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Burberry hails 'green shoots' of recovery as sales return to growth

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Burberry has seen shop sales return to growth for the first time in nearly two years as the luxury brand's turnaround mission starts to bear fruit.

Family quoted £20,000 for four tickets to Dubai in half term - one way! After BA cancelled their flight

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Adam Smith (pictured with son Jude, seven) and his family ended up missing out on a night in Dubai after British Airways cancelled their flights.

Tax hikes will kneecap economic growth next year, Reeves warned

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Britain could be set for a sharp slowdown in economic growth next year as the country braces for another bruising Budget in two weeks' time.

Why the cost of YOUR Uber is going up: Labour's 'taxi tax' could send fares soaring with 20% VAT hike

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Bosses at Uber, Bolt and Veezu - the biggest private vehicle hire apps in the UK - have written to Rachel Reeves urging her not to introduce the tax.

One in five top start-ups could exit Britain within three years, Vrigin Media O2 warns

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Unless radical action is taken at Government level, one in five of the fast-growing firms surveyed said they would exit Britain within three years, survey findings revealed.

Cost of moving house surges 27% in a year thanks to stamp duty hike

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People buying and selling property across England now have to fork out around £17,831 in upfront expenses, up from closer to £14,000 a year ago.

Almost half begin investing because they want to beat returns on cash, as young people pile into ETFs

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Investment giant Blackrock says further financial education is key to encouraging more of the public to invest - one of the aims of Chancellor, Rachel Reeves.

Big banks are even abandoning affluent high streets: LUCY EVANS visits a Nationwide branch to find out why its keeping them open until 2030

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In many respects, Wokingham has a model high street. Unlike countless other town centres, there are few boarded up shops with 'to let' signs emblazoned on the windows.

Under 35s hit hardest by scams as nearly half lose money in the past year

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Young adults are hit harder by pernicious scams than older generations, new data reveals.

LoveHolidays cancelled my family's flights home from Turkey after email mix-up: CRANE ON THE CASE

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Four days into the holiday, I received an email out of the blue from Love Holidays with an offer to extend the trip. I thought I had declined, but our flight home was cancelled.

As the number of people aged over 100 doubles, here are three ways the ageing population will affect ALL our finances

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People are living longer - and as a result pensioners are finding that they need to fund longer retirements than ever before.

Jobs bloodbath shows why it's more important than ever to build up an emergency fund - four steps to do it

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Savings experts are warning it is now more important than ever to build up an emergency financial buffer following signs of a weakening jobs market.

Budget blues put housing market on ice: Estate agents warn of a 'notable' slowdown as buyers await clarity

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Buyer demand, sales and instructions to put new properties on the market have all slowed as households await clarity over taxes.

Avon cashes in on rising global defence budgets and fears over Russian chemical weapons

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Avon, which went public in 1949 after supplying gas masks during the Second World War, said sales rose 14.1% to £239.4m in the year to September 30

Nationwide points the way to a revival of branch banking, says ALEX BRUMMER

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Maybe it's time for Debbie Crosbie, the chief executive of Nationwide, to be parachuted into one of the London listed high street banks.

What you MUST do in the next 14 days to stop Rachel Reeves' Budget wrecking your finances. Time's very short, says money guru JEFF PRESTRIDGE. Act now or lose out

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Now is the moment to ensure your household finances and long-term investments are sufficiently robust to withstand Rachel Reeves' attack.

Government drafts in the MILITARY to clear the nation's driving test backlog

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Defence driving examiners next year will be deployed to test centres in England with the longest waiting times to conduct an additional 6,500 practical driving tests per month.

Is the Government finally getting a grasp on the pothole epidemic? Road surface improvements are up 15%

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Motorists fed up of slaloming through a minefield of potholes on Britain's roads could see some light at the end of the tunnel.

Comeback of the car clocking crisis: Some motors have up to 300k miles wiped from their history with the spawn of new 'undetectable' devices

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'Clocking' is an issue many drivers think disappeared in the 1990s. But an increase in availability of new 'mileage blocking' devices has seen it make an unwanted return.

Royal Mint launches limited edition yellow gold sovereign coins for £1,200

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The Royal Mint is setting the gold world alight with the reintroduction of the traditional yellow gold Sovereign, a move that is set to send collectors, historians and investors into a state of excitement.

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