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• Barclays issues warning to all Android users

  21-08-2024 16:54 via express.co.uk
  
  A man got in touch as he was struggling use the app.
  
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• State pension age rise from April for people born in these years

  28-02-2026 14:03 via express.co.uk
  People born in these years and dates will see their state pension age rise from April.
  
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• Expert warning to anyone with over £1,000 in bank accounts - ‘losing cash’

  28-02-2026 11:26 via express.co.uk
  A financial expert has issued a warning to those with more than £1,000 in their bank accounts. Recent data shows millions of people are losing out on money.
  
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• Martin Lewis backed by fans after emotional admission following Kemi Badenoch row backlash

  28-02-2026 11:25 via express.co.uk
  It follows the money-saving expert's heated exchange with the Conservative leader on Good Morning Britain
  
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• Diesel owners set for ‘higher VED rates’ with £5,690 bill

  28-02-2026 10:12 via express.co.uk
  New Vehicle Excise Duty car tax fees are set to increase motoring costs across the board this spring.
  
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• Revolut issues 12 million UK customers stark warning - 'cases rise by 233%'

  28-02-2026 09:03 via express.co.uk
  A popular bank with millions of UK customers has issued a warning after it reported a steep rise in scam cases.
  
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• HMRC chases grieving families for inheritance tax - 14,000 investigations launched

  28-02-2026 08:03 via express.co.uk
  HMRC launched more than 14,000 inheritance tax investigations since 2022, a Freedom of Information request found. The data shows a sharp increase in cases.
  
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• Mum spends £150 a month from her Universal Credit on pet bills

  28-02-2026 08:01 via express.co.uk
  The family had to go without heating in the winter to cover their costs
  
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• Council tax shock as some face hikes of up to 9% - how much your bill may rise in April

  28-02-2026 08:00 via express.co.uk
  Only a handful of areas will see their council tax bills rise below the 4.99% maximum. Use our new calculator to find out how much your bill might rise in April 2026.
  
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• Nationwide offers members way to 'save money'

  28-02-2026 06:12 via express.co.uk
  Nationwide has reached out to many of its UK customers
  
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• Martin Lewis 'switching' alert could shave £200 off energy bills

  28-02-2026 04:27 via express.co.uk
  The money-saving expert says now is the perfect time to act
  
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• UK parents fear young will be worse off for first time in a century, ex-minister warns

  26-02-2026 16:35 via theguardian.com
  Alan Milburn says people feel ‘social contract is being broken’ as number of Neets climbs to 957,000The number of young people in the UK not working or in education has risen closer to a million, figures show, as a government adviser warned that for the first time in a century parents do not think their children will have a better life than them.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the number of people aged 16 to 24 who were not in education, employment or training (Neet) ro
  
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• British-Danish couple say new UK passport rules may separate them from children

  26-02-2026 15:52 via theguardian.com
  Family learned of change while abroad, and fear dual-national children will have to stay with relatives while they return to apply for passportsA British man and a Danish woman fear they will be separated from their young children in Copenhagen airport because of new border control rules on British dual nationals.James Scrivens and his wife, Sara, who live in Wales, were visiting relatives in Norway and Denmark during the school holidays, and learned about the new Home Office rules only while th
  
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• Tell us: how will the UK’s landline switch-off affect you or your family?

  26-02-2026 15:43 via theguardian.com
  The UK will phase out traditional home phones by 2027, but the switchover has been stressful for some. How do you feel about the change?UK telecoms companies are retiring traditional landline services and replacing them with internet-based home phone connections.The industry has set a deadline of January 2027 to complete this switch with roughly 3.2 million homes still to move over. While the digital switchover has been straightforward for most households, for some vulnerable customers, such as
  
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• Waitrose suspends sale of mackerel because of overfishing

  26-02-2026 14:06 via theguardian.com
  Supermarket chain says it will point customers to herring and other species to protect threatened Atlantic stocksWaitrose has become the first UK supermarket to suspend the sale of mackerel because of overfishing and will start pointing customers toward herring and other species.The Marine Conservation Society warned last year that stocks were at breaking point owing to overfishing, and it downgraded mackerel from a three to a four on its five-point Good Fish Guide sustainability scale. Continue
  
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• The best men’s waterproof jackets in the UK to get outdoors whatever the weather, tested

  26-02-2026 12:39 via theguardian.com
  Keep dry in outerwear that’s been put through its paces in showers indoors and out• How to choose a waterproof jacket
  • The best men’s walking boots for every type of hiking adventureI didn’t think it was possible for my cat to respect me less. That was until he caught me testing a waterproof jacket in the shower. Him, motionless in the hallway, a textbook look of feline disapproval painted across his face. Me, slowly rotating behind a glass screen like a Gore-Tex don
  
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• Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more

  26-02-2026 11:00 via theguardian.com
  A handful of companies monopolise the web, with unprecedented access to our data. But there are many more ethical – and often distinctively European – alternativesThere’s not much to love about big tech these days. So many ills can be laid at its door: social media harms, misinformation, polarisation, mining and misuse of personal data, environmental negligence, tax avoidance, the list goes on. Added to which, Silicon Valley’s leaders seem all too keen to cosy up to the T
  
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• Labour ministers exploring ways of easing burden of plan 2 student loans

  25-02-2026 17:48 via theguardian.com
  Government looking at options such as increasing loan repayment thresholds amid growing pressureMinisters are examining ways to ease the burden of student loans after weeks of pressure over a policy pulling more people into repayments, the Guardian understands.The Treasury and the Department for Education are reviewing different options to offer relief to those with plan 2 student loans, which often leave graduates in England and Wales paying tens of thousands more than the original loan amount.
  
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• Why the energy price cap in Great Britain is falling from April

  25-02-2026 17:05 via theguardian.com
  Cap on average dual-fuel bill is to be reduced by 7% to £1,641 a year, but the saving is less than the chancellor promisedEnergy bills will fall by £117 for millions of households in Great Britain from AprilThe average energy bill for millions of households will fall by £10 a month in the spring, after Ofgem said the price cap would fall by 7% owing to a shake-up in green levies.The price cap is revised by the energy regulator for Great Britain every three months. It said that
  
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• Rachel Reeves declares insane war on jobs - and this potty-mouthed maniac is behind it

  25-02-2026 11:00 via express.co.uk
  The Chancellor isn't just causing havoc by accident. It's all part of a madcap Treasury plan.
  
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• Lloyds paying £500 to customers, Barclays £400 and Santander £200 in new offers

  25-02-2026 10:37 via express.co.uk
  High street banks including Lloyds, Barclays and Santander are offering eligible customers up to £500 for switching as part of their latest schemes
  
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• HMRC letters going to state pensioners now 'must not ignore' says BBC expert

  25-02-2026 10:33 via express.co.uk
  BBC Morning Live finance expert Colletta Smith has warned the letters are directly impacting state pensioners who may face tax bills for first time
  
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• Energy bill calculator - how much your bill could drop in April 2026

  25-02-2026 10:19 via express.co.uk
  Energy bills will drop for millions of households on April 1.
  
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• British Gas customers urged to take action before March 1 - 'free energy'

  25-02-2026 10:04 via express.co.uk
  Customers shouldn't miss out on the chance of winning the huge prize draw.
  
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• UK energy giant offers way to beat price cap by £101

  25-02-2026 09:59 via express.co.uk
  Ofgem this morning announced that its energy price cap will drop by 7%
  
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• Major UK bank scraps huge service - 28m customers affected

  25-02-2026 09:56 via express.co.uk
  Millions of customers will be impacted by changes at the high street bank.
  
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• Huge UK research firm crashes into liquidation - all jobs lost

  25-02-2026 09:54 via express.co.uk
  Liquidators have been appointed and it has been confirmed that all members of staff have been made redundant.
  
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• Brits with £10,000 issued bank account warning - 'incredibly costly'

  25-02-2026 09:11 via express.co.uk
  Over six and a half million current accounts are affected.
  
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• Martin Lewis Premium Bonds verdict for savers as major account change announced

  25-02-2026 09:02 via express.co.uk
  NS&I is reducing the Premium Bonds prize fund rate while odds are lengthening and the personal finance guru has spoken out
  
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• Buy now, pay later: how to use it without getting into risky debt

  25-02-2026 08:00 via theguardian.com
  BNPL can be a fee-free way to manage cashflow for an essential purchase but keep track of the payment scheduleBuy now, pay later (BNPL) is a form of credit that lets you spread payments for everything from clothes, jewellery and white goods to concert tickets, hotel rooms and takeaway meals. Continue reading...
  
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