoid the tariffs. Continue reading...
  
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• Gen Z and young millennials battling ‘negative wealth’ as debt burden grows

  05-04-2025 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Young people whose debts outweigh their assets are at risk of experiencing blighted earnings, and even poorer healthGen Z and young millennials are battling a “negative wealth” problem due to growing debt burdens that limit their life chances, according to a new analysis from the Fairness Foundation.The thinktank says negative wealth, where debts outweigh assets, is linked to lower wages and worse health in later life, and that ministers should reintroduce the Child Trust Fund to giv
  
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• ‘We’re not a third world country, we’re England’: anger rises as Birmingham’s bin strike takes toll on locals

  05-04-2025 16:39
  With the city’s refuse collectors still on the picket line after four weeks, residents are pointing the finger of blame at the council Suhail Sadiq’s car repair business is thriving and he’s furious about it.The rats are responsible. “The amount of cars we’ve got coming in now with wiring chewed up by rats is unbelievable,” he says. Staff at Heartlands Auto Centre in Birmingham have repaired about 15 cars with chewed battery cables in the past week. The rats a
  
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• Rachel Reeves must break her fiscal rules. Better now than later | Phillip Inman

  05-04-2025 16:00
  There is already arguably too little flexibility in the chancellor’s budget plan. Trump’s tariffs chaos makes a rethink inevitableCritics of Rachel Reeves are enjoying another “told you so” moment. It was never realistic, they say, to formulate a budget plan with virtually no leeway to accommodate for unforeseen events.Less than £10bn of headroom on a budget of £1.2tn was asking for trouble. It is clear there are just too many events that could be put on a lis
  
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• Households can apply for £200 support payment now

  05-04-2025 15:27 via express.co.uk
  
  The Household Support Fund has been extended seven times now, with the latest round of funding available up until April 2026
  
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• UK parents with babies in neonatal care gain right to paid leave

  05-04-2025 14:53
  Measures hailed as lifeline for parents will allow people with sick babies to take up to 12 weeks’ leaveParents with children in neonatal care will gain a day-one right to paid leave in a move hailed as “a lifeline for parents” with sick babies.From Sunday, the measures will allow eligible parents to take up to 12 weeks of leave and pay, on top of maternity and paternity leave. Continue reading...
  
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• What is up with car door handles these days? | Dave Schilling

  05-04-2025 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Why is everything computerised, automated or impossible to turn off these days?I believe, deep in my soul, that car companies’ number one goal in life is to ruin the experience of driving. I don’t have any direct evidence of this conspiracy to rob us of the pleasure of the open road, other than the cacophony of beeps, blips, bloops and blops that greet us in the latest models. Oh, and the screens. Every year, they try to find a new place to glue a touchscreen in a car, like Pizza Hut
  
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• How looser affordability rules may widen home ownership in the UK

  05-04-2025 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Mortgage lenders encouraged by regulator to loosen affordability tests so would-be homebuyers can borrow moreUK mortgages: warning over big fees as homebuying season arrivesDuring the coming weeks and months, many more people may be able to buy a property they would previously assumed was out of their price range.One of Britain’s biggest mortgage lenders, Santander, has loosened its affordability rules to enable customers to borrow more, with other banks and building societies almost certa
  
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• NS&I could offer 'better rates' on Premium Bonds due to key Government target

  05-04-2025 11:50 via express.co.uk
  
  The prize fund rate for Premium Bonds fell again this month
  
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• UK mortgages: warning over big fees as homebuying season arrives

  05-04-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The sums lenders charge to secure the best rates have risen in the past five years – and can make a loan much more expensiveHow looser affordability rules may widen UK home ownershipThe spring months are typically the busiest of the year in the housing market as buyers mobilise and sunshine adds to a property’s kerb appeal.However, today’s buyers – and those remortgaging – need deeper pockets than a few years ago. Not only does the average mortgage rate start with a
  
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• The one DWP State Pension payment not rising in April

  05-04-2025 07:00 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: A payment top-up that's only given to certain pensioners by the DWP won't be increasing from April.
  
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• ‘I’m a pensions expert - 10 things you should consider before accessing your pot’

  05-04-2025 06:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Thanks to the Pension Freedoms legislation, Britons now have more choices in managing their retirement income, but there are important tax rules to consider.
  
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• Cash ISA limit rules from Sunday as savers urged to add money to accounts

  05-04-2025 06:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Cash ISA limits have been confirmed for 2025-26 as savers are being urged to add money to their accounts.
  
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• DWP and HMRC April dates as benefits rise but one payment is scrapped

  05-04-2025 02:50 via express.co.uk
  
  April is a key month for money, as the new tax year brings with it a host of changes, from bill rises to increased benefits from the DWP
  
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• Full list of everyone who automatically qualifies for a free bus pass in the UK

  05-04-2025 02:00 via express.co.uk
  
  You may be eligible for one of two types of bus passes that grants free travel.
  
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