'The cost of living started my shoplifting': Why stealing goods is on the rise
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Reading Time: < 1 minute“I was on universal credit. If I didn’t shoplift I’d only have been able to afford packet noodles.” Read More
The towns and cities facing mortgage meltdown: HALF the UK is now paying more than £1,000-a-month... putting thousands at risk of losing their homes
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMortgages have more than doubled in some parts of the UK since 2020, putting millions of homeowners at risk of being priced…
‘It makes sense’: the UK homeowners renting out rooms in exchange for babysitting, cleaning or dog-walking
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen Tom’s* ex-wife and the mother of his then seven-year-old moved to France, he needed help with babysitting. Read More
We're refusing to give up our nail appointments in the cost of living crisis — here's why
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe cost of living crisis has been relentless and many people are cutting back on everything from little luxuries to household staples – but there…
Couples are staying together as they can’t afford to break up
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCouples are staying together as they can’t afford to break up, new research has found. Read More
The organised gangs turning Britain's supermarkets into 'battlefields'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThese are some of the shocking moments where supermarkets have been targeted by crooks in an epidemic that has seen an average…
Average of 20 viewing requests for each home to rent, says Rightmove
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAgents are receiving 20 inquiries on average from renters for every property they have to let, analysis from Rightmove suggests. Read More
UK university marking strike leaves thousands of students stuck in limbo
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen 22-year-old American student Amelia Dias completed her final year of studying international relations and law at the University of Edinburgh this…
‘More misery' for homeowners as Bank of England forecast to raise interest rates to 5.5%
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteExperts are forecasting “more misery” for homeowners as the Bank of England is set to raise interest rates once again. Read More
Soap sales halve as UK shoppers cut back on hygiene products
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteShoppers in Britain are shunning soap and other personal hygiene products, with leading supermarkets reporting a drop in sales of the items…