Ford to cut 800 UK jobs as electric car take-up slows
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFord says it will cut 800 jobs in the UK as it battles waning interest in electric cars and stiff competition from other…
It's -1°C and I'm too scared to turn on my heating
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMy 76-year-old husband, Rajinder, and I voted Labour – but we regret it. Read More
Reeves’s wealth raid backfires as stamp duty revenue drops £140m
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUncertainty ahead of Labour’s Budget sparked a slump in luxury property sales – costing the Treasury £140m in lost stamp duty, analysis shows. …
'I used little-known type of mortgage to buy my first home on £18,000 salary'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA first-time buyer has explained how he boosted the amount he could borrow for a mortgage with the help of his mum. Read More
Inflation back above 2% in blow for Bank of England
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteInflation is rising and has gone back above the Bank of England’s 2 per cent target, figures are expected to show this…
One in ten to be hit with £3,000 council tax bills after Keir Starmer gives local authorities permission to raise it by nearly three times the rate of inflation
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne in 10 households could soon be walloped with a massive £3,000 council tax bill following Keir Starmer‘s permission to increase the charge…
OPINION - The golden era of TfL freebies like the 60+ Oyster must end — London can't afford it any more
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Reading Time: < 1 minute In just over six years, I’m due to join the best club in London. It won’t serve G&Ts, restrict women or provide…
Three in four England universities expected to be in the red next year
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteEngland’s universities face financial turmoil with nearly three in four expected to be in the red next year, according to gloomy forecasts…
Labour have 'broken their promises' on not raising council tax
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCouncil tax bills are set to jump by an average of £110 next year after ministers gave the green light to inflation-busting…
Lenders raise mortgage rates as Budget fallout hits homeowners
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMajor lenders including NatWest, Barclays and Nationwide have raised their fixed-rate mortgages as market fallout from the Budget “ripples” into pricing. Read More