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• BT left my blind father without a panic button

  10-06-2024 08:00
  
  It didn’t work after it switched his landline to digital without warningMy 101-year-old father was left without a landline and a functioning panic button after BT switched his phone service from analogue to digital without warning us. BT had informed us that the contract was about to finish, and asked me to contact them about renewing. I duly called and was, at no time, advised to contact the panic button provider, or told of the possible need for adaptors to connect analogue phones to the
  
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• Urgent 'unwelcome' alert for Barclays, Nationwide, Lloyds, Halifax customers

  09-03-2026 16:46 via express.co.uk
  Major mortgage lenders including Barclays, Halifax and Lloyds are increasing rates on Tuesday as swap rate volatility impacts the market
  
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• Martin Lewis issues worrying Ofgem energy warning as prices soar - 'we have to hope'

  09-03-2026 15:54 via express.co.uk
  Energy bills are creeping up again as tensions abroad keep pushing prices higher.
  
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• Martin Lewis shares update on energy bills changes and Iran war

  09-03-2026 15:12 via express.co.uk
  He warned there could be knock-on cost increases for consumers
  
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• Martin Lewis shares prediction on jobs to be worst hit by AI - 'potentially horrifying'

  09-03-2026 14:02 via express.co.uk
  Martin Lewis has shared a report showing which industries are set to be worst hit by AI.
  
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• HMRC tax rule change on April 6, 2026 'time-bomb' for one big group of people

  09-03-2026 13:50 via express.co.uk
  Experts warn time is running out to plan ahead of major HMRC tax changes
  
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• Drivers warned over 'non-essential journeys' as 'petrol could hit 170p and diesel 180p'

  09-03-2026 12:34 via express.co.uk
  Oil prices have soared above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022 in response to the Middle East conflict
  
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• Millions more UK households could be forced to pay £180 BBC TV licence fee

  09-03-2026 12:16 via express.co.uk
  The BBC suggests the licence fee should apply to anyone who streams content live or on demand.
  
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• Rachel Reeves in urgent crisis talks - and two threats are even more terrifying than Iran

  09-03-2026 11:20 via express.co.uk
  Global stock markets are plunging again today as investors panic over the war in Iran.
  
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• HMRC 'two-year rule' or 'risk double tax'

  09-03-2026 11:06 via express.co.uk
  Families could lose as much as 40 percent if they don't make the right moves, according to a tax expert
  
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• Nationwide announces major change to ISAs and savings from today

  09-03-2026 10:58 via express.co.uk
  Building society has unveiled increases in ISAs and savings accounts, with new fixed-rate products launched
  
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• Excellere Partners and GHO Capital Sell Biocare Medical to Agilent Technologies

  09-03-2026 08:05 via globenewswire.com
  
  Agilent to acquire Biocare in an all-cash transaction valued at $950 millionTransaction follows significant period of growth under Excellere Partners and GHO Capital stewardship, with annual double-digit revenue and profit growth since 2021Denver, CO and London, UK, 9 March 2026: Excellere Partners (“Excellere”), a Denver-based private equity firm specializing in partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams, GHO Capital Partners LLP (“GHO”), a specialist investor in
  
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• The best places to buy plants online, according to top gardeners and landscape designers

  08-03-2026 08:00
  Whether you want bulbs or bare roots, perennials or houseplants, we asked experts for the online nurseries they trust for reliable, beautiful greenery• The best secateurs, testedAs winter turns to spring and the days warm and lengthen, we’re so keen to get out in the garden, do some work, and also go shopping for lovely new plants.It’s great to get acquainted with your local garden centre to see what’s on offer, but nurseries with an online presence can be a horticultural
  
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• The £49 ‘driller killer’: steps to avoid locksmith scams

  08-03-2026 08:00
  Rogue operators draw in customers by advertising low prices, but when the work is done they invoice 10 times that sumLate on a Sunday night, you put your key into the front door and it snaps when you turn it. Unable to get in, you search online for an emergency locksmith and find one advertising a willingness to do the job for £69. You call it out.When the locksmith arrives, they ask no questions, drills through the lock within minutes and replaces the fixture. You are then given a bill fo
  
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• Survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes start to have benefits cut in UK after accepting compensation

  08-03-2026 07:00
  Exclusive: Campaigners urge Keir Starmer to back ‘Philomena’s Law’ to protect payments for up to 13,000 survivors living in BritainSurvivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes have started to have benefits cut in Britain because they accepted compensation from the Irish government.The cuts to the means-tested benefits of survivors in Britain come as campaigners including the actors Siobhán McSweeney and Steve Coogan called on Keir Starmer to back a bill known as Ph
  
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• New Employment Rights Act ‘a huge boost for women in the workplace’

  08-03-2026 01:01
  Government says new rights for parental leave and sick pay will increase equality and economic growthWomen will disproportionately benefit from new workers’ rights measures rolled out from next month, according to research.The TUC said approximately 4.7 million women are to benefit from stronger sick pay from April, including more than 830,000 who will receive statutory sick pay for the first time. Continue reading...
  
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• Revealed: the new affordable commuter hotspots in Great Britain

  07-03-2026 08:00
  The lowdown on journey times, season ticket costs and average house prices in places you should know aboutIn pictures: homes for sale in new commuter hotspots in EnglandThe commuter belt is being redrawn. During Covid, in the hope that remote working would stick, buyers broke free from conventions and transformed the housing map. A race for space – and to the coast and rural areas – were the stories of the pandemic.As the call back to the office intensified, this trend unwound and ho
  
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• ‘Mainly, you fast fooded’: Monzo under fire over ‘shaming’ year-end reviews

  07-03-2026 08:00
  Bank criticised for tone of spending summaries, with one user complaining to ombudsman over ‘humiliating’ use of dataWhen does lighthearted banter become inappropriate and humiliating?The digital bank Monzo has been accused of overstepping the mark by using the data it holds to tell one customer with a past eating disorder that she eats a lot of fast food, spends “more than most” on Just Eat takeaways, and had banished her life goals thanks to her spending choices. Contin
  
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• Royal Mail criticised as first-class stamp price rises to £1.80 despite ‘failing service’

  06-03-2026 15:14
  Company attacked for ‘forcing people to dig deeper into their pockets’ as second-class stamps increase to 91pRoyal Mail has been criticised for announcing another hike in the cost of first- and second-class stamps while providing what Citizens Advice described as a “failing service”.From 7 April, the price of a first-class stamp will increase by 10p, or 6%, to £1.80. The cost of the second-class service is going up by 4p, or 5%, to 91p. Royal Mail blamed the need fo
  
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• ‘Illegitimacy tax’: new UK border rules for dual nationals throwing lives into chaos

  06-03-2026 14:36
  Two women who have lived almost all their lives in UK, but whose British fathers were not married, tell how they are having to battle for British citizenshipTwo women who have lived almost all their lives in the UK have had their lives thrown into chaos due to the new border control rules for British dual nationals because their French mothers were not married to their British fathers.Both women have been forced to prove their right to British passports as a result of archaic laws, which did not
  
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• ‘Geopolitical uncertainties’ amid Iran war could slow fall in mortgage rates, says Halifax

  06-03-2026 09:19
  UK house price growth slowed in February as value of typical home rose 0.3% to £301,151Business live – latest updatesHalifax has warned that the US-Israel war on Iran could slow mortgage rate decreases this year, as it said that house price growth eased dramatically in February.Halifax, which is part of Lloyds – Britain’s biggest mortgage lender – said the conflict in the Middle East was likely to affect global economies, stoke inflation and reduce the likely rate o
  
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• Homes for sale in new commuter hotspots in England – in pictures

  06-03-2026 08:00
  In the run-up to our commuter special report, we pick five properties in places with great rail links. Read the full list on Saturday Continue reading...
  
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• Water firms sent bailiffs to tens of thousands of homes for debts under £1,000

  06-03-2026 07:00
  Most recorded visits are for smaller debts, data from England and Wales suggests, though method of recovery is a postcode lotteryTens of thousands of people a year have bailiffs sent to their homes by water companies in England and Wales, data shows.Many thousands of these visits by debt collectors were for sums worth under £1,000, according to the data released by the House of Commons environment, food and rural affairs (Efra) committee. Bailiffs are debt collectors instructed by a court,
  
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• Parents could turn ISAs into a £1m family fortune

  06-03-2026 05:50 via express.co.uk
  There are easy ways to build up your savings over time
  
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• HMRC tells taxpayer to 'stay quiet' in payment error update

  06-03-2026 05:33 via express.co.uk
  You may be sent a letter by HMRC about the issue
  
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• Parents could increase state pension with HMRC benefit

  06-03-2026 03:31 via express.co.uk
  A quick online application may be all it takes to get the support
  
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• British Gas forced to pull heat pumps ad over £546 saving claim

  05-03-2026 20:41 via express.co.uk
  The energy supplier was found to have breached advertising rules on five counts.
  
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• Nigel Farage has just met his match – and nobody saw it coming

  05-03-2026 19:00 via express.co.uk
  Nigel Farage is a happy man right now. Reform UK is topping the polls and preparing for government.
  
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• Fixed tariffs axed by 3 energy giants as Iran war threatens £160 bill surge

  05-03-2026 18:32 via express.co.uk
  Three major UK energy suppliers have removed all fixed-price tariffs from their websites.
  
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• Iran war Brit holidays warning issued by UK money expert

  05-03-2026 17:54 via express.co.uk
  The conflict in Iran may have a direct impact on the budgets of UK households - and many things Brits take for granted
  
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