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Just Stop Oil protesters paint grade I-listed Wellington Arch orange

Just Stop Oil protesters paint grade I-listed Wellington...

Just Stop Oil protesters painted London’s grade I-listed Wellington Arch orange...

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‘Watch this space’ Sunak tells voters, as he marks one year as Prime Minister

‘Watch this space’ Sunak tells voters, as he marks one...

Rishi Sunak has said that there is ‘still work to be done’ as he marked his first...

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Sunak backs pauses in fighting in Gaza but rejects ceasefire

Sunak backs pauses in fighting in Gaza but rejects ceasefire

The PM said the pauses had been discussed at the UN as he announced an RAF plane...

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Tamworth’s new Labour MP welcomed at PMQs after Tory candidate told food bank users to ‘f*** off’

Tamworth’s new Labour MP welcomed at PMQs after Tory candidate...

Sir Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak welcomed the new Labour MP for Tamworth to the...

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‘Cruel and sadistic’ paedophile police officer jailed for life

‘Cruel and sadistic’ paedophile police officer jailed for...

Lewis Edwards groomed 210 girls aged between 10 and 16 and forced them to send him...

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Starmer urges Sunak to call general election and ‘give public a chance to respond’

Starmer urges Sunak to call general election and ‘give...

Sir Keir Starmer urged Rishi Sunak to call a general election as he criticised a...

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Keir Starmer accuses Government of telling people to ‘eff off’

Keir Starmer accuses Government of telling people to ‘eff...

The Labour Leader suggested voters want a chance to ‘return the compliment’ at a...

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Parole hearing for child killer Jon Venables to take place in private

Parole hearing for child killer Jon Venables to take place...

Venables, whose identity is protected by a long-standing legal order, is currently...

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Supermajority comments ‘not a shift in UK Government policy over unity poll’

Supermajority comments ‘not a shift in UK Government policy...

Chris Heaton-Harris also stressed that there is currently no basis to suggest that...

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Three arrested after Just Stop Oil spray orange paint over London’s Wellington Arch

Three arrested after Just Stop Oil spray orange paint over...

Protesters set off smoke flares and sprayed paint with fire extinguishers

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Heavy rainfall causes disruption along south coast of England

Heavy rainfall causes disruption along south coast of England

Wet and windy weather is expected to continue into the weekend along the south-east...

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UK weather news: Warning extended until Saturday as heavy rain to batter Britain

UK weather news: Warning extended until Saturday as heavy...

Met Office warns flooding is possible as more travel disruption likely

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Man who murdered girlfriend jailed for minimum of 23 years

Man who murdered girlfriend jailed for minimum of 23 years

The judge said Christopher McGowan had inflicted ‘utter brutality’ upon young mother...

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Starmer meets Muslim MPs amid anger over Gaza position

Starmer meets Muslim MPs amid anger over Gaza position

Labour sources described the meeting, which was attended by around a dozen MPs including...

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Government Storm Babet grant too little too late, say flood-hit residents

Government Storm Babet grant too little too late, say flood-hit...

Jake Seath, who has been left homeless after flooding in Dundee last week, directly...

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RAF plane departs UK with 21 tonnes of aid for Gaza

RAF plane departs UK with 21 tonnes of aid for Gaza

The C-17 aircraft will deliver aid such as medical equipment and water filters to...

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Heart charity couple offer King a defibrillator after being awarded MBEs

Heart charity couple offer King a defibrillator after being...

Sergio and Emma Petrucci were both honoured at Buckingham Palace for services to...

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No 10 distances itself from UN chief’s remarks about Hamas’s attack

No 10 distances itself from UN chief’s remarks about Hamas’s...

UN chief Antonio Guterres said the killing of 1,400 Israelis came after Palestinians...

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Mother of man accused of Ashley Dale murder cries in court as she’s accused of telling ‘pack of lies’

Mother of man accused of Ashley Dale murder cries in court...

Lesley McMahon tells court her son had made her a cup of tea at home hours before...

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Appeal case begins over Briton convicted of wife’s manslaughter in Cyprus

Appeal case begins over Briton convicted of wife’s manslaughter...

Retired miner David Hunter was released from prison in July after he was acquitted...

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Law compelling convicts to be in court for sentencing expected in King’s Speech

Law compelling convicts to be in court for sentencing expected...

The Justice Secretary said the change to the law would be brought forward in the...

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‘I’m hurting’: Ex-gangster Dave Courtney recorded video explaining why he took his own life

‘I’m hurting’: Ex-gangster Dave Courtney recorded video...

Former gangster Courtney said he had been hiding ‘a lot of pain’, in clip shared...

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People affected by Storm Babet floods could be in line for £500 payment

People affected by Storm Babet floods could be in line...

Hundreds of people have been left homeless by the storm

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Justice served, say Yousef Makki’s family after unlawful killing ruling

Justice served, say Yousef Makki’s family after unlawful...

Joshua Molnar was cleared of the murder and manslaughter of Yousef Makki after a...

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Man bludgeoned closest friend and fiancee to death with sledgehammer after claiming they cursed him

Man bludgeoned closest friend and fiancee to death with...

Former casino worker killed Italian flatmates after psychotic episode

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Paedophile police officer gives ‘no comment’ interview before being given 13 life sentences

Paedophile police officer gives ‘no comment’ interview...

A paedophile former police officer gave a "no comment" interview in custody before...

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£15,000 flute being stolen was like ‘losing a limb’, says RSNO musician

£15,000 flute being stolen was like ‘losing a limb’, says...

Flautist Katherine Bryan realised her instrument had been stolen when changing trains...

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UK must get ambition back on environmental pledges, says WWF chief executive

UK must get ambition back on environmental pledges, says...

Tanya Steele was made a CBE by the King at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.

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Smiling people rip down posters of kidnapped Israeli children in London’s Leicester Square

Smiling people rip down posters of kidnapped Israeli children...

Smiling people tore down posters of kidnapped Israeli people in London’s Leicester...

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Prince Albert’s eldest son reveals ‘close’ bond with Monaco royal family

Prince Albert’s eldest son reveals ‘close’ bond with Monaco...

Alexandre Grimaldi said his half-sister Jazmin wants to follow in their late grandmother...

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Man charged after stabbing in Brighton city centre

Man charged after stabbing in Brighton city centre

Joel Elliott was charged with grievous bodily harm, robbery and possession of a...

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No more funding for school staff pay offer, says Yousaf as strikes planned

No more funding for school staff pay offer, says Yousaf...

Unison announced another wave of action on Wednesday.

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Far north of Scotland named on Lonely Planet’s ‘must visit’ list

Far north of Scotland named on Lonely Planet’s ‘must visit’...

The region boasts the most intact and extensive blanket bog system in the world.

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Brechin flood defences provided ‘valuable time’ for evacuation, MSPs told

Brechin flood defences provided ‘valuable time’ for evacuation,...

Angela Constance said the full cost of the deadly storm is still being assessed.

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Police investigate hate crime after ‘Hitler moustache’ drawn on poster of kidnapped children

Police investigate hate crime after ‘Hitler moustache’...

Photographs of at least four Israelis abducted by Hamas defaced in London, prompting...

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Video allegedly shows rapper Lady Leshurr moments before biting woman

Video allegedly shows rapper Lady Leshurr moments before...

The 35-year-old artist denies two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

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Robert Courts elected chairman of Commons Defence Committee

Robert Courts elected chairman of Commons Defence Committee

The Conservative former minister said defence is in his ‘political DNA’.

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Women and children among worst affected by pandemic, inquiry told

Women and children among worst affected by pandemic, inquiry...

A variety of groups gave their opening statements to the Scottish Covid Inquiry...

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Murder suspect tells court he wanted to take Ashley Dale’s killer to police

Murder suspect tells court he wanted to take Ashley Dale’s...

Sean Zeisz is alleged to have been part of a plot to kill Miss Dale’s partner Lee...

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Couples with HIV to gain access to fertility treatment under new laws

Couples with HIV to gain access to fertility treatment...

Changes announced by the Government also mean same-sex couples will no longer have...

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Woman’s £40,000 restoration of mother’s house destroyed by Storm Babet flooding

Woman’s £40,000 restoration of mother’s house destroyed...

Vicky Hallam’s renovated home was destroyed by floods 90 minutes after an estate...

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New recycling changes explained: Everything you need to know

New recycling changes explained: Everything you need to...

Government hopes changes will make it easier for people to recycle and minimise...

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Shamima Begum faces wait for appeal decision in citizenship case

Shamima Begum faces wait for appeal decision in citizenship...

Three judges at the Court of Appeal are expected to give their decision on Ms Begum’s...

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Athlete Ricardo Dos Santos labels Met Police ‘institutionally racist’ and says ‘little has changed’

Athlete Ricardo Dos Santos labels Met Police ‘institutionally...

Two Metropolitan Police constables have been dismissed without notice after a disciplinary...

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Cancellation from Foreign Secretary earns ticking off from committee chair

Cancellation from Foreign Secretary earns ticking off from...

James Cleverly said that he had to deal with urgent matters in relation to the crisis...

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Leading Labour figure Lord Elder dies after collapsing outside chamber

Leading Labour figure Lord Elder dies after collapsing...

Murray Elder was one of the world’s longest living heart transplant patients, having...

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Keir Starmer warned he risks ‘plunging party into crisis’ amid backlash over Labour’s stance on Israel

Keir Starmer warned he risks ‘plunging party into crisis’...

The Labour leader has sparked fury among left-wing and Muslim members of the Labour...

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Smirking paedophile police officer jailed after grooming 200 girls on Snapchat

Smirking paedophile police officer jailed after grooming...

Lewis Edwards posed as a teenager to abuse young girls while working for South Wales...

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Metropolitan Police officers sacked for gross misconduct over athlete search

Metropolitan Police officers sacked for gross misconduct...

Jonathan Clapham and Sam Franks were sacked after it was found they lied about smelling...

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MP Peter Bone suspended after bullying and sexual misconduct against member of staff

MP Peter Bone suspended after bullying and sexual misconduct...

Tories likely to fresh by-election after losing two last week

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Sunak urges Israel to ‘pause’ conflict and let aid into Gaza

Sunak urges Israel to ‘pause’ conflict and let aid into...

No 10 said “pauses” in the conflict could help alleviate what many fear is becoming...

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Fresh by-election looms after Peter Bone suspended for bullying

Fresh by-election looms after Peter Bone suspended for...

The Commons approved the sanction against the MP for Wellingborough, who is sitting...

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Service held for First World War soldier more than 100 years after his death

Service held for First World War soldier more than 100...

Lance Serjeant Robert Brand, of the 9th (Glasgow Highland) Battalion, Highland Light...

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Starmer urged by Muslim MPs to back Gaza ceasefire as he tries to cool tensions

Starmer urged by Muslim MPs to back Gaza ceasefire as he...

The Labour leader is now calling for ‘humanitarian pauses’.

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Two Met officers sacked over ‘racist’ stop and search of Black athletes Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos Santos

Two Met officers sacked over ‘racist’ stop and search of...

Olympic sprinter Dos Santos accused officers of handcuffing and searching the pair...

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Goods ‘flowing smoothly’ into NI under provisions of Windsor Framework

Goods ‘flowing smoothly’ into NI under provisions of Windsor...

Chris Heaton-Harris told peers he would not comment publicly on any talks with the...

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Body found in search for missing hiker as devastated partner pays tribute to ‘amazing father’

Body found in search for missing hiker as devastated partner...

Only Charlie Kelly’s backpack and an orange peel were found in seven weeks before...

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UK Electronic Travel Authorisation: What is the new visa-free entry system and what effect will it have?

UK Electronic Travel Authorisation: What is the new visa-free...

New red tape could cost Northern Ireland 25 per cent of its international visitors,...

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People 'upset and hurt' by Labour's initial reaction to Israel-Hamas war

People 'upset and hurt' by Labour's initial reaction to...

Wes Streeting has acknowledged people have been "upset and hurt" by Labour's initial...

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Sunak told to be 'ruthless' and consider sacking Hunt as chancellor

Sunak told to be 'ruthless' and consider sacking Hunt as...

A former Tory health secretary has suggested Rishi Sunak should be "ruthless" and...

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Police treating man's death as 'suspicious' after mass disturbance

Police treating man's death as 'suspicious' after mass...

A man has died following a mass disturbance in a South Lanarkshire street.

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Three arrests after Just Stop Oil protesters spray Wellington Arch orange

Three arrests after Just Stop Oil protesters spray Wellington...

Three people have been arrested after orange paint was sprayed on Wellington Arch...

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Flood-hit areas warned two days of 'persistent heavy rain' on way

Flood-hit areas warned two days of 'persistent heavy rain'...

Flood-hit Scots are being warned of a fresh deluge with two days of "persistent...

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Oil and gas giant's retreat from renewables deepens

Oil and gas giant's retreat from renewables deepens

Oil and gas giant Shell has continued its retreat from renewables as it is set to...

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Police officer who posed as a boy on Snapchat to groom more than 200 girls jailed

Police officer who posed as a boy on Snapchat to groom...

Former police officer Lewis Edwards, who admitted more than 100 sexual offences...

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Two Met Police officers sacked after lying over stop and search of athletes

Two Met Police officers sacked after lying over stop and...

Two Metropolitan Police officers have been sacked after being found guilty of gross...

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How paedophile police officer - with victims as young as 10 - was brought to justice

How paedophile police officer - with victims as young as...

Lewis Edwards blackmailed young girls into sending him indecent images of themselves.

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Ex-Tory MP accused of sexual misconduct and bullying suspended from Commons for six weeks

Ex-Tory MP accused of sexual misconduct and bullying suspended...

Former Conservative minister Peter Bone has been suspended from the Commons for...

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DWP is paying up to £1,060 to individuals ahead of Christmas – are you eligible?

DWP is paying up to £1,060 to individuals ahead of Christmas...

Financial support for people on low incomes and pensioners will be paid over the...

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Nigel Farage fumes at NatWest after document reveals staff wanted to 'throw milkshake' over him

Nigel Farage fumes at NatWest after document reveals staff...

Nigel Farage has reacted to the "illiberal" comments made by NatWest staff members...

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460,000 people to get 10 per cent pay rise from today – are you eligible for boost?

460,000 people to get 10 per cent pay rise from today –...

Hundreds of thousands of people will get a pay rise from today, as the Real Living...

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Cold Weather Payment Scheme replaced in Scotland - can you get £50 boost instead?

Cold Weather Payment Scheme replaced in Scotland - can...

The Cold Weather Payment Scheme has been replaced in Scotland, meaning eligible...

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Nationwide Building Society issues alert to customers making payments from their account this weekend

Nationwide Building Society issues alert to customers making...

Nationwide Building Society is alerting customers to planned maintenance, which...

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Boosting your state pension could be set to get easier as new online tool launch looms

Boosting your state pension could be set to get easier...

A new online service which aims to simplify how to check and pay for voluntary National...

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Farage fumes at bank boss’s ‘greed & stupidity’ as NatWest scandal rumbles on 'We bailed these people out!’

Farage fumes at bank boss’s ‘greed & stupidity’ as NatWest...

Nigel Farage has called out NatWest bank after receiving a 600 page document, in...

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Millions of people struggling to save may be able to boost savings by up to £1,200 via ‘really good’ scheme

Millions of people struggling to save may be able to boost...

Interest rates are at their highest level since 2008, and while inflation has been...

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Households who refuse to remove gas boiler and switch to heat pump ‘could be taxed’

Households who refuse to remove gas boiler and switch to...

Households could face additional taxes if they refuse to replace their gas boiler...

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Heat pump installation could be cheaper than gas boilers as government announces 50 per cent boost to grant

Heat pump installation could be cheaper than gas boilers...

Families could be able to install a heat pump for less than it costs to install...

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‘I’m 65 and set to retire with just state pension as I don't know how to trace pension pots’ - Experts reply

‘I’m 65 and set to retire with just state pension as I...

UK pension savers are at risk of missing out on thousands of pounds in retirement,...

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‘Cash doesn’t crash!’ Barclays app and online banking outage sparks warning after bank branch closures

‘Cash doesn’t crash!’ Barclays app and online banking outage...

Hundreds of GB News viewers have highlighted the importance of cash following an...

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Savers warned they could be missing out on £9,500 each as millions of pension pots lost

Savers warned they could be missing out on £9,500 each...

Britons could be missing out on 2.8 million lost pension pots, with a total value...

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County's only bank branch forced to close as cash-reliant residents express 'huge concerns'

County's only bank branch forced to close as cash-reliant...

An English county’s only bank branch has been forced to close as its cash-reliant...

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Stamp duty set to be slashed for millions with announcement date pencilled in

Stamp duty set to be slashed for millions with announcement...

Stamp duty could be slashed for millions of Britons as Rishi Sunak's Tories look...

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HMRC warns of ‘alarm bells’ as 58,000 people targeted with fake tax rebate message

HMRC warns of ‘alarm bells’ as 58,000 people targeted with...

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued a scam warning for millions of people after...

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Hundreds of thousands of pensioners urged to set aside part of state pension for unexpected tax demands

Hundreds of thousands of pensioners urged to set aside...

Hundreds of thousands of pensioners are being urged to consider setting aside some...

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Bitcoin rises to 17-month high as ETF speculation mounts

Bitcoin rises to 17-month high as ETF speculation mounts

Bitcoin reached a 17-month high on Tuesday amid rising speculation that US regulators...

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Jeremy Hunt ‘looking at changing’ Lifetime ISA rules – what it would mean for you

Jeremy Hunt ‘looking at changing’ Lifetime ISA rules –...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is reportedly considering changes to the government-backed...

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JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon blasts central banks for being ‘100% dead wrong’ about economic forecasts

JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon blasts central banks for...

JPMorgan Chase chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon has issued a warning about the dangers...

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Jeremy Hunt urged to end freeze as ordinary savers ‘doing the responsible thing’ to be hit with tax bill

Jeremy Hunt urged to end freeze as ordinary savers ‘doing...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is being urged to end the freeze on the personal savings...

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Universal Credit rules have changed - thousands will need to spend more time looking for work

Universal Credit rules have changed - thousands will need...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has increased the maximum number of hours...

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Poundland announces 19 more former Wilko stores to open - full list of new shops

Poundland announces 19 more former Wilko stores to open...

Poundland has announced it will reopen 19 more former Wilko stores in the next two...

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UK workers forecast to get extra £447 on average in first real salary increase for four years

UK workers forecast to get extra £447 on average in first...

UK workers are forecast to get a 1.3 per cent real salary increase next year, the...

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Amazon scam warning as horrified customer tricked out of £11,000 by super-sophisticated con

Amazon scam warning as horrified customer tricked out of...

An Amazon customer lost £11,000 in a worrying scam tactic, which saw fraudsters...

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Liam Halligan anticipates ‘no confidence issue’ for Chancellor as calls for tax cuts ramp up

Liam Halligan anticipates ‘no confidence issue’ for Chancellor...

The UK economy “flatlining” could mean little change for interest rates and ramp...

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Millions of households to need 'extra support' as self-disconnection set to skyrocket compared to last year​

Millions of households to need 'extra support' as self-disconnection...

Ten million households in Great Britain will “feel the pinch” as we go into the...

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Britain's drivers demand 'three factors' from new Budget amid anti-motorist purge

Britain's drivers demand 'three factors' from new Budget...

Motoring experts have called on the Government to include vital information in the...

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Skipton Building Society launches new savings option paying 5.25% so savers can 'prolong lofty rates'

Skipton Building Society launches new savings option paying...

Skipton Building Society has announced the launch of a five-year fixed savings option...

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New state pension to increase by almost £1,000 a year under triple lock – new rates for 2024/25 explained

New state pension to increase by almost £1,000 a year under...

The state pension is on track to rise by nearly £1,000 a year from April 2024, provided...

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Crumbling concrete: Raac found in 18 more hospitals in England

Crumbling concrete: Raac found in 18 more hospitals in...

Hospitals say it puts patients at risk, but surveys are yet to uncover how extensive...

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