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• Martin Lewis says do 1 thing before giving Christmas presents to avoid hefty costs

  23-12-2025 22:02 via express.co.uk
  The money-saving expert said you should do this before gifting your presents this year.
  
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• Call of Duty’s Vince Zampella was a video games visionary

  23-12-2025 20:12 via theguardian.com
  Zampella created the template for multiplayer shooters that is still used today, and his cinematic and epic military, sci-fi and Star Wars games thrilled and moved millions• Vince Zampella dies aged 55 – newsOn Sunday, Vince Zampella, the co-creator of the Call of Duty video game series, died in a car crash in Los Angeles at the age of 55. Though best known for that series of blockbuster military shooters, Zampella touched a huge number of lives – not only the hundreds of people
  
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• Bitcoin’s buzz is gone. Investors chose real gold in 2025 | Nils Pratley

  23-12-2025 18:53 via theguardian.com
  Gold is up 70% while the cryptocurrency is down 6% after it failed to bounce back from a rapid October sell-offAnother week, another record high for the price of gold. And another blow to the bitcoin fan club’s hopeful thesis about owning “digital gold”. This year has been hard for the bitcoin brigade: while real gold soared in value, their cryptocurrency didn’t. Correlation went out of the window. Gold is up 70% so far in dollar terms; bitcoin is down 6%.In theory, condi
  
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• Lidl slashes price on Christmas Day favourite to £4.69 for limited time only

  23-12-2025 16:39 via express.co.uk
  Lidl customers have a limited time to bag the festive bargain.
  
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• HMRC announces January tax change for 12 million in UK

  23-12-2025 16:11 via express.co.uk
  Brits could face hefty fines for missing the deadline at the end of January.
  
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• ISA savers reminded of simple £3 a day rule to get thousands of pounds extra

  23-12-2025 15:21 via express.co.uk
  ISAs come with major tax benefits and automating payments could make a huge difference
  
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• The Crusader: Goodwill comes to rescue of driver fighting unfair parking charge

  23-12-2025 14:39 via express.co.uk
  In a world where parking penalties often feel like a losing battle, one driver found unexpected allies in a supermarket and a property manager.
  
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• Major UK bank makes huge change to popular savings account - customers won’t be happy

  23-12-2025 13:50 via express.co.uk
  A major UK bank has disappointed customers with a huge change to its popular savings account that went viral on TikTok earlier this year.
  
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• Octopus Energy to offer ‘zero bill’ tariff homes in 4 more UK locations

  23-12-2025 12:24 via express.co.uk
  Residents "won't pay a penny" for their home energy bills for 10 years, Octopus Energy says.
  
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• ‘We’ve seen it decimate areas’: Somerset town’s traders oppose parking charges

  23-12-2025 10:00 via theguardian.com
  Traders on Clevedon’s Hill Road say they fear the proposals could hasten the decline of independent retail as councils across Britain look to raise income by forcing shoppers to pay to parkThe shop windows are decked out in their festive finery, there are carols on the stereos and the tills are ringing. The independent stores, cafes and restaurants lining Hill Road in the Somerset seaside town of Clevedon are hoping to take advantage of the crucial pre-Christmas period.The street’s c
  
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• Tesla sales fall across Europe again as BYD surges; Ryanair fined €235m by Italy’s competition authority – business live

  23-12-2025 09:02 via theguardian.com
  Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsFrom cars to planes! Ryanair has been fined €235m (£205m) by Italy’s competition authority for abusing its dominant position in its dealings with travel agents.The Italian Competition Authority imposed the penalty after concluding that Ryanair had executed an “elaborate strategy” to block online and traditional travel agencies from purchasing Ryanair flights on ryanair.com, or to make it harder.The investigati
  
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• Bet365 boss receives at least £280m in pay and dividends despite profit slump

  23-12-2025 08:35 via theguardian.com
  Denise Coates’s gambling empire reports turnover of £4bn in year to March 2025, up from £3.7bnDenise Coates, the billionaire boss of Bet365, a self-described “ultimate gambler” and Britain’s highest-paid woman, took home at least £280m in pay and dividends in 2025 despite a slump in pre-tax profits.Coates’s Stoke-based gambling empire recorded turnover of £4bn in the year to March 2025, up from £3.7bn the year before. Pre-tax profits fe
  
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• The second China shock is coming – and the UK’s response is too timid | George Magnus

  23-12-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Beijing’s push to dominate technology through state-backed industrial policy is reshaping global trade and could devastate European industryEmmanuel Macron came back from China in early December empty-handed. The French president’s appeal to his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to help stop the war in Ukraine was never going to gain traction given Beijing’s unqualified support for Russia.Urging Xi to address China’s surging trade surplus, the result of the country’s
  
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• Civil service pension scheme owes me £21,300, five months after retiring

  23-12-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Scheme has not replied to complaints and Pensions Ombudsman says it needs evidence of thatI retired from the civil service five months ago and I’ve still not received my pension. I’ve complained to the Civil Service Pension Scheme (MyCSP) repeatedly, but it doesn’t reply.The Pensions Ombudsman says they need evidence that MyCSP has not responded to my complaint. How can I provide evidence of a failure to reply? Continue reading...
  
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• When the AI bubble bursts, humans will finally have their chance to take back control | Rafael Behr

  23-12-2025 07:00 via theguardian.com
  The US economy is pumped up on tech-bro vanity. The inevitable correction must prompt a global conversation about intelligent machines, regulation and riskIf AI did not change your life in 2025, next year it will. That is one of few forecasts that can be made with confidence in unpredictable times. This is not an invitation to believe the hype about what the technology can do today, or may one day achieve. The hype doesn’t need your credence. It is puffed up enough on Silicon Valley financ
  
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• US regulators approve Wegovy pill, first oral medication to treat obesity

  23-12-2025 02:07 via theguardian.com
  Food and Drug Administration’s approval hands drugmaker Novo Nordisk an edge in the race to market an obesity pillUS regulators on Monday gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity.The US Food and Drug Administration’s approval handed drugmaker Novo Nordisk an edge over rival Eli Lilly in the race to market an obesity pill. Lilly’s oral drug, orforglipron, is still under review. Continue re
  
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• Former mineworkers celebrate ‘historic’ £100-a-week UK pensions boost

  23-12-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  Scheme members will also receive lump sums averaging £5,500 after government hands over £2.3bn reserveSome former mineworkers who are receiving a £100-a-week boost to their pensions after a hard-fought battle say they will now no longer need to worry about money.The Guardian had reported that people were “dying in abject poverty” and unable to “afford to bury themselves” after the government raided billions from their pensions. Continue reading...
  
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