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• Meta and Shopify urged to act as scale of ‘ghost stores’ preying on Australian online shoppers revealed

  03-05-2025 22:00 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Consumer advocates call for crackdown on ‘fraudulent players’ as Guardian Australia finds scores of sites masquerading as local businessesElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThere have been more than 140 “ghost” stores operating online in Australia falsely marketing themselves as local brands and selling everything from poor quality clothing to counterfeit sports labels &
  
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• Forget Swedish death cleaning, letting go is hard – even when it’s just a jacket | Nova Weetman

  03-05-2025 22:00 via theguardian.com
  It would now be easier for us if Dad had sorted things before he died but the process of emptying his house allowed me to see him differentlyGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailI was browsing in a recycled clothing shop recently when I started talking to a woman who was holidaying in Melbourne. She wanted my opinion on a brightly coloured jacket she was eyeing. Laughing because I was in my usual uniform of whatever black clothes were clean, I told her it looked great and urged her to buy
  
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• Mother of autistic boy left with £10,000 debt after breaching DWP rules by £1.92 a week

  03-05-2025 18:00 via theguardian.com
  Over five-year period Oksana Shahar – who cares for her son – was paid a small amount more than carer’s allowance earnings limits allowIt was three weeks after Christmas when the bombshell letter arrived. Guy Shahar and his wife, Oksana, looked at each other in stunned disbelief.They had followed the Guardian’s investigation into the carer’s allowance scandal that has left thousands of families with crippling debts and criminal records. Not once did they think they
  
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• Financial markets have become a bulwark against populist excesses | Phillip Inman

  03-05-2025 17:00 via theguardian.com
  Custodians of global wealth have reacted with anger at attempts by people like Trump and Truss to revolutionise the economyYou say you want a revolution, sang the Beatles back in 1968. And that seems to be the interpretation of electoral results across the industrialised world.From the seismic shifts in recent US and German elections to the rise of Reform and the Green party in the UK, electorates are signalling that they reject the status quo. Continue reading...
  
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• DWP sending £230 to state pensioners on Tuesday if they have two-digit code

  03-05-2025 13:26 via express.co.uk
  
  Pensioners will benefit from new payment rates that give them some extra cash.
  
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• British Gas customers in England can get up to £546 off energy bills

  03-05-2025 11:33 via express.co.uk
  
  British Gas customers can unlock a discounted rate to boost savings further.
  
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• Keir Starmer has one desperate card left to play as voters rebel - it will ruin Britain

  03-05-2025 09:18 via express.co.uk
  
  Keir Starmer is a beaten man. My fear is he'll take the country down with him.
  
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• ‘It’s wild’: how the cost of learning to drive in the UK is accelerating

  03-05-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  From rising prices for lessons to insurance cover, we break down the hefty charges learners now faceLearning to drive – and the sense of freedom and independence that comes with it – is a milestone many look forward to. But for today’s learners, the journey to getting on the road is proving longer, more uncertain and more expensive than ever.What was once a fairly straightforward process, from lessons and the theory test to the practical exam, now involves record waiting times,
  
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• Sainsbury's Bank customers warned 'don't ignore this letter' after NatWest buyout

  03-05-2025 07:44 via express.co.uk
  
  Customers have been urged to check their accounts as changes come in this week
  
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• DWP alert as older people could risk losing out on £441 a month

  03-05-2025 07:30 via express.co.uk
  
  Millions of Brits are in receipt of Attendance Allowance every month, but payments could be stopped if you ignore certain rules.
  
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• Santander customers could save £600 a year as 50 changes introduced

  03-05-2025 07:18 via express.co.uk
  
  Industry estimates suggest the total value of the cuts could amount to over £25 million a year in savings
  
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• This place would be a real bargain if it was nicer: Edith Pritchett cartoon on estate agents

  03-05-2025 07:00 via theguardian.com
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• ‘I’m a money expert - this tip will make a serious difference to your savings’

  03-05-2025 07:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Savers could end up "paying a horrible price" by not making these checks.
  
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• Household ingredient that can increase risk of dementia

  03-05-2025 05:30 via express.co.uk
  
  One common ingredient in your cupboard has been linked to a wide variety of health issues
  
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• Medical misdiagnosis cost NHS £376 million in claims including brain damage and cancer

  03-05-2025 02:30 via express.co.uk
  
  1 in 18 primary and secondary patients are affected by misdiagnoses
  
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