Norway raises rate to 4.25%, likely to hike again in Dec
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNorway’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 4.25% on Thursday to curb inflation, as widely…
32% of people ‘have £100 or less left in their account at end of each month’
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNearly seven in 10 (69%) people are concerned about their personal finances and ability to cover the essentials, according to a survey…
Interest rate left unchanged at 5.25% after 14 rises in a row
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bank of England has left interest rates unchanged at 5.25% – the first time in nearly two years that the cost of…
Student visa fees rise by a third to fund public sector pay rises
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteStudent visa fees will rise by a third to help fund public sector pay rises, the Home Office has said. Read More
Inflation falls for the third month in a row to 6.7% thanks to cheaper flights and hotel costs and a slowing of food price rises -
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteInflation fell for the third month in a row in August, down to 6.7 per cent from 6.8 per cent in July,…
Bride and groom charge guests £2k to attend wedding - and drinks aren't included
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA bride and groom have been blasted online after charging guests almost £2,000 to attend their wedding. Read More
Calls for investigation as supermarkets accused of using price trick on loyalty offers
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Loyalty offers at Tesco and Sainsbury’s are “not all they’re cracked up to be”, watchdog Which? has warned.
Primark staff forced to wear bodycams to tackle shoplifters inspired by TikTok trend
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePrimark workers are heading out to work equipped with bodycams following a surge in shoplifting – which some are claiming is inspired…
One in three shoppers admit to cheating on supermarket self-checkouts
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOver a third of UK shoppers have stolen a more expensive item than the one they claimed to have scanned from a supermarket self-checkout…
‘Surprising’ study finds hotels generally cheaper than Airbnb
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHotels generally beat Airbnb on price, according to a study which claimed many holidaymakers will be “surprised” by the finding. Read More