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• Sky chief executive receives £37m after Comcast takeover

  12-10-2018 17:59 via theguardian.com
  Bumper pay day for Jeremy Darroch after bidding war with Murdoch’s Fox boosted shares Sky’s chief executive, Jeremy Darroch, has been handed a near-£40m bonanza following Comcast’s £30bn takeover of the satellite broadcaster.The windfall will see Darroch pay a monster tax bill estimated to be about £14m – which is more than the total UK tax paid by Amazon (£4.5m), Facebook (£7.4m) and Netflix (received a £174,000 rebate) combined last y
  
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• UK skin care company plunges into administration - in business since 1997

  01-10-2026 12:35 via express.co.uk
  The company's collapse comes at a time of broader financial challenges across the retail sector, with many businesses facing mounting pressure from rising costs.
  
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• Premium Bonds players urged to check prizes as £97m goes unclaimed

  01-10-2026 12:19 via express.co.uk
  In London alone, roughly £14.5million in prize money is unclaimed.
  
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• Push for state pension age to be lowered to 65 at key threshold to spark DWP response

  01-10-2026 11:48 via express.co.uk
  Serious concerns have been raised at move to increase pension age currently taking place
  
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• New tax affecting 5.5m Brits starts October 1

  01-10-2026 11:11 via express.co.uk
  Arrivals into the UK will only be able to bring a small supply for personal use without paying tax.
  
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• DWP hands £965 payments to state pensioners under 77 in October

  01-10-2026 11:10 via express.co.uk
  New state pensioners have been getting more cash each month since April.
  
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• Major energy firm to take over OVO to create 'UK's largest electricity provider'

  01-10-2026 11:06 via express.co.uk
  In May, a sale was agreed for an undisclosed sum, though reports indicated that it could be as much as £600million.
  
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• Urgent warning as Amazon, TikTok and AliExpress energy plugs explode in tests

  01-10-2026 10:46 via express.co.uk
  Safety campaigners have issued the warning as tens of thousands of the devices are believed to have already been bought by UK shoppers.
  
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• Bombshell scheme that can slash energy bills by 25% starts October 1

  01-10-2026 10:40 via express.co.uk
  Some have been invited to apply for a scheme to cut their electricity bills by up to 25% from April 2027.
  
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• £1million pension pot 'no longer enough for comfortable retirement'

  01-10-2026 09:47 via express.co.uk
  New data has been published and experts have given their takes
  
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• Premium Bonds prize winners announced for October - check if you've won £1million

  01-10-2026 09:46 via express.co.uk
  Two lucky Premium Bonds savers in England will receive the £1million jackpot.
  
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• Brits with 14 hearing issues could claim £194.60 per week from DWP

  01-10-2026 09:06 via express.co.uk
  The Personal Independence Payment is available to people 16 and over and under State Pension age, though you'll continue getting it beyond that point if you have an approved claim.
  
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• Over £557 million unclaimed in forgotten bank accounts, as Brits savers urged to check

  01-10-2026 09:04 via express.co.uk
  Brits are leaving serious money behind in silence, but the most unsettling part is how often it happens to people who think they are careful with every penny.
  
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• Check if you're due a cut of £126 million savings pot - simple tip to trace missing cash

  01-10-2026 07:50 via express.co.uk
  ANALYSIS - KATIE ELLIOTT: Millions of Brits are completely unaware they're due a tidy windfall.
  
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• Martin Lewis listener gets car insurance for £637 after £1,226 quote - 'can't be right'

  01-10-2026 06:30 via express.co.uk
  The woman said she could barely believe how much money she saved by following Martin's advice
  
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• All 3 taxes that could rise in John Healey's Budget after Burnham's bombshell

  30-09-2026 19:06 via express.co.uk
  The Budget will take place on October 28.
  
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• State pension 'double lock' plans explained - how it could affect you

  30-09-2026 17:59 via express.co.uk
  An expert explores the effects a double lock could have in practice, characterising the approach as a "trade off".
  
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• Older state pensioners can get extra £739.60 payment before October

  30-09-2026 16:58 via express.co.uk
  EXCLUSIVE: Some older state pensioners will get a second £739.60 paid out to them from the DWP before October.
  
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• State pensioners under 77 can get extra £965.20 payment before October

  30-09-2026 16:54 via express.co.uk
  Some younger state pensioners due payments today will get paid twice before October.
  
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• ‘The emperor is naked’: Uefa president Ceferin takes new swipe at Infantino

  29-09-2026 21:05 via theguardian.com
  Aleksander Ceferin condemns FFE and Balogun affairTells club chiefs it is ‘time to say enough’ to FifaThe Uefa president, Aleksander Ceferin, has attacked his embattled Fifa counterpart Gianni Infantino in a scathing takedown of the failed Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) project and other recent scandals, saying “the emperor is naked” and declaring “it is time to say ‘enough’”.In a pointed address to the European Football Clubs (EFC) general assembly
  
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• Give BrewDog ‘second chance’ says new owner as it invests £50m

  29-09-2026 20:35 via theguardian.com
  US cannabis and drinks firm Tilray, which took over in March, says it will improve beers, pubs and working conditionsBrewDog’s new owner has urged drinkers to give the ailing brand “a second chance” as it invests more than £50m in improving the company’s beers, pubs and working conditions.The US cannabis and drinks company Tilray bought BrewDog for £33m in March this year, after the company collapsed into administration after five years of losses and a series
  
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• The Guardian view on Andy Burnham: grounds to hope for a better Britain | Editorial

  29-09-2026 20:22 via theguardian.com
  By linking Brexit, voting reform and public services, the prime minister made a powerful, personal pitch for a brighter futureAndy Burnham’s first speech as prime minister to a Labour conference was a serious attempt to argue that rebuilding the public realm will be better for the country than shrinking the state. He is right about this. Mr Burnham’s belief in the power of government is welcome, as is his instinct that by spending now on public services he will save money later. Admi
  
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• Burnham gambles on radical progressive plan to help Britain ‘rise again’

  29-09-2026 20:21 via theguardian.com
  PM accepts some of his plan could be difficult and admits he ‘may pay a political price’Analysis: PM’s promises will take time to come goodKey takeaways from Burnham’s conference speechAndy Burnham has staked his future on a gamble that the public will back radical progressive policies on social care, electoral reform and Europe, telling voters that his agenda will break the mould of the last 40 years and “allow us to rise again”.In a deeply personal speech at
  
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• Burnham’s triple lock gamble | Politics Weekly

  29-09-2026 20:03 via theguardian.com
  Andy Burnham has delivered a powerful and emotional speech to the Labour conference. He announced policies on the pensions triple lock, social care and electoral reform. He said he was willing to talk about the things politicians usually avoid. But without a big budget can he deliver his big dreams for the country? Continue reading...
  
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• Burnham’s electricity grid idea is interesting – but it’s not ‘public control’

  29-09-2026 20:01 via theguardian.com
  For all the talk, the real value of GB Grid lies in giving the regulator perfect data to drive down costsWhat is Burnham’s GB Grid plan and could it bring down energy bills?Did share prices shudder as Andy Burnham unveiled Great British Grid (GBG) as a public sector challenger to the trio of private sector firms that own and operate the electricity grid? Not exactly. National Grid and SSE, the two listed in London, were down by about 0.5%, in line with the wider market.That mild reaction l
  
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• Smart ring maker Oura puts off initial public offering due to market ‘uncertainty’

  29-09-2026 19:57 via theguardian.com
  Researchers say the IPO market was off to a solid start but tailed off in the third quarterSmart ring maker Oura Inc says it is postponing a planned initial public offering due to market “uncertainty”.In a Tuesday press release, Oura said it is delaying the stock market float “despite strong demand”. Continue reading...
  
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• Will pensioners be poorer as a result of Burnham scrapping the triple lock?

  29-09-2026 19:47 via theguardian.com
  Original triple lock was designed to lift pensioners out of poverty but OBR says it contributes to unsustainability of public financesThe prime minister has announced that the pensions triple lock will be scrapped in its current form, to partly fund a national care service. Continue reading...
  
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• Barclays softens return-to-office plans for UK staff after backlash

  29-09-2026 19:12 via theguardian.com
  Bank allows employees to delay being in workplace at least three days a week until 2027, if permission grantedBarclays has watered down its return-to-office plans after a major staff backlash, with the bank allowing some employees to wait until next year before having to be in at least three days a week.The bank this summer announced the attendance requirement would come in for its 45,000 UK staff from 5 October, with more senior employees expected to come in for at least four days. That compare
  
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• Conference laps up Andy unplugged as he offers chance to take road less travelled | John Crace

  29-09-2026 18:38 via theguardian.com
  Nothing was off the table, no coded hints, and by the end no one could be in any doubt about what Burnham believedYou’ve got to hand it to Andy Burnham. He left nothing out on the pitch. It would have been so easy to play it safe. To deliver a traditional leader’s speech to a home crowd. One we’ve been seeing from leaders of all parties for more than 15 years. Something warm, a feelgood vibes word salad with the odd minor spending announcement thrown in. Hell, the Labour confer
  
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• Manchester City guilty over Premier League charges after £900m of ‘sham’ contracts

  29-09-2026 18:05 via theguardian.com
  Commission: club broke rules over nine-season periodCity will appeal against verdict before Friday deadlineThe Premier League has confirmed Manchester City have been found guilty of all charges of breaching its financial rules over a nine-year period, with the club found to have boosted their income by a staggering amount of more than £900m.In a bombshell announcement the Premier League revealed an independent commission had found City guilty of arranging “sham contracts” with
  
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