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• DWP Winter Fuel Payment 2024: Key dates and eligibility rules explained

  22-08-2024 05:28 via express.co.uk
  
  The amount you get will vary depending on your situation, with some benefits and ages qualifying
  
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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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• ‘Strong rebound’ for UK housing market with 6% more homes for sale than a year ago

  25-02-2026 06:00 via theguardian.com
  Zoopla says it is on target for highest number of new listings on its site in any February in a decade Spring has come early to the UK housing market, with a surge in people listing their homes for sale as confidence returns to the sector, a report by the property website Zoopla found.The site said this month was on course to record the highest number of newly listed homes for sale in any February for a decade. Continue reading...
  
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• Trump threatens ‘more powerful and obnoxious’ tariffs, amid confusion in UK and EU; Wall Street drops – business live

  23-02-2026 18:23
  Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsThe London stock market has dipped slightly in early trading.The FTSE 100 index is down 19 points, or 0.18%, at 10,668 points. Continue reading...
  
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• No business like snow business: blizzard shuts down the north-east US – in pictures

  23-02-2026 17:52
  As another major storm brings to the area up to 2ft of snow, people brave the weather to commute and shovel Continue reading...
  
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• Telegraph suitor considers legal action against UK government over rival bid

  23-02-2026 17:14
  Exclusive: Figures led by New York Sun owner may seek judicial review after restrictions lifted on DMGT offerFigures involved in a rival bid for the Telegraph are drawing up legal action against the government, after ministers gave the owner of the Daily Mail permission to take a significant step towards clinching its £500m takeover.The Telegraph titles, which include the daily and Sunday editions, have been in limbo for three years after previous owners, the Barclay family, lost control o
  
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• US supreme court takes up fossil fuel firms’ climate accountability case

  23-02-2026 17:04
  Judgment in city of Boulder’s lawsuit against Suncor Energy USA and ExxonMobil could affect wave of climate litigationThe US supreme court has decided to hear arguments in a climate accountability lawsuit, marking the first time the high court has weighed in on such a case. The decision could potentially hinder the wave of climate litigation the US has seen in recent years.“It’s not a good sign,” said Pat Parenteau, a professor of environmental law at Vermont Law and Grad
  
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• Yorkshire Water fined over £700,000 for repeated sewage releases

  23-02-2026 17:03
  Company admits three pollution events that killed fish and insects in Pools Brook country park near ChesterfieldA water company has been fined more than £700,000 for repeatedly releasing sewage into a stream.Yorkshire Water was issued with the penalty after pleading guilty to three offences of sewage pollution in Pools Brook country park near Chesterfield. Continue reading...
  
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• New datacentres risk doubling UK electricity use, regulator says

  23-02-2026 16:58
  Ofgem says about 140 proposed projects, driven by AI use, could require more power than current peak demandThe amount of power being sought by new datacentre projects in the UK would exceed the country’s current peak electricity consumption, according to an industry watchdog.Ofgem said about 140 proposed datacentre schemes, driven by use of artificial intelligence, could require 50 gigawatts of electricity – 5GW more than the country’s current peak demand. Continue reading...
  
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• Unlicensed gambling firms could be barred from sponsoring Premier League clubs

  23-02-2026 16:53
  Top clubs agree not to have gambling sponsors on front of shirts, but government is consulting on total banUnlicensed gambling firms could be barred from sponsoring Premier League football clubs, after a string of controversies involving pornographic videos, failures in anti-money laundering rules and concerns about links to organised crime.Shirts worn by players for several major English football teams, including Everton, Fulham and Wolverhampton Wanderers, feature the logos of unlicensed onlin
  
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• Wegovy and Ozempic owner dealt blow as next-gen weight-loss drug is branded ‘obsolete’

  23-02-2026 15:26
  Novo Nordisk’s shares fall sharply after testing of CagriSema falls short of investors’ expectationsBusiness live – latest updatesThe owner of Wegovy and Ozempic has suffered a significant setback, as its highly anticipated new weight-loss treatment was labelled “obsolete” after disappointing clinical trials.Novo Nordisk’s shares fell sharply on Monday after the results from testing the Danish company’s CagriSema drug fell short of investors’ expec
  
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• ‘Progressive membership’: Ukraine’s economic resilience shows future for EU business tie-ups

  23-02-2026 14:47
  Joint ventures on defence, green energy and telecoms suggest how country could join bloc in stages rather than wait for full statusWhen the first Ukrainian-designed drone to be made in a German factory rolled off the production line last month, Volodymyr Zelenskyy knew it marked a turning point for the economy.With drone-making joint ventures also well advanced in Finland and Denmark, war-torn Ukraine has shown how its businesses can adapt and break out of their bomb-threatened domestic confines
  
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